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A Shot of Reality: Court Denies Dealer’s Request for Preliminary Injunction to Stop Termination of Dealership Agreement

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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

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Oregon Expands Consumer Privacy Law to Include Auto Manufacturers—and Possibly Their Dealerships

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The Oregon Legislature recently enacted House Bill 3875, amending the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (OCPA) effective September 28. 2025, to broaden its scope to include motor vehicle manufacturers and their affiliates that...more

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Motorcycles are Now Considered “New Motor Vehicles” by the PA Automobile: Lemon Law and Adherence to the Law’s Requirements will...

Starting on May 18, 2025, the Pennsylvania Automobile Lemon Law will include motorcycles for the first time as, “new motor vehicles.” Specifically, the law to go in effect particularly advises that the term, “new motor...more

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Court Relies on Contractual Terms to Dismiss Dealership Suit Against Auto Manufacturer

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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

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Federal Court Denies Dealer Challenge To OEM Internet Sales Policy - Seyfarth's Future of Automotive Series

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A Massachusetts federal court recently granted summary judgment in favor of a motorcycle manufacturer and dismissed claims by a dealer who argued the manufacturer’s internet sales policy breached the dealer agreement between...more

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Tribal Nations Open Innovative EV Dealer Licenses, Tax Options

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An issue that continues to captivate the electric vehicle manufacturing and financing industry is state law that prevents vehicle manufacturers from directly selling vehicles to buyers. In many states, a vehicle must be...more

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Tennessee Federal Court Denies Franchisor’s Motion to Dismiss Claims of Bad Faith in Denying Relocation

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A federal court in Tennessee denied a manufacturer’s motion to dismiss claims that it acted in bad faith and constructively terminated a dealership when it denied the dealer’s proposed relocation sites. Hyundai Subaru of...more

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New Jersey Federal Court Holds Automobile Retailer Association Cannot State Claim Under Franchise Practices Act

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A federal court in New Jersey granted summary judgment to a car manufacturer, holding that a retailer coalition cannot state a claim on behalf of its members under the New Jersey Franchise Practices Act (NJFPA). N.J. Coal. of...more

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Challenge to North Dakota Farm Equipment Dealer Statute May Give New Life to Contract Clause Arguments by Manufacturers

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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

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Franchisor 101: No Need for Good Cause

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A Wisconsin federal judge granted summary judgment in favor of a food service and cleaning equipment maker (“Stoelting”), ruling that minimum purchase requirements under two dealer agreements were not a franchise fee under...more

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Vehicle Subscription Plans Gaining More Attention, Scrutiny

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Consumers are familiar with the two traditional options for vehicle ownership—buy a car, or lease a car. However, a new option has been emerging in recent years: vehicle subscriptions. A vehicle subscription includes a set...more

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Industry Coalition Obtains Preliminary Injunction Against Enforcement of North Dakota Dealer Statute

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On December 14, 2017, the U.S. District Court in Bismarck, North Dakota issued a preliminary injunction preventing the enforcement of recently enacted amendments to the North Dakota Farm Equipment Dealership Statute known as...more

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