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New Jersey Federal Court Grants Summary Judgment Against Hotel Franchise Agreement Guarantor Enforcing Liquidated Damages...

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A federal court in New Jersey recently granted summary judgment against the guarantor of a hotel franchise agreement, requiring him to pay contractual post-termination damages. Ramada Worldwide Inc. v. Keys Hosp., LLC, 2024...more

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Michigan Federal Court Grants Summary Judgment Enforcing Franchise Agreement Termination and Awarding Liquidated Damages and...

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A federal court in Michigan granted Little Caesar Pizza Enterprises, Inc.’s motion for summary judgment seeking to enforce its termination of the franchise agreements between it and franchisee S&S Pizza Enterprises, Inc....more

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Minnesota Bankruptcy Court Enjoins Franchisee’s Breach of Post-Termination Noncompete

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A Minnesota bankruptcy court granted Fantastic Sams summary judgment and enjoined a former franchisee from violating the post-termination noncompete in its franchise agreements after the franchisee rejected the agreements in...more

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No Written Notice of Delay? Big Problem! Court Sides with Contractor in Termination Dispute

Earlier this week we saw the court in Patriot Construction use the waiver doctrine to excuse a subcontractor’s failure to strictly comply with the documentation requirements of the contract. As a litigant in Illinois federal...more

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Franchisee 101: No Legal Cure for Serial Defaults

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A federal court in Michigan granted 7-Eleven’s motion for summary judgment, enforcing the franchisor’s right to terminate a franchisee with repeated defaults, even though each default had been cured. 7-Eleven’s franchise...more

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Franchisor 101: Court Remediates Damage to Restoration Franchisor

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A federal court in Nashville granted summary judgment on breach of contract claims in favor of a damage restoration franchisor’s lawsuit with a former California franchisee. A Servpro franchisee had a territory in Los...more

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FRANCHISEE 101: Cannabiz Accounting

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Tax service franchisor, H&R Block, was recently vindicated in having terminated a franchisee for violating an in-term non-compete covenant. A United States District Court granted the franchisor summary judgment in Devore v....more

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