September 24, 2015
The lead plaintiff in a class action accusing Hilton Worldwide Inc. of violating California privacy law by recording incoming customer service phone calls asked the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday to revive its case for the second time, saying a lower court again erroneously dismissed his suit.
April 01, 2014
Two recent appeals court decisions reviving lawsuits against State Farm Bank FSB and Hilton Worldwide Inc. over the placement and recording of cellphone calls have left companies confused as to how to comply with clearly outdated privacy statutes, as well as vulnerable to consumer class actions, attorneys say.
March 20, 2014
A divided Ninth Circuit on Thursday reinstated a class action accusing Hilton Worldwide Inc. of violating California privacy law by recording incoming customer service phone calls, knocking a district court for glossing over the added legal protection calls from cellphones are afforded over those from landlines.
February 14, 2014
A Ninth Circuit judge expressed skepticism Friday, when the plaintiff in a class action alleging Hilton Worldwide Inc. illegally recorded customer calls asked that his suit be revived because the lower court had failed to distinguish landline calls from cellphone calls, which receive added legal protection.