Mealey's (September 13, 2018, 3:14 PM EDT) -- SPOKANE, Wash. — After holding that a liquidated damages provision in franchise license agreements for hotels was enforceable, a Washington federal judge on Sept. 6 granted summary judgment for a hotel franchisor on all of its claims in relation to breaches of the agreements by franchisees (Red Lion Hotels Franchising Inc. v. First Capital Real Estate Investments, LLC, et al., No. 2:17-CV-145, E.D. Wash., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 152430)....