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Carmen D. Caruso To Speak At International Franchise Association’s Legal Symposium In Washington, DC

Carmen D. Caruso To Speak At International Franchise Association’s Legal Symposium In Washington, DC

by Carmen D. Caruso | Mar 26, 2019 | Franchisees, What's New

Attorney Carmen D. Caruso will be a speaker for the Franchisee Litigation Perspective session at the 2019 International Franchise Association’s Legal Symposium on May 6. The session will focus on considerations for franchisee lawyers from the new case walking in the...
Carmen D. Caruso To Speak At International Franchise Association’s Legal Symposium In Washington, DC

Carmen D. Caruso Addresses Meeting of McDonald’s Franchise Owners

by Carmen D. Caruso | Oct 10, 2018 | Franchisees, What's New

Carmen D. Caruso addressed a meeting of over 300 McDonald’s franchise owners gathered in Tampa, Florida, who are seeking to work with McDonald’s to positively impact the system for the benefit of all franchisees, McDonald’s company, its shareholders, and ultimately...
Carmen D. Caruso To Speak At International Franchise Association’s Legal Symposium In Washington, DC

Carmen D. Caruso Law Firm Scores Confidential Civil Rights Victory for a Muslim Immigrant Franchisee

by Carmen D. Caruso | Oct 5, 2018 | Franchisees, What's New

Carmen D. Caruso Law Firm has obtained a confidential settlement agreement for a Muslim-American franchisee that immigrated from Pakistan and alleged violations of his civil rights under 42 U.S.C. Section 1981.    The settlement will allow the franchisee to remain in...
Carmen D. Caruso To Speak At International Franchise Association’s Legal Symposium In Washington, DC

Arbitrator rejects Tilted Kilt’s damage claim as ‘disproportionate, unreasonable, unconscionable and grossly oppressive’

by Carmen D. Caruso | Dec 13, 2017 | Arbitration, Franchisees, Franchising

In a recent article for Blue MauMau, Carmen D. Caruso argued (absent a specific agreement) there is no general requirement that the Awards issued in arbitration must remain secret and that Lawyers that try cases for a living know both intrinsically and anecdotally the...
Carmen D. Caruso To Speak At International Franchise Association’s Legal Symposium In Washington, DC

The Myth of Secrecy (and Other Problems) in Franchise Arbitration

by Carmen D. Caruso | Oct 17, 2017 | Arbitration, Franchisees, Franchising, What's New

“Secrecy is the keystone to all tyranny” – Robert A. Heinlein. Arbitration is heralded as a way of providing for the just and efficient resolution of disputes.  Frequently arbitration fulfills this promise, but too often it does not. Carmen D. Caruso discusses...
Carmen D. Caruso To Speak At International Franchise Association’s Legal Symposium In Washington, DC

SEIU Alleges McDonald’s Corporation Fails to Properly Disclose its Rent Charges to Prospective Franchisees

by Carmen D. Caruso | May 24, 2017 | disclosure violations, Franchisees, Fraud Claims

Have you seen The Founder¸ a recent film exploring how Ray Kroc transformed a successful California burger stand into what for decades was the world’s largest and most successful franchised restaurant chain? A key scene in the movie comes when Kroc (played by Michael...
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Carmen D. Caruso Law Firm Selected as 2022 Legal Eagle by Franchise Times

Apr 13, 2022

Carmen D. Caruso Law Firm has been chosen again this year as a Legal Eagle by the Franchise Times, which is known as the primary information source of franchise law. The Legal Eagle moniker was created in 2004 to recognize the "movers and shakers" of the franchise...

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Trial lawyers who wish to succeed must understand the many ways technology has and will continue to transform our practices and disrupt our business models. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the way law firm teams can now start the vital case analysis process on...

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