What is the time limit for bringing claims against Best Brains?
Best_Brains Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Any action not brought within this period shall be barred as a claim, counterclaim, defense, or set-off.
- **G.
Prior Notice of Claims.** As a condition precedent to commencing an action for a Claim, you must notify us within thirty (30) days after the occurrence of the violation or breach, and failure to timely give such notice shall preclude any claim for damages.
- **H.
Internal Dispute Resolution**.
You must first bring any Claim to our CEO, after providing notice as set forth in Section 9.G above.
You must exhaust this internal dispute resolution procedure before you may bring your Claim before a third party.
- **I.
Mediation.** Before you may bring any Claim against us in court, you agree to try for a period of 60 days to mediate such claim before a mutually agreed to mediator in the city or county where our headquarters are located.
If we can not mutually agree on a mediator, you and we agree to use the mediation services of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA), and split any AAA and mediator fees equally.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 42–190)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Best Brains' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, any action against Best Brains must be brought within a certain period, or it will be barred.
Specifically, any claim, counterclaim, defense, or set-off not brought within this unspecified period is not valid. Before starting an action for a claim, the franchisee must notify Best Brains within 30 days after the violation or breach occurred. Failure to provide notice in a timely manner will prevent any claim for damages.
Before taking a claim to a third party, the franchisee must first bring the claim to Best Brains' CEO after providing the notice mentioned above. Franchisees must exhaust this internal dispute resolution procedure before involving a third party. Prior to bringing any claim against Best Brains in court, franchisees must attempt to mediate the claim for 60 days with a mutually agreed-upon mediator in the city or county where Best Brains' headquarters is located. If a mediator cannot be agreed upon, the American Arbitration Association's mediation services should be used, with fees split equally between the franchisee and Best Brains.