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to compete against million-dollar corporations.
One problem is that franchise contracts tend to be made by the franchisor, and can be 80 pages or more in length. “You’d have to be a franchise lawyer
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"There is something terribly wrong when the franchisee is left penniless despite winning in court." It gave heart to "rogue franchisors" who could continue to destroy franchisees' lives
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currently suing the giant pizza chain for $7.8 million in damages.
In Canada, only the province of Alberta has laws in place which make it mandatory for a franchisor to reveal its past to purchasers.
Alberta
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is profitable and they are debt-free. But not every franchise story has a happy ending.
It's not uncommon for franchisors and franchisees to lock horns. In a 1998 white paper, Ontario's Ministry
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, intentional, Independence, Lease controlled by franchisor, Only 3 ways out: resell to next loser, independence & be sued or abandon and go bankrupt, Short- or forced-shipping, United Kingdom, 20091111 Threshers franchisees
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to a dispute, nobody is happy.”
Katzman also pointed out that if a dispute does go to court, a franchisor usually has deeper pockets and can “out-sue” the franchisee.
London, Ont., franchise lawyer Peter
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legal fees with his lawyers meant no bill of costs was ever submitted to the court.
The war of legal attrition eventually ended up costing the businessman everything.
A lawyer appointed to look
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Toronto franchise lawyer John Sotos. “Franchisees don’t benefit from consumer legislation, because they’re considered to be sophisticated investors and businesspeople.”
Alberta requires franchisors
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"Dunkin' Donuts has sued franchise owners 154 times since 2006 - a far cry from McDonald's five lawsuits against owners and Subway's 12 lawsuits…and for anyone to suggest that we take legal action
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, a lawyer for the dealers.
The Globe and Mail
April 21, 2010
Court gives green light to suit by GM dealers
Greg Keenan
A lawsuit against General Motors of Canada Ltd. filed by 19 car dealers who were
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