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After three years of litigation, two appeals to the Sixth Circuit, and with a February 4, 2020 trial date looming, electric automobile manufacturer Tesla and the State of Michigan,...more
1/30/2020
/ Automotive Industry ,
Car Dealerships ,
Chain of Distribution ,
Commerce Clause ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Direct to Consumer Sales ,
Distributors ,
Driverless Cars ,
Due Process ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Equal Protection ,
Innovative Technology ,
Manufacturers ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Sales & Distribution Agreements ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Tesla
Article I, Section 10, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution provides that “[n]o state shall . . . pass any . . . Law Impairing the Obligation of Contracts . . . .” On August 2, 2019, a panel of the US Court of Appeals...more
11/18/2019
/ Amended Legislation ,
Appeals ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Contracts Clause ,
Cross Motions ,
Dealerships ,
Denial of Rehearing ,
Farm Supplies ,
Heavy Equipment ,
Manufacturers ,
Motion To Enjoin ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Public Purpose ,
Retroactive Application ,
State Law Claims