Legal Opinion
Grotemyer v. Lake Shore Petro Corp.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 16, 1992No. 1-91-3813Published
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE GREIMAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff appeals from a dismissal of his action brought under the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (hereinafter PMPA) (15 U.S.C. §2801 et seq. (1988)) on the grounds that the Federal courts are the exclusive forum for cases brought under this act.
We reverse because the United States Supreme Court has determined that the States have concurrent jurisdiction to entertain actions under PMPA.
In 1978, aware of the disparity of bargaining power between large oil companies and their franchisees, Congress enacted PMPA which, among other…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Tafflin v. LevittSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Gulf Offshore Co. v. Mobil Oil Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Yellow Freight System, Inc. v. DonnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Ted's Tire Service Inc. v. Chevron U. S. A. Inc.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1979
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