The Rack: We won't let Hard Rock roll over us.(Business)

From: The Boston Herald | Date: November 3, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: DONNA GOODISON

The Rack is playing hard ball in its bid to block the Hard Rock Cafe from taking over its prime 10-year location next to Faneuil Hall.

The Boston nightclub's owners filed a lawsuit yesterday accusing their landlord, Sullivan Properties Inc., of misrepresentation, breach of contract and other charges. They also subpoenaed executives at Orlando, Fla.-based Hard Rock Cafe International Inc. for a deposition.

"Mr. Sullivan is the Pinocchio of the real estate business," George Regan, a Rack spokesman, said. "We are not going anywhere. Maybe the Hard ...

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