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Opinion 98-2
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Discusses disclosure updating requirements, concluding that the Rule permits an additional update after the most recent quarterly update to disclose new litigation against a franchisor, but requires...
North Mississippi Health Services
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re: Sales of pharmaceuticals by non-profit hospital to patients of the hospital’s cancer treatment center)
Opinion 98-1
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Apparent applicability of Rule to company providing locator services to business opportunity purchasers while also offering to sell vending machines.
Alliance of Independent Medical Services, LLC
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re: Network of ambulance and ambulette services providers formed to contract for transportation services with third party payers
Opinion 97-9
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Apparent inapplicablity of Franchise Rule to manufacturer's dealership program in which sole arguable payment to the manufacturer would occur, if at all, as a result of manufacturer's right to share...
Opinion 97-8
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Apparent inapplicability of Franchise Rule disclosure requirements to grant of additional franchises to existing franchisee where there are no material charges.
Opinion 97-6
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Discusses whether a fee may be charged for required identification viewing, and the applicability of the Funeral Rule to mandatory identification viewing.
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Opinion 97-7
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Apparent applicability of Franchise Rule to licensing to hospitals of a Travel Health Program, discussing whether the program's assistance is "significant" to the hospital's "entire method of...
Opinion 97-6
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Apparent applicability of Franchise Rule to distributorships for the sale of print advertising in regional or national publications.
New Jersey Pharmacists Association
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re: NJPA Proposal to Establish Two Pharmacist Service Networks
Opinion 97-5
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Applicability of Rule's earnings claim dicosure requirements to general media claims made in news stories and elsewhere if copies are given to prospective franchesees by the franchisor.
Opinion 97-4
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Inappplicability of the Franchise Rule to possible co-branding relationship in which a licensor's system is to be sub-licensed by a third party franchisor to its franchesees, even though the license...
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