Hall
Hall v. Marriott International, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
25 On September 9, 2019, Plaintiff Todd Hall filed this putative class action alleging 26 unjust enrichment and violations of California’s Consumers Legal Remedies Act 27 (“CLRA”), Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1750 et seq.; False Advertising Law (“FAL”), Cal. Bus. & 28 Prof. Code §§ 17500 et seq.; and Unfair Competition Law (“UCL”), Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 17200 et seq.1 See generally ECF No. 1. On November 22, 2019, Plaintiff Hall filed his First Amended Class Action Complaint, adding causes of action for negligent misrepresentation, concealment/non-disclosure, and intentional misrepresentation. See generally ECF No. 15. On January 11, 2021, Plaintiff Hall filed his Second Amended Class Action Complaint, which retained all causes of action and added three Plaintiffs: Julie Drassinower, a California resident who booked her room in New York on the Marriott website; Kevin Branca, a California resident who booked his room in Hawaii on the Costco Travel website; and Jesse Heineken, a Kansas resident who booked his room in California on the Marriott website. ECF No. 54 at ¶¶ 66–95. On May 27, 2021,…