Litigation

The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California recently entered a preliminary injunction against a former franchisee, where the franchisor had repeatedly notified the franchisee of various deficiencies, and the franchisor ultimately terminated the franchise agreement.

Recent news of interest to you and your practice.

A spate of recent case law raises the question of which circumstances will enable advice rendered in benefits matters to be protected by the attorney-client privilege and the related work product doctrine.

Highlights of the latest franchising cases from around the country.

A look at a recent key ruling.

In-depth analysis of pivotal cases.

A look at two noteworthy cases.

In some cases, landlords have persuaded courts to "pierce the corporate veil," so as to recover sums from a corporate tenant's creditworthy parent entity and/or principal(s). In other cases, courts have refused to pierce the corporate veil.This article discusses when a court will, or will not, pierce the corporate veil.