Chick-Fil-A, Inc. v. CFT Development, LLC, No. 09-15066 (11th Cir. 2010)
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[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED ________________________ U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT MARCH 19, 2010 JOHN LEY CLERK No. 09-15066 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 07-00501-CV-OC-10-GRJ CHICK-FIL-A, INC., Plaintiff - Counter Defendant-Appellee, versus CFT DEVELOPMENT, LLC, PANDA RESTAURANT GROUP, INC., PANDA EXPRESS, INC., Defendants-Counter Claimants-Appellants. _________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida _________________________ (March 19, 2010) BEFORE TJOFLAT, WILSON and HILL, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: This is an appeal from the grant by the district court of a declaratory judgment and permanent injunction in favor of Chick-fil-A, Inc. (Chick-fil-A) against CFT Developments, LLC, Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. and Panda Express, Inc. (collectively, Panda Express). After discovery and a four-day bench trial, the district court enforced a valid restrictive covenant precluding Panda Express from constructing, leasing or operating a restaurant on property adjoining Chick-fil-A in Mount Dora, Florida. It permanently enjoined Panda Express from operating a restaurant on that property. We have thoroughly reviewed the record in this case, the briefs, the arguments of counsel presented, and the well-reasoned findings of fact and conclusions of law made by the district court. Finding no error, the judgment of the district court is affirmed. AFFIRMED. 2
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