LITIGATION BETWEEN franchisors and the business owners that buy into their brand is on the rise as franchisors become more aggressive about enforcing contracts and a growing number of franchisees find new ways to assert their rights.
“It seems that the franchise bar is starting to throw stones at arbitration,” said Rupert Barkoff, an attorney in Atlanta at Kilpatrick Stockton who mainly represents franchisors. “There are a lot of people who are not happy with the process of the American Arbitration Association or its rules.”
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