Sun Aviation, Inc. v. L-3 Communications Avionics Systems, Inc.

L-3 Communications Avionics Systems, Inc. (“L-3”) appeals the circuit court’s judgment in favor of Sun Aviation, Inc. (“Sun”) for violations of various provisions of the Merchandising Practices Act, sections 407.010 et seq.1 The circuit court’s judgment is reversed in part, and the case is remanded for a new trial on damages. In all other respects, the judgment is affirmed.

Factual and Procedural History

L-3 is a manufacturer of aircraft instruments. It transacted with Sun to act as a distributor of L-3’s products: gyros"2 and power supplies.3 When L-3’s parent company underwent a consolidation…