(October 27, 2017, 2:39 PM EDT) -- CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina Superior Court judge on Oct. 24 partially denied a franchisor’s motion to dismiss after determining that the franchisees’ claims for breach of contract and bad faith can stand because a factual dispute exists regarding whether the franchisor received direct commissions in violation of the applicable franchise agreements (Marsden Haigh et al., v. Superior Insurance Management Group Inc. et al., No. 17-2582, N.C. Super., 2017 NCBC 98; 2017 NCBC LEXIS 100)....