United States Sixth Circuit
Freightliner of Knoxville, Inc. v. DaimlerChrysler Vans, LLC, 06-6054
In an action brought against DaimlerChrysler Vans and Freightliner arising from what plaintiffs alleged was an exclusive dealership agreement for certain vans, Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal of plaintiffs' claims is affirmed in part and reversed in part where: 1) even assuming that the Tennessee Trade Practices Act (TTPA) governed the distribution and sale of the van at issue, plaintiffs failed to allege facts that would amount to a violation of the statute; and 2) it was error to dismiss plaintiffs' Robinson-Patman Price Discrimination Act claims based on the pleadings alone.
Appellate Information
- Decided 04/26/2007
- Published 04/26/2007
Judges
- Before MERRITT and MARTIN, Circuit Judges; FORESTER, District Judge.
Court
- United States Sixth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- ON BRIEF: Robert S. Stone, Jr., Katherine M. Hamilton, Young, Williams, Kirk & Stone, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellants. George W. Mykulak, Boston, Massachusetts, for Appellee.