February 18, 2014
A Texas federal judge on Tuesday tossed a consolidated putative class action claiming a slew of hotels and online travel agencies, or OTAs, conspired to fix prices for hotel rooms, finding the plaintiffs failed to allege an actual conspiracy.
December 17, 2013
A group of hotels and online travel companies on Tuesday asked a Texas federal judge to dismiss hotel room price-fixing multidistrict litigation, arguing the consolidated complaint doesn't meet proper pleading standards and doesn't allege an actual conspiracy.
September 17, 2013
A coalition of hotels and online travel companies on Monday reiterated their call to dismiss hotel room price-fixing multidistrict litigation in Texas federal court, telling the judge that the customers bringing the suit have gradually scaled back their collusion claims in court filings.
August 16, 2013
Consumers who claim online travel services conspired to fix hotel prices have responded to Sabre Holdings Corp.'s recent attempt to escape their antitrust lawsuit, telling a Texas federal judge on Thursday that the Travelocity.com LP owner "was squarely in the middle of the conspiracy."
June 14, 2013
A Texas federal judge ruled Friday that plaintiffs in multidistrict antitrust litigation accusing online travel booking companies of colluding with hotel companies to set room prices must arbitrate their disputes against Travelocity.com LP under the terms of its user agreement.
April 24, 2013
A Texas federal judge on Wednesday refused to delay multidistrict antitrust litigation against online travel booking companies including Expedia Inc. and Priceline.com Inc., ruling that a consumer group fighting arbitration waited too long to suggest an unresolved U.S. Supreme Court case could affect their suits.
December 12, 2012
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation created a new MDL in Texas on Tuesday to handle allegations that online travel sites like Expedia Inc. and Priceline.com Inc. colluded with hotel companies including Marriott International Inc. and Hilton Worldwide Inc.