A. An equipment dealer may bring an action against a supplier in any court of competent jurisdiction for damages sustained by the dealer as a consequence of the supplier’s violation of the provisions of this chapter. The dealer may also recover costs and reasonable attorney fees.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 44-6708

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • dealer: means any person, partnership, corporation, association or other form of business enterprise that is primarily engaged in the retail sale of equipment. See Arizona Laws 44-6701
  • Equipment: means machines designed for or adapted and used for agriculture, livestock, grazing, light industrial and utility purposes. See Arizona Laws 44-6701
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Supplier: means any person, partnership, corporation, association or other business enterprise that is engaged in the manufacturing, assembly or wholesale distribution of equipment or repair parts, or both, and includes any successor in interest, including a purchaser of assets or stock, or a surviving corporation that results from a merger, liquidation or reorganization of the original supplier. See Arizona Laws 44-6701

B. An equipment dealer may be granted injunctive relief against unlawful termination, cancellation, nonrenewal or change in competitive circumstances.

C. The remedies provided by this section are in addition to any other remedies permitted by law and do not affect laws relating to product liability actions.

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