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A46/100FDD 2026

Premier Pool Service / Pinnacle Pool Service — Litigation & Risk

Personal Services - Beauty & Salon · FDD Items 3, 4 & 5

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Moderate — Review

1 case disclosed in FDD Items 3 and 4.

Source: FDD Items 3–5

FDD Items 3 & 4

Litigation Metrics

Cases disclosed
1
Total from FDD Items 3 and 4
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
—
Franchisor or officer bankruptcy
Overall risk score
46 / 100
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Rating
STRONG
STRONG / MODERATE / CAUTION / AVOID

FDD Items 5, 6 & 17 — what you give up

Contract Risk Indicators

Mandatory arbitration
Required
Disputes resolved outside court — limits your legal options
Jury trial waiver
Waived
You give up the right to a jury trial
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction on similar businesses
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Franchisor can open competing locations in or near your territory
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can match any purchase offer when you try to sell
Governing law
Tennessee
State whose law governs disputes — relevant if you're not based there

What drove the 46/100 rating

Risk Score Breakdown

  1. 01MEDNo Item 19 (average net income) disclosed—unable to validate 5.45% royalty sustainability against actual profitability
  2. 02MINORRegulatory enforcement action in 2021 by New York State for unregistered franchise sales indicates compliance lapses by franchisor
  3. 03MEDStrong unit growth (27.8% YoY) may mask quality issues or high churn; 48 units is still a small system with limited track record
  4. 04MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk and customer cannibalization between franchisees
  5. 05HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE (ambiguous phrasing)—clarification needed on financial stability of parent company
  6. 06MINORHigh spread between low ($43,150) and high ($118,250) investment suggests inconsistent market positioning or undefined scope

Severity inferred from FDD text — not a regulatory or legal classification

Litigation data from FDD Items 3, 4, and 5. SBA data from public 7(a) FOIA records (FY2020–present). Not legal advice — consult a franchise attorney before signing any franchise agreement.