FDD Items 3 & 4 · 2026 filing

Mathnasium Learning Centers litigation history

What Mathnasium Learning Centers 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: 4; 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

All 4 disclosed matters involve Affiliated Programs (Arby's/ARG, Dunkin'/DBI x2, Jimmy John's Franchisor SPV) rather than Mathnasium itself: 2019 multistate AG no-poach settlements against ARG and DBI; 2019 NY AG data breach consent order against DBI ($650,000 penalty); 2025 Maryland Securities Commissioner consent order against Jimmy John's Franchisor SPV ($30,000 penalty) for FDD contact-info omission. No litigation against Mathnasium/MCL disclosed.

Item 3 (litigation) · 4 matters disclosed

Litigation cases

Parent, affiliates, master franchisor and subfranchisor

Concluded (4)

New York v. Dunkin’ Brands, Inc.
concluded
Government or regulatory action · Dunkin Brands, Inc. · 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). In this matter, the N.Y.”Page 21 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “On September 21, 2020, without admitting or denying the NYAG’s allegations, DBI and the NYAG entered into a consent agreement to resolve the State’s”
The People of the State of California v. Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc.
concluded
Government or regulatory action · Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc. · filed 2019-03-19 · California Superior Court, Los Angeles County · 19STCV09397
“… (California Superior Court, Los Angeles County, Case No.”Page 20 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “Under the settlement agreement, ARG paid no money but agreed (a) to remove the disputed provision from its franchise agreements”
The People of the State of California v. Dunkin’ Brands, Inc.
concluded
Government or regulatory action · Dunkin Brands, Inc. · 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”Page 20 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “the action was closed after the court approved the parties’ stipulation of” (page 21)
In the Matter of Jimmy John’s Franchisor SPV LLC
concluded
Government or regulatory action · Jimmy John’s Franchisor SPV LLC · Securities Commissioner of Maryland · 2025-0122
“… (Securities Commissioner of Maryland, Case No. 2025-0122).”Page 21 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “Commissioner and JJF entered into a Consent Order on June 9, 2025. Under the terms of the Consent Order, JJF agreed to pay a $30,000 civil monetary”

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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