Federal Judge Orders Ex-Franchisee To Stop Branding Restaurants As Little Caesars

Mealey's (July 17, 2019, 1:43 PM EDT) -- ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A federal judge in Michigan on July 16 ordered a preliminary injunction to prevent a former franchisee from continuing to operate four restaurants branded as Little Caesars, saying the franchisor “would suffer substantial reputational harm” without the ban; the judge also denied the ex-franchisee’s motion to enjoin the franchisor from canceling the franchise (Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc., et al. v. Miramar Quick Service Restaurant Corp. et al., No. 2:18-cv-10767, E.D. Mich., Southern Div., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 117942)....