LITIGATION RECORD · SOURCED
Has H&R Block been sued?
H&R Block's 2019 FDD discloses 19 litigation matter(s) in Item 3 — the section where franchisors must list material lawsuits, arbitrations, and government actions.
ITEM 3 19 disclosed litigation matter(s). The full case list — parties, courts, and outcomes — is in the document itself.
ITEM 4 No bankruptcy history disclosed.
Coverage note: docket monitoring relies on CourtListener/RECAP, a partial mirror of federal court records — state courts, arbitrations, and unmirrored federal cases will not appear. Absence here ≠ absence of litigation. The authoritative disclosure is Items 3–4 of the FDD itself; read them.
H&R Block litigation questions, answered
Has H&R Block been sued?
H&R Block's 2019 FDD discloses 19 litigation matter(s) in Item 3 — the section where franchisors must list material civil actions, arbitrations, and government proceedings involving the franchisor and its executives. Court-record coverage is partial, so absence of a docket here is not evidence of absence of litigation.
Has H&R Block disclosed bankruptcy history?
No — Item 4 of H&R Block's 2019 FDD discloses no bankruptcy history for the franchisor or its executives.
Where can I verify H&R Block lawsuits myself?
Read Items 3 and 4 of the official FDD (linked from this page), search the brand and its legal entity on CourtListener/RECAP (free federal docket mirror), and ask the franchisor's representative directly — they are required to disclose material litigation.
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