Mealey's (April 29, 2019, 3:07 PM EDT) -- GREENVILLE, N.C. — A hotel employee who was raped by a guest at a North Carolina EconoLodge may not pursue claims of negligence against the hotel chain’s franchisor, a North Carolina federal judge ruled April 17 (Tamara R. Murrill v. Choice Hotels International Inc., No. 18-32, E.D. N.C., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 66324)....