News & Analysis as of

Summary Judgment Termination Clauses

A&O Shearman

Termination turmoil: when knowing your rights makes all the difference

A&O Shearman on

The High Court in URE Energy v Notting Hill Genesis found that whether a party is aware of its termination right under a contract depends solely on the evidence and requires actual, not constructive, knowledge. However,...more

Lathrop GPM

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

Lathrop GPM on

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

Lewitt Hackman

Franchisee 101: No Legal Cure for Serial Defaults

Lewitt Hackman on

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

Lewitt Hackman

Franchisor 101: Court Remediates Damage to Restoration Franchisor

Lewitt Hackman on

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

Littler

Ontario, Canada: Calculation of Reasonable Notice Period When a Contractor Becomes an Employee

Littler on

Cormier v. 1772887 Ontario Limited (St. Joseph Communications) (“St. Joseph”), 2019 ONCA 965, is an appeal from a summary judgment motion arising from the wrongful dismissal claim of a contractor who worked for St. Joseph for...more

Lewitt Hackman

FRANCHISEE 101: Cannabiz Accounting

Lewitt Hackman on

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

Troutman Pepper Locke

Supreme Court Of North Dakota: Where Contract Provided That Either Party Could Cancel Upon 30 Days’ Notice, The Non-Breaching...

Troutman Pepper Locke on

Cont’l Res. v. P&P Indus., LLC, 2018 N.D. Lexis 20 (January 22, 2018) - In 2013, Continental Resources Inc. (“Continental”), an oil producer doing business in North Dakota, entered into a master servicing agreement,...more

Littler

Termination Clause Enforced: Oudin and the Supreme Court of Canada

Littler on

In Canada, termination clauses in employment agreements are critical tools that allow an employer to avoid providing reasonable notice of termination under the common law.  Each year there are numerous court decisions on this...more

8 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide