North Carolina Panel Upholds Dismissal Of Franchisee’s Suit Over Transfer Fee

(February 7, 2019, 2:00 PM EST) -- RALEIGH, N.C.— A franchisee’s lawsuit accusing a franchisor of violating the North Carolina Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act (UDTPA) by failing to disclose a change in the transfer fee from 10 percent to 50 percent was properly dismissed as untimely, a North Carolina Court of Appeals panel ruled Feb. 5, holding that a one-year statute of limitations was included in the franchise agreement (Purnima Sanghrajka, et al. v. Family Fare LLC, et al., No. COA18-164, N.C. App., 2019 N.C. App. LEXIS 60)....

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