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BAbove average56/100FDD 2024

Relax The Back: Litigation & Risk

Retail · FDD Items 3, 4 & 5

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Lower Risk

No litigation cases disclosed in FDD Items 3 and 4.

Source: FDD Items 3–5

FDD Items 3 & 4

Litigation Metrics

Cases disclosed
0
Total from FDD Items 3 and 4
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None
Franchisor or officer bankruptcy
Verdict score
56 / 100
FranchiseVerdict composite · higher is better
Rating
B
A / B / C / D / F verdict grade

7(a) FOIA data · FY2020–present

SBA Loan Performance

Aggregated from public SBA 7(a) loan disclosures. Charge-off rate is the share of loans that were charged off or settled for less than the full balance.

Total 7(a) loans
57
Government-backed loans issued
Charge-off rate
21.7%
vs 16% franchise average
5-yr charge-off rate
N/A
Defaults
10 loans
Loans charged off or defaulted
Total loan volume
$11.7M
Avg loan size
$206K
Participating lenders
4

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
3 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
Delaware
State whose law governs disputes. Relevant if you're not based there

Extracted from FDD Item 3

Litigation Detail

0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.

What drove the 56/100 verdict

Risk Score Breakdown

  1. 01HIGHNo litigation, no bankruptcy, no going-concern
  2. 02MINORPositive net worth $574,192, net income $302,682
  3. 03MEDAudited financials, Item 19 disclosed
  4. 04MINOREstablished 79-unit system

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.