Washington Supreme Court Asked To Decide 2 Questions About Franchisor’s Markup

Mealey's (September 12, 2018, 2:43 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A Washington federal judge on Sept. 7 denied a franchisor’s request for reconsideration or certification for interlocutory appeal to the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in a case concerning a more than 100 percent markup on services provided to franchisees and instead certified two questions to the Washington Supreme Court on the state’s restrictions on selling services to franchisees (Money Mailer, LLC v. Wade G. Brewer, No. 15-1215, W.D. Wash., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 153090)....