A federal court in Michigan recently granted a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction against one owner of a franchisor, while denying the motion to dismiss against the other owner and granting the franchisor’s...more
10/14/2024
/ Arbitration ,
Contract Terms ,
Dismissals ,
Franchise Agreements ,
Franchisee ,
Franchises ,
Franchisors ,
Misrepresentation ,
Motion to Compel ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Personal Jurisdiction
A federal court in Wisconsin recently dismissed a multi-district class action suit in which owners of Harley-Davidson motorcycles asserted that Harley-Davidson violated the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (MMWA), as well as state...more
In an important case of first impression that drew amicus participation from the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, and the International Franchise Association, the Seventh Circuit reversed a judgment in...more
9/11/2023
/ Amicus Briefs ,
Class Action ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dismissals ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Franchise Agreements ,
Franchisee ,
Franchises ,
Franchisors ,
Horizontal Restraint ,
International Franchise Association (IFA) ,
McDonalds ,
No-Poaching ,
Reversal ,
Sherman Act ,
Wages
A federal court in Maryland granted a foreign hotel franchisee’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction but denied a forum non conveniens motion in a personal injury case naming both franchisor and franchisee as...more