Speakers of Sport, Inc. v. ProServ, Inc.
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
178 F.3d 862 (1999)
Relevant factsFree
ProServ (defendant) told baseball player Rodriguez it could secure him $2-4 million in endorsements if he switched from Speakers of Sport (plaintiff), and he signed with ProServ, which ultimately obtained no significant endorsements before he left for a different agency a year later; Speakers sued alleging ProServ fraudulently induced Rodriguez's breach, and the district court granted ProServ summary judgment.
IssueFree
Whether a company's aspirational sales pitch to a client of a competitor in an attempt to lure the client away constitutes a promise to contract or amounts to an inducement to breach of contract.