Legal Opinion
Caribe BMW, Inc. v. Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided May 13, 1993No. Civ. 91-1156 (RLA)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
ACOSTA, District Judge.
For a period of nine years, plaintiff, Caribe BMW, Inc. (“Caribe”) was the sole importer-retailer in Puerto Rico of certain BMW auto mobiles and parts. Caribe worked under an “Importer Contract” it negotiated in Germany with codefendant Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (“BMW AG”), the German manufacturer of BMW cars and parts and Caribe’s only supplier of BMW products. Caribe would buy BMW products directly from BMW AG in Germany, import them into Puerto Rico, and sell them to consumers in Puerto Rico. In December 1990, BMW AG terminated its…
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