Motel 6 to pay $7.6 million for giving guest lists to U.S. immigration

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - Motel 6 will pay up to $7.6 million to Hispanic guests to settle a proposed class-action lawsuit claiming that it violated their privacy by regularly providing guest lists to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

Terms of the preliminary settlement with eight Hispanic plaintiffs - seven from Arizona and one from Washington state - were disclosed in a Nov. 2 filing with the federal court in Phoenix.

Motel 6 also agreed to a two-year consent decree barring it from sharing guest data with immigration authorities absent warrants, subpoenas, or threats of serious crime or harm.

Court approval is required. Motel 6 did not admit liability, and denied engaging in unlawful conduct.

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U.S. LEGAL NEWS NOVEMBER 6, 2018 / 11:48 AM / UPDATED 16 MINUTES AGO
Jonathan Stempel
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-blackstone-group-motel6-immigration-s/motel-6-to-pay-7-6-million-for-giving-guest-lists-to-u-s-immigration-idUSKCN1NB23Q

[sandensea]

1. Motel 6 bedbugs

And they're Chumpkins. What a surprise.

[geardaddy]

2. Fuck them and their stink ass motels.

[mainer]

3. Not enough. Some peoples' lives were ruined.

The award should have been 10X this amount.

[TeamPooka]

4. and 10X longer than two years of not sharing info again.

[Laffy Kat]

5. Yet one more reason to never stay at a Motel 6, not that I needed another one. nt

[47of74]

7. I stayed in one once.

Never again.

If my work tried to get me to say one I'd say fuck you. In those exact words.

[Zambero]

6. M-6 would have been a huge hit in Nazi Germany

Circumstances may change over time, but the evil character of those who choose to inform on their fellow citizens on the basis of race, ethnicity, or religion does not.

[Initech]

9. We'll leave the light on for SS members only!

NEIN!!!!

[Sucha NastyWoman]

10. They leave the light on to scatter the cockroaches

[47of74]

12. Complete with Arbeit macht frei signs over the front desk

[rocktivity]

8. Minus one third for the lawyers' cut, that works out to

about $630K each. It will reimburse them for their travel expenses, at least.


rocktivity

[iluvtennis]

11. That's it for me...will never stay at motel 6 again

Disgusting what they did to these ppl