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SUTTON v. ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.

No. CV 81-6433 TJH (Px).

539 F.Supp. 658 (1982)

William S. SUTTON, Plaintiff, v. ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY, A Pennsylvania Corporation, Defendant. ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY, A Pennsylvania Corporation, Counterclaimant, v. William S. SUTTON and Marilyn L. Sutton, Counterdefendants.

United States District Court, C. D. California.

May 27, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mitchell S. Shapiro, Shapiro, Laufer, Posell & Close, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff.

Ronald C. Peterson, Tuttle & Taylor, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant.

OPINION

HATTER, District Judge.

THE PETROLEUM MARKETING PRACTICES ACT

The Petroleum Marketing Practices Act of 1978 ("PMPA"), 15 U.S.C. §§ 2801-2805, remedied what Congress perceived as a disparity in bargaining power between oil companies ("franchisors") and their retail service station franchisees ("franchisees"). PMPA prohibits franchisors from failing to renew franchises, except on specific grounds. 15 U.S.C. § 2802(a)(2) &...

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