FDD Items 3 & 4 · 2025 filing
Casa de Corazon litigation history
What Casa de Corazon disclosed about lawsuits, arbitrations and bankruptcy in the 2025 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 & 4 at a glance
What the filing discloses
- Cases disclosed
- 1
- Item 3, as counted in the filing
- Largest disclosed settlement
- None stated
- Bankruptcy (Item 4)
- None
- Franchisor, parent, predecessor or officer
- Filing year
- 2025
- Disclosures cover the prior ten years
Extracted from the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document
Item 3: litigation
Nicholas Kamp et al v. Natalie Standridge, Casa Franchising LLC et al (Hennepin County). Kamp filed Nov 2025 seeking to void 2023 settlement agreement, alleging defamation, malicious prosecution, MN Franchise Act violations, and claiming ownership interest in franchisor. Defendants deny all allegations.
Disclosure signals that moved the score
How this shows up in the verdict
- Active litigation by former franchisee alleging defamation, duress, and Franchise Act violations creates legal and reputational risk
- Lawsuit alleging settlement agreement nullification and CEO misconduct suggests potential franchisor credibility and governance 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?