Dayan v. McDonald's Corp.

Plaintiff Raymond Dayan entered into an agreement with defendant McDonald’s Corporation for the acquisition and operation of McDonald’s restaurants in Paris, France. As part of the agreement, the parties agreed that both Elinois and France had jurisdiction to resolve disputes that should arise thereunder. Subsequently, McDonald’s filed a suit in France alleging that Dayan had breached certain conditions of the agreement and sought to terminate his operating licenses. McDonald’s also filed a second suit for trademark infringement. Both suits are still pending. Thereafter, Dayan filed a suit in…