11th Circuit Reinstates Part Of Class Suit Over Ritz-Carlton's Automatic Tips

Mealey's (September 29, 2020, 4:32 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — An 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Sept. 29 reinstated claims under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (FDUTPA) by a Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. LLC guest who alleges that he and others were automatically charged gratuities at 49 different restaurants, finding that the guest and his proposed class "had the same interest and suffered the same injury" and that a trial court erred in determining that the plaintiff, because he dined at only three of the restaurants, lacked standing to represent the class (Michael Fox v. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C., No. 19-10361, 11th Cir.)....