On Monday, April 4, we will host an outstanding – and very timely – CFA webinar entitled “Encroachment and Cannibalization in Franchising!” This don’t-miss one-hour program, beginning at 1:00 PM EDT, will feature top franchise attorney Robert Zarco, founding partner of the nationally renowned law firm Zarco, Einhorn, Salkowski & Brito P.A. He will discuss…
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Attorney Robert Zarco, who just won an $8.8 million award for his franchisee client from El Pollo Loco, will speak on encroachment, the impact of private equity and other growing legal trends at the DDIFO National Conference in New Orleans! Zarco’s victory in the California case against El Pollo Loco is a landmark decision, and…
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Scheck v. Burger King, the seminal case on good faith and fair dealing, is still alive and well according to a 12-member California jury after a contentious month-long trial which pitted grilled chicken giant El Pollo Loco, Inc. against one of its top performing franchisees. After weeks of testimony from current and former executives of…
Read More »In a precedent setting decision rendered earlier this month in a California court, noted franchisee attorney Robert Zarco (Zarco Einhorn, Salkowski & Brito, P.A.) won a significant jury verdict against franchisor El Pollo Loco, Inc. that the company breached the implied covenant of food faith and fair dealing by failing to offer new encroaching restaurants…
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