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Virginia Federal Court Dismisses Franchisor's Trade Secret Claim for Failure to Plead with Specificity

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A Virginia federal court recently granted a motion to dismiss all six counts of a franchisor's complaint against a competing former franchisee for failure to plead with specificity under the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016...more

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Pennsylvania Federal Court Rules It Has Subject Matter Jurisdiction to Decide Trade Secret Claim but Dismisses as Untimely...

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A federal court in Pennsylvania granted in part and denied in part a former franchisee’s motion to dismiss a franchisor’s allegation that she misappropriated trade secrets and breached the franchise agreement. JTH Tax, LLC v....more

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FRANCHISOR 101: Supreme Tax Implications

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On June 21 the U.S. Supreme Court reversed prior case law and let states tax online retailers that do not have physical presence in the state. The ruling also has significant implications for franchise systems that sell...more

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Why Yesterday's SCOTUS Decision May Impact Franchisor Royalties

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Yesterday, in South Dakota vs. WayFair, Inc., et al., the United States Supreme Court (“Court”) overturned long-standing precedents that required an out-of-state Seller to have a physical presence in a state to collect...more

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