Date: February 07, 2018
Writer: Admin

Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press Published Thursday, May 3, 2018 9:49AM EDT Last Updated Thursday, May 3, 2018 12:32PM EDT TORONTO -- Ongoing tensions between Tim Hortons franchisees and the brand's parent company have spilled over into the United States, where a dissident group of franchisees has filed a new lawsuit. The Great White North Franchisee Association's U.S. branch, a group claiming to represent at least half of Tim Hortons' owners south of the border, said Thursday that it is suing Restaurant Brands International, which has headquarters in Oakville, Ont., over a contract clause forcing all disputes to be handled in a Miami court. "RBI claims to be a Canadian-based company to avoid U.S. taxes but yet when franchisees attempt to pursue legal claims against its various brands, including Tim Hortons, RBI takes a conflicting position and claims to be a Miami, Florida based company," the association's lawyer Robert Einhorn said in a statement Thursday.