A manufacturer, jobber, or distributor who willfully fails to enter into a written contract as required by this chapter or willfully fails to pay commissions as provided in the written contract shall be liable to the sales representative in a civil action for treble the damages proved at trial.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1738.15
INDEPENDENT WHOLESALE SALES REPRESENTATIVES
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Schoenduve Corporation v. Lucent Technologies Inc (2006)
Most recently applied in Premier Payments Online, Inc. v. Payment Systems Worldwide (January 2012)
Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 964, Sec. 1.
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.