Mealey's (May 26, 2020, 11:53 AM EDT) -- RALEIGH, N.C. — A hotel franchisee can pursue contract-based claims stemming from an architecture design firm’s failure to provide building plans that are acceptable to the franchisor and the local municipality, a federal judge in North Carolina ruled May 21, but the judge dismissed its negligence claim because it could seek damages on the breach of contract claims (New Dunn Hotel LLC, et al. v. K2M Design Inc., No. 20-cv-107-FL, E.D. N.C., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 89548)....