FDD Items 3 & 4 · 2026 filing
ZIGGI’S Coffee litigation history
What ZIGGI’S Coffee disclosed about lawsuits, arbitrations and bankruptcy in the 2026 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 (litigation) & 4 (bankruptcy) at a glance
What the filing discloses
- Cases disclosed
- 3
- Item 3, as counted in the filing
- Largest settlement, franchisor's own cases
- None stated
- Bankruptcy (Item 4)
- None
- Franchisor, parent, predecessor or officer
- Filing year
- 2026
- Disclosures cover the prior ten years
Extracted from the 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document
Item 3: litigation
Pending arbitration: C&L Coffee/Adams v. Ziggi's alleging FPR misrepresentation, seeking rescission and $1,400,000 damages. Two arbitrations brought by Ziggi's against former franchisees for breach of contract/collection.
Item 3 (litigation) · 3 matters disclosed · 1 pending listed
Litigation cases
The franchisor
Pending (1)
Craig Adams, Lindsay Adams, C&L Coffee 1, LLC, and C&L Coffee 2, LLC v. Ziggi's Coffee Franchise, LLC
pendingBrought by a franchisee · filed 2026-03-30 · American Arbitration Association, Denver Office · To Be Assigned
“Craig Adams, Lindsay Adams, C&L Coffee 1, LLC, and C&L Coffee 2, LLC v. Ziggi’s Coffee Franchise, LLC (American Arbitration Association, Denver Office, Case No. To Be Assigned).”Page 12 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Concluded (1)
Ziggi's Coffee Franchise, LLC v. RHPEC LLC and David Melevsky
settledBrought against a franchisee · filed 2025-01-08 · Judicial Arbiter Group
“Ziggi’s Coffee Franchise, LLC v. RHPEC LLC and David Melevsky, (Judicial Arbiter Group, no case number assigned based on prompt settlement, filed January 8, 2025).”Page 13 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Status not stated in the filing (1)
Ziggi's Coffee Franchise, LLC v. Meredith Coffee LLC, Derek Beaudoin, Andrew Button, and Jamie Crumb
Brought against a franchisee · filed 2025-01-08 · Judicial Arbiter Group · 2025-0040A
“Ziggi’s Coffee Franchise, LLC v. Meredith Coffee LLC, Derek Beaudoin, Andrew Button, and Jamie Crumb, (Judicial Arbiter Group, Case No. 2025-0040A, filed January 8, 2025).”Page 13 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Item 3 lists the litigation the franchisor must disclose; a matter against a parent, an affiliate or a named officer is not a matter against the franchisor, and pending claims are allegations, not findings.
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?