FDD Items 3 & 4 · 2026 filing
Ins Ice Beer litigation history
What Ins Ice Beer 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 & 4 at a glance
What the filing discloses
- Cases disclosed
- 1
- Item 3, as counted in the filing
- Largest disclosed settlement
- $5K
- As stated in Item 3
- 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
Parent Wevelopment Korea entered a settlement order with Virginia Division of Securities and Retail Franchising (Case No. SEC-2024-00040) for offering/selling 1943 Classic franchise without registration. Settlement: permanent injunction, $5,000 penalty, $500 costs.
Disclosure signals that moved the score
How this shows up in the verdict
- Parent company Wowledment Korea settled FDD fraud allegations with Virginia in August 2025 — selling unregistered franchises and withholding required disclosure documents
- Going Concern status is FALSE — suggests potential insolvency or structural instability of franchisor
- Recent litigation (August 2025) indicates ongoing regulatory compliance failures and questionable business practices
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?