The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to examine a petition from former Chrysler dealerships seeking compensation for allegedly being shut down by the automaker as a condition for $4.7 billion in federal funding.
In their petition, the seven dealerships, including lead plaintiff Taylor & Sons Inc., argued that the government required Chrysler LLC to end their franchise agreements to access the Troubled Asset Relief Program. The government’s requirement amounted to a “taking” in violation of the Fifth Amendment, they said.
Chrysler filed Chapter 11 in 2009, according to the petition. The Detroit-based company’s assets were eventually transferred to Fiat ...
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