Rent-To-Own Franchisor Dismissed From Spyware Suit Over Franchisee’s Objection

Mealey's (April 15, 2020, 8:35 AM EDT) -- ERIE, Pa. — More than six months after the plaintiffs in a computer spyware lawsuit stipulated to dismiss their claims against a rent-to-own (RTO) franchisor, a Pennsylvania federal judge on March 27 granted dismissal of Aaron’s Inc., specifying that this did not affect the plaintiffs’ privacy claims against the franchisee from which they obtained their computer (Crystal Byrd, et al. v. Aaron’s Inc., et al., No. 1:11-cv-00101, W.D. Pa.)....