The Real Jerk calls in the lawyers (well, one of them) to fight eviction

Ever since the The Real Jerk’s new landlord told the Caribbean resto to close up and move on, owners Ed and Lily Pottinger have shown they’re as good at marshalling community sentiment as they are at serving up jerk chicken and roti. First they went the protest and online petition route. Now the pair has hired a lawyer to seek an injunction that would delay the eviction. “I’d prefer to sit back and relax and run my restaurant,” Ed told the Toronto Star, “but if it means it may be taken away from me, you’ve got to get savvy quick and come out swinging.” Lawyer Albert Formosa had better work swiftly—the eviction notice, served by Bill Mandelbaum of Buckingham Properties, tells the restaurateurs to skedaddle by January 31. Which is tomorrow. Read the entire story [Toronto Star] »