Legal Opinion
Saccucci Auto Group, Inc. v. American Honda Motor Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 4, 2010No. 09-2110PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Circuit Judge.
This is a diversity case involving Rhode Island’s “Dealer Act,” R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-5.1-4, which regulates the business relationship between car manufacturers and dealers. The plaintiff-appellant is a dealer located in Rhode Island, Saccucci Auto Group Inc. (“Saccucci”). The defendants-appellees, American Honda Motor Co. Inc. and American Honda Finance Corp., are entities of Honda, a car manufacturer. We refer to the defendants-appellees collectively as “Honda.”
The central issue in this case is whether Honda’s decision to prohibit its dealers from selling Honda Vehicle…
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