American Hospital Supply Corp. v. Hospital Products Ltd.
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
780 F.2d 589 (1986)
Relevant factsFree
Hospital Products (defendant) refused to renew its exclusive distribution agreement with AHS (plaintiff) despite AHS never giving notice of non-renewal and indicating it intended to continue; AHS sued for breach and obtained a preliminary injunction, and Hospital Products, having since filed for bankruptcy, appealed.
IssueFree
Whether the court may grant a preliminary injunction if the harm to the plaintiff from denial, weighted by the plaintiff's likelihood of success, exceeds the harm to the defendant from granting it, weighted by the defendant's likelihood of success.