Lafontaine Saline Inc v. Chrysler Group LLC ( 2013 )

Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
October 2, 2013 Robert P. Young, Jr.,
Chief Justice
Michael F. Cavanagh
Stephen J. Markman
146722 & (89) Mary Beth Kelly
Brian K. Zahra
Bridget M. McCormack
David F. Viviano,
LaFONTAINE SALINE, INC. d/b/a Justices
LaFONTAINE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE
RAM,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v SC: 146722
COA: 307148
Washtenaw CC: 10-001329-CZ
CHRYSLER GROUP LLC,
Defendant-Appellant,
and
IHS AUTOMOTIVE GROUP LLC d/b/a/
CHRYSLER JEEP OF ANN ARBOR,
Defendant-Appellee.
_________________________________________/
On order of the Court, the motion for leave to file a brief amicus curiae is
GRANTED. The application for leave to appeal the November 27, 2012 judgment of the
Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties shall address whether
the Court of Appeals erred in holding that the 2010 PA 139 definition of “relevant market
area,” MCL 445.1566(1)(a), applied to enable the plaintiff to challenge the future dealer
agreement between the defendants under MCL 445.1576(3). Compare Kia Motors
America, Inc v Glassman Oldsmobile Saab Hyundai, Inc, 706 F3d 733, 735 (CA 6,
2013). We further ORDER that this case be argued and submitted to the Court together
with the case of LaFontaine Saline, Inc v Chrysler Group LLC (Docket No. 146724), at
such future session of the Court as both cases are ready for submission.
Persons or groups interested in the determination of the issue presented in this case
may move the Court for permission to file briefs amicus curiae.
I, Larry S. Royster, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the
foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.
October 2, 2013
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Clerk