FDD Items 3 & 4 · 2026 filing
Studio 6 litigation history
What Studio 6 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
- $12.0M
- 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
Item 3 discloses 5 actions: (1) MS & Sons Hospitality v. G6 Hospitality LLC / G6 Hospitality Franchising LLC v. MS & Sons - cross-suits over termination for default, pending; (2) Azure Portfolio entities v. G6 Hospitality LLC and Accor Franchising North America - breach of franchise agreements and related claims, pending; (3) Park Property Management v. G6 Hospitality Franchising LLC - breach of contract/fraud claims, resolved in franchisor's favor through Utah Supreme Court; (4) MALDEF class action (Jane V. et al.) v. Motel 6 Operating, L.P. and G6 Hospitality LLC - alleged sharing of guest data with ICE, settled for $10,000,000 plus consent decree; (5) State of Washington v. Motel 6 Operating, L.P. and G6 Hospitality LLC - similar ICE data-sharing claims, settled for $12,000,000 plus consent decree.
Disclosure signals that moved the score
How this shows up in the verdict
- No bankruptcy or going-concern
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?