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Claims Under the California Franchise Investment Law

What claims can be brought under the California Franchise Investment Law (“CFIL”) and what protections are provided to franchisees. The CFIL regulates the sale and disclosure of franchise...

Do Franchisors Face Triple Damages If They Fraudulently Induce Franchisees to Come to California?

California Labor Code section 970 states that “[n]o person, or agent or officer thereof, directly, shall influence, persuade, or engage any person to change from one place to another in this State...

Walking the Line: When are the Franchisor’s In-House Counsel’s Communications or Advice to a Franchisee an Ethical Violation?

A wide assortment of rules and laws guide the franchisor counsel in deciding whether and how to communicate with and advise franchisees. The Model Rules of Professional Conduct (Model Rules) set the...

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