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• Which Way The Wind Blows

  As we have explored on this blog previously, there has been endless discussion during this economic downturn concerning the effect current economic conditions will have on the franchising model. That discussion continues unabated, as evidenced…

• Arbitration: pros and cons

  At least one study reveals that in 2007, over 45% of franchisors included arbitration as the method for dispute resolution in their franchise agreements. Arbitration can provide the parties to a dispute with substantial benefits.…

• Does Mediation Work?

  At the ABA Annual Forum on Franchising in Toronto this past week, several of the presentations touched on the subject of mediation, specifically as a dispute resolution method stated in the franchise agreement. The concept…

• Are Your Franchisees Happy? Does it Matter?

  We attended the 32nd Annual American Bar Association Forum on Franchising in Toronto last week. The opening session featured Greg Nathan, a psychologist and franchising expert, who examined the psychological dynamics of the franchisor/franchisee relationship.…

• Quizno’s Has Gotten Its Buns Toasted Again by Aggrieved Franchisees

  The United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania has denied a motion by Quizno’s to dismiss certain claims of franchisees of the system that the sandwich shop franchisor fraudulently induced execution of…

• Updates: (i) franchise growth; and (ii) franchisor assistance to franchisees

  We wrote a blog entry several months ago about the negative impact the global recession is having on franchise growth. Recent stories appearing across the country continue to confirm this trend. The IFA SmartBrief provides…

• Franchisee Class Actions

  The U.S. District Court in Colorado ruled in April in a case involving Quiznos that a provision in a franchise agreement that bars franchisees from banding together in class-action lawsuits is enforceable. The decision is…

• Disclosing Franchisee Revenue in New York

  New York State's 2009-2010 budget contains a new law which is intended to make it less difficult for the State's Department of Taxation and Finance to determine if franchisees of franchised chains are cheating on…

• Trends Revisited

  Credit Crunch: This topic has been previously discussed by us and is still a hot topic of discussion. As today's Orlando Sentinel notes: "Usually, a downturn increases interest in franchises as people laid off from…

• Franchising vs. Licensing, continued

  A potential client called the other day and described a potential business venture to me. He said that he wanted to structure it as a license rather than "getting involved in all of the complications…