Northshore Cycles, Inc. v. Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.

In this Louisiana diversity lawsuit brought by Plaintiff-Appellant, Northshore Cycles, Inc., against Defendant-Appellee, Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. (Yamaha), to force Yamaha to repurchase the inventory of Northshore after it voluntarily terminated its Dealer Agreement with Yamaha, the district court dismissed North-shore’s complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. The district court gave no written reason but apparently found that the 1988 statute relied on by Northshore could not be enforced without violating the “Law Impairing the Obligation of…