Franchise Law

Read Civil Remedies updates, alerts, news, and legal analysis from leading lawyers and law firms:

News & Analysis as of May 24, 2013

Arbitration - An Alternative to Litigation for Dispute Resolution
Elmo Sex Scandal: More Accusers May Come Forward, Says Lawyer
Newtown Shootings Could Give Rise to More Litigation, Says Pinsky
Whalen: Go Back To The Future To Fight Fraud With Equity Receivers

Franchising in Ontario - April 2013

by Lia Bruschetta, Mary Paterson, Aislinn Reid | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 4/9/2013

Zwaniga v. Johnvince Foods: A Warning Against Improperly Naming Defendants as “Franchisor’s Associates” - In Zwaniga v. Johnvince Foods (Zwaniga), Justice Perell granted pre-certification summary judgment dismissing a...more

Franchise Laws: What You Should Know Before Expanding Internationally By Susan Grueneberg and Joshua Schneiderman

by Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 12/22/2011

Reprinted and/or posted with the permission of Daily Journal Corp. (2011). Much has been written about the phenomenon known as “inadvertent franchising” in the U.S. — a situation that arises when a company, acting...more