A district court in Arizona granted a franchisor’s motion to transfer venue to Missouri pursuant to the terms of the franchise agreement.
S&G Elite LLC (“S&G”) and ST National Franchising, LLC (“Franchisor”) entered into a...more
A California federal court partially granted a motion to compel arbitration by car care franchisor Spiffy Franchising. However, the court invalidated provisions in the franchise agreement providing for dispute resolution in...more
1/31/2025
/ Addendums ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Choice-of-Law ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Forum Selection ,
Franchise Agreements ,
Franchisee ,
Franchisors ,
Motion to Compel ,
Notice of Intent
A Mississippi federal court granted summary judgment in favor of Leisure Systems, Inc. (“LSI”), a franchisor of Yogi Bear themed children’s parks and campgrounds, on negligence and premises liability claims. The case was...more
A New Jersey federal district court granted summary judgment in favor of 7-Eleven, Inc. in a dispute with a franchisee.
The franchisee signed a franchise agreement to operate a 7-Eleven store in Princeton, New Jersey,...more
A California federal court granted summary judgment in favor of Red Roof Inns, a hotel franchisor, on sex trafficking claims brought under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, or TVPRA....more
A Washington federal court denied a franchisor’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, finding the court had personal jurisdiction over a franchisor’s agents who reside in Louisiana, based on their purposeful...more
A Colorado federal court denied a franchisor’s request for preliminary injunction that would enforce a non-compete provision against a former franchisee.
The franchisor of spice and tea shops known as Spice & Tea Merchants...more
A New Jersey federal court granted in part a hotel franchisor’s motion for summary judgment against its franchisee and the guarantor of the personal guaranty, for breach of the parties’ franchise agreement. The franchisee did...more
A California federal court granted a motion to compel arbitration by retail franchisor Batteries Plus and its two executives, and dismissed a franchisee’s action alleging violations of the California Franchise Investment Law,...more
A federal district court in New Jersey recently found that restaurant franchisor Golden Corral was entitled to nearly $1.2 million in consequential damages after terminating a franchised Golden Corral restaurant....more
A federal district court in Texas denied a preliminary injunction filed by a franchisee (“EYM”) after Pizza Hut, as franchisor, terminated the franchise agreements....more
7/1/2024
/ Breach of Contract ,
Breach of Duty ,
Failure to Comply ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Forbearance Agreements ,
Franchise Agreements ,
Franchise Termination ,
Franchisee ,
Franchisors ,
Notice of Default ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Tortious Interference
A trial judge for the United States Bankruptcy Court in Illinois denied a franchisee’s motion to enforce an automatic stay against The UPS Store (“TUPSS”), concluding that TUPSS’ termination of the franchise agreement was...more
A Florida district court granted a motion to stay court proceedings pending arbitration between a franchisor and a third-party, non-signatory to a franchise agreement, containing an arbitration clause....more
An Illinois federal district court granted partial summary judgment in a trademark dispute against Ledo Pizza System, Inc. (“System”) and Ledo Pizza Carryouts, Ltd. (“Carryouts”), a franchisor of pizza restaurants...more
A Maryland federal district court denied a restaurant franchisor’s motion to dismiss, concluding that a restaurant manager at a franchised location alleged sufficient facts to support a finding that the franchisor is a joint...more
A Tennessee federal district court granted a franchisee’s request for a preliminary injunction to prevent the franchisor from enforcing noncompete restrictions under the franchise agreement while the franchisee litigated its...more
A Pennsylvania federal court refused to enforce non-competition and non-solicitation covenants in a franchise agreement of a nationwide tax preparation service franchisor. The court dismissed the franchisor’s request for...more
A federal district court in Indiana held that a forum selection clause in the franchise agreement prevailed over a competing forum selection clause in the personal guaranty....more
A federal district court in Florida denied a former moving and junk hauling franchisee’s motion to dismiss claims of trademark infringement and unfair competition by franchisor College Hunks Hauling Junk (“CHHJ”)....more
A California federal district court held that judgment entered against individual owners of a franchisor entity, KEP Fortune, LLC, finding them jointly and severally liable with the franchisor entity, was not erroneous or a...more
A Wisconsin federal district court allowed an insurance company’s field representative’s allegations that his representation agreement was an unregistered franchise to proceed beyond the pleading stage....more
A Texas court of appeals affirmed judgment in favor of a plaintiff who claimed a franchisor was vicariously liable for a franchisee’s employee’s wrongful conduct....more
A Michigan district court held a franchisee breached its obligations under its franchise agreements and upheld the liquidated damages clause in the agreements....more
A Utah federal judge denied cookie franchisor Crumbl an injunction preventing its competitor, Dirty Dozen, from opening new locations while litigation between the two franchisors was pending....more
A Minnesota bankruptcy court granted Fantastic Sams a preliminary injunction against a former Fantastic Sams franchisee, finding the operation of four new hair salons by the former franchisee was prohibited by enforceable...more