FDD Items 3 & 4 · 2025 filing

Paris Banh Mi litigation history

What Paris Banh Mi disclosed about lawsuits, arbitrations and bankruptcy in the 2025 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: 2025; Disclosures cover the prior ten years

Extracted from the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document

Item 3: litigation

Case 1: Paris Banh Mi Licensing & Supplies Inc. v. Huyen Tran and Paris Banh Mi Jacksonville Inc. (trademark infringement, filed May 2023). Cases 2-3: Franchisee/licensee suits against franchisor principals alleging FDUTPA violations, franchise act violations, fraud, breach of contract.

Item 3 (litigation) · 4 matters disclosed · 1 pending listed

Litigation cases

The franchisor

Pending (1)

In the Matter of: Paris Banh Mi Franchising LLC
pending
Government or regulatory action · filed 2025-05-09 · Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, Securities Division · S-25-3969
“… DFI File No. S-25-3969, On May 9, 2025, we were notified by the Securities Division of the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (“DFI”) that the DFI was conducting an investigation regarding”Page 10 of the 2025 FDD, Item 3

Concluded (1)

Linh Ngo, et al. v. Paris Banh Mi Licensing and Supplies, Inc., et al.
settled
Brought by a franchisee · filed 2024-08-07 · Circuit Court of the Ninth Judicial Circuit in and for Orange County, Florida · 204261819
“… No. 204261819 (Circuit Court of the Ninth Judicial Circuit in and for Orange, County, Florida, Filed August 7, 2024).”Page 10 of the 2025 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “No amounts were paid by either party. In the Matter of: Paris Banh Mi Franchising LLC, DFI File No. S-25-3969, On May 9, 2025, we were notified by the Securities Division of the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (“DFI”) that the DFI was conducting an investigation regarding the”

Parent, affiliates, master franchisor and subfranchisor

Concluded (1)

Paris Banh Mi Licensing & Supplies Inc. v. Huyen Tran and Paris Banh Mi Jacksonville Inc.
settled
Brought by the franchisor · Paris Banh Mi Licensing & Supplies Inc. (our Affiliate) · filed 2023-05-05 · United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida · 3:23-cv-546
“… Case No. 3:23-cv-546, filed on May 5, 2023, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.”Page 9 of the 2025 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “On December 9, 2024, the parties entered into a settlement agreement under which defendants entered into a stipulated injunction, both parties released all claims against the other, and plaintiffs waived post-term non-competition provisions of the license agreement.”

Officers and directors (individuals, not the company)

Concluded (1)

Hung Tran and Trang Pham v. Hien Tran and Doan Nguyen
settled
Brought by a franchisee · Hien Tran (Founder and COO) and Doan Nguyen (President); also affiliate Paris Banh Mi LLC · filed 2023-08-10 · U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida · 6:23-cv-01528
“… No. 6:23-cv-01528 (M.D. Fla. Filed August 10, 2023). Our licensee, Hung Tran and Trang Pham, filed suit against our Founder and Chief Operating Officer (Hien Tran), our President (Doan Nguyen), and Paris”Page 9 of the 2025 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “On June 23, 2025, the parties entered into a settlement agreement under which plaintiff released all claims against defendants and defendants waived post-term non-competition provisions of the license agreement.” (page 10)

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

Active litigation including trademark infringement, breach of contract, and deceptive practice claims from licensees suggests operational and legal instability

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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