Barry Kurtz

A federal district court in New Jersey transferred a case brought by a New Jersey-based franchisee against its franchisor to the Eastern District of Missouri, where the franchisor maintained its headquarters. The court found...more A federal court in New York denied a former franchisee’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit relating to the franchisee’s failure to return proprietary materials related to the franchisor’s system. Sadkhin Franchising Company LLC...more A federal court in Missouri granted franchisor H&R Block’s motion for summary judgment, finding H&R Block could immediately terminate a franchisee’s franchise agreements without an opportunity to cure, after the franchisee...more A federal district court in California granted in part a franchisee’s motion to enforce a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) issued by a state court, finding the franchisor engaged in coercive “self-help” measures by...more