Legal Opinion
Gallo Motor Center Corp. v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 15, 2002No. CIV.A.01-40157-NMGPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
GORTON, District Judge.
This case concerns the balancing of automobile dealers’ rights with the prerogatives of the free market. The Great and General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts tried to strike such a balance when it enacted M.G.L. c. 93B, which regulates the relationship between manufacturers and dealers. Chapter 93B, the so-called “Dealer’s Bill of Rights”, specifically purports to have the dual but sometimes discordant aims of protecting dealers from arbitrary practices of a manufacturer and promoting consumer welfare.
Pursuant to M.G.L. c 93B § 4(3)(Z),…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- New Motor Vehicle Bd. of Cal. v. Orrin W. Fox Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- McLaughlin Ford, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- Ricky Smith Pontiac, Inc. v. Subaru of New England, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1982
- Boston Car Company, Inc., D/B/A Acura of Boston v. Acura Automobile Division, American Honda Motor Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- Tober Foreign Motors, Inc. v. Reiter Oldsmobile, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Coady Corp. v. Toyota Motor Distributors, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2003
- Gallo Motor Center, Inc. v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
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