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Getaroom.com
Case Name (Date)
Sander et al v. Consumer Club, Inc. d/b/a Getaroom.com
20-cv-1363, C.D. Cal.
(Feb. 2020)
Product/Service
Hotel rooms
Allegations
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
Status
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