Judge Awards Hard Rock Cafe Franchise Fees In FDUTPA Case

(April 13, 2018, 12:39 PM EDT) -- ORLANDO, Fla. — After finding that a franchisee failed to respond to a restaurant franchise’s request for fees, a magistrate judge on March 26 recommended that the franchise’s request for an award of fees incurred in defending claims for violation of Florida law and civil conspiracy be granted, but reduced the amount of costs it sought (HRCC Ltd. v. Hard Rock Café International [USA] Inc., et al., No. 6:14-cv-2004, M.D. Fla.)....