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Old Jul 25, 2012 | 11:31 pm
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Originally Posted by MissyH
I don't know why... but I smell a big, no, gigantic class action lawsuit
on the horizon. (either against all the hotel chains or the manufactur
of the lock) The lawsuit is just waiting for some victims who have
had their hotel room broken into. The last couple sentences of that
articles is proof enough.
I highly doubt it. All states have innkeeper's laws specifically indemnifying hotels against theft of customers' property. Regarding the manufacturer, there is no reason they would be liable unless they were explicitly negligent.
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