FDD Items 3 & 4 · 2026 filing
Hampton by Hilton litigation history
What Hampton by Hilton disclosed about lawsuits, arbitrations and bankruptcy in the 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. Item 3 lists the material legal actions a franchisor must report; Item 4 covers bankruptcy. This is the franchisor's own disclosure, not a court record, and not legal advice.
Items 3 & 4 at a glance
What the filing discloses
- Cases disclosed
- 5
- Item 3, as counted in the filing
- Largest disclosed settlement
- $2.1M
- As stated in Item 3
- Bankruptcy (Item 4)
- None
- Franchisor, parent, predecessor or officer
- Filing year
- 2026
- Disclosures cover the prior ten years
Extracted from the 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document
Item 3: litigation
5 pending actions including franchisee breach of contract suit (Bow Hospitality), 3 antitrust class actions related to hotel room rate pricing algorithms (Extended Stay Hotel Antitrust/IDeaS, Hanson Dai/SAS, Ryan Segal/Amadeus), and 1 Sherman Act class action involving STR data sharing (Portillo/CoStar). Multiple concluded actions also disclosed including state AG settlements re: mandatory guest fee disclosures (Texas $2.1M, Nebraska $300K).
Disclosure signals that moved the score
How this shows up in the verdict
- Multiple active litigation disclosures including antitrust class actions, deceptive trade practice settlements, and contract disputes indicate systemic legal/operational issues
The verdict grade is FranchiseVerdict's editorial assessment across SBA loan performance, unit growth, revenue and disclosure signals. It is not investment advice.
Before you weigh a lawsuit
How to read Item 3
A franchisor must disclose pending actions and any material civil action involving the franchise relationship, plus convictions or civil judgments for fraud, unfair or deceptive practices, or franchise-law violations, going back ten years. A case the franchisor brought against a franchisee counts too. Item 3 does not include every dispute: settled claims below the materiality line and matters resolved in private arbitration can be absent.
Questions worth asking current and former franchisees, using the contact list in Item 20:
- Were you, or anyone you know in the system, party to a dispute with the franchisor?
- Was it resolved by settlement, arbitration or a court, and on what terms?
- Has the number of disputes gone up or down since you signed?