Legal Opinion
V. Suarez & Co., Inc v. Dow Brands, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 21, 2003No. 02-2470PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
This case involves the circumstances under which Puerto Rico Act 75 is intended to protect local dealers from termination of their distribution agreement in market withdrawal situations.
A manufacturer of household cleaning supplies, Dow Brands, sold a product line to another company and, as a result, terminated its relationship with Suarez, the local dealer/distributor of those products in Puerto Rico. The dealer sued, claiming a violation of Act 75, the Puerto Rico distributorship protection statute. We hold that the manufacturer’s termination of the dealer relationship…
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