HT OF HIGHLANDS RANCH v. HOLLYWOOD TANNING SYSTEMS

Civil No. 07-5718 (JBS).

590 F.Supp.2d 677 (2008)

HT OF HIGHLANDS RANCH, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, v. HOLLYWOOD TANNING SYSTEMS, INC., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

December 1, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Doyle, Esq., Goldstein Valas, Annandale, NJ, and Rory A. Valas, Esq., Goldstein Valas, Boston, MA, for Plaintiffs HT of Highlands Ranch, Inc.; RMB Enterprise, Inc.; Grandsole, Inc.; and Markwood Enterprises, Inc.

Jonathan M. Korn, Esq., Blank Rome, LLP, Cherry Hill, NJ, for Defendants Hollywood Tanning Systems, Inc.; Ralph Venuto, Sr.; and Ralph Venuto, Jr.

David S. Sager, Esq., Day Pitney, LLP, Morristown, NJ, for Defendant HT Franchising, LLC.

David Hartman Colvin, Esq., Scott Lee Vernick, Esq., Fox Rothschild LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Defendant Highline Capital Corporation.


OPINION

SIMANDLE, District Judge:

I. INTRODUCTION

In this action, Plaintiffs—four operators of Hollywood Tans franchises located in three states—allege that Defendants induced them into entering into unconscionable franchise agreements, defrauded them by sending them deceptive and inflated invoices, and violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"). Plaintiffs have sued the entity with which they...

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