7th Circuit: Preliminary Injunction Against Franchisee Should Be Reconsidered

Mealey's (July 17, 2019, 3:33 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — In a case over whether a franchisee breached noncompete clauses and misused a franchisor’s trademarks, the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on June 28 upheld a preliminary injunction but ruled that a lower court must revisit the form of the preliminary injunction and the amount of security it required (Auto Driveway Franchise Systems LLC v. Auto Driveway Richmond LLC, et al., No. 18-3402, 7th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 19505)....