A. Any wholesaler may bring an action against a supplier for violation of Sections 60-8A-7 through 60-8A-11 NMSA 1978 in any court of competent jurisdiction, and may recover damages, together with the costs of the action, including reasonable attorneys' fees.
B. Any wholesaler may bring an action against a supplier in any court of competent jurisdiction for injunctive relief against termination, cancellation or failure to renew a franchise in violation of the provisions of Sections 60-8A-7 through 60-8A-11 NMSA 1978.
C. The remedies provided in this section are independent of and supplemental to any other remedy available to the wholesaler in law or equity.
D. It is the intent of the legislature that the Liquor Control Act [60-3A-1 NMSA 1978] control contractual relations between suppliers and wholesalers in the state. Any contract provision which has the effect of circumventing the provisions of Sections 60-8A-7 through 60-8A-11 NMSA 1978, whether a "choice of law" provision, or other provision, shall be deemed null and void and not applicable to franchises between suppliers and wholesalers in the state.
E. In any action brought by a wholesaler against a supplier under the provisions of Sections 60-8A-7 through 60-8A-11 NMSA 1978, if it is determined that the supplier terminated a franchise without good cause or not in good faith, such supplier shall be responsible to any wholesaler so aggrieved in damages in an amount not less than three times the annual gross profits derived by such wholesaler from the sale of any and all brands under such franchise.
History: Laws 1981, ch. 39, § 56; 1993, ch. 57, § 2.
The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, substituted "60-8A-7 through 60-8A-11 NMSA 1978" for "54 through 58 of the Liquor Control Act" in Subsections A and B and added Subsections D and E.
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