Visit http://www.clerkofcourts.cc/court/courtsearch.htm.
Do a search for “Cuppys” or “Elite: at this site, you’ll see the listings for a growing number of lawsuits, including these two:
Defendant CUPPYS COFFEE & MORE INC ELITE MANUFACTURING LLC
Plaintiff: RICHARD KYLE Attorney: H WESLEY REEDER
Case Number: 2008 CA 003401 S File Date: 6/18/2008
SUMMONS ISSUED TO: ELITE MANUFACTURING LLC 6/18/2008
SUMMONS ISSUED TO: CUPPYS COFFEE & MORE INC 6/18/2008
SUMMONS ISSUED AMENDED COMPLAINT TO: ELITE MANUFACTURING LLC Receipt: 95453 Date: 08/11/2008
SUMMONS ISSUED AMENDED COMPLAINT TO: CUPPY’S COFFEE & MORE INC Receipt: 95453 Date: 08/11/2008
SUMMONS SERVED AMENDED COMPLAINT: ELITE MANUFACTURING LLC 08/19/08
Defendant CUPPYS COFFEE & MORE INC MEDINA MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES LLC
Plaintiff ROBERT Z KNOX Attorney: MICHAEL T HARPER
CIRCUIT CIVIL FILING FEE Receipt: 95375 Date: 08/08/2008
SUMMONS SERVED: CUPPYS COFFEE & MORE INC 08/14/08 8/15/2008
SUMMONS SERVED: MEDINA MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES LLC 08/14/08 8/15/2008
SUMMONS ISSUED TO: MEDINA MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES LLC Receipt: 95375 Date: 08/08/2008
SUMMONS ISSUED TO: CUPPYS COFFEE & MORE INC Receipt: 95375 Date: 08/08/2008
Additionally, there are rumors of a suit being filed against Cuppy’s Coffee in connection with the franchising of San Gelato Cafes.
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Now that is FUNNY!!!!
Robert "Zak" Knox is the stepson of Robert "Morg" Morgan.
Dale fired him for misrepresentation on the phone, and he is now suing for lost commissions.
JavaGal
Is there any relation between Michael Harper, attorney listed in that case, and Rudy Harper? Doesn't a Rudy Harper work for Dale as an attorney?
Robert “Zak” Knox is the stepson of Robert “Morg” Morgan. Dale fired him for misrepresentation on the phone, and he is now suing for lost commissions.
Are you serious? Have any idea how much he says he is owed?
Does that mean that Dale continued to have salespeople working the phone after he purchased the company? Didn't he say he ceased all franchise sales activity to concentrate on getting the stores open?
> Who is RICHARD KYLE?
> Yes, Rudy Harper is an attorney who works in-house for Cuppy's Coffee in Ft. Walton Beach.
Zak Knox is an idiot!!! What a dumbass! You can ask any sales person from Cuppy's/Medina and they will tell everyone that the company policy was "If you are no longer an employee of the company, you loose any and all back end commissions." And yes Zak is/was Morg's step son but that is the ONLY reason he even had a job there.
Rudy Harper is a fine young man and attorney who has also been screwed by Dale Nabors.
Rudy Harper is a fine young man and attorney who has also been screwed by Dale Nabors.
Rudy Harper has gotten quite an education and exposure to a wide variety of ways the law can be successfully breached.
Hopefully his next job will be with a company that is not DOING the breaching.
But isn't Rudy moving to AL? So how is he being screwed?
no he isn't moving
"Rudy Harper is a fine young man and attorney who has also been screwed by Dale Nabors."
Any fine young man who knows right from wrong and doesn't stand up for what is fair and right is no longer a 'fine young man'.
Well, it's not over yet.
If Rudy Harper IS a fine young man and he's been screwed by Dale Nabors, he could prove to be a very important young man when the shite hits the fan.
Prior to Dale, these employees worked for a master illusionist who had them convinced that they were building the finest company in Florida and franchising's biggest success story. They fooled hundreds of people - yourself included. When your paycheck and that of your family members (they all seem to be related) are dependent on the company, there's a lot of incentive to rationalize... especially if you think you can improve things.
Any Cuppy's employees or franchisees who want to share how that worked confidentially can email me at unhappyfranchisee[at]gmail.com