Judge Denies Franchisees’ Motion For TRO, Construes As Preliminary Injunction Motion

Mealey's (November 10, 2020, 11:08 AM EST) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal judge in California on Nov. 5 denied a motion for a temporary restraining order brought by small businesses and franchisees against the seller of bone density improvement center franchises and construed the motion as one for a preliminary injunction in their lawsuit alleging fraud, negligent misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other claims (John P. Baird, et al. v.  OsteoStrong Franchising, LLC, et al., No. 20-cv-02010, E.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 208500)....