Legal Opinion
New England Surfaces v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 23, 2008No. 08-1048PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (“DuPont”), based in Delaware, is a well-known maker of chemical and other products. In selling its solid surface materials, DuPont for a number of years franchised distributors, each with an exclusive marketing area or areas (referred to as the franchisee’s “GMA”). One of these distributors — Maine based New England Surfaces (“NES”) — held the exclusive franchise for much of New England. The present appeal follows DuPont’s termination of NES, NES’ law suit against DuPont and the district court’s dismissal of NES’ claims.
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