Judge Dismisses Gas Station Franchise’s Claim For Violations Under PMPA

Mealey's (June 7, 2019, 10:37 AM EDT) -- BOSTON — A Massachusetts federal judge on June 4 dismissed claims for violations under the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (PMPA) because a gas station has not taken any steps to terminate the franchise and, thus, has no claim under the PMPA (Hopkinton Friendly Service Inc. v. Global Companies LLC, et al., No. 18-11977, D. Mass., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 93864)....