United States First Circuit
Saccucci Auto Group, Inc. v. Am. Honda Motor Co., Inc., 09-2110
In an automobile dealer's suit against the car manufacturer, Honda, and its entities, claiming that Honda's decision to prohibit its dealers from selling Honda Vehicle Servicing Contracts (VSCs) over the Internet violates Rhode Island's Dealer Act, district court's grant of Honda's motion summary judgment is affirmed where: 1) assuming the Dealer Act applies to this case, no reasonable jury could find in plaintiff's favor on its Dealer Act claims; 2) Honda's actions did not unfairly interfere with any contractual objectives, nor is there evidence of bad faith; and 3) the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying plaintiff's amendment as futile.
Appellate Information
- Decided 08/04/2010
- Published 08/04/2010
Judges
Court
- United States First Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Geoffrey W. Millsom, David A. Kluft