Koylum, Inc. v. Peksen Realty Corp.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER

SPATT, District Judge.

The Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (“PMPA”) is remedial legislation that “must be given a liberal construction consistent with its overriding purpose to protect franchisees.” Brach v. Amoco Oil Co., 677 F.2d 1213, 1221 (7th Cir.1982). In enacting the PMPA, Congress intended to establish minimum federal standards for the termination and non-renewal of franchise agreements between small businesses and large oil companies. Riverdale Enterprises, Inc. v. Shell Oil Co., 41 F.Supp.2d 56, 61 (D.Mass.1999), see MaySom Gulf, Inc. v. Chevron…