3rd Circuit Reinstates Trade Group’s Mazda Incentive Program Suit

Mealey's (May 1, 2020, 9:13 AM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A trade association’s suit against Mazda Motor of America Inc. alleging that an incentive program violates the New Jersey Franchise Practices Act (NJFPA) was reinstated by the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 28 after it was found that a lower court too narrowly construed the complaint to find that the trade association lacked association standing to represent franchised car dealers (New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers Inc. v. Mazda Motor of America Inc., No. 19-2961, 3rd Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 13611)....