Suit Against Franchisor Dismissed; Kingdom Of Jordan Is Proper Venue

Mealey's (July 30, 2019, 10:58 AM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — A Missouri federal judge on July 26 granted a motion to dismiss filed by a franchisor and its parent corporation after determining that the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is the proper forum for the plaintiffs to pursue their claims arising out of the wrongful death of their 6-year-old son at a Hardee’s Restaurant in Amman, Jordan (Ahmad Hersh v. CKE Restaurants Holdings Inc., et al., No. 17-2043, E.D. Mo., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 125265)....