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New Jersey Appellate Court Holds Automotive Retailers Association Has Associational Standing to Assert Claims Under New Jersey...

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A New Jersey appellate court, reversing a summary judgment decision, recently held that the New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers, Inc. (the Coalition) had associational standing to bring an action against Ford Motor...more

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California Court of Appeals Affirms Rejection of Reverse Royalty Damages in a Breach of Contract Action by Franchisee

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An appellate court in California has affirmed a trial court’s rejection of more than $4 million in lost business profits, which appellant Glen Suh alleged in a breach of contract action against franchisor Boba Time, Inc. Suh...more

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Franchisor 101: Franchisor Cannot Massage its Way Out of Vicarious Liability

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A Texas court of appeals affirmed judgment in favor of a plaintiff who claimed a franchisor was vicariously liable for a franchisee’s employee’s wrongful conduct....more

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Losing the faith? Implied term of good faith rejected in Jersey contract law

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There is no generally implied term of good faith in all Jersey law contracts, the Royal Court has held. In doing so, it has answered a question left open in earlier Jersey judgments – including by the Court of Appeal in the...more

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Eighth Circuit Rules a Franchisor Is Not Entitled to Compel Arbitration of its Own Claims After Receiving a Series of Unfavorable...

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The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the denial of a motion to stay pending arbitration because the claims of the franchisor, Breadeaux’s Pisa, did not fall within the mandatory stay provision of the Federal...more

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Court Looks at What a Franchise Is Under the Minnesota Franchise Act

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In Louis Degidio, Inc. v. Industrial Combustion, LLC, Louis Degidio, Inc. (Degidio) and Louis Degidio Services, Inc. (Degidio Services) sued Industrial Combustion, LLC (IC), a manufacturer of “institutional boiler system”...more

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New York Appellate Court Dismisses Royalties Claim Because of Franchisor’s Breach Under Preliminary Injunction

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A state appellate court in New York recently held a franchisor was not entitled to unpaid royalty fees because of its own breach of a franchise agreement reinstated by preliminary injunction. Integrity Real Estate Consultants...more

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Franchisor 101: A Tasty Appeal

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The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court’s summary judgement order, granting a chocolate shop franchisor’s breach of contract and unfair competition claims. The appellate court concluded there were...more

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Federal Appeals Court Rules on Franchisor’s Power to Impose Changes on Franchise System

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The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion concerning a dispute over a franchisor’s effort to mandate changes to a franchisee’s operations. The Court granted the franchisor a mixed result. The decision...more

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A Deal is a Deal in Utah: Utah Court Enforces “Walk-Away” Settlement Despite Subsequent Disagreements On Terms

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In the construction arena, there is a constant dialogue between owners, builders, and designers about changes to original deal terms. It’s natural and expected. And sometimes those dialogues lead to disagreements, and...more

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Sixth Circuit Holds Michigan Franchise Investment Law Voids Forum Selection Clause

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The Sixth Circuit has held that a contractual forum-selection clause in a franchise agreement was unenforceable because it violated state law. In Lakeside Surfaces, Inc. v. Cambria Company, LLC, Lakeside Surfaces, a...more

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Franchisee 101: Great Lakes Forum Selection Dispute

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A federal appellate court declined to enforce a choice-of-forum clause finding enforcement would conflict with Michigan’s Franchise Investment Law (“MFIL”). Lakeside Surfaces, Inc., a maker of stone countertops, sued...more

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Franchisor 101: Court Delivers for Pizza Franchisor

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A Texas appeals court affirmed a lower court judgment in favor of Pizza Hut and its franchisee for claims of an alleged sexual assault by a delivery driver. The appellate court held Pizza Hut was not liable for the...more

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The Franchise Memorandum - Issue #271

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Ninth Circuit Reverses Class Action Settlement Approval and Fee Award - The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the approval of a $10 million voucher settlement and a $2.6 million attorneys’ fee award in a class...more

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Franchisee 101: Jani-King Franchisees Wear Many Crowns

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Past and present franchisees of commercial cleaning service franchisor, Jani-King, brought claims for violation of Connecticut minimum wage and anti-kickback laws, and unjust enrichment. They claimed Jani-King misclassified...more

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Franchisee 101: Match-Taker

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A San Francisco franchisee of the It’s Just Lunch matchmaking system received an offer to buy the franchised business for about $146,000 with the final price to be determined. Under the offer, the actual purchase price would...more

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The Franchise Memorandum - Issue # 261

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Welcome to The Franchise Memorandum by Lathrop GPM. Below are summaries of recent legal developments of interest to franchisors. Fifth Circuit Reverses Trial Court’s Excusal of Area Representative’s Tardy Renewal Notice -...more

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Franchisor 101: (Non)Competing for Care

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A U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a federal district court decision partly granting a preliminary injunction sought by a companionship and domestic care services franchisor against a former franchisee, for violating the...more

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FRANCHISEE 101: Bar-B-Q Blues — A Tale of Friendship, Partnership, and Deceit

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A federal appeals court reversed dismissal of a claim against a barbeque restaurant franchisor. The court found that, despite having signed releases in favor of the franchisor, a former franchisee had valid claims for...more

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Franchisor 101: Romaine Rejection

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Many will recall the 2018 national outbreak of E. coli bacteria linked to romaine lettuce. In April that year, an Ohio franchisor ordered its restaurants to stop serving romaine lettuce and dispose of any remaining romaine...more

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Serial TCPA Plaintiff Suffers Another Defeat

The United States District Court for the District of Connecticut recently dealt another blow to serial TCPA plaintiff, Gorss Motels, Inc., granting summary judgment to the defendant in Gorss Motels, Inc. v. Lands’ End, Inc.,...more

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Franchisor 101: The Wrong Tools to Avoid California Courts

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The Ninth Circuit ruled that a California Matco Tool franchisee, John Fleming, could bring a class action wage and hour suit in California, even though a forum selection clause in the distribution agreement specified Ohio...more

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Franchisor 101: Forum Selection Clause Gone Wrong

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A California Court of Appeal held that courts should not enforce forum selection clauses in contracts that also contain a jury waiver. For franchisors that have California franchisees, this ruling could complicate the ability...more

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Franchisor 101: Dickey’s Arbitration Pit

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A federal appeals court upheld a lower court’s refusal to order arbitration against a franchisee who bought an existing franchise. This was despite a provision in the franchise agreement to arbitrate “most disputes.”...more

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Ask and You Shall Be Deemed to Have Consented to Receive: The Eleventh Circuit Affirms TCPA Fax Summary Judgment

Consent is the most powerful weapon companies have against TCPA liability, and a recent Eleventh Circuit opinion illustrates how. In Gorss Motels, Inc. v. Safemark Systems, L.P., the Eleventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment...more

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