San Francisco, CA
Franchising Lawyer at San Francisco, CA
Practice Areas: Franchising
OUTCOME: Arbitration award in favor of my client that the license agreement was an illegal franchise. Damages awarded against Respondents on all counts for a substantial amount.
Lawsuit filed in Santa Clara Superior Court, California and moved, by stipulation, into binding Arbitration. Issue: whether the license agreement granted Plaintiff was an illegal, disguised franchise.
OUTCOME: Claimant awarded restitution damages, attorneys fees and costs totaling $140,829 and joint and several liability of all named individual Respondents - Carl Kosnar and Dennis Rieder. Increased to $153,361 due to collection efforts.
Represented Claimant in illegal franchise matter involving various California Franchise Investment Law violations.
OUTCOME: Sucessfully negotiated settlement in favor of my clients, the Plaintiffs, for $580,000 after the Complaint was filed in Alameda Superior Court
Offer and sale of illegal franchises disguised as licenses, in California.
OUTCOME: Landmark case - franchise arbitration clause invalidated
Provided franchise expert strategy and consulting in a case that established new franchise law by invalidating the standard arbitration provision in a California franchise agreement on the grounds it w ... as unconscionable by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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