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• Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Claims Wyndham, Ramada and Super 8 Motel Employees Ignored “Red Flags”

  February 21, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A woman's sex trafficking lawsuit claims staff ignored obvious signs of abuse and coercion while she was repeatedly exploited at Super 8 and Ramada Inn hotels in California for two years.

• Hotel and Motel Operators Oppose Creating MDL for Sex Trafficking Lawsuits Filed Nationwide

  February 9, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Several hotel and motel chains have come out in opposition to a renewed request to centralize all hotel sex trafficking lawsuits before one judge for coordinated pretrial proceedings.

• Renewed Motion Filed to Centralize Human Trafficking Lawsuits Against Hotel Industry

  January 16, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A group of plaintiffs have asked a panel of federal judges to reconsider consolidating a growing number of hotel sex trafficking lawsuits before one judge for pretrial proceedings.

• Omegle Settlement For Child Sex Trafficking Shuts Down Video Chat Service

  November 13, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  The anonymous video chat service Omegle has ceased operations after reaching a child sex trafficking lawsuit settlement with the parents of an 11-year-old girl who an adult blackmailed into sending him elicit content of herself.

• Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Against Internet Chat Website Cleared To Move Forward

  February 7, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit against Omegle which claims the site knowingly paired children with adults for online sexual chat.

• Hotel Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Consolidation To Be Considered By JPML Next Week

  January 24, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  The JPML will hear oral arguments next week on whether all hotel sex trafficking lawsuits filed in federal courts nationwide should be consolidated before one judge for pretrial proceedings.