Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Jane Doe A.A. sues Motel 6 over alleged trafficking facilitation
Lawsuit filed
A trafficking survivor, identified in the lawsuit as Jane Doe A.A., sued Motel 6 in Harris County, alleging that the motel helped facilitate repeated drug and sexual abuse when she was underage. The allegations are not presented as a court finding.
Source excerpt
Using the state law, Chapter 98, the civil litigator is suing Motel 6 for helping facilitate the repeated violent abuse of her client, referred to in a lawsuit only as Jane Doe A.A.
A trafficking survivor is now suing Motel 6 for allegedly helping facilitate repeated drug and sexual abuse when she was an underaged girl.
the lawsuit accuses a group of Motel 6 defendants of knowingly benefitting from sex trafficking activities
2019
Washington guest-list lawsuit settlement
Washington state reached a $12 million settlement with Motel 6 over allegations that guest names from properties in the state had been supplied to ICE.
2018
Arizona privacy and discrimination settlement
Motel 6 agreed to a $7.6 million settlement in litigation connected to the Phoenix-area disclosures and allegations of discrimination and privacy violations.
2017
Disclosure of guest information to immigration authorities
Attorneys alleged that employees at two Phoenix-area Motel 6 locations provided guest information to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, contributing to arrests of people identified through motel records. Motel 6 said the practice had been implemented locally without senior-management knowledge and directed properties not to voluntarily provide daily guest lists.