A federal court in Michigan largely denied a franchisor’s motion for preliminary injunction against its former franchisees, accused of breach of contract, trademark infringement, trade secret misappropriation, and civil...more
10/1/2025
/ Breach of Contract ,
Civil Conspiracy ,
Clear and Convincing Evidence ,
Confidential Business Information (CBI) ,
Franchise Agreements ,
Franchisee ,
Franchisors ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Likelihood of Success ,
Misappropriation ,
Motion To Enjoin ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Proprietary Information ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Unclean Hands
A federal court in Missouri granted franchisor’s motion for preliminary injunction against its former franchisee, enjoining the former franchisee from operating a competing business from the former franchised location....more
6/30/2025
/ Breach of Contract ,
Business Operations ,
Confidential Information ,
Franchise Agreements ,
Franchise Termination ,
Franchisee ,
Franchisors ,
Irreparable Harm ,
Misappropriation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Proprietary Information ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademarks
A Massachusetts federal district court enforced a non-compete provision in a franchise agreement to enjoin former franchisees from operating a different branded automotive business at the same location as the former...more
A Minnesota federal court denied cookie dough franchisor Cookie Dough Bliss Franchising’s motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against a former Minnesota franchisee and its owners....more
9/29/2023
/ Breach of Contract ,
Franchise Agreements ,
Franchise Termination ,
Franchisee ,
Irreparable Harm ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Proprietary Information ,
Public Interest ,
Restraining Orders ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademarks
A Utah federal judge denied cookie franchisor Crumbl an injunction preventing its competitor, Dirty Dozen, from opening new locations while litigation between the two franchisors was pending....more
An Ohio appellate court upheld the state trial court’s decision to grant a permanent injunction against two former franchisees of an auto body shop franchise working for a competitor in violation of the franchise agreement’s...more
4/28/2023
/ Breach of Contract ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Evidence ,
Franchise Agreements ,
Franchisee ,
Franchisors ,
Irreparable Harm ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Proprietary Information ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Trade Secrets
After obtaining a temporary restraining order, Freedom Franchise Systems (“Freedom”), the franchisor of a boat-club business, was denied a preliminary injunction to stop a former franchisee prospect from using claimed trade...more
In a misappropriation of trade secrets action, a franchisor sued a prospective franchisee, claiming breach of a non-disclosure agreement ("NDA") by operating a competing business. The prospective franchisee signed the NDA...more