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Successful Mediation of Franchise Disputes: Factors That Influence the Outcome

Franchising as a legal relationship has embraced mediation as a pre-filing requirement to a lawsuit or arbitration in many franchise agreements. So, how has it gone? Originally published in the ABA’s The Franchise Lawyer -...more

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Franchisor Settles Antitrust Claims in Broker Commission Antitrust Litigation

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Real estate brokerage franchisor Keller Williams has agreed to a settle claims related to the ongoing broker commission antitrust litigation. Burnett v. National Ass’n of Realtors, Case No. 4:19-CV-00332 (W.D. Mo.), which has...more

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The Franchise Memorandum - Issue #271

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Ninth Circuit Reverses Class Action Settlement Approval and Fee Award - The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the approval of a $10 million voucher settlement and a $2.6 million attorneys’ fee award in a class...more

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FRANCHISOR 101: Recent “Franchisor as Joint Employer” Developments

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In the last month, McDonald's settled a class action with employees of a franchisee, and a new President of the United States was elected. These two events have something in common with regard to franchising: they are...more

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