FDD Items 3 & 4 · 2025 filing

Crave Hot Dogs And Bbq litigation history

What Crave Hot Dogs And Bbq 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 (litigation) & 4 (bankruptcy) at a glance

What the filing discloses

Cases disclosed: 3; 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: 2025; Disclosures cover the prior ten years

Extracted from the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document

Item 3: litigation

3 pending actions: (1) BDD Group LLC v. Crave Franchising LLC (E.D. Mich. 2024) - fraud, FTC Rule violations, largely stayed; (2) Rockin'L Enterprises vs. Crave Franchising LLC (Louisiana 2023) - fraud, unfair trade practices; (3) Wulf et al. vs. Crave Franchising LLC (Louisiana 2023) - contribution/indemnification tied to foregoing case

Item 3 (litigation) · 3 matters disclosed · 3 pending listed

Litigation cases

The franchisor

Pending (3)

BDD Group, LLC v. Crave Franchising, LLC, Samantha Rincione, and Salvatore Rincione
pending
Brought by a franchisee · filed 2024-01-05 · US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan · 24-cv-10035
“… Case No. 24-cv-10035, US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan 01/05/2024 The proceeding claims fraudulent misrepresentation, silent fraud, innocent misrepresentation, violation of Michigan’s Franchise Investor Law, and violation of the FTC Franchise Rule.”Page 10 of the 2025 FDD, Item 3
Maritza Wulf, Karl F. Wulf, Karin Torres, and Karl S. Wulf vs. Crave Franchising, LLC and Salvatore Rincione
pending
filed 2023-11-28 · 24th Judicial District Court, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana · 849-304
“… Docket No. 849-304, 24th Judicial District Court, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana 11/28/2023 This proceeding is tied to the foregoing proceeding and”Page 11 of the 2025 FDD, Item 3
Rockin’L Enterprises, LLC, Justin LaGrange, and Heather LaGrange vs. Crave Franchising, LLC, Maritza Wulf, Karl F. Wulf, Karin Malkiewicz, Karl S. Wulf, Larry Gerson, and Salvatore Rincione
pending
Brought by a franchisee · filed 2023-03-22 · 10th Judicial District Court, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana · 93,870-A
“Rockin’L Enterprises, LLC, Justin LaGrange, and Heather LaGrange vs. Crave Franchising, LLC, Maritza Wulf, Karl F. Wulf, Karin Malkiewicz, Karl S. Wulf, Larry Gerson, and Salvatore Rincione;”Page 11 of the 2025 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?

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