FDD Items 3 & 4 · 2026 filing
ActionCOACH litigation history
What ActionCOACH disclosed about lawsuits, arbitrations and bankruptcy in the 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. Item 3 lists the material legal actions a franchisor must report; Item 4 covers bankruptcy. This is the franchisor's own disclosure, not a court record, and not legal advice.
Items 3 (litigation) & 4 (bankruptcy) at a glance
What the filing discloses
- Cases disclosed
- 2
- Item 3, as counted in the filing
- Largest settlement, franchisor's own cases
- None stated
- Bankruptcy (Item 4)
- None
- Franchisor, parent, predecessor or officer
- Filing year
- 2026
- Disclosures cover the prior ten years
Extracted from the 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document
Item 3: litigation
Two disclosed cases involving ACNA (not Buji/Master Licensee): MSF Enterprises arbitration re master license renewal (settled, no liability admission); ACNA/ACOC v. Allison Dunn re non-compete/confidential information breach (settled 2021, dismissed without prejudice).
Item 3 (litigation) · 2 matters disclosed
Litigation cases
Parent, affiliates, master franchisor and subfranchisor
Concluded (2)
MSF Enterprises, Inc. v. ACNA
settledBrought by a franchisee · ActionCOACH North America, LLC (ACNA) · filed 2022 · Arbitration
“… – Concluded In 2022, a master franchisee initiated arbitration against ACNA relating to the renewal of a master license agreement.”Page 15 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
ACNA and ActionCOACH OneCO, LLC v. Allison Dunn
settledBrought by the franchisor · ActionCOACH North America, LLC (ACNA) and ActionCOACH OneCO, LLC · filed 2019
“ACNA and ActionCOACH OneCO, LLC (“ACOC”) v. Allison Dunn – Concluded In 2019, ACNA and an affiliate filed a lawsuit against a former franchisee alleging breach of a non-compete obligation and misuse of confidential information following expiration of the franchise agreement.”Page 15 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Item 3 lists the litigation the franchisor must disclose; a matter against a parent, an affiliate or a named officer is not a matter against the franchisor, and pending claims are allegations, not findings.
Disclosure signals that moved the score
How this shows up in the verdict
- Multiple litigation matters including non-compete enforcement actions, 2002 Maryland registration violations, and 1999 California desist order indicate historical compliance/disclosure issues
The verdict grade is FranchiseVerdict's editorial assessment across SBA loan performance, unit growth, revenue and disclosure signals. It is not investment advice.
Before you weigh a lawsuit
How to read Item 3
A franchisor must disclose pending actions and any material civil action involving the franchise relationship, plus convictions or civil judgments for fraud, unfair or deceptive practices, or franchise-law violations, going back ten years. A case the franchisor brought against a franchisee counts too. Item 3 does not include every dispute: settled claims below the materiality line and matters resolved in private arbitration can be absent.
Questions worth asking current and former franchisees, using the contact list in Item 20:
- Were you, or anyone you know in the system, party to a dispute with the franchisor?
- Was it resolved by settlement, arbitration or a court, and on what terms?
- Has the number of disputes gone up or down since you signed?