Mealey's ( April 23, 2021, 10:06 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A direct marketing services franchisee did not prevail in a suit in which claims against him were voluntarily dismissed and his counterclaims were abandoned or dismissed on summary judgment, a Washington federal judge held April 12, denying a petition to make the franchisor who initially filed the suit pay $892,855.71 in attorney fees and costs under the franchise agreement....