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Class Actions, Competition Scrutiny and Lloyds’ Travel Play: A Full Plate for Online Travel

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Good Sunday morning from Seattle . . . Our Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, May 30, 2025, is below. Booking.com features prominently (again) in our Update this week as investigations into, and claims against,...more

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Online Travel Update: Hyatt's Resort Fee Battle and Amazon's Climb in the Travel Realm

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This week’s Update features a variety of stories, including the latest news on the new cottage industry of resort fee litigation and Amazon’s growing (yet understated) significance in the travel industry. Enjoy....more

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Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Trends, Issue 15

This 15th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, showcases new and evolving trends. This week we note how COVID-19 has accelerated a pre-existing trend toward class action litigation. And...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Booking.com weighs in on the need for further EU regulation; Seattle law firm pursues Expedia...

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Both regulatory investigations and consumer complaints feature prominently in this week’s distribution news....more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update - Travel agency hit with TCPA class action; Expedia ups its game by adding more house listings;...

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Travel Agency Hit With TCPA Class Action Over Cuba Texts - Law 360 - Cybersecurity & Privacy on Aug 10, 2018 (subscription required) An online travel agency that arranges trips to Cuba got slapped with a proposed class...more

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Hyatt and Bob Evans Face Class Action Biometric Suit Over Fingerprints

Hyatt Corp. was hit with a class action suit this week for allegedly violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by collecting and storing employees’ fingerprints. This is the latest in a string of suits...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - November 2017

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US-CERT Warns of New Ransomware: Bad Rabbit - The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) is warning companies in the U.S. about a new ransomware dubbed “Bad Rabbit.” US-CERT stated it has received multiple...more

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Could Barring Former Employees From Your Premises Lead To A Lawsuit?

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Hospitality employers open to the general public should be aware of a recent decision by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) with implications across the industry. In a 2-to-1 decision, the NLRB ruled that a hotel and...more

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September 2016 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance News Update

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The past month’s judicial and administrative activity in the area of IC misclassification reflects the wide range of industries facing these types of claims: communications; cleaning services; transportation and delivery...more

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Hospitalitas Newsletter - Spring 2015

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In This Issue: - The Next Hot Trend in Economic Development: Craft Beer - Class Action Attempt to Void Jimmy John’s Non-Competes Goes Stale - Use of Customer Survey Data Upheld in Hotel Franchise...more

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