Counterfeit Popeyes? It may be more likely than you think, this new lawsuit says.

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Customers at a particular fried chicken fast food restaurant may want to double check before they “Love that chicken from Popeyes.”

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen is suing the franchisee of five of its Iowa restaurants, two of which are located in the Corridor.

A September lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court against franchisee Asif Poonja and Jam Equities, his limited liability corporations, allege that the five Iowa restaurants have continued to operate despite having their licenses to use the company’s brand revoked.

Poonja, an Illinois resident, operates the local restaurants at 3401 E. Ave. NW in Cedar Rapids and 750 Coral Ridge Ave. in Coralville. Other locations named in the lawsuit includ