Magistrate Judge Recommends Dismissing Franchisor’s Lanham Act Suit

(August 17, 2018, 10:58 AM EDT) -- FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A federal magistrate judge in Florida on Aug. 14 recommended dismissing a franchisor’s suit accusing a former franchisee of violating the Lanham Act for lack of jurisdiction, finding that a randomly generated phone number cannot support the plaintiff company’s allegations of trademark infringement (Interim Healthcare Inc. v. Suncoast Loving Care LLC, et al., No. 18-CV-60766, S.D. Fla., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 138154)....

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