Federal Judge Withholds Choice-Of-Law Ruling As To Franchise Act Counterclaims

Mealey's (November 21, 2018, 3:02 PM EST) -- DALLAS — Although a Texas federal judge on Nov. 19 declined to reconsider her earlier decision refusing to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to invalidate uniform franchise agreements (UFAs), the judge withheld ruling on a choice-of-law issue as it applies to franchise act counterclaims “until the record is more developed” (Gigi’s Cupcakes LLC v. 4 Box LLC, et al. v. Keycorp LLC, et al., No. 17-3009, N.D. Texas, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 197264)....