Judge Upholds Waiver In Denying Bid For Jury Trial In Franchise Contract Row

Mealey's (April 19, 2019, 7:16 AM EDT) -- DETROIT — A federal judge in Michigan on April 2 struck down the jury trial demand by a plaintiff seeking damages and the rescission of an alleged fraudulently induced franchise contract,  citing a jury waiver clause in the 2015 franchise agreement between the litigants (MTR Capital, LLC v. LaVida Massage Franchise Development, Inc., Peggy Davis, and Duane Goodwin, No. 17-13552, E.D. Mich., Southern Div.)....