Tom Bodett Turns the Legal Light on Motels 6’s Use of Name, Voice After Checkout June 13, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel Tom Bodett, known for his radio and TV ads telling travelers that at Motel 6 “we’ll leave the light on...
Motel 6 to Pay 2,000 Guests Whose Names It Gave to Immigration Officials February 10, 2020 By Edvard Pettersson Almost 2,000 guests of Blackstone Group Inc.’s Motel 6 are poised for cash payouts in a settlement with the hotel...
Motel 6 Settles Another Class Action Over Giving Guest Lists to Immigration Agents July 1, 2019 By Dan Whitcomb Motel 6 has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over claims the budget chain routinely provided...
Motel 6 Pays $12 Million to Settle Suit Over Providing Guest Lists to U.S. Immigration April 5, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel Motel 6 agreed to pay $12 million to settle a lawsuit in which Washington state’s attorney general said the chain...
Motel 6 Pays $7.6M to Settle Class Action Over Giving Guest Lists to Immigration Agents November 6, 2018 By Jonathan Stempel Motel 6 will pay up to $7.6 million to Hispanic guests to settle a proposed class-action lawsuit claiming that it...
Motel 6 Will Settle Human Trafficking Suit Involving Los Angeles Property September 8, 2017 Motel 6 has agreed to pay $250,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging one of its properties in Los Angeles was...