Expedia Class Action Suit

[TammyWright]

I received this email today:

 

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NOTICE OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION In re Expedia Hotel Taxes and Fees Litigation, Case No. 05-2-02060-1 SEA (Superior Court of Washington in and for King County)   A STATE COURT ORDERED THIS NOTICE.   PLEASE READ.   If you booked a hotel stay through Expedia and paid "Tax Recovery Charges" and "Service Fees" during the period from January 10, 2001 through June 11, 2008, a proposed class action Settlement may affect your rights.   Consumers of hotel stays through Expedia ("Plaintiffs") filed a lawsuit against Expedia primarily concerning the bundled "Tax Recovery Charges" and "Service Fees" charged by Expedia when consumers book a hotel stay through Expedia's website or telephone operators. The Plaintiffs alleged that, in its assessment of "Tax Recovery Charges" and "Service Fees," Expedia (i) committed deceptive or unfair practices in violation of the Washington Consumer Protection Act ("CPA") from January 10, 2001 to June 11, 2008 and (ii) breached its contractual obligations from February 18, 2003 through December 11, 2006.   There is a proposed Settlement on behalf of a nationwide class of consumers who booked hotel stays through Expedia from January 10, 2001 through June 11, 2008 and paid a "Tax Recovery Charge" and a "Service Fee." If approved, the Settlement will provide for the distribution to Class Members of $123.4 million in cash payments and Expedia Settlement Credit that can be used for hotel reservations and "package" reservations that include hotel reservations.   If you are a member of the Class as described above, your legal rights are affected, and you have a choice to make right now:   YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS & OPTIONS MAKE A CASH ELECTION Participate in the Settlement. Receive a cash payment. Go to the Settlement Website at Expedia Litigation Settlement Website and complete a simple electronic form. RECEIVE EXPEDIA SETTLEMENT CREDIT Participate in the Settlement. Automatically receive Expedia Settlement Credit of approximately 2.17 times the amount you would receive in cash. Even if you choose to receive Expedia Settlement Credit, you are urged to go the Settlement Website at Expedia Litigation Settlement Website and answer a few simple questions to ensure that you receive all the Expedia Settlement Credit to which you are entitled. OBJECT TO THE SETTLEMENT Object to the Settlement or any of its terms, and urge that the Court not approve the Settlement. Appear at a Final Approval hearing on December 1, 2009. To object to the Settlement, to Plaintiffs' Counsel's request for attorneys' fees and expenses of up to $10 million, or to incentive awards for the Named Plaintiffs (Michelle Huggins and Jose Alba), you must provide written objections to the Court, Plaintiffs' Counsel, and Defense Counsel by November 11, 2009, consistent with the instructions in the Long Form Notice available at the Settlement Website, Expedia Litigation Settlement Website. ASK TO BE EXCLUDED Get out of this lawsuit. Get no benefits from the Settlement. Keep rights. If you ask to be excluded or "opt out," you will not share in the Settlement Benefits and you will not be permitted to object to the terms of the proposed Settlement. But, you will keep any rights you may have to sue Expedia separately for the same legal claims asserted in this lawsuit. To be excluded, you must return a completed "Opt-Out Form" with a postmark of no later than November 11, 2009. You can obtain an Opt-Out Form at the Settlement website, Expedia Litigation Settlement Website. This is a Summary Notice. For further information about the proposed Settlement and this case, visit Expedia Litigation Settlement Website or call toll-free 1-866-291-7340. Para información en Español, favor de llamar al 1-866-291-7340 o visitar el sitio web: Expedia Litigation Settlement Website.   DO NOT CONTACT THE COURT.

[Ana]

thank you very much for posting this Tammy. I have not booked any trips through expedia but I'm sure that alot of girls will find this really helpful.

[Lady_Di]

I've used Expedia for most of my trips. Wow...does that mean I can get some money back??

[*Karla*]

Thanks for letting us know. I have used Expedia several times already this year for travel.

[Flasong]

I have used Expedia as well but do not know if they charged those fees? I am assuming they charged those fees on everyone?

[SSNM]

Hmm...how do we know that this is real? Where did this information come from? I don't want to click a link and give information to some random site, lest it is a phishing scam.

[SSNM]

Okay found a brief article on it on cbc.ca:

 

Expedia Canada faces consumer protection class action

[Sloan]

Thanks for the heads up. I was going to book a hotel stay through Expedia today, but I was lazy and decided to put off for awhile.

[Geralyn]

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Originally Posted by SSNM Okay found a brief article on it on cbc.ca: Expedia Canada faces consumer protection class action

Is it only in Canada...I have used expedia a bunch of times during that time frame....how do I know if I get money back?

[meli]

I got the same email. Haven't acted on the information yet though.