Pizza Marketplace.com:
Noble Roman’s Inc., parent company of Noble Roman’s Pizza and Tuscano’s Italian Style Subs, has been granted summary judgment in its favor for a long-running lawsuit.
The order came Dec. 23 in the Superior Court in Hamilton County, Ind. The lawsuit was brought forth in June 2008 by plaintiffs Kari Heyser, Fred Eric Heyser and Meck Enterprises LLC, et. al. The original group included 10 groups of franchisee-plaintiffs, however, one group has since dismissed its claims and another was held in contempt and dismissed its claims with prejudice.
The plaintiffs, former franchisees of the company, alleged Noble Roman’s fraudulently induced them to purchase franchises for traditional locations through misrepresentations and omissions of material facts. They were seeking compensatory and punitive damages of $5.1 million.