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A group of franchisees of Quiznos Sub today filed a Class Action Complaint against the company in Milwaukee County Circuit Court (State of Wisconsin).

The lawsuit, Westerfield, et al. v. The Quizno’s Franchise Company LLC, et al. (Case No. 08-CV-003158), alleges multiple violations of Wisconsin’s consumer protection laws. Among other things, the Complaint charges that Quiznos exploited its Wisconsin franchisees through deceptive trade practices, breached promises about the costs of operating a Quiznos restaurant and that the company failed to act in good faith by executing on a scheme designed to build the brand at the expense of its franchise owners.

The Complaint stems from a November 5, 2007 decision of Judge William C. Griesbach in a lawsuit filed by the same franchisees in a Wisconsin federal court, Westerfield, et al. v. The Quizno’s Franchise Company LLC, et al. (Case No. 06-C-1210). Judge Griesbach’s decision encouraged the franchisees to pursue their state law claims in Wisconsin state courts.

“Following the federal court ruling, Quiznos publicly announced that they had won this lawsuit and that it was over, but that cannot be further from the truth,” said franchisee and plaintiff John Schodron, who operates a Quiznos restaurant in Slinger, Wisc. “We will continue to fight Quiznos’ deceptive practices and policies that harm the franchisees no matter where that fight has to take place until we get the justice and fair treatment we deserve.”

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Quiznos Franchisees Move Class Action Fight to Wisc. State Court

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