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December 28, 2022
2022Newsbrief

BSM Continues to Support Dealer Association Efforts to Update Franchise Protections

Again this year, several dealer associations have sought BSM’s assistance in updating their state franchise protections. The focus for the 2023 legislative session in these state

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December 28, 2022
2022Newsbrief

BSM Retained to File a Lawsuit in New York Against the Ford EV Program

The Firm has been retained by two Ford dealers in New York to challenge certain components of the Ford Model e Certified Elite Program. Ford Motor Company rolled out the new electr

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December 28, 2022
2022Newsbrief

BSM Assists Dealers and Dealer Associations With Challenging Ford EV Program

The Firm has been providing legal counsel to a number of dealers and dealer associations around the United States in response to Ford’s Model e Certified Elite Program. Our work

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December 14, 2022
2022Franchise News

Preparing for Your Next Audit

By W. Kirby Bissell and Jason Allen Audits are a fact of life for motor vehicle dealers. Every OEM has the contractual ability to audit its dealers and it is easy to treat the audi

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December 14, 2022
2022Franchise News

Hyundai’s Peculiar Rejections

By: Nicholas A. Bader and Danielle M. Roth A pattern has emerged lately where Hyundai and Genesis are peculiarly rejecting dealers’ requests. In some cases, Hyundai is refusing t

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December 14, 2022
2022Transaction Update

The Importance of Force Majeure Clauses

By Logan S. Parker Force majeure is a clause common in commercial contracts. The clause allows a party to terminate a contract or delay performance of a particular term in a contra

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December 14, 2022
2022Transaction Update

2022 Transactions at Bass Sox Mercer

By Logan S. Parker Bass Sox Mercer closed 63 transactions in 2022. Those transactions took place in 23 different states, covered 38 linemakes, and had an aggregate value of roughly

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