About 25 defense attorneys have appeared in federal court to represent dozens of hotels, including Marriott and Hilton, in lawsuits alleging they rented rooms to sex traffickers at locations nationwide.

So far, lawyers have filed 25 lawsuits in federal courts on behalf of anonymous victims against various hotel chains, asserting violations of the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act. The suits, all filed this year, are a growing area for the plaintiffs’ bar.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]