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Ritzy Pasadena hotel settles lawsuit for allegedly price gouging wildfire victims
The corporation that owns the Langham Huntington Pasadena has settled a civil lawsuit claiming the luxury hotel hiked room rates while more than 200,000 residents evacuated their homes during the pair of deadly and destructive wildfires that devastated the Los Angeles area in January of 2025. The l...
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What happenedRitzy Pasadena hotel settles lawsuit for allegedly price gouging wildfire victims.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Luxury hotel accused of price gouging during Eaton fire will pay to settle lawsuit". The center frames it as "Ritzy Pasadena hotel settles lawsuit for allegedly price gouging wildfire victims".
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Left / center-leftLuxury hotel accused of price gouging during Eaton fire will pay to settle lawsuit
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Ritzy Pasadena hotel settles lawsuit for allegedly price gouging wildfire victims
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The corporation that owns the Langham Huntington Pasadena has settled a civil lawsuit claiming the luxury hotel hiked room rates while more than 200,000 residents evacuated their homes duri...
Luxury hotel accused of price gouging during Eaton fire will pay to settle lawsuit
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Langham Hotels Pacific Corporation will pay $320,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging it raised prices on guests by more than 10% in Pasadena in the immediate aftermath of the Eaton fire.
