Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1362

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Dealer: means a person located within this State who sells goods or solicits or advertises the sale of goods to the public. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1361
  • Distributor: means a person who sells or distributes goods to dealers of those goods. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1361
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Franchisee: means a person, dealer or distributor of goods located within this State to whom a franchise is offered or granted. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1361
  • Person: means a natural person, corporation, partnership, trust or other entity and, in the case of an entity, includes any other entity in which it has a majority interest or effective control as well as the individual officers, directors and other persons in active control of the activities of each entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 1361
  • United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
A dealer, distributor or franchisee who has been damaged by violation of this chapter may bring an action to enjoin the violation and to recover damages arising from the violation. A final judgment, order or decree rendered against a person in a civil, criminal or administrative proceeding under the federal antitrust laws, the Federal Trade Commission Act, this chapter or any other state law is regarded as prima facie evidence against that person, subject to the conditions under the federal antitrust laws, 15 United States Code § 16. [PL 1993, c. 195, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY

PL 1993, c. 195, §1 (NEW).