We stopped the NY Bagel Scam! After a nearly ten-year battle by investigative journalist Sean Kelly and his franchise watchdog…
JDog President Kevin Kopa is allegedly telling franchisees that Unhappy Franchisee publisher Sean Kelly is unwilling to speak with him…
For nearly 20 years, the Unhappy Franchisee website has had to withstand numerous attacks from franchisors and their highly paid…
After dozens of invitations to provide corrections, clarifications, rebuttals or other statements to our reporting, opinions and criticism, PIRTEK USA…
Welcome to the PIRTEK USA v Jim Lager Series: The Perils of Franchising. This page will serve as an index…
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently published a statement that it believes “contractual requirements and limitations that impede Bureau investigations…
PIRTEK USA and their multiple law firms are not unique in their commitment to silencing franchise dissent and making an…
UnhappyFranchisee.Com has been giving a voice to Dickey’s Barbecue Pit franchisees, warning prospective franchise investors and submitting information to government…
David J. Kaufmann, the self-appointed franchisor-biased arbitrator in the PIRTEK USA litigation against its former top franchisee, Jim Lager, claims…
Is it a lie if someone very cleverly and intentionally creates a false impression in order to mislead? If so,…