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Racketeering Survives against Coffee Beanery

Posted Tue, 2012-09-04 18:53 by Janet Sparks
Coffee Beanery, Coffee People Who Care
People who care? Not according to some Coffee Beanery franchisees.

BALTIMORE – A judge ruled last week that two racketeering counts could be tried in front of a Maryland jury against The Coffee Beanery, its owners and two company officers.

Killion Statement

Posted Tue, 2012-09-04 18:49 by Janet Sparks

Below is franchisor attorney William “Bill” Killion’s statement about the court allowing RICO charges against his client Coffee Beanery.

Racketeering Expert Goes After Coffee Beanery

Posted Wed, 2012-02-08 18:07 by Janet Sparks
Successful racketeering charges put people behind bars
Successful racketeering charges land people in jail

BALTIMORE – Rick Welshans and partner Deborah Williams filed their second amended complaint last month against Coffee Beanery alleging racketeering claims, those normally associated with organized crime.

Franchisees to Pursue Racketeering against Coffee Beanery

Posted Sat, 2011-10-29 04:51 by Janet Sparks

BALTIMORE – After a six-year legal battle with Coffee Beanery Ltd., franchisees Deborah Williams and Richard Welshans now have a court order allowing them to reopen their case in Maryland.

Court Rules for Coffee Beanery Franchisees

Posted Thu, 2011-03-24 18:15 by Janet Sparks
Shuttered Kentucky shop. photo/bmm

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Franchisees Deborah Williams and Richard Welshans scored a victory yesterday in their eight-year battle against The Coffee Beanery and its officers when the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in their favor.