Dance Fitness Michigan, LLC v. AKT Franchise, LLC

I. BACKGROUND

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL

Case No. 8:23-cv-01643-JVS(JDEx) Date November 13, 2023 Title Dance Fitness Michigan, LLC et al v. AKT Franchise, LLC et al Fitness, Inc., including AKT Franchise LLC. (Compl. Dkt. No. 1-2.) Plaintiffs brought claims for (1) declaratory judgment; (2) multiple violations of California’s Franchise Investment Law §§ 31200 and 32101; (3) fraud in the inducement; (4) breach of contract and the covenant of good faith and fair dealing; (5) violation of the Michigan Franchise Investment Law; (6) fraudulent misrepresentation; (7) negligent misrepresentation; (8) violation of Florida Franchise Act; (9) promissory estoppel; and (10) violation of Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. (Id.) The central allegation of the lawsuit is that AKT allegedly made oral and written misstatements and omissions that caused Plaintiffs to agree to become AKT franchises. (Id. ¶¶ 1–7.) On September 1, 2023, AKT removed the action to federal court under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a), diversity jurisdiction. (Dkt. No. 1.) AKT asserted that there is complete diversity of citizenship between Plaintiffs and Defendants…