The Hilton Hotel's 75-cent mistake
A California man is suing Hilton Hotels over the 75-cent cost of a copy of USA Today. Rodney Harmon, 55, says he didn’t request the newspaper he found outside his door, and later was shocked to find a 75-cent charge on his bill. Harmon accuses Hilton of contributing to an “offensive waste of precious resources” and “deforestation” by distributing unwanted newspapers.
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