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AVE Free Speech in PA
Alex GingoldALL POSTSAmanda GingoldANTI-SLAPPAttorney Joseph FerrisChristopher J. LeavellDonutNV FranchiseDonutNV Franchise FailuresFRANCHISE BULLYINGFREE SPEECHKlehr Harrison Harvey BranzburgSLAPPSPOTLIGHT 1William J. Clements

PA State Supreme Court must act on free speech law aimed at curbing abusive lawsuits (LNP)

November 23, 2025 unhappyzee
AVE Free Speech in PA
Alex GingoldALL POSTSAmanda GingoldANTI-SLAPPAttorney Joseph FerrisChristopher J. LeavellDonutNV FranchiseDonutNV Franchise FailuresFRANCHISE BULLYINGFREE SPEECHKlehr Harrison Harvey BranzburgSLAPPSPOTLIGHT 1William J. Clements

PA State Supreme Court must act on free speech law aimed at curbing abusive lawsuits (LNP)

November 23, 2025 unhappyzee
AVE Free Speech in PA
Alex GingoldAmanda GingoldANTI-SLAPPAttorney Joseph FerrisChristopher J. LeavellDonutNV FranchiseDonutNV Franchise FailuresKlehr Harrison Harvey BranzburgSLAPPSPOTLIGHT 1William J. Clements

6 Surprising SLAPP Insights: The Process IS the Punishment

November 13, 2025 unhappyzee
Free Speech is a Lie
Alex GingoldAmanda GingoldANTI-SLAPPAttorney Joseph FerrisChristopher J. LeavellDonutNV FranchiseDonutNV Franchise FailuresFRANCHISE BULLYINGFRANCHISE LAWSUITSKlehr Harrison Harvey BranzburgSLAPPSPOTLIGHT 1William J. Clements

DonutNV vs. Sean Kelly, UnhappyFranchisee.com (Court Documents)

November 12, 2025 unhappyzee
AVE Free Speech in PA
Alex GingoldAmanda GingoldANTI-SLAPPAttorney Joseph FerrisChristopher J. LeavellDonutNV FranchiseDonutNV Franchise FailuresFREE SPEECHKlehr Harrison Harvey BranzburgSLAPPSPOTLIGHT 1William J. Clements

Free Speech is STILL in Danger in Pennsylvania

November 7, 2025 unhappyzee
ALL POSTSFRANCHISE MYTHS
May 15, 2013 unhappyzee

DEADLY FRANCHISE MYTHS: The Hot New Franchise Myth by Sean Kelly

Deadly Myths of Franchising: The Hot New Franchise Myth By Sean Kelly When people find out I’m in franchising, they

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ALL POSTSDISCOVERY POINT FranchiseKids Franchises
May 15, 2013 unhappyzee

DISCOVERY POINT Franchise Complaints

Discovery Point franchise complaints include a high number of failures that the company effectively hides. Other complaints include the use

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ALL POSTSBEAUTIFUL BRANDS (BBI)CAMILLE’S SIDEWALK CAFEFRANCHISE BULLYINGTROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE franchise
May 10, 2013 unhappyzee

How Franchisors Should – And Shouldn’t – Respond to Internet Criticism

How Franchisors Should – And Shouldn’t – Respond to Internet Criticism by Sean Kelly, UnhappyFranchisee.Com No company offering franchise opportunities

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ALL POSTSFOOD FRANCHISESTROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE franchise
May 8, 2013 unhappyzee

TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFÉ Franchise Loan Defaults Overstated, Says Report

Tropical Smoothie Café franchise loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration have a 23.58% failure rate, according to an SBA

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ALL POSTSCULVER'S FranchiseFast Food franchiseFOOD FRANCHISES
May 6, 2013 unhappyzee

CULVER’S Franchise Accused of Racism

Culver’s franchise entity, Culver Franchising System, Inc., is being sued for alleged racial discrimination against two African-American franchise owners who

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ALL POSTSBEAUTIFUL BRANDS (BBI)CAMILLE’S SIDEWALK CAFEFOOD FRANCHISESFRESHBERRY franchise
May 3, 2013 unhappyzee

BEAUTIFUL BRANDS: QSR Magazine Pulls BBI Articles

Responding to an UnhappyFranchisee.Com Media Alert for Beautiful Brands International (BBI), QSR magazine has taken more than a dozen news

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7-ELEVEN FRANCHISEALL POSTSConvenience Store Franchises
April 30, 2013 unhappyzee

7-ELEVEN: Is 7-Eleven a Good Franchise to Own?

Is 7-Eleven a good franchise to own? We don’t know.  In fact, we don’t even understand how their unique franchise

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ALL POSTSFast Food franchiseFOOD FRANCHISESMcDonald's
April 30, 2013 unhappyzee

McDONALD’S Franchise Complaints

McDonald’s franchise owners are getting increasingly frustrated, according to a relatively small but telling franchisee survey by Janney Capital Markets.

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ALL POSTSBEAUTIFUL BRANDS (BBI)CAMILLE’S SIDEWALK CAFEFOOD FRANCHISESFRANCHISE BULLYING
April 30, 2013 unhappyzee

BEAUTIFUL BRANDS’ David Rutkauskas Defends BBI’s PR Claims

Beautiful Brands International (BBI) and its CEO, David Rutkauskas, have faced criticism from UnhappyFranchisee.com for providing what we believe to

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ALL POSTSBEAUTIFUL BRANDS (BBI)FRANCHISE BULLYINGJonathan Fortman
April 29, 2013 unhappyzee

JONATHAN FORTMAN: Corporate Bullying Part 3

Attorney Jonathan Fortman contributed this third part of a three-part series on the unsuccessful corporate bullying tactics of Beautiful Brands

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