On June 21, 2012, the Superior Court for the District of Montreal, Quebec, Canada entered a judgment for $16.4 Million against the Canadian Dunkin Donuts franchisor in favor of 21 former franchisees. The court held, among other things in a new court decision, that...
Month: June 2012
New Court Decisions – Franchisee or Employee?
Two new court decisions, in March and in June of this year, out of Massachusetts raise the issue of what is the line between a franchisee and an employee. Acknowledging that Massachusetts has some unique laws regarding classification of employees and that at least...
Buying a Franchise–Duty to disclose high failure rates?
Franchise site BlueMauMau just released a list of the 25 worst franchise investments-without even asking the question of whether such extraordinarily bad results give rise to a duty to disclose high failure rates to those who are buying a franchise.The bluemaumau list...
Buying a Franchise – Watch the Statute of Limitations
Every franchisee, at the beginning, goes through a "honeymoon" period that can last a few years. That phase can have a very dangerous side-effect of causing you to be unable to successfully make a claim if the franchisor did something wrong. It is very important when...