Legal Opinion
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Plaintiff-Counterdefendant-Appellee v. Samir L. El-Khoury, Defendant-Counterclaimant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 14, 2002No. 00-57126PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GRABER, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Samir L. El-Khoury owns and operates one of Plaintiff Chevron U.S.A. Ine.’s service station franchises in California. After its efforts to buy El-Khoury’s franchise failed, Chevron conducted an audit and discovered that El-Khoury had underpaid state sales tax. Chevron served notice to El Khoury that it intended to terminate his franchise and that the failure to pay state sales tax was a permissible ground for termination under the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (PMPA), 15 U.S.C. §§ 2801-2841. El-Khoury objected to the termination. This action for…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Sun Refining and Marketing Company, Formerly Sun Oil Company of Pennsylvania v. Pat J. RagoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Wilson Arlington Company Selden Ring Irving Axelrad v. Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Leon G. Khorenian v. Union Oil Company of California, a California CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Unocal Corp. v. KaabipourCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- Nassau Boulevard Shell Service Station, Inc., and Bruce Mason, Cross-Appellees v. Shell Oil Company, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by7 opinions
- John R. Ulrich, Jr., M.D. v. City and County of San Francisco Laguna Honda Hospital Maria v. Rivero, M.D. Theresa Berta, M.D. Melissa Welch, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- In Re Exide TechnologiesUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Delaware · 2006
- Harara v. ConocoPhillips Co.District Court, N.D. California · 2005
- Emmanuel Joseph v. Sasafrasnet, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
- BP Products North America Inc. v. Grand Petroleum, Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 2021
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.