Maryland Magistrate Judge Grants Protective Orders In Franchise Agreement Dispute Over Renewals

(January 25, 2017, 12:48 PM EST) -- BALTIMORE — A Maryland magistrate judge on Jan. 6 granted nine of 10 requests by a clothing store franchisor for a protective order against discovery requests, finding the requests overbroad or off-topic (Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. v. J.A.B.-Columbia Inc., et al., No. 1:15cv3075, D. Md.; 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2113)....