Created: 04 June 2009
The National Law Journal (6/4, Bronstad) reports, “A judge in Washington state has ordered Expedia Inc. to pay more than $184 million for breaching its contract with hotel customers by charging service fees that generated profits for the online travel booking firm.” Steve Berman, an attorney representing the plaintiffs, said “that the judgment was the largest to date in the state of Washington for a consumer class action.”