A group of Quiznos franchisees at odds with the Denver sandwich chain earned a modest legal victory last week, when a judge in Denver upheld a temporary injunction that blocks the company from terminating their franchise agreements.
The ruling by U.S. District Judge John L. Kane means the dispute will be settled at trial.
The issue stems from a decision last year by members of a Quiznos franchisee group to post online a suicide note left by a California franchisee.
In a two-page suicide note, Bhupinder “Bob” Baber angrily accused Quiznos of mistreating franchise owners.
In response, Quiznos attempted to terminate the contracts of eight franchise owners affiliated with a group, known as the Toasted Subs Franchisee Association. Quiznos maintained that the franchisees were damaging the chain’s reputation.
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