Judge Orders Franchisee To Cease Operations, Orders Franchisor To Post Bond

Mealey's (April 11, 2019, 1:15 PM EDT) -- DETROIT— A federal judge in Michigan on April 8 granted a franchisor’s motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) after finding that it is highly likely that it will succeed on its claims that a franchisee violated the terms of a franchise agreement when opening a new insurance agency in the same location following the expiration of the agreement (L.A. Insurance Agency Franchising v. David T. Elia, et al., No. 18-13523, E.D. Mich., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 59969)....