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Earlier this month, a group of 11 state attorneys general announced that they have asked eight fast-food franchises to provide a copy of their franchise agreements to determine whether such agreements contain no-poaching restrictions, which prohibit franchisees from hiring, i.e., "poaching," each other's workers.

Decozen Chrysler Jeep Corp. ("Decozen"), a New Jersey-based automobile dealership, filed a lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, LLC ("FCA"), in U.S. District Court for the District...

Based on their vote to adopt the exemption findings, the City then filed a Notice of Exemption.

Several attorneys specializing in franchise litigation collaborated at the ABA Forum to present a workshop entitled "Litigating Disclosure Claims," which highlighted the most frequently litigated disclosure-related issues brought by franchisees.

Today, I continue with the fifth installment on Observations from the IFA Convention on the Ins and Outs of Financial Performance Representations ("FPRs").

Despite a favorable outcome for a franchisor, Braatz, LLC v. Red Mango FC, LLC is a cautionary tale of how franchise sales can go sour. 3:14-CV-4516-G (N.D. Tex. Apr. 27, 2015).

Dispute resolution provisions in franchise agreements often address how, when, and where parties will mediate.

In Gessele v. Jack in the Box, Inc., the franchise world got a win in the joint employer battle when the United States District Court for Oregon held that Jack in the Box, Inc. was not the joint employer of certain employees of its franchisees as a matter of law using the economic reality test in granting summary judgment in JIB's favor.

As the franchise world is well aware, the FTC Rule does not itself authorize private lawsuits.

There are a number of important reasons why a franchise system may elect to change its signature look and both articles hit on three of the big one.

It’s hard to believe, but for those franchisors with a calendar year fiscal year end, the time has come once again to begin the process of updating the franchise disclosure document and preparing for state registrations.

Taft attorneys have extensive experience franchising businesses in a wide range of industries. We work with clients to take businesses through the steps to set up proper franchises, providing the best opportunity for success.

The Supreme Court again this summer was the focus of immense media and public scrutiny.

A hotel assistant manager who allegedly coerced housekeepers into sexual "servitude" is now defending himself in federal court, along with his employer TMI Hospitality Incorporated.

Doggy daycare resorts, bed bug chasers, hypnosis centers- what hasn’t been franchised?

Tasty Baking Company, a manufacturer of prepackaged goods, terminated Distefano, Inc., Maryland-based owner of a franchise with rights to sell Tasty products in a prescribed area called a "route."

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court answered "no" to a certified question from the First Circuit Court of Appeals asking whether plaintiff franchisees...

For the past few years, it seems franchisors have been riding a roller coaster when it comes to no-poach clauses in their franchise agreements.