Cromeens, Holloman, Sibert, Inc. v. AB Volvo

ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiffs sued Volvo for breach of dealership agreements that each of the plaintiffs had entered into with Samsung, Volvo’s predecessor. The district court entered summary judgment in favor of the defendants because the dealership agreements contained clauses permitting termination without cause. The plaintiffs appeal and we affirm the judgment except for one statutory claim brought by one plaintiff. For that claim, we vacate the judgment and remand.

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Between 1992 and 1997, each of the plaintiffs entered into “Dealer Agreements” with Samsung corporate…