(October 2, 2017, 9:57 AM EDT) -- STATESVILLE, N.C. — A North Carolina federal judge on Sept. 26 dismissed a number of claims in a dispute over a franchisor’s exclusive agreement with a window supplier after determining that the franchisees failed to identify any retailer that competed with or lost sales to the franchisor’s exclusive retailer and because the franchisees knew and agreed that the franchisor had the authority to limit their choice of window suppliers (Mike Bendfeldt, et al. v. Window World Inc., et al., No. 17-39, W.D. N.C., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 157089)....