FRESNO MOTORS, LLC v. MERCEDES BENZ USA, LLC

No. 12-15981.

771 F.3d 1119 (2014)

FRESNO MOTORS, LLC, a California limited liability company and Selma Motors, Inc., a California corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MERCEDES BENZ USA, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed November 5, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexander F. Stuart (argued) and Ellyn E. Nesbit , Willoughby, Stuart & Bening, San Jose, CA; Oliver W. Wagner , Wagner Jones Helsley, P.C., Fresno, CA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Gwen J. Young (argued) and Ryan P. Day , Wheeler, Trigg, O'Donnell LLP, Denver, CO, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: J. CLIFFORD WALLACE, JAY S. BYBEE, Circuit Judges, and ROBERT W. GETTLEMAN, District Judge.


OPINION

GETTLEMAN, District Judge:

Plaintiffs Fresno Motors, LLC ("Fresno") and Selma Motors, Inc. ("Selma") (jointly, "plaintiffs") signed an Asset Purchase Agreement to purchase a Mercedes-Benz dealership from Asbury Fresno Imports, LLC ("Asbury"). MercedesBenz USA, LLC ("MB"), the manufacturer/importer of the vehicles sold by the dealership, exercised a right of first refusal ("ROFR") contained in its dealership

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