Bilzin Sumberg | USA | 22 Feb 2021
Washington v. McDonald’s USA, LLC, No. 4:21-cv-00367 (N.D. Ohio Feb. 16, 2021) — Herbert Washington, once one of McDonald’s largest Black franchisee…
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP | USA | 27 Jan 2021
A Colorado court concluded that a forum-selection clause in a franchise agreement established jurisdiction over companies that did not sign the…
Frost Brown Todd LLP | USA | 22 Jan 2019
The joint-employer doctrine determines the circumstances in which one company can be held liable for the workplace violations of another related…
McDermott Will & Emery | USA | 12 Jul 2016
I attach a copy of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit’s recent decision in Tri County Wholesale Distributors v. Labatt USA Operating…
McDermott Will & Emery | USA | 3 Mar 2016
The “successorship” provision of Ohio’s franchise law for alcohol beverages has spawned much litigation over the past two decades. Premium Beverage…
Thompson Hine LLP | USA | 24 Jun 2015
While it may be true that the only things certain in life are death and taxes, knowing how to reduce your tax liability can certainly make paying…
Thompson Hine LLP | Italy, USA | 13 Dec 2013
Disputes over choice of law in litigation are common among suppliers or principals and their terminated distributors or sales representatives. Such…
Bricker & Eckler LLP | USA | 30 Oct 2013
The Supreme Court of Ohio recently held that R.C. 1333.82, Ohio's Alcoholic Beverages Franchise Act, permits a successor manufacturer to terminate…
Wiley Rein LLP | USA | 5 Dec 2012
In a lengthy and considered opinion, a U.S. District Court in Ohio recently denied a campground franchisor’s request for an award of liquidated damages against a terminated franchisee.
Lathrop GPM | USA | 18 Oct 2012
A case that has stood as one of the only recent precedents for an antitrust tying claim in franchising was dismissed last week by the court in Burda v. Wendy’s Int’l, Inc., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 145447 (S.D. Ohio Oct. 9, 2012).