Mealey's (June 29, 2020, 11:57 AM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — In consolidated appeals, the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on June 24 upheld the dismissal of lawsuits brought by 11 franchisees of Complete Nutrition Franchising for failing to assert their breach of contract and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing claims under Nebraska state law (Donovan Middleton, et al. v. Complete Nutrition Franchising, LLC, et al., No. 19-2886; Herman Hourie, et al. v. Complete Nutrition Franchising, LLC, et al., No. 19-2887; Edgar Rojas, et al. v. Complete Nutrition Franchising, LLC, et al., No. 19-2888; Bright Future Holdings, LLC v. Complete Nutrition Franchising, LLC, et al., No. 19-2889; Vivify, Inc. v. Complete Nutrition Franchising, LLC, et al., No. 19-2890; Warrior Fitness & Nutrition, LLC v. Complete Nutrition Franchising, LLC, et al., No. 19-2891; Katherina Jerak v. Complete Nutrition Franchising, LLC, et al., No. 19-2893; M.G. Nutrition, LLC v. Complete Nutrition Franchising, LLC, et al., No. 19-2894, 8th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 19619)....