DETROIT (Blue MauMau) - Last Thursday, a former executive of Business Loans Express was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and was ordered to pay $33.9 million in restitution.

MINNEAPOLIS (Blue MauMau) - Ronald K. Gardner, Jr., Managing Partner of the Dady & Garner law firm, has been elected as Chair of the American Bar Association's Forum on Franchising, the 2,250 member national association of franchise lawyers.

An authority on expert testimony in franchise disputes has released a study that concludes that one of the weakest links in franchisee court cases is often their own expert's testimony.

LOS ANGELES (Blue MauMau) - United Parcel Services attorneys will be busy preparing for trials for the next six months thanks to the tenacity of its franchisees and their attorneys. With the Platinum Shield Association (PSA) announcing today that its trial has been set for February 17, 2009, that will put three jury trials on the dockets for early 2009.

SAN FRANCISCO (Blue MauMau) - On August 20, 2008, the Supreme Court of California denied Mail Boxes Etc petition to have the appeals court decision reviewed.