Putative ECOA Class Action Against Franchisor Dismissed With Prejudice

(October 17, 2019, 4:11 PM EDT) -- WILMINGTON, Del. — A federal judge in Delaware on Oct. 9 dismissed with prejudice a putative class action filed against a tutoring and test preparation services franchisor, finding that because a prospective franchisee did not actually apply for financing credit, he lacked standing to allege a violation of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) (Herman Dhade, et al. v. Huntington Learning Centers, Inc., No. 17-1834, D. Del., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 175251)....