American Mart Corp., Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc., Defendant-Appellee/cross-Appellant

American Mart Corp. (AMC) brought this action in district court alleging that Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc.’s (Seagram) termination of AMC’s liquor distribution franchises violated the Nevada Alcoholic Beverage Franchise Act (Franchise Act). Nev. Rev.Stat. §§ 598.290-598.350 (1985). The Franchise Act prohibits, inter alia, the termination of liquor distribution franchises without “good cause.” Id. § 598.330(2). But a franchisor is given a complete defense if it can prove that the termination was done “in good faith and for good cause.” Id. at § 598.350. The district court held that “good…