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Maryland has adopted its Franchise Registration and Disclosure Law, effective October 1, 2026. Two changes are especially important for franchisees and franchisee associations: a revised statute of limitations for private civil actions and a newly codified right to...
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...
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...
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 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....
In his March 27, 2020, Franchising column, Ronald Gardner offers proactive steps franchisee representatives should be taking during this “sea change” caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The original plan was to write a column about Item 19 of the FDD, and how to...
On April 27, 2011, Beck Chevrolet Co., Inc., (“Beck”), a franchised motor vehicle dealer, brought suit in New York state court against General Motors (“GM”), a motor vehicle manufacturer, alleging violations of the New York Franchised Motor Vehicle Dealer Act. Beck...
In Dewitt v. London Road Rental Center, Inc., 910 N.W.2d 412 (Minn. 2018), the Minnesota Supreme Court resolved the confusion surrounding the proper test for determining whether an indemnity clause is enforceable under Minnesota law. In Dewitt, a rented picnic table...
On July 12, 2018, seven franchise systems entered into legally binding “assurances of discontinuance” with the Washington State Attorney General’s Office, which required them to remove “no poach” clauses (also known as “anti-poaching,” “non-solicitation,” and/or “no...
Battle over the Franchisor Business Judgment Rule and the Path to Peace Brian B. Schnell and Ronald K. Gardner, Jr. In successful franchise systems, both the franchisor and the franchisees obsess over the franchisees’ bottom line. Healthy franchise systems also see...