Sec. 2301.478.  ACTION ON FRANCHISE.  (a)  Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise or any other law, an action or proceeding brought by a manufacturer, representative, converter, or distributor against a dealer must be brought in an appropriate forum in this state only, and the law of this state applies to the action or proceeding.
(b)  Each party to a franchise owes to the other party a duty of good faith and fair dealing that is actionable in tort.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2003.