As a company, McDonald’s used to be lauded for marketing strategies to encourage Black business owners to buy into their franchise. Now, it seems like there may have been a lot of smoke and mirrors involved in their promises. A number of Black franchisees have...
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Does the California Franchise Investment Law Preempt Common Law Fraud?
There has been uncertainty in the preceding years surrounding whether the California Franchise Investment Law, Cal. Corp. Code § 31000 et seq. (“CFIL”) preempts common law fraud claims. The relevant language of the CFIL provides: Except as explicitly provided in this...
If a franchise opportunity is misrepresented to a franchisee, can they get their money back?
If a franchise opportunity is misrepresented to a franchisee, can they get their money back? “If a franchise opportunity is misrepresented to me, can I get my money back?” The answer to that question, in terms of a franchise being oversold, is: assuming we can prove...