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D75/100FDD 2025

Trapped — Litigation & Risk

Other · 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)
—
Franchisor or officer bankruptcy
Overall risk score
75 / 100
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Rating
CAUTION
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
Delaware
State whose law governs disputes — relevant if you're not based there

What drove the 75/100 rating

Risk Score Breakdown

  1. 01HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — indicates franchisor financial distress or instability
  2. 02MEDZero disclosed franchise units with unknown growth trajectory — impossible to validate system viability
  3. 03MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosed (no Item 19) — cannot assess ROI or profitability benchmarks
  4. 04MINORHigh initial investment ($538K–$958K) paired with unproven unit economics creates severe ROI uncertainty
  5. 05MED7.5% royalty on undisclosed revenue base makes ongoing cost assessment impossible
  6. 06MINOR10-year term locks franchisee into commitment with unvalidated business model

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.