United States: Franchising

A federal court recently denied a dealer's request for preliminary injunction to halt the termination of a dealership agreement with a manufacturer of liquor control systems.

In OTG New York, Inc. v. Ottogi America, Inc., OTG was the exclusive regional distributor for food company Ottogi from 2008–23, during which Ottogi shipped inventory to OTG's New Jersey warehouse.

On January 16, the FTC and DOJ (the "Agencies") jointly published Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting Workers (the "Worker Guidelines"). In issuing the Worker Guidelines, the Agencies purport to replace the Agencies' 2016 Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professionals (the "HR Guidance").