On February 16, 2012, the United States District Court, Northern District of California, granted the Plaintiff's motion for certification and stayed the action pending resolution of the interlocutory appeal before the Ninth Circuit in the matter of Juarez v. Jani-King of California, Inc.

As one of the world's largest and fastest growing markets, India has become an attractive possibility for expansion by U.S. franchisors. It provides an excellent franchise opportunity for qualified franchisors.

Pursuant to the Federal Franchise Rule, 16 C.F.R. 436, a franchisor must disclose to a prospective franchisee the initial fees and any conditions in which the fees are refundable.

In addition to the Federal Trade Commission's laws regarding the sale of franchises, fifteen states have franchise investment laws that require franchisors to provide pre-sale disclosures, known as "offering circulars," or "franchise disclosure documents," to potential purchasers: California, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland,

In the seminal case of Postal Instant Press, Inc. v. Sealy (“PIP”), 43 Cal.App.4th 1704, 51 Cal.Rptr.2d 365 (1996), the court determined that the franchisor was not entitled to future royalties because it found that the franchisee's breach of the franchise agreement was not the proximate cause of the franchisor's loss of such royalties.