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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Java Gal, or should I say Amy, Lucky you Zak the dumbass is now going to file a defamation suit against you. And he is sorry that sexual favors will not buy him off the same way they have payed your dues up until now @ Cuppys.
"Dale fired him for misrepresentation on the phone, and he is now suing for lost commissions."
Actually the technical reason on the paperwork that he didn't sign said he was fired for unproffesional behavior. The unproffesional behavior was him asking for his paycheck which was 2 weeks late.
"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."
he was friends and still is friends with most all of the salespeople that Dale @#$!ed in the @$$. including me and the vice president of FD who is a fishing buddy. In fact the only one that doesn't like him is the monkey truckdriver who had his face surgicaly attatched to Dales @$$! They fired him for no reason because Dale had all of us sales people sign a paper that said if we were fired we wouldn't be able to get our commisions, and then he systematically fired everyone of us for no reason. And as far as being Morgs stepson being the reason he worked there, of course, it was a family business. @ least he didn't perform filatio on Rob Folk for a job (congrats Amy!)
In closing I am soooo sorry to any and all franchisees that Dale and Amy have done this to you!!!!
Another Screwed Employee
Wow. What happened to the big happy Cuppy's family?
Can we save the personal attacks for Morg Morgan and others who are down the road enjoying the spoils of fraud?
I did get a chuckle out of Another Screwed Employee's reference to "back end commissions" Unfortunately, it's the franchisees' backends that were involved.
Does Zak - I mean Zak's fishing buddy (wink wink, nudge nudge) really expect sympathy because he didn't get his cut for scamming money out of franchise investors?
Maybe stepdaddy will buy him a new BMW to make him feel better. He might have to dip into one of the offshore accounts where he keeps his "back end" commissions. Might as well enjoy it now just in case he ends up bunking with Uncle Roy some day soon.
Imagine how Zak'll feel about Dale when he's spilling the beans about Morg, Ben, Doug and Lou to Federal investigators.
Thank you Screwed Employee. I haven't laughed so hard in weeks. When any man insists on "filatio", make him spell it correctly before it gets any.
BTW, if there is anyplace to look for money, look in South Africa. Didn't stepdaddy live there for a while? Didn't Cuppy's start franchising there as well?
“filatio” isn't that some kind of Italian dish? Sounds delicious. Or a mild whitefish, like Tilapia? Perhaps imported from South Africa?
That was a good laugh.
South Africa would make sense, especially given Screwed Employee's racial sensitivity and stepdaddy's broken moral compass.
Doesn't it seem strange that South Africa would need to import a coffee concept from the U.S. when much of the best coffee comes from Africa? They certainly weren't relying on the crack manufacturing capabilities of Angola, IN were they?
They even have their own Angola. What were they importing? The logo? They can't get goofy enough logos in Africa?
"Filatio" is a coffee drink with a foamy head that originated in Fort Walton Beach, FL. You have to know how to handle the equipment to make it correctly.
BTW, SE's reference to the Monkey Truckdriver wasn't a racial comment but, I believe, a comment on TP's mental capacity. Probably an insult to monkeys.
Being somewhat knowledgeable (spelling is correct Mr. Prozac, so don't get your bowels in an uproar) about this situation...first Dale Nabors didn't terminate Zak (Dale Nabors doesn't have the balls to fire anyone other than women). Zak was terminated by the Director of Human Resouces. Reason being, he told Amy Hiller and Kellie Burgess he wanted his paycheck. Amy and Kellie ran to Dale Nabors and told him that Zak was "disrepectful to them and them being high ranking brown nosers..errrrrrr company officers I mean. There's people that just happen to be in the immediate area when this conversation took place that will testify that Zak wasn't "out of place" at all for wanting his paycheck that Dale Nabors wouldn't pay him. (Dale has used this same tactic on quite a few Cuppy's employees) That's why you happen to see where Zak had filed charges against Dale Nabors for not paying him. That is not paying him for monies that Dale Nabors had already collected and probably used as a partial downpayment on the old 7-11 or grocery store building that he's buying to run his Cuppy business out of in Muscle Shoals, Alabamy. Now, as for stepdaddy buying him a BMW I don't think so. Dale Nabors stole this company on " a song & a dance." Dale only wanted to know, " how much beez the monthly payment Mr. Morg? He never paid a penny of his own money, he agreed to make payments and did for two whole months. Now he's a few payments behind because relocating those 10 people to Muscle Shoals was his top priority. And of course securing the old 7-11 place so they would have a place to work. Now, I am sure ol' Zak won't feel too bad when Dale spills the beans about anyone...because there is over 50 pissed off employees that will put Dale Nabors' spineless, yellow ass in the bean pot and serve him right up to the FEDS.
BTW, SE’s reference to the Monkey Truckdriver wasn’t a racial comment but, I believe, a comment on TP’s mental capacity. Probably an insult to monkeys.
Monkey Truckdriver wasn't racial? Was the truck driver referred to black? If it wasn't racial, SE better brush up on his ethnic slang. He sounds like he's already been living in Alabammy, home of the late great racist George Wallace, god rest his schoolhouse-door blocking soul.
I don't know who TP is, but I don't think it's an insult to monkeys. A monkey that can drive a truck across Alabammy's pretty impressive.
Why does everybody think "Dale Nabors stole this company."? This company was a bomb about to explode. Morg Morgan lit the fuse, friends. Dale wasn't smart enough to steal it, he was dumb enough to take it.
Don't you employees realize that Dale Nabors did ya'll a big favor making you clear the room before the big boom? You get to get on with your lives. It's he and Morg that get to keep looking over their shoulders for the Federalis. They're the ones whose legacy will be taking part in one of the most blatant frauds in franchising. They both get to go beddy bye knowing hundreds of families hate their guts.
Why aren't you guys happy you're out of Morg Morgan's fraud business?
Warning, warning, this posting is slightly off topic:
Minor point, Fran (nice androgenous name there) but I just checked my Sex for Dummies book by none other than Dr. Ruth Westheimer herself and my Magic of Sex by Miriam Stoppard, MD and "filatio" is definately not in either of those books. It is neither in Our Bodies, Ourselves for the New Century by The Boston Women's Health Book Collective (oops, Ms. Prozac to you!) or the Havard's Guide to Women's Health by Carlson, Eisenstat and Ziporyn. Stop relying on Google for your sexual health information and consult your doctor. That itch probably isn't related to your laundry detergent.
Now this is an offer that is sure to increase revenue for Cuppy's owners: How about offering half price filatio's ? Or maybe as the admin pointed out this is a dish better served at San Geleto Cafes?
Admin - I like truckdrivers, I have been friends with truckdrivers, and they have a sense of humor:
Q: What do you get when you cross a truckdriver with a gorilla?
A. A retarded gorilla.
TP is Troy P., who I have personally met and never told me he was employed by Cuppy's when we discussed his drive-through business.