For Subway to take my businesses without ever notifying me was just wrong.”
NOTE from Larry Scott, VA Watchdog dot Org… There a are number of great web sites to help people with franchising information. But, before you invest… it’s a good idea to try to “dig for some dirt” and see what comes up. The Ripoff Report is a great site for this.
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Soldier suing after being stripped of Subway restaurant franchises
By KAREN ROBINSON-JACOBS
The Dallas Morning NewsWhile serving in Afghanistan with the U.S. Army Reserve, Leon Batie Jr. dodged roadside bombs and scrambled to safety when rockets pierced the night sky.
When he returned to Dallas in early 2006, another battle loomed.
As Batie was returning from Afghanistan, he learned he was being stripped of the two Subway restaurants he bought before mobilizing.
The stores were sold to Subway insiders, with one transaction yielding a Subway executive a $100,000 profit, according to a lawsuit Batie filed last year in state court in Dallas County. One issue in the case is set for trial this week.
The suit, which alleges violations of the U.S. Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, seeks more than $6 million from the Subway affiliate that controls leases.
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