Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
Dairy Queen has sued a disgruntled franchisee it says is threatening to hurt the company in a $13 million extortion scheme.
International Dairy Queen Inc. wants a federal judge to sever its ties to the operator of four Iowa stores who says he’ll go public with information that would cause $100 million in damage to the company, according to the lawsuit. The Edina-based franchisor also wants a court order to keep the man, Guy Blume of Ankeny, Iowa, from defaming the company.
Blume has not yet filed a response to the suit. His attorney denied the allegations.
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