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H&R Block Inc. is suing a former franchisee named Juan Cardenas Jr., accusing him of continuing to use the H&R Block brand to run a competing business in violation of noncompetition and nonsolicitation agreements.
Cardenas became an H&R Block franchisee in Eagle Pass, Texas in September 2014. In June, H&R Block informed Cardenas that he was in breach of the franchise agreement for failing to pay $59,930 in royalty payments. The Kansas City-based tax preparation company (NYSE: HRB) said Cardenas…