Magistrate Recommends Granting Preliminary Injunction In Franchise Dispute

Mealey's (March 27, 2019, 1:45 PM EDT) -- FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A magistrate judge on March 22 recommended that a Florida federal court grant a tax service franchisor’s motion for a preliminary injunction in its lawsuit alleging that a franchisee improperly used franchise marks to lure customers but processed tax returns through a different tax preparation business that was operating at the same location as the franchise (JTH Tax, Inc., et al. v. Jesus Abikarram, et al., No. 19-60328, S. D. Fla., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49440)....