MiamiHerald.com:
Burger King lost the first round in its quest to shut down Miami franchisee Al Cabrera over his failure to install new cash registers in time to meet the fast-food chain’s deadline.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Edwin G. Torres denied Burger King’s efforts to obtain a temporary injunction against Cabrera that would have forced the closing of four Miami restaurants. He said there was not sufficient evidence that Burger King “properly terminated this franchise agreement,”
“Other than the alleged breach of the Franchise Agreement related to the untimely compliance with the new POS policy that has already been cured, it appears that Defendant’s restaurants continue to operate properly with no harm whatsoeverto the goodwill of the Burger King brand,” Torres wrote last week.