California Distributor Law Clarified by Federal Judge

Dear Client:In the ongoing MillerCoors, DBI, and Maita case in California, federal judge Ronald Whyte on Tuesday handed down orders on requests for summary judgments that dolled out mixed victories, but most importantly he ruled that California law does not allow successor-suppliers like MillerCoors to terminate distributors or cancel agreements, it merely allows for a process to determine fair market value, handing a victory to distributors (as it's the first federal ruling on the fairly new California franchise law). While