Who was the Floyds 99 franchisee involved in the lawsuit?
Floyds_99 Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
lution/Columbia Care) in Denver, Colorado.
ITEM 3. LITIGATION
Matthew Chavez and Nicole Deis v. Roise Barbers, Inc., Jonathan M. Roise, Floyd's 99 Holdings, LLC and Floyd's 99 Franchising, LLC, No. 37-2020-00040793-CU-OE-CTL (Superior Court of the State of California for the County of San Diego, filed November 6, 2020). On March 27, 2023, Plaintiffs filed a Second Amended Class Action Complaint to add Floyd's 99 Holdings, LLC and Floyd's 99 Franchising, LLC as defendants to the lawsuit previously filed against Roise Barbers, Inc., a FLOYD'S 99 franchisee,
and Jonathan Roise. Plaintiffs are former employees of Roise Barbers, Inc., and sought damages, relief and restitution under California law for alleged employment and labor violations. Plaintiffs alleged that Floyd's 99 Franchising, LLC was liable as a joint employer or co-employer with Roise Barbers, Inc. On June 14, 2023, Floyd's 99 Holdings, LLC was removed from the litigation when it was dismissed without prejudice. On September 6, 2024, Floyd's 99 Franchising, LLC paid $2,500 as part of a larger settlement with Defendants in order to avoid additional attorneys' fees and all parties entered into a Settlement and Release Agreement. On Dec
Source: Item 3 — LITIGATION (FDD pages 13–14)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Floyds 99's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Roise Barbers, Inc., was a Floyds 99 franchisee involved in a lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed on November 6, 2020, in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of San Diego, initially involved Matthew Chavez and Nicole Deis as plaintiffs against Roise Barbers, Inc., and Jonathan M. Roise.
The plaintiffs, former employees of Roise Barbers, Inc., sought damages, relief, and restitution under California law for alleged employment and labor violations. Subsequently, on March 27, 2023, the plaintiffs filed a Second Amended Class Action Complaint, adding Floyd's 99 Holdings, LLC, and Floyd's 99 Franchising, LLC, as defendants, alleging that Floyd's 99 Franchising, LLC, was liable as a joint employer or co-employer with Roise Barbers, Inc.
Floyd's 99 Holdings, LLC, was later dismissed from the litigation on June 14, 2023, without prejudice. To avoid additional attorney's fees, Floyd's 99 Franchising, LLC, paid $2,500 as part of a larger settlement with the defendants on September 6, 2024, and all parties entered into a Settlement and Release Agreement. The court dismissed the lawsuit without prejudice on December 12, 2024.