B2B and Consumer Services

OAKLAND, Calif. - California announced a $1.8 million settlement that prevents franchisee Maurice Irving Glad, owner of 22 Midas shops throughout California, from owning or operating an auto repair shop in the state, after the franchisee "deceptively lured" customers with cheap brake specials and then charged hundreds of dollars for unnecessary repairs.

BRISBANE, Australia - Some prominent pool and spa aftermarket retailers and franchisors have banded together to create a new Australian industry body, the Swimming Pool Retail Association Australia.

LOS ANGELES – As a summary of this week’s trial in Morgate v United Parcel Services, Cynthia Cohen, Ph.D. said in her final report on Courtroom View Network that she generally observes how juries psychologically view the issues rather than determine interpretation of the law. “I’m not giving legal advice, nor do I practice law,” she explained. But she gave her observations after sitting in the courtroom for two days, reporting on the events as they unfolded.

BREAKING:  LOS ANGELES - Correspondent Cynthia Cohen, Ph.D., of Courtroom View Network, reported on the wrap up of the first day of trial in the Morgate v United Parcel Services, recapping the remainder of franchisee attorney Michael Aguirre’s opening statement that UPS was “stringent in their enforcement of doing business their way.”