Mealey's (August 20, 2020, 8:59 AM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — A federal judge in California on Aug. 14 denied a motion by a hotel franchisor and operator to dismiss a putative class complaint accusing it of violating California's unfair competition law (UCL) and other state statutes by falsely advertising room rates and hiding certain fees in initial quotes, finding sufficient evidence for the claims to proceed (Todd Hall v. Marriott International, Inc., No. 19-1715, S.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 148467)....