Federal Judge Issues New Order In Favor Of Franchisees In Choice-Of-Law Dispute

Mealey's (September 22, 2017, 11:06 AM EDT) -- PHOENIX — An Arizona federal judge on Sept. 19 issued an updated order in favor of franchisees in a consolidated dispute over whether Ohio franchise statutes trump the franchise agreements' Arizona choice-of-law and venue provisions, deconsolidating the lawsuit and transferring it to Ohio federal court for mediation (Zounds Hearing Franchising LLC, et al., v. Edward T. Bower, et al., Nos. 16-01462, 16-01465, 16-01467, 16-01470 and 17-00728, D. Ariz., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 151940)....