Mealey's (July 20, 2017, 9:35 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Five franchise organizations on July 6 filed a joint amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of DIRECTV and DirectSat USA LLC, asking the high court to review a Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling that they say threatens the business franchise model by claiming that multiple entities should be held jointly responsible for the same employees (DIRECTV LLC, et al. v. Marlon Hall, et al., No. 16-1449, U.S. Sup.)....