Eighth Circuit Overturns Class Certification in Suit Against TD Ameritrade Holding Corp., Holding Individualized Evidence is Required for Each Putative Class Member; District Judge Approves Magistrate’s Recommendation to Deny...more
A federal judge in the Western District of Arkansas recently rejected a franchisor's attempt to invoke a forum selection clause, in Rob & Bud's Pizza, LLC v. Papa Murphy's Int'l, Inc,, on public policy grounds rooted in a...more
Rob & Bud's Pizza ("R&B") is a Papa Murphy's franchisee and owns and operates multiple Papa Murphy's Take 'n' Bake Pizza restaurants in Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas. In April 2014, R&B and other Papa Murphy's franchisees...more