In the last hours of 2008 federal judge Morris Hoffman issued a ruling that said Quiznos seemed more concerned with their competitor Subway than their own franchisees’ welfare, trying to shut them down over a bogus meat test that masked the real reason of pettiness.
At the end of a five-day trial which began on December 8, District Court Judge Morris B. Hoffman stated that he would not be able to rule from the bench because the lawsuit was too complicated. He told the parties that he would issue his decision before the end of the year.
Yesterday, Judge Hoffman made his ruling on the lawsuit by Quiznos filed against two terminated franchisees for being slightly under the required five-ounce portion of meat on one of its tested Philly cheese steak sandwiches. In his decision he said all Quiznos’ claims against franchisees Rich Piotrowski and Ellen Blickman, husband and wife, are dismissed with prejudice in favor of the franchise owners in the amount of $349,797 plus fees, costs and post-judgment interest at the contract rate of 24% per annum. The franchisees’ counterclaim for rescission of one of two of their franchise agreements was also dismissed with prejudice.
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