Breach Of Agreement Claim By Curves Franchisee Survives Summary Judgment

Mealey's (February 28, 2019, 8:28 AM EST) -- CHICAGO — An Illinois federal judge on Feb. 25 denied a motion for summary judgment by a franchisor as to a breach of franchise agreement claim by a former fitness studio franchisee, granted the franchisor’s motion for summary judgment as to the franchisee’s fraud claim and ruled that the franchisor is not entitled to summary judgment on its breach of agreement counterclaim (Jacqueline Morris v. Curves International, Inc., No. 17-3087, N.D. Ill., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 29223)....