{"url_path":"/sec/ewcz/10-q/2026/item-1","section_key":"item-1","section_title":"Item 1 Legal Proceedings","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-Q","doc_date":"2026-05-13","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856236/0001193125-26-221080-index.html","accession_number":"0001193125-26-221080","cik":"0001856236","ticker":"EWCZ","issuer_name":"European Wax Center, Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1856236/0001193125-26-221080-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001856236","primary_entity_name":"European Wax Center, Inc."},"word_count":205,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 1. Legal Proceedings\n\nOn July 1, 2025, a class-action lawsuit captioned Sydney Dunn v. European Wax Center, Inc. was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against the Company by a putative class representing users who booked a reservation on the Company’s website, asserting various privacy-related claims stemming from the Company’s purported use of digital tracking technologies on its website. During the quarter ended April 4, 2026, the parties reached a successful mediation that resolved the matter within the Company’s originally reported estimates. The settlement is expected to be substantially covered by insurance, and the Company does not expect the impact to its Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations to exceed its insurance policy’s $250,000 deductible, which was recorded within Selling, general and administrative during the year ended January 3, 2026, nor to exceed the policy’s $5.0 million coverage limits.\n\nIn addition, the Company is exposed to various asserted and unasserted potential claims encountered in the normal course of business. Although the outcomes of potential legal proceedings are inherently difficult to predict, the Company does not expect the resolution of these occasional legal proceedings to have a material effect on its financial position, results of operations, or cash flows."}