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TWIN CITIES GALLERIES, LLC v. MEDIA ARTS GROUP

No. 06-1777.

476 F.3d 598 (2007)

TWIN CITIES GALLERIES, LLC, Larry J. Digiovanni, Susan M. Digiovanni, Plaintiffs/Appellees, v. MEDIA ARTS GROUP, INC., Lightpost Publishing, Inc., Magi Sales, Inc., Richard F. Barnett, Thomas Kinkade, Kenneth E. Raasch, Defendants/Appellants, Pebble Beach Financial Services, Inc., Bud Petersen, Bob Martin, Craig Fleming, John R. Lackner, Anthony D. Thomopoulos, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 9, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Michael Dady, argued, Minneapolis, MN (John D. Holland, on the brief), for Appellee.

William L. Killian, argued, Minneapolis, MN (Elizabeth L. Taylor and Dana N. Levitt, on the brief), for Appellant.

Before SMITH, BOWMAN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.

Media Arts Group, Inc., and several affiliated parties (collectively, "Media Arts") appeal the district court's order vacating an arbitration award. The arbitrator dismissed claims made under the Minnesota Franchise Act against Media Arts by Twin Cities Galleries, LLC, and Larry and Susan DiGiovanni. The district court concluded that the panel's decision violated Minnesota's fundamental public policy of protecting its franchisees, and granted...

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