FDD Items 3 & 4 · 2026 filing

Registry Collection Hotels litigation history

What Registry Collection Hotels 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 (litigation) & 4 (bankruptcy) at a glance

What the filing discloses

Cases disclosed: 13; Item 3, as counted in the filing

Largest settlement, franchisor's own cases: None stated

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

Three pending class action lawsuits against franchisor affiliates (SAS Institute Inc./IDeaS, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts). Cases involve allegations of price-fixing conspiracy, revenue management software usage, and misleading hotel fees. (1) Benoit v. Integrated Decision and Systems Inc. et al. - Quebec class action filed January 2026 alleging price-fixing in hotel room charges. (2) Jantunen v. SAS Institute (Canada) Inc. et al. - British Columbia class action filed December 2025 alleging similar price-fixing conspiracy. (3) Proulx et al. v. Orsini Bros. Inns Inc. et al. - Ontario class action filed July 2025 alleging misleading hotel fees labeled to appear government-imposed. No trial dates set for any cases.

Item 3 (litigation) · 13 matters disclosed · 9 pending listed

Litigation cases

Parent, affiliates, master franchisor and subfranchisor

Pending (9)

Benoit v. Integrated Decision and Systems Inc. et al.
pending
Brought by a third party · Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Canada, Inc. · filed 2026 · Cour Supérieure du Québec · 200-06-000274-251
“… (Cour Supérieure du Québec, Case No. 200-06- 000274-251). In January 2026, Patrick Benoit filed a proposed class action against SAS Institute (Canada), Inc., SAS Institute Inc., Integrated Decisions and”Page 20 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Beard Real Estate Holding Two, LLC v. Travelodge Hotels, Inc. and Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Inc.
pending
Brought by a franchisee · Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Inc. and Travelodge Hotels, Inc. (affiliate) · filed 2025-08-04 · Circuit Court of Chicot County, Arkansas, Civil Division · 09-cv-25-119
“… (Circuit Court of Chicot County, Arkansas, Civil Division;”Page 22 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Jantunen v. SAS Institute (Canada) Inc., et al.
pending
Brought by a third party · Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Canada, Inc. · filed 2025-12-05 · Supreme Court of British Columbia · VLC-S-S-259245
“… (Supreme Court of British Columbia, Case No. VLC-S-S- 259245). On December 5, 2025, Evelyn Jantunen and John Jantunen sued SAS Institute (Canada), Inc., SAS Institute Inc., Integrated Decisions and Systems, Inc”Page 21 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Proulx et al. v. Orsini Bros. Inns Inc. et al.
pending
Brought by a third party · Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (later removed), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Canada, Inc. and Wyndham Hotel Group Canada, ULC · filed 2025-07-08 · Ontario Superior Court of Justice · CV-25-00000000-00CP
“… (Ontario Superior Court of Justice, CV-25-00000000-00CP). On July 8, 2025, plaintiffs Patrick Proulx, Gordon Vanwestern, Boris Susac, and John Martin filed a proposed class action against Carmelo Niagara Company”Page 21 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Tumas Raju Patel and Kalpesh Solanki v. Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Inc., Wyndham Hotel Group, and Super 8 Worldwide, Inc.
pending
Brought by a franchisee · Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Inc., Wyndham Hotel Group and Super 8 Worldwide, Inc. (affiliate) · filed 2025-12-02 · U.S. District Court, Central District of California · CV25-03815
“… (United States District Court, Central District of California;”Page 22 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Hanson Dai, et al. v. SAS Institute, Inc., et al.
pending
Brought by a third party · Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. · filed 2024-04-26 · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · 4:24-cv-02537
“… (United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 4:24-cv-02537).”Page 23 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
In Re Extended Stay Hotel Antitrust Litigation
pending
Brought by a third party · Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. · filed 2024-07-24 · U.S. District Court, Northern District of California · 4:24-cv-09060-JSW
“… (United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 4:24- cv-09060-JSW).”Page 22 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC, TMH Worldwide, LLC, Travelodge Hotels, Inc, and Baymont Franchise Systems, Inc. v. LuxUrban Hotels, Inc., LuxUrban RE Holdings LLC, CorpHousing RSL LLC, and Brian Ferdinand
pending
Brought by the franchisor · Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC (our parent) with affiliates TMH Worldwide, Travelodge Hotels and Baymont Franchise Systems · filed 2024-05-16 · Superior Court of New Jersey, Morris County · MRS-L-000977-24
“… (The Superior Court of New Jersey, Morris County, Case No. MRS-L-000977-24).”Page 22 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Norma Knuth v. Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, et al.
pending
Brought by a third party · Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC and affiliated franchisors · filed 2014-12-05 · Court of Queen's Bench for Saskatchewan, Judicial Centre of Regina · QBG-2650/2014
“… (Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan, Judicial Centre of Regina, QBG-2650/2014).”Page 23 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3

Concluded (4)

Jay Brodsky v. Hilton Worldwide Inc., et al.
settled
Brought by a third party · “Wyndham Hotels” · filed 2018-08-20 · U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey · 2:18-cv-13045-KM-JBC
“… (United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Case 2:18-cv-13045-KM-JBC).”Page 24 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “Defendants jointly settled for $7,000 payment ($1,400 as to Wyndham Hotels) to Mr. Brodsky on February 22, 2019, resulting in a dismissal of the action.”
Thomas Luca, Jr. v. Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, et al.
settled
Brought by a third party · Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC and affiliates · filed 2016-06-06 · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania · 2:16-cv-00746-MRH
“… (United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Case 2:16-cv-00746-MRH).”Page 24 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “The Court granted preliminary approval on October 18, 2019, and granted final approval on February 24, 2020. Jay Brodsky v. Hilton Worldwide Inc., et al.”
FTC v. Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, et al.
dismissed
Government or regulatory action · Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC and affiliates · filed 2012-06-26 · U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey · 13-cv-1887 (ES)(JAD)
“… (United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Case No. 13-cv-1887 (ES)(JAD)).”Page 25 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “The Court entered the Order and dismissed the case with prejudice on December 11, 2015. Litigation Against Franchisees Commenced in the Past Fiscal Year None.”
Joyce Roberts, individually and on behalf of classes of similarly situated individuals v. Wyndham International, Inc., Wyndham Worldwide Operations, Inc., Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, LLC & Does 1-10
settled
Brought by a third party · Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, LLC and other Wyndham entities · filed 2012-07-17 · Superior Court of the State of California, County of Santa Cruz (removed to U.S. District Court, Northern District of California) · RG 12639589
“Joyce Roberts, individually and on behalf of classes of similarly situated individuals v. Wyndham International, Inc., Wyndham Worldwide Operations, Inc., Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, LLC & Does 1- 10 (Superior Court of the State of California, County of Santa Cruz (RG 12639589).”Page 24 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “The Court granted final approval of the settlement and entered an order on the same, dismissing the lawsuit, on October 27, 2016.” (page 25)

Item 3 lists the litigation the franchisor must disclose; a matter against a parent, an affiliate or a named officer is not a matter against the franchisor, and pending claims are allegations, not findings.

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?

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