Federal Judge Dismisses Franchisees’ Counterclaims Sounding In State Law

Mealey's (October 19, 2018, 7:22 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York on Oct. 10 dismissed three counterclaims asserted by coffee franchisees that are rooted in state law, finding that the laws were inapplicable because the franchisees did not own establishments in those jurisdictions (Keurig Green Mountain Inc. v. Global Baristas U.S. LLC, et al., No. 18-cv-0095, S.D. N.Y., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 175499)....