FDD Items 3 & 4 · 2026 filing

Wyndham Garden litigation history

What Wyndham Garden 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: 18; 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

Multiple pending suits against franchisor/affiliates including a franchisee breach-of-covenant dispute, several Canadian antitrust/price-fixing class actions re: revenue management software (IDeaS), a "misleading resort fee" class action, and indemnification suits against terminated/defaulting franchisees; several resolved matters including a 2019 FTC data-security consent order and prior class action settlements.

Item 3 (litigation) · 18 matters disclosed · 10 pending listed

Litigation cases

The franchisor and its predecessor

Pending (1)

360 Global Venture Group, LLC and Symbian International LLC v. Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, LLC
pending
Brought by a franchisee · filed 2025-04-23 · Superior Court of the State of California, County of Santa Clara · 25CV464306
“On April 23, 2025, Plaintiffs filed suit against Wyndham Franchisor, LLC, successor in interest to Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, LLC alleging breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and unfair competition.”Page 20 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3

Concluded (3)

Wyndham Hotel Group Canada, ULC and Wyndham Franchisor, LLC v. Avonos Airport, LTD and Stephen Ewaskiw
settled
Brought against a franchisee · filed 2023-07-13 · The Superior Court of New Jersey, Morris County · MRS-L-001219-23
“On July 13, 2023, Wyndham Hotel Group Canada, ULC and Wyndham Franchisor, LLC filed suit against defendants alleging breach of contract and seeking liquidated damages, recurring fees, the outstanding principal balance of a development incentive note, interest, attorneys’ fees, and costs.”Page 24 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “The parties reached a settlement in May 2025 wherein defendants dismissed their Counterclaims and paid Wyndham Hotel Group Canada, ULC and Wingate Inns International, Inc. a lump sum settlement.”
Thomas Luca, Jr. v. Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, et al.
settled
Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, LLC (the predecessor franchisor), with Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC and Wyndham Hotel Management, Inc. · filed 2016-06-06 · United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania · 2:16-cv-00746-MRH
“On June 6, 2016, Plaintiff Thomas Luca, Jr. filed a class action lawsuit against defendants Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, LLC and Wyndham Hotel Management, Inc. (the “Wyndham Entities”).”Page 24 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “Wyndham Hotel Group and Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, LLC entered into a settlement agreement with Plaintiff whereby a class was certified for settlement purposes and eligible class members will receive either $22 or 2,200 Wyndham Rewards points, and Wyndham will make certain display changes. The Court granted preliminary approval on October 18, 2019, and granted final approval on February 24, 2020.”
FTC v. Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, et al.
settled
Government or regulatory action · Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, LLC (the predecessor franchisor) and Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC, Wyndham Hotel Management, Inc. · filed 2012-06-26 · United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (filed in the District of Arizona) · 13-cv-1887 (ES)(JAD)
“On June 26, 2012, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed a lawsuit in Federal District Court for the District of Arizona against Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, LLC and Wyndham Hotel Management, Inc.”Page 25 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “The parties settled the case by executing a Stipulated Order for Injunction, which does not hold the Wyndham Entities liable for any violations, nor require it to pay any monetary relief. The Court entered the Order and dismissed the case with prejudice on December 11, 2015.”

Status not stated in the filing (1)

Wyndham Franchisor, LLC, successor in interest to Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, LLC v. Zeus Investments, LLC, Ronmar Management, LLC, Ronald Kole, and Joann Kole
Brought against a franchisee · filed 2025-04-23 · United States District Court for the District of New Jersey · 2:25-cv-03111
“… 4/23/2025 United States District Court for the District of New Jersey 2:25-cv-03111”Page 26 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3

Parent, affiliates, master franchisor and subfranchisor

Pending (9)

Benoit v. Integrated Decision and Systems Inc. et al.
pending
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Canada, Inc. and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. · filed 2026 · Cour Supérieure du Québec · 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 Systems, Inc (“IDeaS”), Accor Management Canada Inc., Choice Hotels International, Inc., Choice Hotels Canada Inc./Les Hotels De Choix Du Canada Inc.”Page 21 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “No trial date or other schedule for the case has been set at this time.”
Beard Real Estate Holding Two, LLC v. Travelodge Hotels, Inc. and Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Inc.
pending
Brought by a franchisee · Travelodge Hotels, Inc. and Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Inc. · filed 2025-08-04 · Circuit Court of Chicot County, Arkansas, Civil Division · 09-cv-25-119
“On August 4, 2025, Plaintiff filed suit against Travelodge Hotels, Inc. and Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Inc. (the “Wyndham Entities”) alleging breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, promissory estoppel, fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation, and unjust enrichment.”Page 22 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “On September 10, 2025, the Wyndham Entities filed an Answer and Counterclaim against Beard Real Estate Holding Two, LLC and a Third-Party Complaint against Laurette Juarez Beard.”
Jantunen v. SAS Institute (Canada) Inc., et al.
pending
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Canada, Inc. and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. · filed 2025-12-05 · Supreme Court of British Columbia · VLC-S-S-259245
“The lawsuit alleges defendants conspired, fixed prices, and engaged in unfair methods of competition by engaging in various activities, including using IDeaS revenue management software as well as Demand360, STR, Inc., Reputation Management, and Lighthouse (formerly known as OTA Insight).”Page 21 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “No trial date or other schedule for the case has been set at this time.”
Proulx et al. v. Orsini Bros. Inns Inc. et al.
pending
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Canada, Inc.; Wyndham Hotel Group Canada, ULC (Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. was removed by the December 3, 2025 amendment) · filed 2025-07-08 · Ontario Superior Court of Justice · CV-25-00000000-00CP
“The representative plaintiff seeks to certify a class of Canadians who paid “misleading fees” in relation to hotel accommodations located in Niagara Falls.”Page 21 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “The Complaint was amended on December 3, 2025 to remove Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc., and to add Wyndham Hotel Group Canada, ULC. The action remains at the certification stage, with no certification order yet issued.” (page 22)
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. · filed 2025-12-02 · United States District Court, Central District of California · CV25-03815
“On December 2, 2025, Plaintiffs filed suit against Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Inc., Wyndham Hotel Group, and Super 8 Worldwide, Inc. (the “Wyndham Entities”) alleging that the Wyndham Entities (1) violated California law, including the Business and Professions Code and the California Franchise Relations Act, for failure to provide Plaintiffs with sixty (60) days notice to cure their monetary”Page 22 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “The Wyndham Entities deny these allegations and the matter is pending.”
Hanson Dai, et al. v. SAS Institute, Inc., et al.
pending
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. · filed 2024-04-26 · United States District Court, Northern District of California · 4:24-cv-02537
“On June 7, 2024, Steven Shattuck filed a lawsuit making similar claims against Defendants. On July 15, 2024, an amended complaint was filed consolidating the claims of the Original Plaintiffs and those of Mr. Shattuck, and also adding Joel Kamisher as an additional Plaintiff and removing Choice Hotels International, Inc., as a Defendant.”Page 23 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “Defendants have moved to dismiss Plaintiffs’ amended consolidated complaint, and the parties await a court decision on those motions.”
In Re Extended Stay Hotel Antitrust Litigation
pending
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. · filed 2024-07-24 · United States District Court, Northern District of California (originally Northern District of Illinois) · 4:24- cv-09060-JSW
“alleging that those companies and other co-conspirators fixed prices and otherwise engaged in unfair methods of competition in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, through the use of IDeaS’ revenue management software and other activities.”Page 23 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “Defendants have moved to dismiss Plaintiffs’ consolidated complaint, and the parties await a court decision on those motions.”
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 against a franchisee · Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC, TMH Worldwide, LLC, Travelodge Hotels, Inc. and Baymont Franchise Systems, Inc. · filed 2024 · The Superior Court of New Jersey, Morris County · MRS-L-000977-24
“On May 16, 2024, as amended on November 14, 2024, Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC, TMH Worldwide, LLC, Travelodge Hotels, Inc., and Baymont Franchise Systems, Inc. filed suit against defendants for breach of contract seeking recurring fees, liquidated damages, outstanding balance of various development incentive notes, interest, attorneys’ fees, and costs of suit.”Page 22 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “The NJ State Court granted Wyndham’s Motion on January 9, 2026.” (page 23)
Norma Knuth v. Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, et al.
pending
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC, Days Inns Worldwide, Inc., Ramada Worldwide Inc., Super 8 Worldwide, Inc., Travelodge Hotels, Inc., and Wingate Inns International, Inc. · filed 2014-12-05 · Court of Queen's Bench for Saskatchewan, Judicial Centre of Regina · QBG-2650/2014
“On December 5, 2014, Plaintiff Norma Knuth filed a class action suit as a representative of all “persons, corporations, and entities, resident or situated in Canada . . . that paid a “Destination Marketing Fee” to a hotel in Canada owned, operated, or managed by one of the”Page 23 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “Plaintiff filed an Amended Statement of Claim on May 29, 2015, and a Second Amended Statement of Claim on December 14, 2015. The proposed class has never been certified.” (page 24)

Status not stated in the filing (1)

Ramada Worldwide, Inc., Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (F/K/A Wyndham Destinations And N/K/A Travel + Leisure Co.), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, LLC, and Wyndham Hotel Management, Inc. V. Ajit Shah
Brought against a franchisee · Ramada Worldwide, Inc., Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (f/k/a Wyndham Destinations, n/k/a Travel + Leisure Co.), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, LL · filed 2025-02-27 · Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Court of Common Pleas · 250203840
“… 2/27/2025 Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Court of Common Pleas”Page 26 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3

This list shows 15 of the 18 matters Item 3 discloses; the rest are in the filing.

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, no going-concern, audited

The verdict grade is FranchiseVerdict's editorial assessment across SBA loan performance, unit growth, revenue and disclosure signals. It is not investment advice.

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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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