No Evidence That Franchisor Had Actual Knowledge Of Franchisee’s Use Of Spyware

Mealey's (October 5, 2017, 12:55 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — A Georgia federal judge on Oct. 3 granted a franchisor’s motion for summary judgment on a claim that it aided and abetted a franchisee’s conduct of unlawfully accessing computers from a remote location and collecting private information through the “Detective Mode” of spyware software program but denied the franchisee’s motion for summary judgment as to the claims for intrusion upon seclusion (Michael Peterson, et al. v. Aaron's, Inc., et al., No. 14-1919, N.D. Ga., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 163364)....