United States Second Circuit

Franchised car dealerships that have consistently submitted claims and accepted reimbursement for automobile warranty repair services at a manufacturer's standard rate, without ever seeking additional compensation, may not thereafter hold the manufacturer liable under N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law section 465 for additional compensation on past claims. An auto manufacturer discharges its statutory obligation to provide fair and reasonable compensation for warranty repair parts when it pays a warranty claim in the amount requested by the dealer.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/29/2008
• Published 12/29/2008

Judges

• LIVINGSTON, Circuit Judge:, Before: HALL, LIVINGSTON, GIBSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Itamar Yeger, Esq. (Leonard A. Bellavia, Barry M. Weiss, Bellavia Gentile & Associates, Mineola, NY, on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• James C. McGrath (Daniel L. Goldberg, Brandon L. Bigelow, Samuel R. Rowley, on the brief), Bingham McCutchen LLP, Boston, MA, for Defendant-Appellee., John J. Sullivan (Carl J. Chiappa, on the brief), Hogan & Hartson, LLP, New York, NY, for Amicus Curiae The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, in support of Defendant-Appellee.