Judge Awards $373,417.34 Default Judgment To Tax Prep Franchisor

Mealey's (February 3, 2020, 7:24 AM EST) -- NEWARK, N.J. — A federal judge in New Jersey on Jan. 27 granted a default judgment of $373,417.34 in favor of Jackson Hewitt Inc., a franchisor of tax preparation services, in its breach of contract against a guarantor of a franchise agreement for failure to remit certain fees (Jackson Hewitt Inc. v. Juan Jose Flores, No. 19-9210, D. N.J., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14928)....