Yumilicious Franchise, L.L.C. v. Matthew Barrie, e

JENNIFER WALKER ELROD, Circuit Judge:

Yumilicious Franchise, L.L.C., a Texas frozen yogurt company, sued the defendant-appellants, franchisees based in South Carolina, after the franchise agreement between them soured. The franchisees responded with a countercomplaint liberally sprinkled with counterclaims. In a series of rulings, the district court granted partial summary judgment in favor of Yumilicious and dismissed the remainder of the franchisees’ counterclaims with prejudice for failure to state a claim under Rule 12(b)(6). Because the' franchisees failed to plead the required elements…