Rhode Island General Laws 6-54-6. Application to arbitration agreements
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This chapter shall not apply to provisions for the binding arbitration of disputes contained in a dealership agreement, if the criteria for determining whether good cause existed for a termination, cancellation, or nonrenewal, and the relief provided is no less than that provided for in this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 2013, ch. 308, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 370, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 6-54-6
- Agreement: means a written contractual agreement between the merchant and the third-party delivery service. See Rhode Island General Laws 6-58-1
- Dealership: means any of the following: A contract or agreement, either expressed or implied, whether oral or written, between two (2) or more persons, by which a person is granted the right to sell or distribute goods or services, or use a trade name, trademark, service mark, logotype, advertising, or other commercial symbol, in which there is a community of interest in the business of offering, selling, or distributing goods or services at wholesale, retail, by lease, agreement, or otherwise. See Rhode Island General Laws 6-54-2
- Good cause: means , for the purposes of this act, good cause for terminating, diminishing, canceling, or nonrenewal shall mean:
(i) The failure by the dealer to substantially comply with the reasonable requirements imposed by the grantor; or
(ii) Any of the reasons listed in § 6-54-4(a)(1) through (a)(6). See Rhode Island General Laws 6-54-2