James Bloor, as Reorganization Trustee of Balco Properties Corporation, and Cross-Appellant v. Falstaff Brewing Corporation, and Cross-Appellee

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• noting that the New York law on best efforts clauses \is far from clear and it is unfortunate that a federal court must have to apply it\
• holding licensor could not treat licensee = s brands less favorably than its own
• holding licensor could not treat licensee=s brands less favorably than its own
• affirming injunction enforcing defendant’s promise “to ‘use its best efforts’ to promote plaintiff’s products and treat them in a ‘favorable manner’”
• affirming lower court's enforcement of contractual provision in which promisor agreed to use best efforts to promote and maintain a high volume of promisee’s products
• noting that Defendant was “bound to make a good faith effort to see that substantial sales of [Plaintiff’s] products were made” and given its failure to do so, the judge may a reasonable estimate of royalties that would have been due

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