( February 20, 2025, 1:39 PM EST) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — A California federal judge dismissed with leave to amend a suit against franchisors and their parent company and franchisees, accusing them of sex trafficking under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA), finding that though the plaintiff, the mother of a trafficking victim, alleged liability under the TVPRA due to the parent company’s ability to monitor motel guests internet access, the plaintiff did not establish that the parent company and the franchisors owed a duty of care to the victim....