Chrysler Group LLC v. Fox Hills Motor Sales, Inc.

OPINION

ROGERS, Circuit Judge.

Congress — in Section 747 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010 — created an arbitration procedure for automobile dealerships to seek continuation or reinstatement of franchise agreements that had been terminated by Chrysler during its bankruptcy proceedings, with the approval of the bankruptcy court. This case involves what happens when the dealerships prevail, as some did, in their statutorily-provided arbitrations.

The lawsuit below involved numerous claims, counterclaims, and cross-claims by Chrysler and various dealers. Among other things, the parties…