Sec. 5. A person shall not, in connection with the filing, offer, sale, or purchase of any franchise, directly or indirectly: (a) Employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud. (b) Make any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. (c) Engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.1505
Prohibited conduct in connection with offer, sale, or purchase of franchise
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Two Men & a Truck/International Inc. v. Two Men & a Truck/Kalamazoo, Inc. (1996)
Most recently applied in Abbo v. Wireless Toyz Franchise, LLC (November 2015)
1974, Act 269, Eff
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