Cornwell Tools franchise owner Toby Warner claims that the company induced him to buy tens of thousands of dollars worth of their tools on credit, failed to provide promised support, then threatened him and his family with legal action once he was completely over his head.
(UnhappyFranchisee.Com) Cornwell Tools is threatening to put a lien on the young couple’s house, and are threatening a trademark infringement lawsuit because Toby is trying to sell his Cornwell-logoed truck.
Toby Warner has started a website and a YouTube Channel to document his American-Dream-Turned-Nightmare experience as a Cornwell Tools franchisee.
(Learn Toby Warner’s story here: CORNWELL TOOLS Franchise is a Scam Claims Franchisee)
How common is it for Cornwell Tools to sue its own franchisees for an inability to pay for the inventory they require?
A quick review of past franchise disclosure documents confirms that Cornwell Tools sues dozens of its own franchisees every year. Perhaps as many as ten percent of its franchisees.
Listed below are the Cornwell Tools collection lawsuits the franchisor initiated during one recent fiscal year.
The list, submitted as part of Cornwell Tools 2014 Minnesota Registration Application, details cllection suits brought against 43 of its own former franchisees.
1. Collection suits brought by Cornwell against former franchisees in the last fiscal year for payment for tools sold to the former franchisees by Cornwell:
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Anthony S. Aman and Anita Aman, American Arbitration Association case filed 10/01/2013 (No. 53 114 E 000318 13)
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Robert A. Bayless, American Arbitration Association case filed 01/01/2013 (No. 53 114 E 000013 13); Ohio Court of Common Pleas case filed on June 11, 2013 (No. CV-2013-06-2884); District Court of Oregon case filed on September 17, 2013 (No. CV-13090186)
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. James C. Baird and Jug City Tools, LLC, American Arbitration Association case filed 10/01/2013 (No. 53 114 E 000314 13)
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. James R. Brown and Janis N. Brown, American Arbitration Association case filed November 1, 2012 (No. 53 114 E 000465 12); Ohio Court of Common Pleas case filed on April 12, 2013 (No. CV-2013-04-1967); Circuit Court of Florida case filed on December 17, 2013 (No. 2013CA-006315-0000-00
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Keith R. Bush and KB Enterprise, American Arbitration Association case filed 10/01/2013 (No. 53 114 E 000315 13)
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Bradley J. Cargile, American Arbitration Association case filed January 17, 2013 (No. 53 114 E 00015 13); Ohio Court of Common Pleas case filed on November 5, 2013 (No. CV-2013-05-2543)
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Daniel and Belinda Chapman, American Arbitration Association case filed 08/01/2013 (No. 53 114 E 000244 13); Ohio Court of Common Pleas case filed on December 16, 2013 (No. CV-2013-12-5854)
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Brett L. Christiansen, American Arbitration Association case filed 08/01/2013 (No. 53 114 E 000246 13); Ohio Court of Common Pleas case filed on December 10, 2013 (No. CV-2013-12-5749)
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. James J. Cleary and Deborah S. Cleary, American Arbitration Association case filed November 1, 2012 (No. 53 114 E 000462 12); Ohio Court of Common Pleas case filed on May 2, 3013 (No. CV-2013-2267); District of Texas case filed on May 30, 2013 (No. 13-51416)
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Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Joseph C. Cote, American Arbitration Association case filed June 3, 2013 (No. 53 114 E 00171 13); Ohio Court of Common Pleas case filed on November 5, 2013 (No. CV-2013-11-5237)
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Herman H. Deimler, Ill, Herman H. Deimler, II, and Anna Deimler, American Arbitration Association case filed 12/01/2013 (No. 53 114 E 000413 13)
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Anthony Delgado and Ana I. Melendez, American Arbitration Association case filed 10/01/2013 (No. 53 114 E 000360 13)
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Victor Desa and Lena M, Desa. American Arbitration Association case filed 10/01/2013 (No. 53 114 E 000359 13)
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Bobby Lee Duke, American Arbitration Association case filed August 7, 2013 (No. 53 114 E 00247 13); Ohio Court of Common Pleas case filed on December 10, 2013 (No. CV-2013-12-5747)
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Blake K. Frazier, American Arbitration Association case filed 10/01/2013 (No. 53 114 E 000343 13)
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Clyde Funk and Belinda Funk, American Arbitration Association Case filed February 1, 2012 (No. 53 114 E 000092 12); Ohio Court of
Common Pleas filed on August 14, 2012 (CV 2012 08 4642); Superior Court of California case filed on February 14, 2013 (No. 12N01637)
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Bill and Paula Gibbs, American Arbitration Association case filed 12/01/2013 (No. 53 114 E 000412 13)
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Daniel Grenig, American Arbitration Association case filed May 1, 2012 (No. 53 114 E 000179 12); Ohio Court of Common Pleas case
filed October 9, 2012 (CV-2012-10-5636)
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Dewayne Hudson, Inc., American Arbitration Association case filed 10/01/2013 (No. 53 114 E 000320 13)
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Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Jerry Hurley and Wendi K.G. Hurley, American Arbitration Association case filed February 1, 2012 (No. 53 114 E 000098 12); Ohio Common Pleas Court case filed July 5, 2012 (CV-2012-07-3934); Superior Court of California case filed on June 20, 2013 (30 2013 00639315-CU-EN-CJC)
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Richard L. Jackson, American Arbitration Association case filed 08/01/2013 (No. 53 114 E 000248 13); Ohio Court of Common Pleas case filed on December 19, 2013 (No. CV-2013-12-5907
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Michael B. Kearney, American Arbitration Association case filed July 1, 2012 (No. 53 114 E 000296 12); Ohio Court of Common Pleas case filed December 14, 2012 (CV-2012-12-6785); Circuit Court of Wisconsin case filed on March 18, 2013 (13 FJ 0003)
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Dora V. Lopez and Tony M. Lopez, Jr., American Arbitration Association case filed 12/01/2013 (No. 53 114 E 000411 13)
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Gary M. Macleod, American Arbitration Association case filed November 1, 2012 (No. 53 114 E 000466 12); Ohio Court of Common Pleas case filed on April 24, 2013 (No. CV-2013-04-2155); District Court of New Mexico case filed on September 30, 2013 (No. D-202-CV-2013-06616
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Mark and Cheryl McElrath, American Arbitration Association case filed 09/01/2013 (No. 53 114 E 000295 13)
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Raymond S. McMaster, American Arbitration Association case filed May 2, 2012 (No. 53 114 E 00182 12); Ohio Court of Common Pleas case filed on January 8, 2013 (No. CV-2013-01-0149); District Court of Oregon case filed on July 5, 2013 (No. CV13070100)
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Douglas S. Olson and Linda L. Olson, American Arbitration Association case filed 01/01/2013 (No. 53 114 E 000010 13); Ohio Court of Common Pleas case filed on May 29, 2013 (No. 2013 05 2665); District Court of Minnesota case filed on September 23, 2013 (No. 70-CV-13-18081)
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Joshua D. Parth, American Arbitration Association case filed 10/01/2013 (No. 53 114 E 000319 13)
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Charles K. Patterson, Allie Patterson and Patterson Tools, American Arbitration Association case filed 12/01/2013 (No. 53 114 E 000414 13)
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Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Ryan Peterson and Ann Peterson, American Arbitration Association case filed 08/01/2013 (No. 53 114 E 000245 13); Ohio Court of Common Pleas case filed on December 16, 2013 (No. CV-2013-12-5852.
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. James M. Polimeno, American Arbitration Association case filed May 1, 2012 (No. 53 114 E 000178 12); Ohio Court of Common Pleas case filed October 9, 2012 (CV-2012-10-5635); Superior Court of Massachusetts case filed on May 15, 2013 (No. WOCV2013-00309A)
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Kenneth R. Roberts, Jr. and Roberts Tools Dist., LLC American Arbitration Association case filed 10/01/2013 (No. 53 114 E 000317 13)
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Nicholas A. Salzgeber, American Arbitration Association case filed October 1, 2012 (No. 53 114 E 000406 12);· Circuit Court of Wisconsin case filed on July 18, 2012 (12 CV 84); District Court of Wisconsin case filed on August 27, 2013 (1:13-14261-cjf)
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Manuel A. Santillanes, Valerie Santillanes, and Gotcha Tools, American Arbitration Association case filed 08/01/2013 (No. 53 114 E 000243 13)
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Brian and Angela Schlichter, American Arbitration Association case filed 01/01/2013 (No. 53 114 E 000012 13);
Circuit Court of Washington case filed on April 15, 2013 (2013-LM-6
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Marcus J. Sedberry, Shawn L. O’Quinn and M&S Tool Sales, American Arbitration Association case filed 10/01/2013 (No. 53 114 E 000 13)
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Jason Syphers and Sharon Syphers, American Arbitration Association case filed February 1, 2012 (No. 53 114 E 000090 12); Ohio Court of Common Pleas case filed August 7, 2012 (CV-2012-08-4523); Circuit Court of Oregon case filed on February 8, 2013 (No. 13P10131
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Douglas S. Thomson, American Arbitration Association case filed 10/01/2013 (No. 53 114 E 000316 13); Ohio Court of Common Pleas case filed on September 10, 2013 (No. CV-2013-09-4326); District of Arizona Court case filed on November 27, 2013 (No. 2: 13-bk-20652-RJH)
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Jonathan M. . Trawinski, American Arbitration Association case filed January 17, 2013 (No. 53 114 E 00011 13); Ohio Court of Common Pleas case filed on May 30, 2013 (No. CV-2013-05-2692); Superior Court of California case filed on October 29, 2013 (No. CIV 524972)
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Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Michael Todd Urton, American Arbitration Association case filed November 28, 2012 (No. 53 114 E 00463 12); Ohio Court of Common Pleas case filed on May 21, 2013 (No. CV-2013-05-2544); District Court of Texas case filed on October 24, 2013 (No. 2013019751)
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Andrew W. White and Robert E. White, American Arbitration Association case filed 12/01/2013 (No. 53 114 E 000428 13)
Cornwell Quality Tools Company v. Charles F. Williams and Trena D. Williams, American Arbitration Association case filed December 1, 2012 (No. 53 114 E 000490
Also read:
CORNWELL TOOLS Franchise is a Scam Claims Franchisee
CORNWELL TOOLS Franchise Scam or No Scam?
Mobile Tool Franchise Guide: List of Calls (LOC)
Mobile Tool Franchise Guide: Franchise Resales
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