Mealey's (December 17, 2018, 9:35 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A tax preparation franchisor on Dec. 12 waived its right to respond to a Dec. 4 petition for certiorari by former franchisees who assert that the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals erred in failing to certify a question over the common-law requirements for contract consideration to the Virginia Supreme Court (Gregory Aime, et al. v. JTH Tax Inc., et al., No. 18-737, U.S. Sup.)....