I. If the brewer or wholesale distributor fails to comply with this chapter, the affected party may maintain a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction, provided, however, that to the extent the parties by agreement specify that disputes arising out of the brewer-wholesale distributor relationship shall be resolved by arbitration, such procedure shall be exclusive and may be compelled by either party upon proper application. Any agreement to resolve a dispute by arbitration may only be entered after a bona fide dispute has arisen out of the brewer-wholesaler relationship, and no beverage manufacturer, brew pub, or beverage vendor may impose binding arbitration of any issue as a term or condition of its beverage distributor’s agreement with a wholesaler distributor or require that the arbitration be conducted outside of this state or be governed by other than the law of this state, except with respect to conflict of laws.
II. In any action brought pursuant to paragraph I the court may grant such relief as the court determines is necessary or appropriate considering the purposes of this chapter.

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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 180:6

  • Beverage vendor: means an individual, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, including any subsidiaries thereof, which sells beverages or specialty beverages to wholesale distributors. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 175:1
  • Brew pub: means a manufacturer of beer, specialty beer, or cider not exceeding 2,500 barrels annually, which as a functional part of its business, maintains a full service restaurant serving the beer it manufactures as well as other beverage and liquor as allowed by N. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 175:1
  • Brewer: means a person who owns or operates a brewery. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 175:1
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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.
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
  • Wholesale distributor: means a person licensed by the commission to engage in the purchase of beverages only from the holders of wholesale distributor licenses, beverage manufacturer licenses, beverage vendor licenses, brew pub licenses, or nano brewery licenses. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 175:1

III. The prevailing party in any action under paragraph I shall be entitled to actual damages as provided in this chapter, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and as specified in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 180:5, I.