TINA’s Take: Made in USA Executive Order Targets Online Marketplaces
Order puts platforms like Amazon and Walmart on notice.
Sander et al v. Consumer Club, Inc. d/b/a Getaroom.com
20-cv-1363, C.D. Cal.
(Feb. 2020)
Hotel rooms
Misleadingly representing that booking a hotel room through its website is the same as booking a hotel room directly with the hotel itself, charging more than the quoted price for hotel rooms due to the addition of undisclosed booking fees, and failing to inform consumers that they are unable to cancel reservations made through getaroom.com
Order puts platforms like Amazon and Walmart on notice.
Advertised “best deal ever” comes with some caveats.
Cecilia D’Anastasio, Bloomberg
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