On December 27, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the stay on a nationwide preliminary injunction in the ongoing Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) litigation. This decision effectively reinstates the injunction, thereby halting the...
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Important Update: Nationwide Reinstatement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)
On December 23, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reinstated the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) compliance requirements by granting an emergency stay of a nationwide preliminary injunction. The injunction, issued earlier in December by the U.S....
Nationwide Injunction Halts Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)
On December 3, 2024, U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant in Texas issued a nationwide injunction halting the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Prior to the injunction, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) would have required most U.S. corporations,...
Ron Gardner Discusses Franchise Fraud in the New York Law Journal
Dady & Gardner, P.A. Partner Ron Gardner dives into franchise fraud and the legal challenges franchisees face in his latest article, Tightening the Noose on Franchise Fraud, published in the New York Law Journal. Gardner highlights California's new SB 919 law, a...
What if your franchisor’s new direction is harming your business?
The fast-food industry is a highly competitive one, and Subway has been struggling to keep its share of the market in recent years. To that end, it called together its North American franchisees for a meeting last month to discuss reasons for the decline in sales and...
Dady & Gardner, P.A. Partner Ronald K. Gardner, Jr. recognized by Who’s Who Legal’s “Global Elite” Thought Leader in 2024
We are thrilled to announce that Ronald K. Gardner, Jr., a distinguished member of Dady & Gardner, P.A., has been honored as one of the 12 Who’s Who Legal “Global Elite" Thought Leaders in the Franchising sector by Who’s Who Legal for the year 2024. This...
Dady & Gardner Partner Andrew Malzahn Prevails in an Argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Dady & Gardner Partner Andrew Malzahn recently prevailed in an argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in a noncompete dispute involving a former franchisee operating a pizzeria following the expiration of the franchise agreement....
Looking back at McDonald’s down under
Franchising provides opportunities for entrepreneurs not only in the United States but also throughout the world. McDonald’s resides in the “gold standard” category for entrepreneurs nationally and internationally. Australia is about to mark an important milestone,...
Promising news for franchisors and franchisees
For any type of business, regardless of industry, COVID-19 brought significant change to how owners operate their respective enterprises. Franchisors and franchisees also felt the pain that came with a pandemic. A great many operations were forced to shut down. Many...
Franchising Report from the Office of U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto
The office of U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto releases their report Strategies to Improve the Franchise Model: Preventing Unfair and Deceptive Franchise Practices which contains highly informative statistics on the current state of the franchise industry and...