Opinion ID: 780571
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: EPL's Termination of Hashim's Franchise Agreements

Text: 8 On September 21, 2001, EPL sent Hashim notices of termination of the Franchise Agreements, effective immediately, and notices of default and termination of the Sublease Agreements, because he was operating KFC restaurants in violation of his EPL Franchise Agreements and because he had sent a forged letter on EPL stationery. 6 In November 2001, EPL sent Hashim amended notices of termination, adding an assertion that Hashim made material misrepresentations in his initial applications to become a franchisee, by stating that he was no longer a KFC franchisee, when in fact he was a KFC franchisee at the time of his application and during the entire time he was an EPL franchisee. The notices of additional grounds for termination charged that Hashim knowingly provided EPL with false information in the form of a forged 7 letter from KFC purporting to confirm transfer of the KFC franchise. According to Hashim's attorney, Hashim's general manager, Akber Rashim, was responsible for forging and faxing the letter to KFC. 9