(January 22, 2018, 10:19 AM EST) -- JACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi federal bankruptcy judge on Jan. 17 granted a franchisor’s motion for certification of direct appeal and certified three questions to the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals regarding whether a blocking provision that gives a party the ability to prevent a corporation from filing for bankruptcy is valid and enforceable or contrary to public policy (In re: Franchise Services of North America Inc., No. 17-02316, Chapter 11, S.D. Miss. Bkcy., 2018 Bankr. LEXIS 105)....