In the bankruptcy case of the little Spanish sandwiches, a big fight is heating up.
During a hearing last week, a federal judge said the South Florida franchise of 100 Montaditos could shut down despite the bankruptcy filing of the Spanish restaurant’s U.S. arm.
The ruling was basically a formality—the bankruptcy code might have prevented the franchisee from shutting down his operations without the judge’s approval—but it preserved the ability of franchisees and the company to take legal action against each other in the future.
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