Federal Judge Denies Urgent Care Franchisee’s Bid To Halt Franchise Sales

Mealey's (December 17, 2020, 3:05 PM EST) -- HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut federal judge on Dec. 2 refused to reconsider her Nov. 25 refusal to grant a temporary restraining order (TRO) to a franchisee of Doctors Express Urgent Care facilities, in which she concluded that the franchisee failed to provide evidence of irreparable harm if the franchisor moved forward with the purchase of certain franchises in the franchisee’s territory (Danilo Purugganan v. AFC Franchising LLC, No. 20-360, D. Conn., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 221288 and 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 225638)....