Franchise Fees

When setting your hopes on a franchise, you need to be clear about what it will cost you. Like many other financial offers, sometimes the real cost is more than the first figure you see. Franchisors need to clarify the costs, but some will make them more transparent...

And the saga continues . . . In Chicago Male Medical Clinic, LLC v. Ultimate Management, Inc., No. EDCV 13-00199 SJO, 2014 WL 7180549, at *1 (C.D. Cal. Dec. 16, 2014), plaintiff filed suit against defendants arguing that defendants violated Section 5 of the Illinois...

And the saga continues . . . In H.C. Duke & Son, LLC v. Prism Marketing Corp., No. 411CV04006SLDJAG, 2013 WL 5460209, at *1 (C.D. Ill. Sept. 30, 2013), a producer and distributor of a line of soft-serve ice cream machinery and equipment (“plaintiff”) filed suit...

And the saga continues . . . In BP West Coast Products, LLC v. Shalabi, No. C11-1341MJP, 2012 WL 441155, at *1 (W.D. Wash. Feb. 10, 2012), plaintiff filed suit against defendant alleging that defendant violated certain franchise agreements. Defendant counterclaimed,...

And the saga continues . . . In Roberts v. C.R. England, Inc., 827 F. Supp. 2d 1078 (N.D. Cal. 2011), independent contractors (“plaintiffs”) filed a putative class action against affiliated transportation industry companies (“defendants”) alleging, among other things,...

And the saga continues . . . In Bye v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., 733 F. Supp. 2d 805 (E.D. Mich. 2010), an insurance agent (“plaintiff”) brought suit against the insurer (“defendant”) alleging it violated the Michigan Franchise Investment Law (MFIL). There,...

And the saga continues . . . In Home Pest & Termite Control, Inc. v. Dow Agrosciences, LLC, No. 8:02CV406, 2004 WL 240556, at *1 (D. Neb. Feb. 6, 2004), a trained pest control operator (“plaintiff”) filed suit against the manufacturer of a termite elimination...

And the saga continues . . . In Coyne’s & Co. v. Enesco, LLC, 553 F.3d 1128 (8th Cir. 2009), a distributor (“plaintiff”) entered into an agreement with a company formed under the laws of England (“company”). The agreement provided for plaintiff’s exclusive right...

And the saga continues . . . In Boeve v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., No. 08-CV-12213, 2008 WL 3915011, at *1 (E.D. Mich. Aug. 20, 2008), plaintiff entered into an Independent Contractor Agent’s Agreement (“ICAA”) with defendant in 2003 to sell defendant’s financial...