An Ohio appellate court, reversing a summary judgment decision, recently held that the “full-time efforts” section of an Area Representative Agreement was applicable only to the area representative entity and not the individual…
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/ Business Torts, Commercial Law & Contracts, Franchise Law
AI tools often drive efficiency and save money, but they have drawbacks. Here’s what to know…
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/ Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
A federal court in Michigan has granted a franchisor’s motion for preliminary injunction against former franchisees for violating the franchise agreements’ post-termination noncompete provisions. 1-800 Water Damage Int’l LLC v…
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/ Business Torts, Civil Remedies, Franchise Law
A federal court in Michigan recently granted several related franchisors’ motions to dismiss a franchisee’s claims for violations of the Michigan Franchise Investment law. Benjamin Franklin Franchising SPE LLC v. David Michael…
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/ Civil Procedure, Franchise Law
A state appellate court in Pennsylvania recently affirmed a trial court’s summary judgment ruling addressing a franchisor’s claims for indemnification in a personal injury dispute. Sunoco (R&M), LLC v. Pa. Nat'l Mut. Cas. Ins…
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/ Franchise Law, Insurance, Personal Injury
A federal court in Virginia recently ruled that it had federal question subject matter jurisdiction over a Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) claim, rejecting Defendants’ argument that a foreign bankruptcy proceeding stayed the…
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/ Bankruptcy, Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, Franchise Law, Intellectual Property
A federal court in Washington recently granted a motion brought by franchisor Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare Services, Inc. (NND) to compel arbitration of a Florida-based franchisee’s claims. Nurse Next Door Home Healthcare…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Law & Contracts, Franchise Law
On Labor Day fifty years ago, September 2, 1974, President Ford signed the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) into law. It is a combination of tax and labor law incorporating trust law like fiduciary…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
Join us for Lathrop GPM’s annual Employment and Labor Law Seminar, once again offered in two locations – Kansas City on Tuesday, October 1 and Minneapolis on Wednesday, October 23. The full-day seminar will address current…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
In her remarks to the American Bar Association’s National Institute on White Collar Crime, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco outlined the forthcoming whistleblower program that seeks to fill in the gaps of existing…
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/ Business Organizations, Criminal Law
In a ruling issued Tuesday, August 20, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas struck down the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) Noncompete Rule banning nearly all noncompete agreements, which had been…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Labor & Employment Law
In a new precedential decision issued August 13, 2024, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Allergan USA. v. MSN Labs, 24-1061, held that a first-filed, first-issued parent patent that receives a patent term…
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/ Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
Business leaders are considering new AI tools that grow more sophisticated each day. For closely held businesses on the lookout for innovative and tech-enabled cost savings, AI can offer a competitive edge by taking on…
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/ Business Organizations, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
In her remarks to the American Bar Association’s National Institute on White Collar Crime, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco outlined the forthcoming whistleblower program that seeks to fill in the gaps of existing…
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/ Business Organizations, Criminal Law
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a district court’s dismissal of two claims brought by distributors against the medical-device manufacturer Zimmer Biomet. It also affirmed a jury verdict in favor of the…
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/ Business Torts, Civil Remedies, Commercial Law & Contracts
