FDD Items 3 & 4 · 2026 filing

Preferred Care At Home litigation history

What Preferred Care At Home 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): Disclosed · an officer; 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 stem from a 2011-2014 dispute cluster (CAM Enterprises, PCC Universal, Family First Home Health Care, and a related trademark infringement suit) that led to the franchisor's 2014 Chapter 11 filing; resolved via global settlement confirmed September 9, 2015. No pending litigation as of FDD issuance.

Item 3 (litigation) · 4 matters disclosed

Litigation cases

The franchisor and its predecessor

Concluded (3)

Family First Home Health Care, Inc.
settled
Brought by a franchisee · filed 2013-08-02 · American Arbitration Association · 32 114 Y 00370 13
“On August 2, 2013, Family First Home Health Care, Inc. commenced arbitration against Help at Home Healthcare Services, Inc.;”Page 11 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
PCC Universal, Inc.
settled
Brought by a franchisee · filed 2013-08-02 · American Arbitration Association · 32 114 Y 00371 13
“On August 2, 2013, PCC Universal, Inc. commenced arbitration against Help at Home Healthcare Services, Inc.; Help at Home Franchise Service, LLC; and individual principals in the American Arbitration Association asserting contract and related claims.”Page 11 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
CAM Enterprises, LLC
settled
Brought by a franchisee · Help at Home Health Care Service, Inc. and related franchisor entities · filed 2011-11-09 · American Arbitration Association · 32 114 Y 0064411
“On November 9, 2011, CAM Enterprises, LLC filed an arbitration demand against Help at Home Health Care Service, Inc. and related franchisor entities in the American Arbitration Association alleging breach of contract, negligent misrepresentation/omission, and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.”Page 10 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “The matter was later resolved as part of a global settlement incorporated into the franchisor’s Chapter 11 plan confirmed September 9, 2015.” (page 11)

Parent, affiliates, master franchisor and subfranchisor

Concluded (1)

Help At Home, Inc. v. CAM Enterprises, LLC, et al.
settled
Brought by the franchisor · Help At Home, Inc. · filed 2014-02-18 · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida · 9:14-cv-80255-KAM
“… (S.D. Fla. Case No. 9:14-cv-80255-KAM). On February 18, 2014, Help At Home, Inc. filed an action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida alleging trademark and copyright infringement.”Page 11 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3

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.

Disclosed in the 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document

Item 4: bankruptcy

Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida, under Case No. 14-25709-PGH and No. 14-25706-PGH respectively. The bankruptcy case of Help at Home Franchise Service, LLC was substantively consolidated with the bankruptcy case of Help at Home Health Care Service, Inc., having a case number of

Disclosure signals that moved the score

How this shows up in the verdict

4 litigation matters, all resolved via 2015 global settlement
No pending litigation; audited, Item 19 disclosed

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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