sale was final. This led to a lawsuit by Richard in 1987 accusing Adry-Mart of violating the terms of the contract by advertising in southern Los Angeles County. That suit was settled by 1990. In 1992, a suit between Lou and Adry-Mart was decided in favor of Adry-Mart but defined specific market areas for each operation with restrictions on advertisements outside those areas. On appeal, the 1992 verdict was overturned in 1994 but retrial plans ended in 1997 when Adry-Mart and Lou Adray reached a settlement since Adry-Mart had shut down its retail business. Lou Adray–run store Lou Adray, born Lottfie (orig. Lutfie) in 1933 in Dearborn, Michigan to parents that census records show as having come from "Syria" (at the time of immigration Syria included what is now Lebanon), and died in 2017 at his Anaheim Hills home. Adray's (Orange) departments included major appliances, photographic, television and video, office equipment, stereos and housewares. It claimed to keep overhead to a minimum and minimized display space, providing them only for some televisions and major appliances. It closed abruptly in December 1998, due to bankruptcy. The Good Guys and Circuit City had opened competing locations in Orange by that time. Adry-Mart–run chain Another Adray's store — in fact, a chain — was run by other members of the Adray family, including CEO Isaac Hakim in 1996. Van Nuys-Based Adry-Mart Inc. operated the "other" Adray's in Los Angeles and Ventura counties — an 18-year battle between two parts of the family. Locations of the Adry-Mart–run chain included Canoga Park, Lakewood, Torrance, Van Nuys, Ventura, at 5575 Wilshire Blvd. in the Miracle Mile, and 11201 W. Pico in West Los Angeles. The Adry-Mart–run chain closed 5 of its 10 stores in mid-1996, citing competition from the Good Guys and Circuit City, and shut down the remainder in the fall of 1996. Lawsuit Lou Adray won the exclusive right to use the Adray's name when a suit with Adry-Mart was settled in 1997. As part of the settlement of lawsuit, Adray also acquired Adry-Mart's customer list. External links Photo of Adray's store at 5575 Wilshire Blvd., Miracle Mile, Los Angeles References Consumer electronics retailers in the United States Defunct retail companies of the United States Defunct companies based in Greater Los Angeles Adray, Lou Adray, Lou Companies based in Orange, California