Automobile Importers of America, Inc. v. Minnesota

HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

The appellants, an organization of foreign automobile manufacturers (“Automobile Importers”), brought suit in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, challenging a Minnesota consumer law. The law requires automobile manufacturers to participate in informal dispute resolution, including oral hearings at the consumer’s option, and permitting the dispute resolution mechanisms to charge consumers a fee for their use. The district court held that the Minnesota law is not preempted by the Magnuson-Moss *718Warranty Act. The plaintiffs appeal that…