Fact Issue Exists On Whether Decision To Create New Auto Dealership Was Reasonable

(October 22, 2019, 1:28 PM EDT) -- MOBILE, Ala. — In two separate rulings issued Oct. 17, an Alabama federal judge denied an auto dealership’s motion to exclude expert testimony offered by the auto manufacturer after determining that the testimony is reliable and said that based on the testimony, the dealership’s motion for summary judgment must be denied as the testimony creates an issue of fact on the reasonableness of the auto manufacturer’s decision to establish an additional dealership near an existing dealership (GPI AL Inc. v. Nissan North America Inc., No. 17-511, S.D. Ala., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 179491, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 179494)....