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Liberty Tax Ruled Vicariously Liable for Illegal Franchisee Advertising

Posted Sat, 2013-02-16 02:39 by Marilee Hayes
Liberty Tax Service
An unrelated franchise outside California advertises its services. photo/bmm

Franchisor Liberty Tax Service was ruled vicariously liable by a California state appellate court for its franchisees' illegal advertising.

Shannon Liss-Riordan: Petite Sledgehammer

Posted Sat, 2011-12-31 03:12 by Don Sniegowski

BOSTON — An attorney in a boutique Boston law firm, Lichten & Liss-Riordan PC, has gone after giants and won.

Franchisees Win with Massachusetts Lawmakers

Posted Sun, 2011-07-10 11:51 by Don Sniegowski
Past franchisee Jane Keegan testifies before Massachusetts' Committee on Community and Small Business that an unscrupulous franchisor took her retirement savings
Janet Keegan testifies a franchisor took her retirement and left her bankrupt

BOSTON — Franchisees and a few franchisor advocates gathered on June 29 to be heard at the Massachusetts’ Committee on Community and Small Businesses. In a filled room, franchisees plead with state senators and representatives to provide fundamental protection from wayward franchisors.