Franchisee lawyer Richard Solomon has a passion for spreading the word about conducting pre-investment due diligence. His latest post on the BlueMauMau site outlines many of the pitfalls experienced by franchisees in various industries. It also discusses the fact that a mere review of the franchise disclosure document and franchise agreement is not enough. On that subject he
Who Needs Lawyers When We’ve Got . . . Dear Abby?
In this morning’s paper I noticed that Dear Abby a/k/a Jeanne Phillips dispensed a little advice concerning the sexual harassment of "Millie".
While I didn’t have major problems with the advice in the column ("Dear Abby" thinks Millie should report the inappropriate behavior by one of the firm’s clients to her boss), I wondered