United States Seventh Circuit

Summary judgment is properly granted in a dispute under the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law where a grantor can show that it does not have the alleged dealer "over a barrel," so that the grantor lacks such great economic power over the dealer that the dealer will be unable to negotiate with the grantor or comparison-shop with other grantors.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/27/2005
• Decided 02/13/2006
• Published 02/13/2006

Judges

• WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, EVANS, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David P. Lowe (argued), Paul R. Jacquart, Jacquart & Lowe, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Joseph P. Wright (argued), Michelle M. Affatati, Stafford Rosenbaum, Madison, WI, for Defendant-Appellee.