FDD Items 3 & 4 · 2026 filing
Building Kidz School litigation history
What Building Kidz School 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
- 5
- 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
One 2017 arbitration/settlement with a converted-school buyer (Golden Stone) that defaulted on purchase/franchise obligations, settled for $348,000; plus four 2024 JAMS arbitration actions filed by the franchisor against franchisees (Barth, Kalsi, MJ & K Kidz, Buccola) to collect royalty payments.
Item 3 (litigation) · 5 matters disclosed
Litigation cases
The franchisor
Concluded (1)
Building Kidz Worldwide, LLC v. Golden Stone, Inc.
settledBrought by the franchisor · filed 2017-02-14 · JAMS (San Francisco) · 1100086841
“Building Kidz Worldwide, LLC., v. Golden Stone, Inc., JAMS Ref. No. 1100086841 (San Francisco, California, filed February 14, 2017).”Page 10 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Status not stated in the filing (4)
Building Kidz Worldwide, LLC vs. Barth, et al.
Brought by the franchisor · filed 2024-03-12 · JAMS (San Francisco) · 5100001958
“… JAMS No. 5100001958 (Filed March 12, 2024) Building Kidz Worldwide, LLC vs. Kalsi, et al., JAMS No. 5100001959 (Filed March 13, 2024) Building Kidz Worldwide, LLC vs. MJ & K Kidz, Inc., et al., JAMS No.”Page 11 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Building Kidz Worldwide, LLC vs. Buccola, et al.
Brought by the franchisor · filed 2024-07-08 · JAMS (San Francisco) · 5100002239
“… JAMS No. 5100002239 (Filed July 8, 2024) Other than this action, no litigation is required to be disclosed in this Item.”Page 11 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Building Kidz Worldwide, LLC vs. Kalsi, et al.
Brought by the franchisor · filed 2024-03-13 · JAMS (San Francisco) · 5100001959
“… JAMS No. 5100001959 (Filed March 13, 2024) Building Kidz Worldwide, LLC vs. MJ & K Kidz, Inc., et al., JAMS No. 5100002072 (Filed April 29, 2024) Building Kidz Worldwide, LLC vs. Buccola, et al., JAMS No. 5100002239 (Filed July 8, 2024) Other than this action, no litigation is required to be disclosed in this Item.”Page 11 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Building Kidz Worldwide, LLC vs. MJ & K Kidz, Inc., et al.
Brought by the franchisor · filed 2024-04-29 · JAMS (San Francisco) · 5100002072
“… JAMS No. 5100002072 (Filed April 29, 2024) Building Kidz Worldwide, LLC vs. Buccola, et al., JAMS No. 5100002239 (Filed July 8, 2024) Other than this action, no litigation is required to be disclosed in this Item.”Page 11 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.
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?