Litigation
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My Comment on the Franchise Rule
On January 23rd, 2020, I discovered that my comment on the FTC’s Franchise Rule had finally been published. As of January 15th, before the change from the Trump administration to…
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Is Franchising White Collar Racketeering?
As some of you know, I am making an argument that some franchisors, if not a very high percentage of them, are guilty of white collar racketeering. I believe that…
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My Fraud Story Continued: Litigation as a Component of Franchise Fraud
CONTEXT: I signed a franchise contract, realized I’d been defrauded and witnessed the franchisor’s participation in a major privacy crime… all in one month. All that action is in early…
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My Story of Franchise Fraud and Indentured Servitude
I loved seeing franchisees tell the FTC that franchising is like indentured servitude in their comments about the Franchise Rule. I told the FTC that once, too…. a couple years…
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My Own Franchise Story
I really enjoy writing. And my story of franchise fraud is fairly fascinating. I wrote it up for my recent 29-page submission to the FTC in response to their request…
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Franchisees Need a Private Right of Action
The FTC doesn’t enforce the Franchise Rule itself. And the FTC has resisted allowing for private enforcement of the Franchise Rule. According to the then president of the American Franchisee…
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Franchise Self-Regulation Doesn’t Work
Self-Regulation won’t work in the franchise industry until power is equally balanced between franchiSEES and franchiSORS. Right now, franchise agreements are weighted excessively in franchiSORS’ favor giving franchiSORS too much…
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Franchising and Fear: The Laloux Culture Model
Franchising and fear: Most franchises are red organizations. What do I mean by red? I mean that FranchiSORS use fear to control their franchiSEES. FRANCHISING AND FEAR: Learn more about…
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Franchise Grade Numbers Reveal Industry Crisis
Net growth numbers provided by Franchise Grade indicate that the franchise industry is in crisis. According to Franchise Grade, between 2010 and 2018, franchiSEES invested $459.6 billion dollars in franchising.…
