The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases
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Author: Frank B. Cross; Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 16, Problem 8BCP
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Case summary: Company E sells franchises in a -home-health-care. The person C, the person R, and the person M entered into an agreement of franchise with the company E. The agreement mentioned that if any franchisee fails to follow the terms of the agreement then it would result in an irreparable loss to the franchisor, entitling it to be an injunction. M gave up his franchise, returned every item of trademark of E and quit their operation in the franchised location. M gave back the phone number to the franchisor and informed their clients about their disassociation. M continued to engage in a business line with the name W.
To discuss: The entitlement of E to an injunction against M and their new company.
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