Legal Opinion

Danvers Motor Co. v. Ford Motor Co.

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided December 19, 2005No. 04-3950PublishedCited by 138 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALITO, Circuit Judge.

Eight automobile dealers appeal the District Court’s dismissal of their claims against the Ford Motor Company for lack of standing. Because their complaint alleges concrete and particularized injuries that are fairly traceable to Ford’s behavior and redressable in court, we reverse and remand.

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In November 2000, a putative nationwide class of Ford dealers brought suit, claiming that Ford’s recently introduced Blue Oval Program (“BOP”) violated state and federal law. A District Court dismissed the case without prejudice for lack of standing. Danvers Motor Co. v. Ford Motor…

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