Case Involving Burger King Employee Spitting in Officer’s Burger Goes Before WA Supreme Court
Refusing to rubber-stamp a proposed $5 million anti-poaching class action settlement, a federal court in Kentucky has directed the plaintiff to provide additional information to allow proper consideration of the factors...more
Arrington v. Burger King Worldwide, Inc., No. 20-13561 (11th Cir. Aug. 31, 2022) – In October 2018, a former line cook of a Burger King franchise restaurant in Illinois, filed a class action complaint in the District Court...more
Eleventh Circuit’s Burger King opinion raises antitrust risks in franchising- Sherman Act challenges to “no-poach” clauses in franchise agreements have been languishing in federal courts for a few years now, but with...more
Are franchisees dependent offshoots of their franchisors, or are they standalone businesses capable of independent decision-making?...more