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Pending Report Regarding Cuppys Coffee Controversy
Submitted by RPurvin on Wed, 2008/05/14 - 08:09.I have just returned from an ‘Internet free’ few days away following the AAFD Annual Conference and have discovered that the Blue MauMau blogs have been actively ‘on top’ of the Cuppy’s Coffee presence at our conference.
License to Lie, Cheat and Steal: Impact of Acknowledgement & Integration Clauses
Submitted by RichardSolomon on Wed, 2008/05/14 - 06:54.One of the major, and I mean major, problems faced by people thinking about buying a franchise is that they think any lawyer, especially if s/he says he is a 'business' lawyer, can competen
Integration Clauses and the New AAFD Standard
Submitted by michael webster on Tue, 2008/05/13 - 14:59.Typically when a prospective franchisee buys a franchise, they rely upon a number of things: the sales material, what the sales pitch was at discovery day, some stories from hand picked franchisees
Government Says AAFD Impacted New Franchise Rule
Submitted by Don Sniegowski on Wed, 2008/05/07 - 05:43.NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Blue MauMau) - The ex-director of the Federal Trade Commission's franchise program, Steve Toporoff, credited a major change in the new franchise rule solely to the efforts of the American Association of Franchisees and Dealers.
IFA and CFA Square off in Rhode Island
Submitted by Jim Coen on Fri, 2008/05/02 - 02:43.An organization that largely represents franchisors is trying to revoke Rhode Island's fair franchise law as a coalition of franchise owners fights to preserve the law.
Rhode Island Senate Bill 2592/CFA
Submitted by Mufflerman on Mon, 2008/04/28 - 10:13.In an effort to protect the interests of franchisees from inequitable franchise agreements, the Coalition of Franchisee Associations (CFA) opposes Rhode Island Senate Bill 2592.
FCA to Fund Franchisor High Court Appeal
Submitted by Deanne de Leeuw on Sun, 2008/04/20 - 01:39.MELBOURNE (Blue MauMau) - The self-proclaimed top Australian franchising body, the Franchise Council of Australia (FCA), has announced it will fund an appeal to the Australian High Court on behalf of franchisor Master Education Services.
New Rule Challenging for States, Not FTC
Submitted by Janet Sparks on Wed, 2008/04/16 - 15:27.WASHINGTON, D.C. (Blue MauMau) - With the new Federal Trade Commission Franchise Rule fast approaching its mandatory date of July 1, 2008, state regulators are working hard to ensure a smooth transition for franchisors and practitioners.
FTC Franchise Director Steven Toporoff Out; Craig Tregillus In
Submitted by Janet Sparks on Mon, 2008/04/14 - 08:40.WASHINGTON, D.C. (Blue MauMau) - The Federal Trade Commission's Franchise Rule is not the only thing getting updated this year.
Australian Watchdog Prosecutes Franchisor
Submitted by Deanne de Leeuw on Sun, 2008/04/13 - 00:24.SYDNEY (Blue MauMau) - The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against Allphones Retail Pty Limited. The ACCC has released the following statement:

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