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What the January 2024 order did

On 19 January 2024, the Central District of California entered default judgment against Burgerim Group USA, Inc. and Burgerim Group, Inc. It followed default, not a contested merits trial. Page 3 separately notes an earlier order concerning Oren Loni.

The entity order bars those companies from U.S. franchise sales and imposes $7,750,000 in civil penalties and $48,476,689 in consumer redress. Those are amounts ordered, not proof of collection or distribution.

The FTC index still had a Pending label with a January 2024 last update in the reviewed material. That does not provide a complete current docket.

Sources: U.S. District Court, Central District of California: Document49, 2024-01-19, pages2–9 Federal Trade Commission: Case timeline

The owner’s decision: what can the sales team support?

The order addresses misrepresentations about income, payback time, training, assistance and other material transaction facts. A distant or external sales team still needs the actual support capacity behind those statements.

Before using a financial, opening-time or support promise, establish what it claims and whether the operation can deliver it. A private model is not automatically an approved earnings statement for a prospect. Current federal/state requirements and the actual agreement’s complaint/refund obligations remain separate from this historical case.

Sources: U.S. District Court, Central District of California: Document49, 2024-01-19, pages2–9

Scope

  • Historical entity order only; no current-business, full later-docket or recovery finding. The case amounts are not an automatic sanctions formula for another violation.

Next step

Check the actual financial and support promises before authorising the sales team to use them.

Sources & review notes

The source records distinguish access dates from substantive review dates. Updating an explanation does not itself recheck the law.

Burgerim default judgment and final order

U.S. District Court, Central District of California

Passage, dates and research notes

primary · Document49, 2024-01-19, pages2–9

Judgment in the amount of $7,750,000 is entered in favor of Plaintiff

Accessed: 2026-11-12T20:45:22.045915+00:00 · Meaning reviewed: 2026-11-12T20:57:01.744003+00:00 · Next review target: 2026-12-12

All 9 pages read. Entity defendants Burgerim Group USA Inc and Burgerim Group Inc; page3 notes prior order as to Oren Loni. Judgment amount is not proof of collection; no later docket certification.

BurgerIM, U.S. v. — case index

Federal Trade Commission

Passage, dates and research notes

official-guidance · Case timeline

January 19, 2024

Accessed: 2026-11-12T20:45:22.045281+00:00 · Meaning reviewed: 2026-11-12T20:57:01.744003+00:00 · Next review target: 2026-12-12

Read case timeline on 2026-11-12; last substantive timeline entry January19 2024 while global case label remains Pending. Published account is explicitly bounded to the actual January19 entity judgment, not present collection or full docket status.

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