A California appellate court affirmed a trial court’s denial of more than $4 million in damages for “reverse royalties” arising from a franchisee’s purchase of a boba franchise with an exclusive 10-mile territory....more
At war with Russia in eastern Europe, a nascent competing world order, mass shootings and bank failures at home, questionable audit practices by the Big 4 . . . everywhere, debt ceilings and the risk of default, inflation,...more
Those of you who followed the drama around the oddly-named Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 will have seen the rise and fall of efforts to change tax laws regarding “carried interests.”...more
An arbitration panel in Florida found that a disaster recovery and remediation business franchisee breached his agreement with John Woods, his franchisor, by terminating the agreement 13 years before expiration of the 20-year...more