Mealey's (September 23, 2019, 12:09 PM EDT) -- INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana federal judge on Sept. 19 limited a pizza restaurant franchisor’s breach of contract and deception claims to conduct occurring after Feb. 17, 2017, in a case over payment of royalties under a franchise agreement because res judicata and claim preclusion apply because the claims should have been presented in a 2014 case (Noble Roman’s Inc. v. Russell Allison d/b/a Andy Alligator’s Fun Park, No. 18-03998, S.D. Ind., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 159679)....