Legal Opinion

Don Sanford v. Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 11, 2016No. 15-2424PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Per curiam

Larkin, Hoffman, Daly & Lindgren, Ltd. (Larkin) was retained to represent Maid-Rite Corporation (Maid-Rite), Bradley L. Burt, and Tania Burt in this franchise dispute. Larkin moved to withdraw as counsel after the franchisor failed to pay for its legal fees and to provide important information related to its defense. The district court denied Larkin’s motion and the firm appeals. We reverse.

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Current and former franchisees and their owners filed this action in 2013 against franchisor Maid-Rite, its President and CEO Bradley L. Burt, and Executive Vice President Tania Burt. Plaintiffs allege…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Coopers & Lybrand v. LivesaySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Whiting v. LacaraCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
  4. Brandon v. BlechCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
  5. Allen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  3. Cianci v. ChaputSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2016
  4. Breen v. ChaoCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
  5. Breen v. MinetaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2018

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