One of Pennsylvania’s largest newspapers, and the local newspaper for the Coopersburg, Pa area (the location that was terminated by Quiznos for alledgely shorting the one ounce of meat), in today paper published a long and thorough article about the Quiznos franchisee “Mystery Shop” Termination lawsuit. On thier website http://www.mcall.com/, this is the lead story and in the print edition, it was the top story on the front page above the fold.
Believing the letter was a mistake, they held off opening their restaurant’s door and claim they made at least 20 calls to the corporate office, hoping for an explanation.
That’s when things turned ugly.
”Our livelihood was snatched away by that letter, and they wouldn’t return the phone calls,” Piotrowski said.
The couple opened the shop at 11:30 a.m. despite the termination notice, but kept trying to reach someone at the company, they say.
Frustrated after about eight hours with no response, Piotrowski said he left a voice mail message with Quiznos saying he planned to call a news conference to complain about how they were treated.
Finally, the couple heard from someone at ”corporate” — a lawyer named Michael Daigle, who told Piotrowski he wouldn’t tolerate ”any defamation or other harm,” according to court documents.
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