FDD Items 3 & 4 · 2026 filing

Minuteman Press litigation history

What Minuteman Press 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

1 pending arbitration (Weston v. Minuteman); 2 concluded cases (H&H Printing; Astoria Natives); 2 injunctions/consent orders (Washington State DFI 1994; FTC 1998)

Item 3 (litigation) · 5 matters disclosed · 1 pending listed

Litigation cases

The franchisor

Pending (1)

William Weston and 1534481 Alberta Inc. v. Minuteman Press International, Inc., 1344420 Alberta Ltd., Trevor West and Julie West
pending
Brought by a franchisee · filed 2012-05-04 · Court of King’s Bench of Alberta (original claim stayed and moved to arbitration) · 1203-06876
“… File No. 1203-06876.”Page 10 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “The arbitrator reserved only the issue of costs, which remains”
Within this matter, as the filing narrates it
- Minuteman Press International, Inc. v. William Weston and 1534481 Alberta Inc.
  concluded
  Brought by the franchisor · names the franchisor · filed 2018-01-22 · Court of King’s Bench of Alberta (arbitration award confirmed) · 1703-16001
  “In separate arbitration proceedings confirmed by the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta on January 22, 2018 in Minuteman Press International, Inc. v. William Weston and 1534481 Alberta Inc., File No.”Page 10 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Counted as one matter, the way Item 3 groups it.

Concluded (4)

H&H Printing and Promotional Products Corp. v. 1-2-3 Printing & Supplies, Inc., Dennis Reardon, and Minuteman Press International, Inc.
concluded
Brought by a franchisee · filed 2019-11-01 · District Court of Johnson County, Kansas · 18CV05733
“H&H Printing and Promotional Products Corp. v. 1-2-3 Printing & Supplies, Inc., Dennis Reardon, and Minuteman Press International, Inc., Case No. 18CV05733.”Page 10 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “On October 6, 2022, a settlement agreement was signed by H&H and Minuteman agreeing to mutual releases of all claims and dismissal of the litigation”
Within this matter, as the filing narrates it
- Dennis Reardon Chapter 13 bankruptcy petition
  concluded
  Brought by a franchisee · names the franchisor · filed 2019-12-31 · U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Kansas · 19-22686
  “On December 31, 2019, franchisee Dennis Reardon filed a Chapter 13 bankruptcy petition in the U.S.”Page 10 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Counted as one matter, the way Item 3 groups it.
Astoria Natives, Inc., Linda Pomponio and Tracey Pomponio-Lasko v. Minuteman Press International, Inc.
concluded
Brought by a franchisee · filed 2017-07-05 · American Arbitration Association · 01-17-0003-9338
“… AAA No. 01-17-0003-9338.”Page 10 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “On February 23, 2018, a settlement agreement was signed in which the parties agreed to mutual releases of”
In the matter of Minuteman Press International, Inc. and Steven Cooper
concluded
Government or regulatory action · filed 1994 · Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (Consent Order) · SDO-94
“… Case No. SDO-94. In March 1994, Minuteman and its employee Steven Cooper entered into a Consent Order with the”Page 11 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “Minuteman and Cooper denied the existence of any violation and entered into the Consent Order to avoid incurring additional”
Federal Trade Commission v. Minuteman Press International, Inc., et al.
concluded
Government or regulatory action · filed 1993-06-04 · United States District Court, Eastern District of New York · CV 93-2496
“… Case No. CV 93-2496. This action was filed on June 4, 1993, in the United States District”Page 11 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “On December 18, 1998, an injunction was issued prohibiting the Defendants, excluding Haber, from doing the following: (1) Making or”

2 of the proceedings above are indented under the matter they belong to because the filing narrates them inside it — an appeal, a consolidated case, a related arbitration. Each carries its own quote and page. They are counted with their matter, not as extra matters, so this list and the 5 Item 3 discloses agree.

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

Multiple litigation cases including fraudulent misrepresentation claims and historical FTC injunction suggest compliance and disclosure issues
Historical pattern of settlement agreements (2 concluded) and pending litigation (William Weston case) suggests ongoing operational friction

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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