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Litigation Note – Forum Selection
In December, the Supreme Court issued a significant ruling in a non-franchise industry case, which may have a broad impact on franchise disputes. Most franchise agreements contain a forum selection clause requiring that any lawsuit in the case of a dispute between the franchisor and the franchisee will take place in the franchisor’s home state. …
Keeping Track of Franchising
With rapidly evolving legal principles and an even more rapidly developing business landscape, keeping up with what is going on in the world of franchising is difficult. I find LinkedIn helpful, particularly the function that gives you the three most read stories for the week, based upon what has been published within certain groups relating …
Importing Foreign Franchises to the U.S.
When people say, “International Franchising,” more often than not they mean taking a U.S. franchise concept to another country. Far less frequently, people are investigating the prospects of bringing a business concept from another country to the U. S. Importing foreign franchises has been written about occasionally, typically in very broad strokes that highlights the obvious …