The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed in part, and vacated in part, a district court’s issuance of an injunction preventing a franchisor’s enforcement of a noncompete covenant as written but allowing...more
1/19/2024
/ Blue Pencil Contract Modification ,
Contract Term ,
Contract Terms ,
Employment Litigation ,
Enforceability ,
Franchises ,
Franchisors ,
Geographic Markets ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Partial Reversal ,
Public Interest ,
Restrictive Covenants
A federal court in Maine granted a franchisor’s motion to dismiss claims asserting that a franchisor was liable for its franchisee’s alleged age discrimination in employment. Goodwill v. Anywhere Real Est., 2023 WL 4034372...more
7/7/2023
/ Age Discrimination ,
Dismissals ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Franchise Agreements ,
Franchisee ,
Franchises ,
Franchisors ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Motion to Dismiss