Perspective
Jan. 29, 2011
Arbitration Decisions in Franchising Cases — They Go Together
California is no stranger to arbitration disputes in franchise agreements. By David Gurnick of Lewitt Hackman.
This month, the Court of Appeal refused to let parties escape written agreements to arbitrate in a distant forum, even though high costs blocked them from participating. MKJA Inc. v. 123 Fit Franchising LLC 2011 WL 9727 (C.A. 4th Dist., Jan. 4, 2011). The case involved health club franchisees in California, and their Colorado franchisor. The decision is another in a long series of franchisee-franchisor disputes challenging arbitration and ...
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