Legal Opinion
Hiam v. Homeaway.com, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 12, 2018No. 17-1898PPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAYATTA, Circuit Judge.
Duped into parting with thousands of dollars to reserve a vacation rental property *544 in Belize that apparently did not exist, plaintiff Peter Hiam sued the owner of the website on which he found the ersatz tropical villa, claiming that the website's guarantee misled him. The district court granted summary judgment to the website's owner, HomeAway.com, Inc. ("HomeAway"). On appeal, Hiam argues that the district court incorrectly applied Massachusetts consumer protection law. Finding no error in the judgment, we affirm.
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