Read this 5-page Franchise Litigation Use Case that analyzes federal franchise cases with regards to jurisdictions, parties and law firms involved, case resolutions and findings.
Franchisors frequently become embroiled in contract disputes with their franchisees. Many franchisors have cases pending against their franchisees for breach of the franchise agreement in district courts across the country. In each case, franchisors are facing, not only different franchisees, but also different judges, opposing counsel, and local counsel. Predicting timing, outcomes, and cost is essential to evaluating and resolving franchise claims.
Lex Machina has developed a unique “Franchise Agreement” case tag, so that attorneys can focus on cases involving breach of a franchise agreement. The dataset analyzed includes over 6,600 cases that are most relevant to franchisors.