A federal court in Washington granted in part and denied in part a hotel franchisor’s motion to dismiss, holding that the franchisor may be found indirectly liable under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act...more
A federal court in New Mexico denied a supplier’s motion to transfer venue after finding that a forum selection clause was invalid under New Mexico law. Rawson Inc. v. Associated Materials, LLC, 2025 WL 137811 (D.N.M. Sept....more
A federal court in Illinois recently denied both a motion to join a non-diverse defendant and a motion to remand in a personal injury vicarious liability case filed against a franchisor and franchisee because there was no...more
In Days Inns Worldwide, Inc. v. 4200 Rose Hospitality LLC, 2025 WL 2450755 (D.N.J. Aug. 25, 2025), Days Inns brought claims for contractual indemnification pursuant to a license agreement, common law/equitable...more
A federal court in Massachusetts recently dismissed holistic wellness centers’ price discrimination suit against the manufacturer of body sculpting devices initiated after Plaintiffs withdrew from the manufacturer’s...more
A federal court in California recently granted franchisor Spiffy Franchising, LLC’s motion to compel arbitration of a franchisee’s claims, but found the North Carolina forum selection and choice of law provisions in the...more
A federal court in New Jersey granted the franchisor of the Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express brands (Holiday Hospitality) summary judgment on former franchisee Scion Hotels’ complaint alleging violations of the New Jersey...more
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...more
A federal court in Minnesota recently granted Toro’s motion for a preliminary injunction against two former employees, while dismissing their new employer, a Canadian manufacturer, for lack of personal jurisdiction. The Toro...more
A federal court in Georgia recently dismissed the claims of an alleged human trafficking victim against hotel franchisor G6 Hospitality, while allowing some claims to proceed against the hotel franchisee. Doe (K.B.) v. G6...more
A federal court in Puerto Rico denied a distributor’s motion for a preliminary injunction, finding that justice would not be served by reinstating the relationship between the parties after it was effectively terminated. Nilo...more
A federal court in New Jersey recently declined to issue an order invalidating the class action waiver and arbitration provision used by franchisor The UPS Store, Inc. and certain TUPSS franchisees’ (collectively, TUPSS) and...more
An appellate court in Illinois upheld a trial court’s dismissal of claims that franchisor was vicariously liable for the alleged actions of its franchisees. Shavers v. The UPS Store, Inc., 2023 IL App (1st) 221407-U (Ill....more
A federal court in Arizona recently denied preliminary relief enforcing franchisees’ noncompete provisions against nonsignatories to the franchise agreement because the franchisor failed to present sufficient evidence that...more