Court: Sporting Goods Manufacturer Understood Terms of Contract with MHSAA

A Michigan state appeals court has affirmed a lower court’s ruling that the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) acted within the scope of a contract it had with an apparel maker when it let the contract expire and signed with another apparel maker.   The plaintiff in the case was Lighthouse Sportswear, Inc., which for 14 years maintained a royalty agreement with the MHSAA to produce MHSAA apparel. In December 2008, Lighthouse and MHSAA executed their last agreement, for Augu