(January 23, 2017, 2:11 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — A Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Dec. 29 reversed a New York federal judge’s ruling in favor of General Motors LLC, accepting the New York Court of Appeals’ conclusion that GM’s performance standard for auto dealers is unfair under New York’s Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealer Act (Beck Chevrolet Co. Inc. v. General Motors LLC, Nos. 13-4066, 13-4310, 2nd Cir.; 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 23362)....