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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

La mise sur pied d’un programme de remboursement ne suffit pas à empêcher l’autorisation d’une action collective

Dans l’affaire Air Transat, la Cour d’appel du Québec (la « CA »), infirmant le jugement de première instance, a autorisé une action collective intentée contre des compagnies aériennes à la suite de l’annulation de vols et de...more

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Online Travel Update: Hyatt's Resort Fee Battle and Amazon's Climb in the Travel Realm

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This week’s Update features a variety of stories, including the latest news on the new cottage industry of resort fee litigation and Amazon’s growing (yet understated) significance in the travel industry. Enjoy....more

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Online Travel Update: The New York Times predicts strong return of travel agents; experience staying at KAYAK Miami Beach hotel...

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This week’s Update provides several updates on stories we featured previously, including details on Expedia’s recent settlement of false advertising claims that we first detailed back in 2016. Enjoy....more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Tripadvisor explores consumer subscription program; Airbnb faces potential class action over...

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It’s earning season, and this week’s Update features a number of stories detailing the quarterly earnings releases from several of the largest online travel agencies (OTA) and global distributions system (GDS) companies....more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Expedia’s recent second-quarter earnings release reflects current travel industry misery;...

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This week’s Update takes a deep dive into all things Expedia, and includes several stories regarding Expedia’s recent disastrous quarterly earnings release, an actual copy of the release as well as a copy of a complaint...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update - Travel agency hit with TCPA class action; Expedia ups its game by adding more house listings;...

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Travel Agency Hit With TCPA Class Action Over Cuba Texts - Law 360 - Cybersecurity & Privacy on Aug 10, 2018 (subscription required) An online travel agency that arranges trips to Cuba got slapped with a proposed class...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update - Consumer benefits of keyword restrictions; Trivago's reliance on short-term rentals; Growing...

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This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending May 18, 2018, is below. This week’s Update features our fourth installment in our 6-part series on alleged anti-trust abuses by hoteliers arising from their...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update - Australian Competition Authorities re-think "narrow" parity; Keyword prohibitions the subject...

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Our weekly OTA & Travel Distribution Update is below. This week’s Update features a number of familiar stories....more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update - Airbnb announces first outside board member; California litigation against Airbnb not over yet;...

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This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update is below and features a number of stories on Airbnb and its many recent announcements. There seems to be no end to the news coming out of Airbnb these days as it prepares for an...more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update - Airbnb avoids liability for lease violations; Short-lived successes at Room Key; Hopper makes...

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The first installment of our weekly OTA & Travel Distribution Update for 2018 is below. A mix of stories in this week’s Update....more

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OTA & Travel Distribution Update - Dec. 8th, 2017

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This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending December 8, 2017 is below. OTA powerhouses, Expedia and Booking.com, feature prominently in this week’s Update....more

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Fourth Circuit Affirms Insurance Coverage for Cyber Claim Under CGL Policy

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In a decision issued April 11, the Fourth Circuit added to a small but growing body of case law across the country finding coverage for cyber claims under traditional general liability insurance policies. In Travelers...more

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Fourth Circuit Finds CGL Insurer Has Duty to Defend Cyber Claim

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In Travelers Indem. Co. of Am. v. Portal Healthcare Solutions, L.L.C., 2016 U.S. App. Lexis 6554, decided on April 11, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit found that a commercial general liability...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Fourth Circuit Holds General Liability Covers Defense of Data Breach Class Action

The Fourth Circuit affirmed this week that Travelers Insurance (“Travelers”) must defend Portal, a medical records company, against a class action suit stemming from an alleged cyber “publication” of its customers’ personal...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Fourth Circuit Finds Potential Coverage For Data Leak As Publication Under CGL Policy

This week, a Fourth Circuit panel in an unpublished decision validated arguments long made by policyholders: that commercial general liability policies may provide coverage for certain data breach liabilities. In this case,...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Traditional General Liability Policy Covers Medical Records Mishap

A U.S. appeals court yesterday held that a traditional corporate general liability policy triggered an insurer’s duty to defend a class action lawsuit alleging that a medical records company failed to properly secure patient...more

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Specialized Cyber Liability Insurance Policies Proliferate as General Liability Insurers Refuse Coverage for Data Breaches

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Travelers Indemnity Company filed an action this month in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut for a declaratory judgment that it is not obligated to defend or indemnify its policyholder, P.F....more

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