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Parties
Verimark Hospitality Group Inc
Coastal Palms Franchise Holdings LLC
Harkness LLP
Ridgeline Forensic Advisory LLC
Suncoast Room Management Inc
Crane LLP
Associates CPAs LLP
Gulf Breeze Hospitality LLC
Dates
August 25, 2023
February 9, 2024
June 15, 2007
September 3, 2019
February 4, 2022
March 6, 2022
February 28, 2022
September 29, 2023
September 5, 2023
Amounts
$105.5
$150
$16.095
$28.4
$44.5
$12.50
$7.28
$21.84
$197.8
$112.4
Obligations
3 of each FLA provides that, upon termination for cause by Verimark, the franchisee shall pay, as liquidated damages, an amount equal to three times (3×) the trailing-twelve-month royalties for the terminated property
The royalty is calculated at 5% of Gross Room Revenue ("GRR"), and the provision directs that the calculation shall be based on the greater of the franchisee's reported GRR or GRR as determined by Verimark's audit
Upon termination of this Agreement for cause by Franchisor pursuant to Section 14, Franchisee shall pay to Franchisor, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, an amount equal to three times (3×) the Royalty Fees payable under Section 4
Upon the occurrence of a material breach by the franchisee, Verimark must provide written notice specifying the nature of the breach
Each FLA is an independent contract, and the reasonableness of the liquidated-damages formula must be evaluated on a per-contract, per-property basis
If the liquidated-damages provision is found to be an unenforceable penalty, the entire provision is void, and the non-breaching party must prove its actual damages