I entered into a non-disclosue confidentiality agreement to purchse a exsisting franchise.

The non-disclosure agreement prevents you from disclosing the P/L information to others; it does not necessarily prevent you from going into a...

Can I file a lawsuit?

In addition to the other answers, I'd recommend having a franchise attorney contact the franchise company who sold or granted the franchise...

Added clauses to contracts as they see fit that were not in the original contract that was signed.

All fees that a franchisor charges (or intends to charge) must be disclosed in the FDD Franchise Disclosure Document (or Uniform Franchise Offering...

Do I need an attorney for this?

Show any agreement(s) you have between you and the other doctor to a franchise attorney. Obviously your half is worth more than just half of the...

Do I need an attorney for this?

Show any agreement(s) you have between you and the other doctor to a franchise attorney. Obviously your half is worth more than just half of the...

What issues allow a franchisee to sue their franchisor?

The answer is it depends not only on the terms of your franchise agreement, but also on what was disclosed (or not disclosed) in your FDD Franchise...

Is this agreement legally binding?

I agree with the other answer - you need to seek counsel from an attorney in your state. I'm a franchise attorney in California and here...

The answer depends on a number of factors: what your franchise agreement says, what was disclosed to you in the FDD Franchise Disclosure Document...

Franchisor vs. franchisee responsibility

The contract is only one piece of the puzzle. The correct answer is it depends on a variety of control factors that may be present in not only the...

Should we file our cookie company as an S-Corp or a C-Corp?

I only address the part of your question that relates to expansion via franchising. Normally, a separate entity (corporation or LLC) is formed...