Six Continents Hotel Call Recording Settlement Checks Mailed

Top Class Actions readers are starting to report getting checks in the mail from a class action settlement stemming over allegations that Six Continents Hotels Inc. violated California state law by recording the phone calls of customers without prior notification.

According to reader comments and posts on the Top Class Actions Facebook page, Class Members who submitted timely and valid claims for the Six Continents Hotel call recording settlement began receiving checks worth as much as $245.98 on Apr. 25, 2016.

This settlement payout is more than double what the potential award was estimated to be.

If you filed a claim for the Six Continents Hotel class action settlement, keep checking your mailbox because you might be receiving your check soon!

The Six Continents Hotel call recording class action settlement resolves allegations that the company would monitor calls placed on its toll-free number from consumers asking about rates and reservations.

According to the plaintiffs, potential Six Continents customers were unaware that conversations they had with representatives on the reservation service line were being recorded. The class action lawsuit alleged that Class Members revealed sensitive personal information (including credit card numbers) during these phone calls.

Six Continents settlement Class Members included California residents who called the toll-free phone number of one of the following hotels at any time between Mar. 1, 2011 and July 18, 2012 and spoke with a representative:

• Holiday Inn
• Holiday Inn Express
• Candlewood Suites
• Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts
• Intercontinental Hotels and Resorts
• Staybridge Suites
• Hotel Indigo
• Priority Club Rewards

The defendant denied all allegations but agreed to settle the call recording lawsuit to avoid the risk and cost of further litigation.

The deadline to file a claim for the Six Continents Hotel class action settlement passed on Dec. 14, 2015.

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The plaintiffs are represented by Carey Gaven Been and Eric A. Grover of Keller Grover LLP and Scot David Bernstein of The Law Offices of Scot D. Bernstein.

The Six Continents Hotels Recorded Calls Class Action Lawsuit is McCabe, et al. v. Six Continents Hotels Inc., Case No. 3:12-cv-04818, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.