What is the Civil Action Number for the pending litigation involving Holiday Hospitality Franchising, LLC in the DeKalb County, Georgia Superior Court, as it relates to Crowne Plaza?
Crowne_Plaza Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
On December 11, 2020, Holiday filed a lawsuit against the defendants seeking liquidated damages and unpaid system fees owed under a Crowne Plaza® license agreement that Holiday terminated as a result of the licensee's failure to pay amounts owed to Holiday under the agreement. On April 30, 2021, the defendants filed counterclaims against Holiday alleging Holiday imposed unreasonable renovation requirements on the licensee related to the subject hotel and required renovations outside the scope of the requirements of the applicable agreements. The defendants asserted claims for breach of contract, breach of quasi-contract, negligent misrepresentation, promissory estoppel, and attorneys' fees. Holiday believes the allegations to be meritless and is defending vigorously. On June 1, 2021, Holiday filed a motion to dismiss all of the Defendants' counterclaims, which motion remains pending. On April 18, 2022, the State Court transferred the case, including Holiday's pending motion to dismiss, to the Superior Court of DeKalb, County Georgia because the Defendants' counterclaims include an equitable claim that requires Superior Court Jurisdiction. The case is currently pending in the Superior Court of DeKalb County, Georgia under Civil Action No. 22CV4560.
Source: Item 3 — Litigation (FDD pages 16–27)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Crowne Plaza's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, there is a pending case in the Superior Court of DeKalb County, Georgia, involving Holiday Hospitality Franchising, LLC. The case, which was transferred from the State Court, is listed under Civil Action No. 22CV4560.
The lawsuit originated when Holiday filed against defendants for liquidated damages and unpaid system fees under a terminated Crowne Plaza license agreement on December 11, 2020. The termination occurred because the licensee failed to pay amounts owed to Holiday. Subsequently, on April 30, 2021, the defendants responded with counterclaims alleging that Holiday imposed unreasonable renovation requirements on the hotel, which were outside the scope of the agreements. These counterclaims included breach of contract, breach of quasi-contract, negligent misrepresentation, and promissory estoppel.
Holiday believes the counterclaims are without merit and is defending the suit vigorously. As of June 1, 2021, Holiday's motion to dismiss all of the defendants' counterclaims was still pending. The case was then transferred to the Superior Court of DeKalb County, Georgia, on April 18, 2022, due to the equitable nature of the defendants' counterclaims, requiring Superior Court jurisdiction. As of the FDD publication date, the case remains pending in that court.