New England Surfaces v. EI Du Pont De Nemours

United States Court of Appeals
For the First Circuit
No. 08-1048
NEW ENGLAND SURFACES, d/b/a DION DISTRIBUTORS, INC.,
Plaintiff, Appellant,
v.
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, d/b/a DU PONT,
and PARKSITE, INC.,
Defendants, Appellees.
ERRATA
The opinion of this Court, issued on September 23, 2008, should
be amended as follows:
On page 18, lines 8 and 9, replace Baybutt Constr. Corp. v.
Commercial Union Ins. Co., 455 A.2d 914, 918 (Me. 1983), with
Schroeder v. Rynel, Ltd., Inc., 720 A.2d 1164, 1166 (Me. 1998).
On page 18, footnote 5, lines 5 through 8, replace "Modern
Computer Sys., Inc. v. Modern Banking Sys., Inc., 858 F.2d 1339,
1342-45 (8th Cir. 1988) (agreement to apply Nebraska law to
franchise agreement would not abrogate franchisee's right to
protection under Minnesota Franchise Act)" with "Colt Indus., Inc.
v. Fidelco Pump & Compressor Corp., 700 F. Supp. 1330, 1333 (D.N.J.
1987) (agreement to apply New York law to franchise agreement did
not abrogate franchisee's right to protection under Connecticut and
New Jersey Franchise Acts), aff'd, 844 F.2d 117 (3d Cir. 1988)."
On page 18, line 13, and on page 19, line 4, replace "forum
selection" with "choice of law".
On page 18, continued to first line on page 19, delete "state
precedent".
On page 19, line 1, replace "is" with "has been".
On page 19, replace "does Delaware have "a materially greater
interest" than Connecticut in whether NES may be terminated without
cause?" with "does Connecticut have "a materially greater interest"
than Delaware in whether NES may be terminated without cause?"
On page 19, lines 2 and 3, replace "Pepe v. GNC Franchising,
Inc., 750 A.2d 1167, 1168 (Conn. Super. Ct. 2000)" with "B & E
Juices, Inc. v. Energy Brands, Inc., No. 3:07CV1321, 2007 WL
3124903, at *11 (D.Conn. Oct. 25, 2007)".