Mihalcik v. Illinois Employers Insurance of Wausau

Parentheticals

• holding that even though Indiana law allows a duty, franchisor had no duty to disclose sale of the corporation to franchisees

  Williams v. Dresser Industries, Inc.

• noting that statements about the future of the franchise are “puffing” and are not actionable

  Dudley Enterprises, Inc. v. Palmer Corporation

• “[i]n a sales or marketing context, and franchisor-franchisee negotiations certainly are to be placed in that context, such expressions of opinion are known as ‘puffing,’ ‘trade talk,’ or ‘sales talk’ and do not constitute actionable fraud”

  Schott Motorcycle Supply, Inc. v. American Honda Motor Company, Inc.

• where (1) plan provided that employer could approve actuarial factors from time to time, (2) employer approved certain actuarial factors pursuant to the plan provision, and (3) employer later approved new factors, latter action was not an amendment of the plan

  Allen v. West Point-Pepperell, Inc.