Commercial – Dealership – Extraterritorial reach – Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly

Commercial – Dealership – Extraterritorial reach – Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly

Where the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has certified a question asking whether a “relevant market area” in G.L. §31-5.1-4.2(a) can extend beyond Rhode Island’s borders, that question should answered in the affirmative, as the statute’s plain and unambiguous language does not limit its extraterritorial reach.