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Hospitality - August, 2012

111 articles

• After Isaac, Businesses Far Away Face Coverage Hurdles
• Enviros Say Law Change For LA Stadium Is Unconstitutional
• Calif. Ruling Could Hinder Commissioned Workers' OT Suits
• Starbucks Baristas Ask 2nd Circ. To Reheat Tip-Sharing Suit
• Fla. Appeals Court Kills $400M Resort Development
• Hotel Liability In Disease Outbreak May Hinge On Water Plan
• Investment Firms Find Few Catches In SEC Advertising Rule
• Pier 1's Jury Win Upheld In Gift Card IP Case
• American Airlines Booking Antitrust Suit Survives Challenge
• $4M FedEx Wage Deal Wins Judge's Stamp Of Approval
• Syngenta To Pay $125M For DuPont Pest Control Unit
• Wyndham Data Security Suit Could Hamper FTC Enforcement
• Citing Taxes, Temple REIT Says It Plans To Become Corp.
• Hanover Can't Expelliarmus Harry Potter Park Coverage Suit
• Ex-Wynn Partner Lobs $140M Defamation Suit At Casino Co.
• Debevoise Reps Clayton Dubilier In $1B David's Bridal Deal
• Broke MSR Conditionally OK'd To Nix Hilton Deals For $124M
• Hertz To Pay $2.3B For Thrifty After Lengthy Chase
• Suit Says Dollar Dupes Customers Into Unwanted Coverage
• Keystone Win Belies Looming Land Use Showdown In Texas
• Starwood Reaps $125M From W Hotel Sale
• Permira Inks $1B Deal To Take Japanese Sushi Chain Global
• Kodak To Shift Focus On Commercial Printing Business
• Haynes And Boone Knew Rx.com Relied On It, Founder Says
• Chipotle Stuck In Suit Over 'Naturally Raised' Meat Ads
• Judge Won't Toss Manager's Claims In Enterprise OT Case
• LA Commission OKs $1.5B Hyatt Regency Redevelopment
• USDA, McDonald's Halt Meat Orders Over Abuse Video
• Icahn Yanks Offer To Acquire Last 18% Of CVR Energy
• Maverick Steel's Pa. Stadium Fight Sent Back To County Court
• Viacom Fights 'Jersey Shore' Star Over 'Twinning' Mark
• Strip Club Chain Settles Spam Text Suit For $2M In Coupons
• Chicago W Hotel Changes Hands In $126M Chesapeake Deal
• Chipotle Worker Loses 2nd Class Bid In Meal Break Case
• Burger King Axed Christian Worker For Wearing Skirt: EEOC
• McDonald's, Viacom Websites Violate Child Privacy, Groups Say
• Health Care REIT Inks $2B Deal For Sunrise Senior Living
• Theme Park Worker Sues Universal Over Pay Policies
• Wynn Wins Attys' Fees After FCPA Issue Fails In Federal Court
• Franchisees Say Dunkin' Donuts 'Runs On Discrimination'
• Brinker Nixes Lamps Plus Workers' Cert. Bid: Calif. Court
• Lodgers Sue Marriott Over Bedbug Bites
• Hilton, Expedia Reservations A Veil For Price-Fixing: Suit
• Pa. High Court Won't Hear Philly's $1M Expedia Hotel Tax Suit
• MSR Inks $1.5B Stalking Horse Deal With Singapore Fund
• Strategic Drops $362M On Essex House; Marriott To Rebrand
• Ruby Tuesday Tries To Say Goodbye To EEOC Suit
• The New, Nongovernmental Face Of Food Regulators
• Investors Target Chipotle Over Bloated Stock Price
• MSR Judge Pegs Hilton Damages At $124M
• Trump Tees Off Talks To Buy Land In Fla. County
• American Airlines Beats Antitrust Claims In Booking Fight
• NYC Club Says Chris Brown, Drake Killed $4M Trademark Deal
• Sheppard Mullin Hires Yuan Debt Specialist In Beijing
• NFL, Ravens Say They Fairly Use Designer's Logo
• Travelers' Suit Over Marriott's Erin Andrews Defense Pared
• NY Soccer Stadium Faces Hurdles Despite Prominent Backers
• McDonald's, Others Dodge Cancer Warning Suits Over Chicken
• SoCal Vegan Restaurant Says Starbucks Swiped 'Evolution' Mark
• 11th Circ. Could Lend Wider Net To Fla. Pollution Exclusions
• Consumer Groups Urge Scrutiny Of Google's Frommer's Deal
• DC Requests Bids For Development Of Waterfront Property
• Walking Billboards: Ads On NBA Jerseys
• Jones Day Hires Torts, Insurance Partner From Thorp Reed
• Dignity Health Says Brinker Sinks Nurses' Overtime Suit
• Live Nation, Airliners Preserve Win In Seating Patent Feud
• UK Hotel Booking Co. Seeks Rate-Fixing Probe In US
• Sierra Club Seeks To Stop Lake Tahoe Resort Project
• Judge OKs EMG's Mobile Internet Browsing Patent Suit
• 49ers, Santa Clara Reach Deal On Stadium Fund Dispute
• UBS Execs Denied Mistrial Motion In Bid-Rigging Case
• Miami Wants To Settle SEC Probe Into Bond Offerings
• 3rd Circuit: A Parent Co. Does Not A Joint Employer Make
• Giants, Jets Can't Block $2B NJ Complex Yet, Judge Rules
• Developer Pitches New Stadium For Tampa Bay Rays
• Judge Calls DSW Wage-And-Hour Settlement 'Unseemly'
• NY Judge Weighs Move For $899M Miami Hotel Mortgage Suit
• Ex-Pfizer CEO Kindler Joins Health Care VC Firm Lux
• Outback Operator Undermined Stakeholder To Boost IPO: Suit
• Seattle's $490M NBA Arena Project Hits Enviro Hurdle
• Baker Hostetler Lures Litigation Pro From Winston & Strawn
• Ga. Judge Won't Revive Class Suit Against Travel Websites
• Senator Asks NFL For $50M Poison Pill To Protect Buffalo Bills
• 2nd Circ. Lowers Bar For SEC Claims Against Fraud Abettors
• MSR, Hilton Seek Clarity On Damages For Nixed Contracts
• Elton John Says 'Nikita' No Rip-Off Of Songwriter's 'Natasha'
• Norwegian Cruise Line Sued Over Workers' Departures
• Texas City Sued Over Failed $250M Entertainment Project
• NCAA, Pro Leagues Sue NJ Officials To Block Sports Betting
• Sycamore Seals $369M Talbots Buyout As Retail Stays Hot
• $800M Padres Sale Proposed, Golfer Mickelson Among Buyers
• Jackson Lewis Hires Orr & Reno Shareholder In NH
• SNR Denton Nabs Project Finance Vet From DLA Piper In NY
• Gaylord Inks $185M Buyback Deal To Advance Marriott Sale
• Carnival Faces $400M Suit Over Costa Concordia Wreck Death
• When Brinker And The FAAAA Collide, Fed. Law Reigns
• Weather Channel Struck By Text Messaging Lawsuit
• Starbucks Fires Back In 2nd Circ. Battle Over Charbucks Coffee
• BofA Exits Fountainebleu Lender Liability Suit In 11th Circ.
• DLA Piper Adds SJ Berwin Energy Partner In Australia
• Starbucks Asks 1st Circ. To Nix $14M Damages Over Tip Pool
• Wyndham Says FTC Privacy Suit Doesn't Belong in Ariz.
• PE Firm Wayzata Takes Majority Stake In Star Tribune
• Celebrity Investor Group Sued Over Property Foreclosures
• Disney Must Address Settlement Release Worries In ADA Suit
• Big Question Mark Remains In MSR's Long-Awaited Plan
• Nev. High Court Strikes Stadium Tax Initiative From Ballot
• Yankee Stadium Servers' Tip Suit Comes Up Short
• Will States' Fight Against Sports Betting Ban Pay Off?
• Macau Privacy Regulator Probes Sands China Over Data Transfer
• NLRB's Scrutiny Of Employment At-Will Disclaimers