NY Times – Federal Judge Blocks Racial Discrimination Suit Against Airbnb

November 1, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO — Airbnb on Tuesday avoided a potential class-action lawsuit by customers who accused hosts of racial discrimination when a federal judge ruled that the company’s arbitration policy prohibited its users from suing. The case began this year when Gregory Selden, who is African-American, claimed that a host on Airbnb would not rent him a room because of his race. In May, Mr. Selden sued Airbnb, a short-term home rental company, for violating civil rights laws that forbid housing discrimination….
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/02/technology/federal-judge-blocks-racial-discrimination-suit-against-airbnb.html?smid=tw-nytimesbusiness&smtyp=cur&_r=0