Westfield Centre Service, Inc., a Corporation of the State of New Jersey and James Galligan

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the lower courts, holding that a franchisor who terminates a franchise without the franchisee’s substantial breach violates N.J.S.A. 56:10-5 and must pay the franchisee the reasonable value of the business less liquidation proceeds, and that permanent injunctive relief is unavailable; the court also upheld the constitutionality of the statute’s attorneys’‑fees provision and awarded fees for the plaintiff’s successful effort to obtain injunctive relief in the first lawsuit.