Franchising (& Distribution) Currents

Apr. 4, 2017) A Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, and Ram (CJDR) dealer (Stevens Creek) filed a complaint against Chrysler Group LLC in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, asserting several claims, including a claim for price discrimination under the Robinson-Patman Price Discrimination Act, 15 U.S.C. § 13 (RPA or Robinson-Patman). [...]the court was persuaded that the jury instruction was an accurate statement of the law, albeit not as detailed as Stevens Creek wanted. [...]the court turned to Stevens Creek's argument that the jury instruction and verdict form question regarding functional availability were confusing because they referred to both "functional availability" and "functional unavailability." Apr. 7, 2017) The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas denied Charging Bison, LLC's motion to stay an arbitration with its franchisor Interstate Battery Franchising & Development, Inc. Charging Bison entered into a franchise agreement with Interstate Battery pursuant to which it acquired the rights to operate an Interstate Battery franchise in Cheyenne, Wyoming.