A state judge says a Connecticut distributor cannot stop a dealer leader from talking to his retailers.rnSuperior Court Judge Richard E. Arnold said Michael J. Fox has a right to inform members of his trade group, the Gasoline and Automotive Service Dealers of America, of events that may be of interest or beneficial to them. Connecticut law says a franchisor may not prohibit free association by franchisees, he added.rnStandard Petroleum Co., a Bridgeport, Conn.-based Shell jobber, took Fox to court after he helped two dealers sue the company over its handling of the 5.1cts/gal U.S. ethanol tax-break. The tax-break dropped to 4.5cts/gal on Jan. 1 this year.
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机译：州法官表示，康涅狄格州的分销商无法阻止经销商负责人与零售商交谈。rn最高法院法官理查德·阿诺德（Richard E. Arnold）表示，迈克尔·J·福克斯（Michael J. Fox）有权通知其贸易组织的成员，即美国汽油和汽车服务经销商，对他们可能感兴趣或有益的事件。他补充说，康涅狄格州法律说，特许经营者可能不禁止特许经营者自由结社。位于康涅狄格州布里奇波特的壳牌工作人员标准石油公司将福克斯告上法庭，他帮助两家经销商起诉该公司处理5.1克拉的钻石。 / gal美国乙醇减税措施。减税措施于今年1月1日降至4.5cts / gal。
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