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What Class Action Reform Means to the Franchising Industry

Franchise attorneys say that the new federal Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 ("CAFA") will be beneficial to franchisors, but they do not predict that the new law means the end of class action litigation between franchisors and franchisees, nor by consumers or employees against franchise systems. In fact, some attorneys suggest that CAFA might result in more litigation, as plaintiffs file lawsuits in individual states rather than seeking national class action status through a case brought before a state court.

20 minute read April 01, 2005 at 08:35 AM
By
Kevin Adler
What Class Action Reform Means to the Franchising Industry

Franchise attorneys say that the new federal Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (“CAFA”) will be beneficial to franchisors, but they do not predict that the new law means the end of class action litigation between franchisors and franchisees, nor by consumers or employees against franchise systems.

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