Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission File Statement of Interest in Hotel Room Algorithmic Price-Fixing Case
March 29, 2024
March 29, 2024
WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 28, 2024:
The Justice Department joined by the Federal Trade Commission (collectively the "Agencies"), filed a statement of interest with the District of New Jersey in the case of Cornish-Adebiyi v. Caesars Entertainment, which explains that hotels cannot collude on room pricing and cannot use an algorithm to engage in practices that would be illegal if done by a real person.< . . .
The Justice Department joined by the Federal Trade Commission (collectively the "Agencies"), filed a statement of interest with the District of New Jersey in the case of Cornish-Adebiyi v. Caesars Entertainment, which explains that hotels cannot collude on room pricing and cannot use an algorithm to engage in practices that would be illegal if done by a real person.< . . .