96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 354, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 567 Radwan "Rod" Akky Joseph Elsineitti Fred Esfandiary Roy Hifai Kenneth Yano Joseph El Sinietti v. Bp America, a Delaware Corporation Bp Oil Company, an Ohio Corporation Bp Oil Marketing Co., a Delaware Corporation Bp Exploration & Oil, Inc., an Ohio Corporation

73 F.3d 974 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 354 , 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 567 Radwan "Rod" AKKY; Joseph Elsineitti; Fred Esfandiary; Roy Hifai; Kenneth Yano; Joseph El Sinietti; Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BP AMERICA, a Delaware corporation; BP Oil Company, an Ohio corporation; BP Oil Marketing Co., a Delaware corporation; BP Exploration & Oil, Inc., an Ohio corporation, Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-16134. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 5, 1995. Decided Jan. 17, 1996. Kim A. Seefeld, Mullen & Henzell, Santa Barbara, California, for plaintiffs-appellants. Clement L. Glynn, Glynn, Cella & Lange, Walnut Creek, California, for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Saundra B. Armstrong, District Judge, Presiding. Before: GOODWIN and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges, and KING, * District Court Judge. Opinion by Judge GOODWIN GOODWIN, Circuit Judge: 1 Plaintiffs, who operated petroleum products retail service stations under lease and franchise agreements with BP America, a major brand distributor of such products, appeal the dismissal of their action under Fed.R.Civ.Pro. 12(b)(6).…