Missouri Federal Judge Grants Motion For TRO, Injunction Against Ex-Cleaning Franchisee

Mealey's (September 15, 2016, 11:58 AM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — A Missouri federal judge on Sept. 13 granted a motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) and preliminary injunction against a former cleaning-services franchisee that continued to operate a competing business in violation of a noncompete clause in a franchise agreement it entered into with a franchisor (Steamatic Inc. v. JJF & C LLC, et al., No. 4:16-cv-01431, E.D. Mo., Eastern Div.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 123850)....