FDD Items 3 & 4 · 2022 filing
Tutor Doctor litigation history
What Tutor Doctor 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
- 1
- Item 3, as counted in the filing
- Largest disclosed settlement
- None stated
- 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
Restivo v. Tutor Doctor Systems, Inc., et al., Case No. 30-2012-00618248-CU-BC-CJC (Orange County Superior Court of California, filed Dec. 12, 2012). Former franchisee alleged breach of contract, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, violation of California Franchise Investment Law, and unfair trade practices. Claim withdrawn July 2013. TDSI guaranteed buyer's future payments under transfer agreement but has not been called upon to make payments.
Disclosure signals that moved the score
How this shows up in the verdict
- Single litigation is dormant/withdrawn 2013 case
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?