Matthew Nixon, et al. v. Vegas.com, LLC

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 MATTHEW NIXON, et al., Case No. 25-cv-05688-CRB

Plaintiffs,

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

v.

COMPEL; GRANTING MOTION

TO DISMISS; DENYING MOTION

VEGAS.COM, LLC, TO REMAND Defendant.

Plaintiffs Matthew Nixon (“Nixon”) and Markus Cohn (“Cohn”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) brought a class action complaint against Defendant Vegas.com, LLC in state court, which was subsequently removed to federal court. Plaintiffs filed suit alleging that Defendant’s website for booking travel and entertainment used a pricing model where advertised costs would be marketed as low, with mandatory fees revealed shortly before the actual purchase. Plaintiffs claim Defendant’s pricing model violates California consumer protection law. In response, Defendant filed a motion to compel arbitration or, in the alternative, to dismiss the complaint for a failure to state a claim. Agreeing with Defendant that the Court lacks equitable jurisdiction, Plaintiffs…