Mealey's ( February 22, 2021, 10:08 AM EST) -- FORT MYERS, Fla. — A Florida federal judge on Feb. 16 refused to dismiss a woman’s suit against the franchisor, franchisee and operators of a Days Inn Hotel alleging that she was a victim of sex trafficking at the hotel over a three-year period. The judge denied three defendants’ motion to dismiss, rejecting multiple arguments, including that the plaintiff failed to state a claim against them....