Mealey's (September 6, 2018, 1:14 PM EDT) -- NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey federal judge on Aug. 22 granted Howard Johnson International Inc.’s motion for a default judgment against two franchisees in its lawsuit alleging that they breached a franchise agreement for the operation of a 65-room Georgia hotel, ordering the franchisees to pay $117,614.21 for recurring fees and liquidated damages that are owed under the agreement and prejudgment interest at 1.5 percent per month (Howard Johnson International, Inc. v. Jay Shree Ganesh LLC, et al., No. 17-4658, D. N.J., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 142924)....