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Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law

Product ID: AK0051
Published By: State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE
ISBN: 978-1-57862-621-2

Untangle the fair dealership law’s complicated web

The Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law will help you unravel a complicated and sometimes misapplied statute, which was originally designed to protect gasoline dealers but now extends into many other supplier and reseller relationships. You’ll find practical advice combined with in-depth analysis as the authors condense that case law into concise, readable, and succinct descriptions of the statutory requirements and prohibitions, making your research quicker and easier.

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Untangle the fair dealership law’s complicated web

The Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law will help you unravel a complicated and sometimes misapplied statute, which was originally designed to protect gasoline dealers but now extends into many other supplier and reseller relationships. You’ll find practical advice combined with in-depth analysis as the authors condense that case law into concise, readable, and succinct descriptions of the statutory requirements and prohibitions, making your research quicker and easier.

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556+ pp.; 5th ed. 2021-22

Summary of Contents

1. The Statute and Its History

2. Constitutional Issues

3. Choice-of-Law Issues

4. What Is a Dealership?

5. Certain Limitations on the Application of Chapter 135

6. The Good Cause Requirement

7. Adverse Treatment of the Dealer

8. Notice and Cure Requirements

9. Repurchase of Inventory

10. Arbitration

11. Injunctive Relief

12. Damages

13. Costs and Attorney Fees

14. Affirmative, Strategic, and Tactical Defenses to Chapter 135 Actions

15. Settlement

• Conclusion

• Appendices

• Table of Cases

• Index

The 2021-2022 revision includes a number of changes, such as the following:

  • The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin considered choice-of-law issues in a series of decisions issued in 2020 and 2021
  • In a 2021 decision, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin applied the percentage-of-income test when determining “continuing financial interest”
  • In 2021, the Dane County Circuit Court issued temporary orders in two cases involving wine and beer distributor relationships
  • In a 2020 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit discussed the standards for preliminary injunctive relief

 

All statutory references, case law, and procedural rules have been reviewed and updated, as have the accompanying discussions.

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