Mealey's (March 28, 2018, 1:40 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — An Ohio federal judge on March 23 denied franchisees’ motion to compel arbitration, finding that the large claim exception to the arbitration clause in a franchise agreement provides the franchisor the option to choose litigation instead of arbitration (H.H. Franchising Systems, Inc. v. Martin Pawson, et al., No. 17-368, S.D. Ohio, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 47922)....