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Airbnb Australian lawsuit over misleading pricing moves to mediation

By James Panichi ( November 24, 2022, 01:14 GMT | Insight) -- Airbnb appears likely to settle a lawsuit alleging that the online rental platform misled Australian consumers by advertising prices in US dollars, with a Melbourne court today hearing that both sides were ready to accept a process of mediation. In a Federal Court of Australia hearing in Melbourne today, lawyers representing the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission said that while they expected the case to move to mediation, they still hadn’t received documents required for the case. However, Judge Shaun McElwaine rejected the ACCC’s request for a court order demanding release of the documents.Airbnb appears likely to settle a lawsuit alleging that the online rental platform misled Australian consumers by advertising prices in US dollars, with a Melbourne court today hearing that both sides are ready to accept a process of mediation and hope to resolve the case in early 2023....

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