Florida Federal Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction Sought By Tax Service Company

Mealey's (July 26, 2019, 1:15 PM EDT) -- FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A federal judge in Florida on July 18 adopted a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation to grant a tax service franchisor’s motion for a preliminary injunction in its lawsuit alleging that a franchisee improperly used franchise marks to lure customers but processed tax returns through a different tax preparation business operating at the same location as the franchise (JTH Tax, Inc., et al. v. Jesus Abikarram, et al., No. 19-60328, S.D. Fla., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 121685)....