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D75/100FDD 2024

Hyatt Studios — Litigation & Risk

Lodging - Hotels & Motels · FDD Items 3, 4 & 5

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Lower Risk

No litigation cases disclosed in FDD Items 3 and 4.

Source: FDD Items 3–5

FDD Items 3 & 4

Litigation Metrics

Cases disclosed
0
Total from FDD Items 3 and 4
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
—
Franchisor or officer bankruptcy
Overall risk score
75 / 100
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Rating
CAUTION
STRONG / MODERATE / CAUTION / AVOID

FDD Items 5, 6 & 17 — what you give up

Contract Risk Indicators

Mandatory arbitration
Required
Disputes resolved outside court — limits your legal options
Jury trial waiver
Waived
You give up the right to a jury trial
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Franchisor can open competing locations in or near your territory
Right of first refusal
No
Franchisor can match any purchase offer when you try to sell
Governing law
Illinois
State whose law governs disputes — relevant if you're not based there

What drove the 75/100 rating

Risk Score Breakdown

  1. 01MINORNo operating units despite franchise system existing — suggests failed or pre-revenue concept with zero track record
  2. 02MEDMassive capital requirement ($13.3M–$20.7M) with zero disclosed average revenue or net income data to justify ROI
  3. 03HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — indicates potential financial instability or viability questions at corporate level
  4. 04MINORNo Item 19 financial performance data — unable to validate franchisee profitability claims or verify royalty sustainability
  5. 05MINOR20-year term locks franchisees into an unproven hotel concept with no franchisee reference base to validate performance

Severity inferred from FDD text — not a regulatory or legal classification

Litigation data from FDD Items 3, 4, and 5. SBA data from public 7(a) FOIA records (FY2020–present). Not legal advice — consult a franchise attorney before signing any franchise agreement.