Brandon Mickelsen

The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court recently affirmed summary judgment in favor of Subway, holding that a former franchisee was required to reimburse Subway for a settlement payment in a lease dispute,...more An Illinois federal court recently dismissed a slip-and-fall plaintiff’s negligence claims against Hilton Worldwide that stemmed from a fall at a Nebraska Hampton Inn. Roeber v. Hilton Worldwide Holdings., Inc., 2026 WL...more In a distribution territory dispute, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a Maryland Federal District Court properly considered parol evidence and reasonably found that the distributor’s territory encompassed an...more In a dispute over whether the Fair Labor Standards Act precludes the settlement of non-FLSA claims, the Eleventh Circuit held that, when a settlement agreement settles both FLSA and non-FLSA claims, the FLSA does not limit...more