Court Erred In Denying Franchisor’s Dismissal Motion Under Forum-Selection Clause

Mealey's (September 20, 2017, 7:39 AM EDT) -- DALLAS — A Texas panel on Sept. 12 found that a lower court abused its discretion in denying a franchiser’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit against it for violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA), finding that a business agreement’s forum-selection clause applied to the underlying claims and should have been enforced (In Re Bambu Franchising LLC, Bambu Desserts and Drinks, Inc., and Bambu IP, LLC, No. 05-17-00690, Texas App., 5th Dist., 2017 Tex. App. LEXIS 8681)....

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