Magistrate: Preliminary Injunction In Franchise Dispute Is ‘Warranted And Just’

Mealey's (January 30, 2018, 1:51 PM EST) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio federal magistrate on Jan. 25 granted Red Roof Franchising LLC’s motion for a preliminary injunction enjoining a former franchisee from using the words and/or terms “Red Roof” or the "Red Roof” identifying marks in marketing, advertising or promotional materials (Red Roof Franchising, LLC, Plaintiff, v. Riverside Macon Group, LLC, et al., No. 18-16, S.D. Ohio, Eastern Div., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12206)....