{"id":714,"date":"2010-12-31T13:21:48","date_gmt":"2010-12-31T13:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expandsmtest.com\/franchiseking\/latest-franchise-business-lawsuits\/"},"modified":"2016-04-03T18:57:31","modified_gmt":"2016-04-03T18:57:31","slug":"latest-franchise-business-lawsuits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/latest-franchise-business-lawsuits","title":{"rendered":"Latest Franchise Business Lawsuits"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

Lawsuits in the business world are pretty commonplace.<\/strong> Some of biggies like BP<\/span><\/strong> and Enron <\/span><\/strong>come to mind, along with Microsoft<\/strong> and Apple<\/strong>. Corporate lawyers shuffle a lot of paperwork around, sometimes for years. <\/p>\n

In the franchise business world, lawsuits happen, too.<\/strong> Sometimes franchisees sue franchisors. Franchisors sometimes even sue franchisees. Sometimes, the parties settle. For a lot of money.<\/p>\n

Part of your franchise research<\/strong> should always include finding out about any legal issues that the franchisor you’re thinking about partnering with is experiencing. Use a franchise attorney.<\/em><\/p>\n

Maybe you can avoid some legal storms…<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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The Quiznos sandwich chain<\/strong> has been in the news a lot, but not because it’s sandwich recipes have been stolen. Lots of lawyers are making lots of money because of Quiznos. Read about Quiznos lawsuits<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Sometimes, the threat of a lawsuit<\/strong>, (even from an angry diet-conscious lady or two<\/em>) is enough to cause huge franchises like McDonald’s<\/strong> too freak out a bit. Read about the McDonald’s Happy Meal Lawsuits<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Franchisees do get sued.<\/strong> These charming folks allegedly used marketing money to help pay for their kids education. Read about these Dunkin’ Donut franchisees<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Finally, if there was a way to avoid a lawsuit<\/strong>, would you want to know “how to do it<\/em>?” Read about those Darn Franchise Lawsuits<\/strong><\/a>, which includes some great tips.<\/p>\n

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