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Non-Competition Covenants
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The Tie That Binds Non-Competition Covenants Under Maryland Law By David L. Cahn and Allan P. Hillman, Maryland Bar Journal, July 2012 Download PDF |
Compliance with FPR Disclosure Requirements
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Why Have the Rule? Recent Opinion May Decrease Compliance with FPR Disclosure Requirements By David L. Cahn, Whiteford Taylor & Preston, L.L.P. |
State Franchise Relationship and Termination Laws
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Mobility, the Home, and the Scope and Application of State Franchise Relationship and Termination Laws By David L. Cahn and Jeffrey S. Fabian Franchise Law Journal, Fall 2010 |
Buying a Franchise
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Pros and Cons of Buying a Franchise with Unprotected Territories By Sara Wilson, Allbusiness.com, November 15, 2010 Download PDF |
Long-Term Thinking from Candidates and Political Leaders
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Why Short-Term Fixes Fall Flat A Call for More Long-Term Thinking from Candidates & Political Leaders By David Cahn, Baltimore Business Journal, November 5, 2010 |
Area Representative Disclosure Issues
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Washington Ruling Raises Area Representative Disclosure Issues By David L. Cahn and Jeffrey S. Fabian, The Franchise Lawyer, January 2010 Download PDF |
Trademark Licensing
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When Does Trademark Licensing Become Franchising? By David L. Cahn & Jeffrey S. Fabian, Intellectual Property Section – Maryland State Bar Association |
A Franchisor’s Mandatory Disclosures
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Finding Value in a Franchisor’s Mandatory Disclosures By David L. Cahn, Opportunity World and Money ‘N Profits, April 2009 |
Franchising Proves Viable Growth Strategy
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Franchising Proves Viable Growth Strategy for Many Entrepreneurs By David L. Cahn, Maryland Entrepreneur Quarterly, November 2008 |
Franchisee Financial Due Dilligence
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How Much Can I Make?: Franchisee Financial Due Diligence By David L. Cahn and Jeremy Robinson, Opportunity World, July 2008 |
Maryland’s Challenges as a Leader in Regulating Franchise Sales
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Dale Cantone Addresses Implementation of the Revised Franchise Rule and Maryland’s Challenges as a Leader in Regulating Franchise Sales By David L. Cahn, LJN’s Franchising and Business Law Alert, March 2008 |
Top 10 Things to Consider for Prospective Franchisees
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Top 10 Things to Consider for Prospective Franchisees By David L. Cahn and Jeffrey S. Fabian, Opportunity World Magazine, February 2008 |
Civil Rights Statutes Continue to Increase Employment Liability Risks
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Federalism At Work: Changes To State Civil Rights Statutes Continue To Increase Employment Liability Risks By David L. Cahn and David G. Ross, LJN’s Franchising and Business Law Alert, February 2008 |
FTC Ruling To Be Felt by Franchisors
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Impact of Supreme Court, FTC ruling to be felt by franchisors By David L. Cahn and David G. Ross, LJN’s Franchising and Business Law Alert, February 2008 Download PDF |
Franchise Could Clear Way for Minority Business Entrepreneurship
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Franchise Could Clear Way For Minority — Business Entrepreneurship November 2006 Download PDF |
A Primer on Warranties
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Legal Lines: “This Meat Stinks!” — A Primer on Warranties American Association of Franchisees & Dealers – The Franchisee Voice, Fall 2006 |
Franchise Earnings Claims
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Franchising earnings claims: To do or not to do Maryland Association of CPAs – Statement Magazine, July/August 2006 |
Association Health Plans Could Fix Uninsured Problem
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For franchisees, association health plans could fix uninsured problem The Baltimore Business Journal, March 2006 Download PDF |
Good Partnerships Gone Bad
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Law – Good partnerships gone bad By Rachel SamsBaltimore Business JournalSeptember 16-22, 2005 |
Preserving Claims When a Franchisee Files for Bankruptcy
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Traps For The Unwary: Preserving Claims When a Franchisee Files for Bankruptcy The Franchisee Voice, Fall 2004 |
Ten Ways for a Franchisor To Get Sued By Its Franchisees
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Ten Ways for a Franchisor To Get Sued By Its Franchisees The Baltimore Daily Record, July 2, 2004 |
Post-Expiration Covenants
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Post-Expiration Covenants Not To Compete: Grant Limited Free Agency to Franchisees LJN’s Franchising Business & Law Alert, February and March, 2002 |
Earnings Claims: The Disclosure Most Franchisors Should Try To Make
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Earnings Claims; The Disclosure Most Franchisors Should Try to Make ABA Franchise Law Journal, Winter 2001 |
