Legal Opinion

Triangle Trading Co. v. Robroy Industries, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided December 29, 1999No. 98-2366PublishedCited by 309 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.

This case comes before the court against a backdrop of Puerto Rico and federal case law limiting the scope of the Puerto Rico Dealers’ Act of 1964, 10 L.P.R.A. §§ 278a-d (1994), commonly referred to as Act 75. Act 75 was enacted to “remedy the abusive practices of suppliers who arbitrarily eliminated distributors after they had invested in the business” and had successfully established a market in Puerto Rico for the supplier’s product or service. 1 González v. Brown Group, Inc., 628 F.Supp. 436, 438-39 (D.P.R.1985) (citing Warner Lambert v. Tribunal Superior, 101…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Samuel Mesnick v. General Electric CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
  2. Jose MEDINA-MUNOZ, Etc., Et Al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Defendant, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  3. Milissa Garside v. Osco Drug, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  4. Steven Wynne v. Tufts University School of MedicineCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
  5. Morris v. Government Development BankCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by309 opinions

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