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 (litigation) & 4 (bankruptcy) at a glance
What the filing discloses
- Cases disclosed
- 6
- Item 3, as counted in the filing
- Largest settlement, franchisor's own cases
- $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.
Item 3 (litigation) · 6 matters disclosed · 3 pending listed
Litigation cases
The franchisor and its predecessor
Pending (3)
Camarillo Hospitality LLC, et al. (Azure Portfolio) v. G6 Hospitality LLC, Accor Franchising North America, LLC, and Does 1–20
pendingBrought by a franchisee · filed 2026-02-04 · Superior Court of California, County of Kern (Metropolitan Division) · 26CUB00288
“Camarillo Hospitality LLC, Santa Barbara Hospitality LLC, Hemet Hospitality LLC, Bayside Hospitality LLC, TUMM Hospitality LLC, JHMM Hospitality LLC, HLM Hospitality LLC, Azure Investment Group”Page 12 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
G6 Hospitality Franchising LLC and G6 Hospitality IP, LLC v. MS & Sons Hospitality, LLC and Mukesh Patel
pendingBrought against a franchisee · filed 2023-09-05 · Denton County District Court · 23-7856-211
“… Denton County District Court, Case No. 23-7856-211.”Page 12 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
MS & Sons Hospitality, LLC, Mukesh K. Patel and Bhavin Patel v. G6 Hospitality LLC and Does 1-10
pendingBrought by a franchisee · filed 2023-06-23 · United States District Court for the Central District of California · 5:23-cv-01227
“… United States District Court for the Central District of California;”Page 12 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Concluded (3)
Jane V., John A., et al. v. Motel 6 Operating, L.P. and G6 Hospitality LLC
settledBrought by a third party · Motel 6 Operating, L.P. (our affiliate and predecessor) · filed 2018-01-23 · United States District Court for the District of Arizona
“Jane V., John A., John E., Jane F., John D., John M., Jane N., and John W., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Motel 6 Operating, L.P. and G6 Hospitality LLC, United States District Court for the District of Arizona.”Page 13 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Park Property Management, LLC v. G6 Hospitality Franchising LLC, et al., G6 Hospitality Franchising LLC v. Joseph Park
settledBrought by a franchisee · filed 2018-11-16 · Fourth District Court of Utah County, State of Utah, Central Division · 180401843
“… Fourth District Court of Utah County, State of Utah, Central Division;”Page 13 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
State of Washington v. Motel 6 Operating, L.P. and G6 Hospitality LLC
settledGovernment or regulatory action · Motel 6 Operating, L.P. (our affiliate and predecessor) · filed 2018-02-02 · King County Superior Court of the State of Washington · 18-2-00283-4SEA
“… King County Superior Court of the State of Washington, No. 18-2-00283-4SEA.”Page 14 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “G6 also agreed to pay $12,000,000 to the Attorney General of the State of Washington as a settlement fund to be used by the Attorney General’s office for restitution, compensation to individuals for monetary damages claimed to be related to the Affiliated Entities’ alleged actions, and other costs and expenses incurred by the Attorney General’s office in pursuing these claims and administering the settlement funds.”
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.
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?