A federal court recently denied a dealer’s request for preliminary injunction to halt the termination of a dealership agreement with a manufacturer of liquor control systems. The dealer’s acts and omissions during the...more
6/30/2025
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A federal district court recently enforced a forum selection clause in National Equipment Dealers, LLC v. IROCK Crushers LLC, transferring the case to Ohio and confirming the enforceability of venue clauses in commercial...more
A federal court recently enjoined a franchisor from terminating a franchise agreement or interfering with a franchisee’s operations pending the resolution of the franchisor’s motion to transfer venue....more
The Eighth Circuit recently applied a novel, broad reading of the Missouri Franchise Act granting franchise protection to distributors which previously would not likely have been considered franchisees....more
In OTG New York, Inc. v. Ottogi America, Inc., OTG was the exclusive regional distributor for food company Ottogi from 2008–23, during which Ottogi shipped inventory to OTG’s New Jersey warehouse. In 2024, Ottogi terminated...more
Decozen Chrysler Jeep Corp. (“Decozen”), a New Jersey-based automobile dealership, filed a lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, LLC (“FCA”), in U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey alleging that FCA...more
4/11/2025
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A key term of any franchise agreement is the venue selection clause as this page has previously explained.
This issue was at the forefront of Convenience Stores Leasing & Management, LLC’s (“CSLM”) August 2024 suit...more
A recent New Jersey appellate court decision provides valuable guidance for franchisors and their in-house legal teams on structuring and protecting franchise relationships. The court affirmed that a terminated retailer of...more
The Superior Court of Connecticut addressed a contractual dispute between a manufacturer of snow removal equipment and its distributor. HP Fairfield, a distributor of snow removal equipment, argued that a manufacturer, CIVES...more