Franchisee’s Interlocutory Appeal Of Transfer Order Rejected By Federal Judge

Mealey's (December 18, 2020, 12:24 PM EST) -- HARTFORD, Conn. — An aircraft dealership failed to show that Connecticut has a strong public policy against allowing a franchisee to agree to litigate franchise agreement disputes outside the state, a Connecticut federal judge held Dec. 14 in refusing to certify for interlocutory appeal his decision to transfer the action to Florida (Columbia Aircraft Sales Inc. v. Piper Aircraft Inc., No. 20-701, D. Conn., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 234889)....