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

Nos. 11-1258, 11-1307.

676 F.3d 318 (2012)

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, Inc.; 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.; Margarino Ford-Mercury and Daewoo, L.L.C.; Mahwah Sales & Service, Inc.; Malouf Ford, Inc.; Malouf Lincoln-Mercury, Inc.; Maplecrest Ford of Menham; Maplecrest Lincoln-Mercury, Inc.; Medford Ford; Montclair Bloomfield 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, L.L.C.; 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 and 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; and Capital City Ford, Inc.; Ed Carney Ford, Inc.; Rittenhouse-Kerr Lincoln-Mercury, Inc.; and Riverview Ford of Pennsville, Inc., Delaware corporations, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Appellant No. 11-1258 All American Ford; Burlington Lincoln Mercury Suzak; Causeway Ford Lincoln-Mercury, Inc.; Cford, L.L.C.; Country Ford Mercury Jeep; D'Amico Lincoln Mercury, Inc.; Dayton Ford, Inc.; DFFLM, L.L.C.; Downs Ford, Inc.; Ed Carney Ford; Elite Ford, Inc.; Fette Ford, Inc.; Ford of Englewood, Inc.; Ford World, L.L.C.; 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.; Liberty Lincoln-Mercury, Inc.; Liccardi Ford, Inc.; Liccardi Lincoln Mercury, Inc.; Lilliston Ford, Inc.; Margarino Ford-Mercury and Daewoo, L.L.C.; Mahwah Sales & Service, Inc.; Malouf Ford, Inc.; Malouf Lincoln Mercury, Inc.; Maplecrest Ford of Mendham; Maplecrest Lincoln-Mercury, Inc.; Medford Ford; Montclair-Bloomfield Motors, Inc.; Mullane Ford, Inc.; Oasis Ford; Palisade Motors, Inc.; Park Avenue Ford; Parkway Ford, Inc.; Pistilli Ford, Inc.; PNCLM, L.L.C.; Point Pleasant Ford; Quality Lincoln Mercury Hyundai, Inc.; Rickles Lincoln-Mercury, L.L.C.; Ridgewood Village Ford, Inc.; Rittenhouse-Kerr Ford, Inc.; Rittenhouse-Kerr Lincoln Mercury, Inc.; Riverview Ford of Pennsville, Inc.; Route 23 Auto Mall; South Shore Ford, Inc.; Stadium Ford; Stateline Ford, Inc.; Straub Lincoln-Mercury; Tom's Ford; Town & Country Motors, Inc.; Town Motors; Valley Ford; Warnock Ford; Wayne Auto Sales; Wayne Motors, Inc.; Weisleder, Inc.; Chas S. Winner; Woodbridge Lincoln-Mercury; Wyckoff Ford, Inc.; Wyman Ford, Inc., Appellants No. 11-1307.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: April 9, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul J. Halasz, Esq. , Dennis LaFiura, Esq. , Day Pitney, Parsippany, NJ, Christopher T. Handman, Esq. (Argued), Hogan Lovells US, Washington, DC, for Ford Motor Company.

Ronald J. Campione, Esq. , Eric L. Chase, Esq. (Argued), Stephen R. Knox, Esq. , Genevieve K. LaRobardier, Esq. , Bressler, Amery & Ross, Florham Park, NJ, for Liberty Lincoln Mercury, Inc.

Before: FISHER and GREENAWAY, JR., Circuit Judges, and JONES, District Judge.

OPINION OF THE COURT

FISHER, Circuit Judge.

Ford Motor Co. ("Ford") appeals the District Court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Liberty Lincoln-Mercury, Inc., Lilliston Ford, Oasis Ford, and Warnock Ford (collectively, "Dealers" or "Franchisees") on the ground that Ford's New Jersey Cost Surcharge ("NJCS") violates the New Jersey Franchise Protection Act ("NJFPA"). The Franchisees cross-appeal the District Court's denial of their motion for summary...

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