J.C.
J.C. v. Choice Hotels International, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 J.C., Case No. 20-cv-00155-WHO
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
v. DENYING IN PART MOTIONS TO
DISMISS THE THIRD AMENDED
CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, COMPLAINT INC., et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 84, 85, 86 Defendants.
12 Over the past year, sex trafficking victims have filed numerous civil suits around the country against hotel chains alleging violation of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (“TVPRA”), 18 U.S.C. § 1595. In this suit, plaintiff J.C. sues defendants Choice Hotels International, Inc. (“Choice”), Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (“Hilton”) and Marriott International, Inc. (“Marriott”) for claims arising out of five brand hotels within California and Virginia where she was trafficked. Defendants move to dismiss her TVPRA claim, under both direct and indirect liability theories, as well as her claim under the California Trafficking Victims Protection Act…