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Foley & Lardner LLP

Keep Wining: Franchise Statute Opens Door to Protections for Missouri Wine Distributor

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The Eighth Circuit recently applied a novel, broad reading of the Missouri Franchise Act granting franchise protection to distributors which previously would not likely have been considered franchisees....more

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Maryland Franchise Reform Act Introduced

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On January 31, 2025, Delegate Marc Korman of Montgomery County introduced Maryland House of Delegates Bill 992, entitled the Franchise Reform Act, which would make the first significant changes to the Maryland Franchise...more

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Leveling The Playing Field For Hospitality Franchisees In New Jersey

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Just prior to Memorial Day, the New Jersey Assembly passed legislation intending to bring more balance between hotel franchisors and franchisees. As a supplement to the New Jersey Franchise Practices Act, the new legislation...more

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Minnesota Federal Court Holds Assignment of Franchise Does Not Constitute a Sale Under the Minnesota Franchise Act

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A federal court in Minnesota has dismissed a claim under the Minnesota Franchise Act (MFA), holding that a franchisor’s consent to the assignment of a franchise does not constitute a sale or an offer to sell under the Act....more

Fox Rothschild LLP

California’s Tectonic Plates Shift — Part III

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And so we come to the ultimate affront to franchising. Responding to strong lobbying efforts by the Service Employees International Union (SIEU), the California legislature passed the Fast Food Accountability and Standards...more

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California’s Tectonic Plates Shift — Part I

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“California’s falling into the ocean!” Growing up in Southern California I heard that every time we had an earthquake. Usually, though, all I had to do was stand in a door jamb and wait until the shaking stopped (now not the...more

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Joint Employment -- Still a Conundrum

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For generations of small business owners franchising serves as a successful business model. Under this paradigm a franchisor grants a franchisee a license to use the franchisor’s trademark and business concept in exchange for...more

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