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Non-Compete Agreements › Franchise Termination

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Non-Compete Agreements are contracts, typically formed in employment or business purchase contexts, where one party agrees to refrain from engaging in a particular line of work or pursuing business within a certain industry or locale. The purpose of these agreements is to protect employers or business purchasers from competition stemming from former employees or former owners of a business. less -

Franchisee 101: Dog Days of Operations

Lewitt Hackman on 6/30/2025

A federal court in Missouri granted franchisor’s motion for preliminary injunction against its former franchisee, enjoining the former franchisee from operating a competing business from the former franchised location....more

Franchisee 101: When the Competition Leaks

Lewitt Hackman on 5/1/2025

A Massachusetts federal court granted a franchisor’s request to enforce the franchise agreement’s post-termination non-compete provision against a terminated franchisee....more

Franchisee 101: Salon Franchisee Snipped, Confirmed, and Enjoined

Lewitt Hackman on 4/1/2025

A federal district court in Tennessee granted a motion for a default judgment in the franchisor’s favor against its former franchisee requiring the franchisee to pay damages and comply with the post-termination obligations...more

Franchisee 101: An UnBakeable Non-Compete

Lewitt Hackman on 9/29/2023

A Minnesota federal court denied cookie dough franchisor Cookie Dough Bliss Franchising’s motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against a former Minnesota franchisee and its owners....more

Franchisee 101: Blown Dry by the Competition

Lewitt Hackman on 9/1/2023

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

Franchisee 101: No Shaking Franchisor’s TRO

Lewitt Hackman on 12/23/2021

An Indiana federal court granted hamburger and milkshake franchisor, Steak n Shake, a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) against a franchisee to enforce post-termination obligations under franchise and area development...more

Franchisee 101: Fitness Franchisee Exercises Poor Judgment

Lewitt Hackman on 11/25/2020

A federal court in Denver granted Fitness Together Franchise, LLC a preliminary injunction against the owner of three former franchisees, three former franchisee entities and three additional entities formed to operate a...more

Franchisor 101: (Non)Competing for Care

Lewitt Hackman on 10/30/2020

A U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a federal district court decision partly granting a preliminary injunction sought by a companionship and domestic care services franchisor against a former franchisee, for violating the...more

Franchisee 101: Successor Slips Out of Non-Compete

Lewitt Hackman on 8/4/2020

A Florida federal court granted a preliminary injunction against a terminated franchisee. The court enjoined the ex-franchisee from using the franchisor’s trademarks and trade dress. The court enforced the franchisor’s...more

Franchise 101: A Sticky Situation

Lewitt Hackman on 5/29/2020

A federal court in Maryland entered default judgment and a permanent injunction in favor of an ice cream franchisor against a franchisee that continued operating its ice cream shop after termination....more

Franchisee 101: Injunction A-Berted

Lewitt Hackman on 2/1/2019

Sandwich shop franchisor Erbert and Gerbert (“E&G”) was unable to demonstrate a “better than negligible” likelihood of succeeding on allegations that a former franchisee infringed its trade dress in establishing a new...more

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