FDD Items 3 & 4 · 2022 filing
Premier Martial Arts litigation history
What Premier Martial Arts disclosed about lawsuits, arbitrations and bankruptcy in the 2022 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 & 4 at a glance
What the filing discloses
- Cases disclosed
- 3
- Item 3, as counted in the filing
- Largest disclosed settlement
- $10K
- As stated in Item 3
- Bankruptcy (Item 4)
- None
- Franchisor, parent, predecessor or officer
- Filing year
- 2022
- Disclosures cover the prior ten years
Extracted from the 2022 Franchise Disclosure Document
Item 3: litigation
Three litigation matters disclosed: (1) California Commissioner consent order against PMAI for unregistered franchise sales and omissions in registration applications, resulting in $10,000 penalty and ongoing disclosure requirements; (2) UATP v. LOFA in Texas District Court (pending) involving breach of contract, tortious interference, fraud claims seeking $6.5M+ damages, with counterclaims by LOFA for conversion, breach of contract, and business interference; (3) Four franchisees (three current, one former) v. UATP and principals in New Jersey Superior Court alleging fraudulent inducement, unauthorized financial performance representations, breach of franchise agreements, and violations of multiple state consumer/franchise protection acts.
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?