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LIBERTY LINCOLN-MERCURY, INC. v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. 06-3659.

562 F.3d 553 (2009)

LIBERTY LINCOLN-MERCURY, INC.; Fette Ford Inc; Causeway Ford Lincoln-Mercury, Inc.; All American Ford; Burlington Lincoln Mercury Suzuki; Chas S. Winner, d/b/a Winner Ford; Country Ford Mercury Jeep; D'Amico Lincoln Mercury, Inc.; Dayton Ford, Inc.; Downs Ford, Inc.; Ford of Englewood; Freehold Ford, Inc.; George Wall Lincoln-Mercury, Inc.; Hillside Auto Mall, Inc.; Irwin Lincoln-Mercury; Jack Trebour Ford; Ken Smith Motors, Inc.; Larson Ford, Inc.; Liccardi Ford Inc.; Liccardi Lincoln Mercury; Lilliston Ford, Inc.; Magarino Ford-Mercury and Daewood, LLC; Mahwah Sales & Service, Inc.; Malouf Ford, Inc.; Malouf Lincoln-Mercury, Inc.; Maplecrest Ford of Mendham; Maplecrest Lincoln-Mercury, Inc.; Medford Ford; Montclairbloomfield Motors, Inc.; Mullane Ford, Inc.; Oasis Ford; Palisade Motors, Inc. d/b/a C & C Ford, Inc.; Park Avenue Ford; Pistilli Ford, Inc.; Point Pleasant Ford; Quality Lincoln-Mercury Hyundai, Inc.; Rickles Lincoln-Mercury LLC; Ridgewoods Village Ford, Inc.; Rittenhouse-Kerr Ford, Inc.; Route 23 Automall, South Shore Ford Inc.; Stadium Ford, L.L.C.; Straub Lincoln-Mercury; Tom's Ford; Town & Country Motors Inc.; Town Motors; Valley Ford; Warnock Ford; Wayne Auto Sales; Wayne Motors, Inc.; Weisleder, Inc.; Woodbridge Lincoln-Mercury; Wyckoff Ford, Inc.; Wyman Ford, Inc., all New Jersey Corporations; Capital City Ford, Inc.; Ed Carney Ford, Inc.; Rittenhouse-Kerr Lincoln-Mercury, Inc. Riverview Ford of Pennsville, Inc., Delaware Corporations; v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Appellant. (Amended in accordance with Clerk's Order dated 09/06/06).

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: March 17, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis R. LaFiura, Esq. (Argued), Day Pitney, Florham Park, NJ, Carla W. McMillian, Esq., Jennifer M. Rubin, Esq., Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, Atlanta, GA, for Appellant.

Eric L. Chase, Esq. (Argued), Genevieve K. LaRobardier, Esq., Bressler, Amery & Ross, Florham Park, NJ, for Appellees.

Kenneth S. GoodSmith, Esq., Stephanie J. Synol, Esq., GoodSmith Gregg & Unruh, Chicago, IL, for Amicus, Nissan, NA, Inc.

James C. McGrath, Esq., Bingham McCutchen, Boston, MA, for Amicus, Alliance Auto Mfg.

Before: McKEE, NYGAARD, and SILER, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.

Ford appeals the District Court's order granting a preliminary injunction in favor of a group of New Jersey franchise dealerships. The order prohibited Ford from assessing a surcharge to its New Jersey franchisees to recoup costs arising from a New Jersey statute that allowed franchisees to request a higher rate of reimbursement from Ford for warranty work. Ford also appeals the District Court's underlying partial...

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