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Fox v. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, LLC

  1. January 08, 2024

    Ritz-Carlton Tipping Suit Tossed Over Conflicts, Complexities

    A Florida federal judge has dismissed a proposed class action alleging Ritz-Carlton hotels scam customers by hiding automatic tipping in restaurant bills, denying class certification in part because the proposed class representative was rendered inadequate due to his counsel's conflict of interest.

  2. July 25, 2023

    Judge OKs Magistrate's Recusal In Ritz-Carlton Tipping Suit

    A Florida federal judge this week signed on to a recommendation to uphold the recusal of U.S. Magistrate Judge Melissa Damian because of her working relationship with a disqualified attorney who was representing the Ritz-Carlton against proposed class claims that the hotel chain hid automatic tipping on bills.

  3. March 08, 2023

    Ritz-Carlton Atty DQ'd For Conflicts In Tipping Suit

    The "specter of impropriety" has disqualified an attorney from serving as defense counsel shortly after his appearance in Miami federal court caused a magistrate judge, his former longtime colleague, to recuse herself from a case brought by a proposed class of Ritz-Carlton customers alleging the hotel chain hid automatic tipping on bills.

  4. February 03, 2023

    Ritz-Carlton Fights To Keep Fla. Atty On In Class Suit

    Counsel for plaintiffs in a proposed class suit accusing Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. LLC of hiding automatic tipping charges urged a Florida federal magistrate judge on Friday to disqualify Ritz-Carlton's local counsel, arguing that the hotel company had failed to show an "overriding need" for the retention of the attorney, whose entering the case caused a judge's recusal.

  5. December 20, 2022

    Ritz-Carlton Fights DQ Bid In Deceptive Tipping Dispute

    Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. LLC is defending its attorney in response to a motion to disqualify its counsel, saying he was added to its legal team last month because of his local expertise and not in an attempt to make the Florida judge handling a proposed class action recuse herself.

  6. November 29, 2022

    Ritz-Carlton Atty Faces DQ Bid In Deceptive Tipping Dispute

    A proposed class of Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. LLC customers who have accused the company of hiding automatic tipping charges want a Florida federal court to disqualify one of the attorneys who was recently added to the hotel's legal team, saying the purpose of his hiring was to force the case's judge to recuse herself because she had worked with the attorney before.

  7. August 15, 2022

    Ritz-Carlton Still On The Hook For Deceptive Tipping Claims

    A Florida federal magistrate judge has recommended that the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. should not escape a proposed class action accusing it of deceptively charging undisclosed automatic tips at its restaurants in the Sunshine State, saying the lead plaintiff convincingly showed he was economically injured.

  8. December 06, 2021

    Ritz-Carlton Looks To Exit Deceptive Tipping Suit In Fla.

    The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. has asked a Florida federal court to hand it an early win in a proposed class action accusing the hotel company of deceptively charging undisclosed automatic tips and other fees at its restaurants in the Sunshine State, calling the lead plaintiff's claims demonstrably false.

  9. November 01, 2021

    Ritz-Carlton Wants Atty Testimony In Class Action Thrown Out

    The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. wants a Florida federal judge to prevent a lawyer's personal testimony from being considered in a class action that alleges the hotel used "deceptive" practices to charge undisclosed or improperly disclosed automatic gratuity or service fees at its restaurants.