Judge Says Distributor Is Not A Franchisee, Denies Preliminary Injunction

Mealey's (January 3, 2020, 3:22 PM EST) -- MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge in Minnesota on Dec. 18 denied a distributor’s motion for a preliminary injunction against manufacturers of burners that are used in boilers,enjoining them from terminating a business relationship because the distributor is not a franchisee and “has not met the very high standard required for a preliminary injunction” (Louis Degidio, Inc., et al. v. Industrial Combustion, LLC, et al., No. 19-2690, D. Minn., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 217472)....