Judge Declines Preliminary Injunction Barring Sale Of 11 Popeyes Franchises

Mealey's (October 5, 2020, 1:21 PM EDT) -- NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A group of co-owners of 11 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Restaurants franchises failed to establish the need for a preliminary injunction enjoining another group of co-owners from selling the franchises, a Tennessee federal judge ruled Oct. 1, finding an unlikelihood of success on the merits of intentional misrepresentation and conversion claims (Rajendra Patel, et al. v. AR Group Tennessee, LLC, et al., No. 20-52, M.D. Tenn., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 182130)....