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Articles tagged “lawsuits”

Airlines

Delta gets sued by California for mobile app privacy violations

The California AG was also considering suing United, but didn't, so looks like it complied and Delta didn't in time. At $2,500 per app violation, it could rack up a hefty fine on this one.

Don Thompson, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Delta gets sued by California for mobile app privacy violations

Online Travel

Sign up at your own risk: What Airbnb is really saying in its Terms & Conditions

Airbnb tries to rid itself of any responsibility in host and guest interactions, and has succeeded in fostering a level of trust on the site that most users book stays without reading the fine print.

Skift | 11 years ago

Sign up at your own risk: What Airbnb is really saying in its Terms & Conditions

Airlines

American Airlines says Sabre contributed to judge’s charity too

Was either American Airlines or Sabre trying to influence the judge by contributing to his charity? There is apparently nothing to indicate that. Small world, huh?

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Judge in New York questions whether United Airlines can be held liable for 9/11 attacks

The challenges to United begin at airport security, which at the time of the 9/11 attacks was manned by mall cop rejects employed by companies that bid the lowest so as to keep costs lower for airlines that footed the cost.

Basil Katz, Reuters | 12 years ago

Judge in New York questions whether United Airlines can be held liable for 9/11 attacks

Cruises

Sue us in Italy, says Carnival to U.S. passengers of shipwrecked Costa Concordia

Miami-based Carnival owns the Costa brands, but is trying to wipe its hands clean of legal issues by pointing to the fine print on passenger tickets that stated all legal action must be filed in Italy.

Curt Anderson, Associated Press | 12 years ago

Sue us in Italy, says Carnival to U.S. passengers of shipwrecked Costa Concordia

Travel Booking

American Airlines gets win over Sabre and Orbitz as judge allows antitrust case to proceed

It's a strange world when American Airlines is the little guy battling against forces it says are conspiring to squeeze out competition.

Andrew Longstreth, Reuters | 12 years ago

Cruises

Another lawsuit over jokes made by one of P&O’s onboard entertainment crew

Yesterday's announcement that an man settled with P&O parent Carnival over Irish jokes may have opened the door to offended passengers making their anger known via the courts.

Skift | 12 years ago

Cruises

Irish man wins five-figure settlement from Carnival after comedians go overboard

On-board comedians who dabbled in national stereotypes met their match in an Irish man who sued rather than heckled.

Ian Leonard and Helen Carter, The Guardian | 12 years ago

Hotels

Hotels and booking sites now face suit in U.S. over hotel price-fixing “conspiracy”

This suit could get really interesting, although only the courts or regulators will ultimately decide if the anti-competition claims pass legal muster. If the plaintiffs prevail, then hotel-OTA rate-parity practices in the U.S. could get tossed out the window.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels and booking sites now face suit in U.S. over hotel price-fixing “conspiracy”