Legal Opinion
Powerhouse Motorsports Group, Inc. v. Yamaha Motor Corp., USA
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 26, 2013No. B236705PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PERREN, J.
For over a decade, Powerhouse Motorsports Group, Inc. (Powerhouse), operated a successful retail motorcycle dealership under a dealer/franchise agreement (Franchise Agreement) with Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. (Yamaha). In 2008, Powerhouse suffered a reversal of fortune and its owner Timothy Pilg closed the dealership in June of that year. With the apparent agreement and support of Yamaha, Pilg entered negotiations to sell the dealership and franchise to MDK Motorsports (MDK).
Without informing either Pilg or MDK and contrary to its stated position, Yamaha initiated…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. Bear Stearns & Co.California Supreme Court · 1990
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