Two hotel owners became reasonably upset after spending millions building out a downtown Houston Holiday Inn only to lose their franchise license agreement, so they sued the national chain in a Houston federal court.
But Dallas lawyer Deborah Coldwell recently made quick work the breach of contract and fraud claims lodged against Holiday Hospitality Franchising—the company that licenses Holiday Inn hotels —by not only convincing a U.S. district judge to dismiss those claims but also to block the plaintiffs from repleading them again.
