A federal district court in Texas denied an individual defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, finding the defendant—the owner of the company that was granted a franchise—was bound in his individual...more
A Maryland federal district court denied a restaurant franchisor’s motion to dismiss, concluding that a restaurant manager at a franchised location alleged sufficient facts to support a finding that the franchisor is a joint...more
A federal district court in Florida denied a former moving and junk hauling franchisee’s motion to dismiss claims of trademark infringement and unfair competition by franchisor College Hunks Hauling Junk (“CHHJ”)....more
A Massachusetts district court granted a product supplier’s motion to dismiss a distributor’s counterclaims that the supplier violated state franchise sales and consumer protection laws. The court found the distributor did...more
A Michigan federal district court denied a franchisor’s motion to dismiss claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Michigan law, and claims alleging retaliatory termination and sexually hostile work...more
6/30/2023
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Franchisee ,
Franchisors ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hostile Environment ,
Joint Employers ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Retaliation ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Title VII
A federal district court denied a pizza franchisor’s motion to dismiss a former franchisee’s complaint, finding the former franchisee sufficiently pleaded the franchisor coerced the franchisee into signing a general release....more
A federal court in Maryland denied Marriott International, Inc.’s motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ action based on forum non convenient.
Plaintiffs sued Marriott and the JW Marriott hotel franchisee in India for premises...more
A federal court in Florida dismissed an action by franchisees against their franchisor for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.
The franchisees asserted claims under California and Florida laws alleging the franchisor, OR...more
A federal court in Virginia denied tax franchisor, Liberty Tax’s, motion to dismiss complaints by two of its area developers (“ADs”). The ADs claimed Liberty Tax breached their contract for wrongfully terminating, failing to...more
2/28/2022
/ Breach of Contract ,
Contract Disputes ,
Contract Drafting ,
Contract Renewal ,
Contract Termination ,
Contract Terms ,
Development Agreements ,
Failure To Pay ,
Franchise Agreements ,
Franchisee ,
Franchisors ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Royalties ,
Wrongful Termination
A franchisee sued real estate franchisor Century 21 for a declaration whether the franchisee could end its franchise agreement early despite a provision that deleted the franchisee’s early termination right. Noting the...more
A federal court in Alabama denied an urgent care franchisee’s motion to dismiss a suit brought by its franchisor. The franchisee argued the franchise agreement required suits to be brought within a one-year period. But the...more
2/28/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Choice-of-Law ,
Conflicts of Laws ,
Express Contract Terms ,
Franchise Agreements ,
Franchisee ,
Franchisors ,
Limitation Periods ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Rebranding ,
State Law Claims ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Unenforceable Contract Terms