June 20, 2023
A Florida federal judge on Tuesday awarded a chocolatier $252,000 in fees and costs against a franchisee that didn't upgrade its point-of-sale system despite multiple rules violations, saying that the parties "seemingly engaged in a good faith conferral process" and no prejudice was claimed due to the late fee motion.
October 12, 2022
The Eleventh Circuit has reversed a lower court's ruling in favor of Peterbrooke of America Franchising LLC in a contract dispute with a franchisee, determining Peterbrooke didn't show Miami Chocolates breached an important part of their contract by refusing to install a new point-of-sale system.