FDD Items 3 & 4 · 2026 filing

i9 Sports litigation history

What i9 Sports 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 active franchise-relationship suit (Valley Youth Sports/Finest City Youth Sports v. i9 Sports, LLC and YEB, filed 9/29/2025, alleging territory encroachment and inadequate insurance); plus four disclosed settlements involving affiliated GoTo Foods/Inspire Brands entities (no-poaching provisions, data breach, FDD disclosure omission) that the FDD states have no impact on i9 Sports or its brand.

Item 3 (litigation) · 5 matters disclosed

Litigation cases

The franchisor

Status not stated in the filing (1)

Valley Youth Sports, LLC and Finest City Youth Sports LLC v. i9 Sports, LLC, Youth Enrichment Brands, LLC, Bill Sixsmith, Lincoln Sports Group, LLC, and Does 1 through 50
Brought by a franchisee · filed 2025-09-29 · C.A. Superior Court for the County of San Diego · 25CU052140C
“Valley Youth Sports, LLC and Finest City Youth Sports LLC v. i9 Sports, LLC, Youth Enrichment Brands, LLC, Bill Sixsmith, Lincoln Sports Group, LLC, and Does 1 through 50 (C.A.”Page 18 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3

Parent, affiliates, master franchisor and subfranchisor

Concluded (4)

In the Matter of Jimmy John’s Franchisor SPV LLC
concluded
Government or regulatory action · Jimmy John’s Franchisor SPV LLC · filed 2025-06-09 · Securities Commissioner of Maryland · 2025- 0122
“… (Securities Commissioner of Maryland, Case No. 2025- 0122). On March 28, 2022, Jimmy John’s Franchisor SPV LLC (“JJF”) filed a Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) with the Maryland Securities Division as part of a notice of exemption from franchise registration.”Page 20 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
New York v. Dunkin’ Brands, Inc.
concluded
Government or regulatory action · Dunkin’ Brands, Inc. (our affiliate) · filed 2019-09-26 · N.Y. Supreme Court for New York County · 451787/2019
“… (N.Y. Supreme Court for New York County, Case No. 451787/2019, filed September 26, 2019).”Page 19 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
The People of the State of California v. Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc.
settled
Government or regulatory action · Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc. (our affiliate) · filed 2019-03-19 · California Superior Court, Los Angeles County · 19STCV09397
“… (California Superior Court, Los Angeles County, Case No. 19STCV09397, filed March 19, 2019).”Page 19 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
The People of the State of California v. Dunkin’ Brands, Inc.
settled
Government or regulatory action · Dunkin’ Brands, Inc. (our affiliate) · filed 2019-03-19 · California Superior Court, Los Angeles County · 19STCV09597
“… (California Superior Court, Los Angeles County, Case No. 19STCV09597, filed on March 19, 2019.) On March 14, 2019, our affiliate, Dunkin Brands, Inc. (“DBI”), entered into a settlement agreement”Page 19 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

Litigation involving parent company affiliates (Arby's, Dunkin') raises questions about corporate governance and legal exposure that could affect franchise operations

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?

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