New Jersey Franchise Practices Act Violation Claim Not Subject To Arbitration

Mealey's (May 11, 2018, 8:31 AM EDT) -- TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey federal judge on May 9 concluded that a defendant office management services provider and its subsidiary may arbitrate allegations that they breached their contract with a dentist, but the dentist’s claim that the defendants also violated a state law designed to protect franchisees will proceed in New Jersey federal court (Affordable Dentures – Audobon, Michelle Aitken D.D.S. v. Affordable Care, LLC, et al., No. 17-12136, D. N.J., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 78059)....