Insurers Must Defend Hotels Accused of Sex Trafficking of Minors July 22, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson Insurance companies cannot invoke “overriding public policy” in order to refuse to defend insured hotel owners and managers accused of...
Insurer Balks at Covering Sex Trafficking Judgment Against Hotel November 4, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson A Chubb subsidiary says it is not obligated to cover a Ramada Inn franchise policyholder that has been ordered to...
Texan Whose Husband Died by Hot Tub Electrocution at Mexican Beach Resort Files Suit June 17, 2024 MEXICO CITY (AP) — An American tourist was killed and his wife hospitalized after being electrocuted in a hot tub...
Hotel Chains Sued for Ignoring Warning Signs of Sex Trafficking on Premises December 18, 2019 By Matthew Lavietes Landmark U.S. legal action was filed last Monday (Dec. 9) accusing several major hotel groups of profiting from sex trafficking...
Lawsuit Alleges Marriott Failure to Protect Employee Against Guests’ Sexual Misconduct January 30, 2019 By Rebecca Greenfield Leticia Vallejo, a housekeeper at a Marriott hotel in Irvine, California, said that back in the summer of 2017, a...
Major Hotels Agree to Provide Staff with Panic Buttons to Fight Harassment September 7, 2018 By Makini Brice Major hotel chains including Marriott International Inc and Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. said on Thursday they are arming U.S. employees...
How Hackers Use Hotel Key Cards to Break Into Rooms April 25, 2018 By getting hold of a widely used hotel key card, an attacker could create a master key to unlock any...
Hotels Facing Increased Scrutiny Over Employees’ Safety December 14, 2017 By Josh Eidelson One guest at the Westin Hotel in downtown Seattle opened his door naked and urged housekeeper Ely Dar to come...