United States Sixth Circuit

An order remanding and dismissing an action alleging violation of Ohio's Alcohol Beverage Franchise Act (ABFA) arising from defendant-alcohol distributor's termination of franchise relationships with plaintiffs is reversed where remanding the case based on Thibodaux abstention was inappropriate.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/24/2006
• Published 05/24/2006

Judges

• Before:  MERRITT, MARTIN, and McKEAGUE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  James B. Niehaus, Frantz Ward, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant.  James L. Messenger, Henderson, Covington, Messenger, Newman & Thomas, Youngstown, Ohio, Kevin R. McMillan, Kabat, Mielziner & Sobel, Beachwood, Ohio, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  James B. Niehaus, Jay R. Carson, Frantz Ward, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant. James L. Messenger, Jerry M. Bryan, Richard J. Thomas, Henderson, Covington, Messenger, Newman & Thomas, Youngstown, Ohio, Kevin R. McMillan, Jonathan F. Sobel, Kabat, Mielziner & Sobel, Beachwood, Ohio, for Appellees.