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Zankou Chicken controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2006

    Iskenderian trademark dispute

    Rita Iskenderian sought sole control of the Zankou Chicken trademark in California appellate litigation but was unsuccessful. The case reflected the unresolved division of the family-owned restaurant operations.

  2. 2003

    Zankou Chicken murders

    On January 14, 2003, Mardiros Iskenderian fatally shot his sister Dzovig Marjik and his mother before killing himself. The incident became closely associated with the history of the divided family business.