What specific agreements are Rockin'L Enterprises, LLC seeking to vitiate in their lawsuit against Crave?
Crave Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
| Caption and Court | Filing Date | Summary of Proceeding |
|---|---|---|
| Rockin'L Enterprises, | 03/22/2023 | The proceeding claims fraud and unfair trade practices and seeks |
| LLC, Justin LaGrange, | to vitiate the Franchise Agreement for error and fraud, vitiate the | |
| and Heather LaGrange | Securities and Purchase Agreement for the Shreveport location | |
| vs. | ||
| Crave Franchising, LLC, | for fraud, and declare the arbitration and choice of forum | |
| Maritza Wulf, Karl F. | provisions in the Franchise Agreement null and void. | |
| Wulf, Karin Malkiewicz, | Franchisees are seeking damages, penalties, attorneys' fees and | |
| Karl S. Wulf, Larry | costs under the Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer | |
| Gerson, and Salvatore | Protection Act. Defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss or Stay the | |
| Rincione; Docket No. | Matters pending Arbitration and a Motion to Dismiss for | |
| 93,870-A, 10th Judicial | Improper Venue. There has been no activity on the court dockets | |
| District Court, | for more than five months. Continued inactivity could result in a | |
| Natchitoches Parish, | dismissal by the defendants. | |
| Louisiana |
Source: Item 3 — LITIGATION (FDD pages 10–11)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Crave's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Rockin'L Enterprises, LLC, along with Justin LaGrange and Heather LaGrange, filed a lawsuit against Crave Franchising, LLC, and other parties on March 22, 2023. The lawsuit, filed in the 10th Judicial District Court, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, alleges fraud and unfair trade practices.
Specifically, Rockin'L Enterprises, LLC is seeking to vitiate (invalidate) the Franchise Agreement due to claims of error and fraud. Additionally, they aim to vitiate the Securities and Purchase Agreement for the Shreveport location, also citing fraud.
Furthermore, the lawsuit seeks to declare the arbitration and choice of forum provisions within the Franchise Agreement as null and void. The franchisees are pursuing damages, penalties, attorneys' fees, and costs under the Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act. The document notes that there has been inactivity in the court dockets for more than five months, which could potentially lead to a dismissal by the defendants.