The Second Appellate District denied a petition for a writ of mandate. The court held that enforcement of a Washington choice of law provision in a franchise agreement was not barred by the California Franchise Relations Act since Washington law provided greater protection to the franchisee than California law provided.
Millenium Asset Recovery, Inc. entered into a franchise agreement in 2003 with 1-800-Got Junk? LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and junk removal franchise business headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Millenium contracted to operate a Got Junk franchise in various territories in the Los Angeles area.
