
Ratings for Priceline’s Secret Hotel Express Deals
Dueling and potentially confusing hotel ratings muddy deals.
Shea et al. v. Slashop, Inc.
23-cv-7488, S.D.N.Y.
(Aug. 2023)
Various textile products, including comforters, bed sheets, blankets, towels, robes, and clothing
Falsely marketing that products are bamboo, which implies they are eco-friendly, when they are made of rayon, the manufacturing of which emits hazardous pollutants into the air
Settled and voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled.
Dueling and potentially confusing hotel ratings muddy deals.
The result is that BNPL services that are advertised as free aren’t, class-action lawsuits allege.
Tricking consumers into paying hundreds of dollars for services that are available for free.
Even the CEO acknowledges that some consumers have confused the company for the federal government.
Rob Walker, Fortune