Legal Opinion
Chorley Enterprises, Inc. v. Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 5, 2015No. 14-1799, 14-1800, 14-1833, 14-1834PublishedCited by 200 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge FLOYD wrote the opinion, in which Judge DIAZ and Judge THACKER joined.
FLOYD, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises from a franchise dispute. Dickey’s, a national franchisor of quick-service barbeque restaurants, claims several, of its franchisees in Maryland breached their franchise agreements by running their restaurants poorly. The franchisees in turn claim that Dickey’s misrepresented start-up and other costs in violation of Maryland franchise law, thus never giving them a chance to succeed. At this stage in the proceeding, however, we must…
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