Hardee’s franchisee Paradigm sues over termination threats and tech fees
A longtime Hardee’s franchisee and the fast-food chain are in the midst of a legal battle.Paradigm Investment Group, a franchise of over 25 years with more than six dozen Hardee’s restaurants across Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Tennessee, hit CKE Restaurants Holdings-owned Hardee’s with a lawsuit in mid-April. In the lawsuit, the franchise claimed Hardee’s has "threatened to take Paradigm’s restaurants without justification for pennies on the dollar." Paradigm said it received a […]