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F81/100FDD 2025

Jungle Driving School — Litigation & Risk

Education - Tutoring & Test Prep · FDD Items 3, 4 & 5

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Moderate — Review

2 cases disclosed in FDD Items 3 and 4.

Source: FDD Items 3–5

FDD Items 3 & 4

Litigation Metrics

Cases disclosed
2
Total from FDD Items 3 and 4
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
—
Franchisor or officer bankruptcy
Overall risk score
81 / 100
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Rating
AVOID
STRONG / MODERATE / CAUTION / AVOID

FDD Items 5, 6 & 17 — what you give up

Contract Risk Indicators

Mandatory arbitration
Required
Disputes resolved outside court — limits your legal options
Jury trial waiver
Waived
You give up the right to a jury trial
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction on similar businesses
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Franchisor can open competing locations in or near your territory
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can match any purchase offer when you try to sell
Governing law
Nebraska
State whose law governs disputes — relevant if you're not based there

What drove the 81/100 rating

Risk Score Breakdown

  1. 01HIGHActive litigation against CEO/affiliates involving fraud and misrepresentation charges creates existential risk to franchise system
  2. 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — indicates auditor/financial doubts about franchisor's ability to continue operations
  3. 03MINOROnly 1 operating unit with unknown growth trajectory suggests system is either pre-revenue, collapsing, or never scaled beyond pilot
  4. 04HIGHHigh franchise fee ($59,500) + total investment ($190k-$313k) paired with single unit and litigation creates ROI uncertainty
  5. 05HIGHPending lawsuits alleging fraudulent inducement and business opportunity law violations directly target franchisor credibility and legal exposure for franchisees
  6. 06MINORNo multi-unit success story or comparable performance data available to validate the $591,547 average revenue claim

Severity inferred from FDD text — not a regulatory or legal classification

Litigation data from FDD Items 3, 4, and 5. SBA data from public 7(a) FOIA records (FY2020–present). Not legal advice — consult a franchise attorney before signing any franchise agreement.