Not exact matches
Shortly after the letter of intent was
issued, long time (40 - years) Birmingham, Alabama Mercedes - Benz dealership Crown Automotive filed a
law suit (against Mercedes - Benz USA) claiming that by allowing a second Mercedes - Benz dealership to operate in Birmingham they would violate the terms of their
franchise agreement.
Areas of expertise include arbitration, construction
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issues, corporate formation,
franchises, unfair trade practices, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and motion and appellate practice.
Our attorneys also have extensive experience in negotiating
franchise and distribution agreements and handling intellectual property matters (including trademarks, trade secrets, and copyrights), advertising concerns,
franchise law compliance, mergers and acquisitions, antitrust matters and other corporate
issues related to
franchises.
Issues often arise in case of
franchise agreements based on a different jurisdiction being just translated but not properly adapted to Austrian
laws or the Austrian market situation.
On the
issue of the court's interpretation of the restrictive clause and the words «similar to», the court did not undertake a detailed factual and legal analysis of the relevant multitude of factors relating to the
franchise system, as done in established
franchise law authorities.
They talk about anti-trust
law, intellectual property
issues and how this decision could affect the NFL and other sports
franchises.
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«Understanding
Franchise Law,» Managing Legal
Issues in
Franchising, Leading Lawyers on Helping Clients Master the Ownership Process and Avoid Legal Conflicts, Aspatore Books, August 2013
On Episode 17, Chris Horkins fills us in on the hottest
issues in
franchise law!
The protections and obligations of parties involved in
franchises are complex, and involve statutory, common
law, and equitable
issues.
We are frequently quoted by the press on
issues of
franchise law.