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Hospitality - May, 2013

186 articles

• Blackstone Bags Hilton Hotel Quartet From Apollo, Sage JV
• Rothstein Trustee Says Versace Mansion Suit Violates Stay
• Hersha Inks $93M Deal For SoCal, Miami Hotels
• Top NBA Prospect's Dad Denies $2.5M Mortgage Fraud
• Liberty Mutual On Hook For Part Of $4.5M Tree Injury Verdict
• NY Jets' Rival Can't Protect 'Ultimate Fan' Mark
• Saga Of The Spit Burger And Wash.'s Product Liability Act
• Strine Lays Out Controller's Path To Bulletproof Takeover
• Giants, Jets Revive Suit To Block American Dream Project
• Panamanian Trump Hotel Developer's Ch. 11 Plan Gets Nod
• Heads Up: Eco-Ventures Have Edge In South Fla. Deals
• Nelson Mullins Snags Data Privacy And Security Pro
• Wells Fargo Sheds Insurance Bid-Rigging Claims In MDL
• Offers Can Establish Value In Condemnations: Pa. High Court
• Procurement: The Hidden Path To Maximizing Profits
• Fla. Panels Advance $147M Margaritaville Resort Plan
• Group Backs FTC Authority In Wyndham Data Breach Case
• Las Vegas Sands Told To Pay $102M In Macau License Row
• McGuireWoods Atty Sued Over Contract Breach In Island Deal
• Disney Duped Writer In 'Pirates' Copyright Deal, Suit Says
• DOL Says High Court Ruling Bolsters Tip Pool Rule
• FTC Challenges $2.8B Pinnacle-Ameristar Casino Deal
• State AGs Object To $7B Visa, MasterCard Swipe Fee Deal
• Carlyle Snaps Up Stakes In Chinese Mall Duo
• CVS Sues Visa, MasterCard Over Interchange Fee Fixing
• Trump-Brand Developer's Ch. 11 Plan Hits Snag
• NY Top Court Mulls Fight Over Who Gets Starbucks Tips
• Comcast Loses Bid To Ax Flyers Season-Ticket Class Action
• Cadwalader Can't Alter Defense In Six Flags Malpractice Suit
• DOL Rips 11th Circ. Ruling In H-2B Wage Rule Challenge
• Fosun, AXA Make $700M Bid for Club Med
• Is Immigrant Investment Right For Your Project?
• TCPA Class Action Surge Shows No Signs Of Abating
• Visa, MasterCard Sue Opponents Of $7B Swipe Fee Deal
• Weil Guides Sequoia In $183M Chinese Veggie Grower Buy
• Transgender Cook Hits South Beach Hotel With Bias, OT Suit
• Pittsburgh Zoo Sued By Parents Of Child Killed By Wild Dogs
• Burkle Made 'World War III' Threats, Morgans Investor Says
• DOL Rule Backs Groups' H-2B Challenge, 3rd Circ. Hears
• Atton Hotels Will Expand To US With $55M Miami Property
• Boies Schiller & Flexner Plans Summer Launch in London
• $28B Heinz Buyout Expected To Close In June After China OK
• FTC Defends Cybersecurity Authority In Wyndham Suit
• Q&A With Polsinelli's Christopher Ward
• Insurer Escapes Coverage In $3.2M Katrina Hotel Damage Suit
• FTC To Give Leeway On Kids' Privacy Rule, Ohlhausen Says
• Miami Heat Star's Dad Sued In Sports Agency Dispute
• Trump Wins Fraud Trial Over Chicago Condos
• Retail Giants Sue Visa, MasterCard After Spurning $7B Deal
• $200M Miami Mixed-Use Project Cleared For Construction
• Hertz, Avis Say Chicago Making Them Pay For $800M Project
• NYC Planning Board OKs Queens Tennis Stadium Expansion
• Casino Revenue Talks With NY Tribe Hit Impasse, Cuomo Says
• I Would Do Anything For Confirmation, But I Won't Do That
• Cooley Boosts Litigation Team With DLA Piper Enviro Atty
• Trump Ran 'Bait And Switch' At Chicago Tower, Jury Hears
• Smucker Accused Of Making Bogus 'All-Natural' Claims
• BakerHostetler Lures Ex-Kutak Rock Atty To Litigation Group
• KFC Operator Hid Tainted Chicken Info, Shareholders Say
• 3rd Circ. Sides With IRS In Majestic Star Casino Tax Dispute
• MGM Says ThyssenKrupp Must Defend Elevator Accident Suit
• Q&A With Nossaman's George Joseph
• Lehman Sells $4.2B In Claims Against Brokerage Unit
• When Rights Of Publicity Trump 1st Amendment
• 3rd Circ. Solidifies Free Speech Test In EA Likeness Case
• NY Starbucks Tip Fight Percolates Beyond Java Giant
• Starbucks, Wal-Mart Reject $7B Swipe Fee Settlement
• Miami Beach Hotel Owner Can Dump Marriott, Judge Says
• Revel Finishes Restructuring, Exits Ch. 11
• GrayRobinson Lands Ex-Bilzin Sumberg RE Pro In Miami
• Atlanta Falcons Clinch $200M NFL Loan For New Stadium
• Carnival Wants Suits Over Deadly Cruise Wreck Sent To Italy
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Casino Ruling But Issues New Opinion
• AMF Bowling To Merge With Bowlmor Under New Ch. 11 Plan
• Marriott Says Fla. Permit Delay Could Cost Millions
• Full 2nd Circ. Pressed To Rethink Condo-As-Lot Decision
• Someone 'Had To Stand Up' To Trump, Condo Investor Says
• Google Faces Antitrust Probe From Canadian Watchdog
• Federal Law Preempts BofA Seating Suit, Judge Says
• Class Cert. Premature In Bogus Starbucks Texts Suit: Judge
• PokerStars' Bid To Buy Casino Sinks In NJ Court
• Company Control Not Just About Share Count, Chancery Says
• Kirkland Reps Accenture In $316M Deal For Digital Marketer
• Revenue-Sharing Deal Fueled Trump Condo Buys, Jury Hears
• Papa John's Will Deliver $16.5M To End TCPA Claims
• NJ Sports Authority OKs Amusement Park Plans
• Falcone, Execs Wrongly Forced Out Casino Co. CEO, Suit Says
• MDM Group Buys Miami Lot For $1B Convention Center-Hotel
• Rise Of The Machines — Predictive Coding Goes Mainstream
• Michael Jordan Calls Foul On Image Row Sanction Bid
• Wyndham, Hotel Callers End Suit Over Phone Recordings
• Maloofs Net $348M In Sale Of Kings To Sacramento Group
• Aussie Gambling Co. Must Face Suit Over Fontainebleau
• Boston Panel Greenlights 2 Hotels For $2B Seaport Project
• Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
• Fla. County Argues For Revival Of Hotel Tax Fight Suit
• NY AG Probes Purported Wage Theft By Fast Food Cos.
• Albany's Own 'Scandal Mania' Threatens Cuomo's Big Ideas
• Donald Trump Fights $350M Scottish Wind Project
• $1.1B In Convention, Tourism Projects On Tap For Chicago
• US Open Workers Settle Suit Over Wages, Tips
• Deals Rumor Mill: Marine Harvest, Actavis, Elliott Management
• Q&A With Day Pitney's Andrew Riddles
• Why 'Escape From Tomorrow' Likely Won't Make It To Theaters
• Revel's Ch. 11 Plan Gets NJ Casino Regulator's Nod
• Papa John's Can't Escape Text Spam Suit
• Recent Trends In M&A And Corporate Fiduciary Litigation
• $950M Plan For NYC Four Seasons Gets Financing Kick-Start
• Amici Pile Up In Calif. Dispute Over Employment Class Waivers
• Trump Tells Jury He Had Right To Amend Condo Deals
• Sony Open Promoter's Suit Over Tennis Stadium Tossed
• Ryan Cos. Floats Plans For $400M Project At Vikings Stadium
• Race Heats Up For Miami Beach Convention Center Revamp
• Las Vegas Sands Hit With $70M Verdict In Macau License Row
• Morgans Director Wins Injunction To Halt Yucaipa Deal
• Kobe Bryant To Mediate With Auction House Before Trial
• SF Giants' $1.6B Project Takes Step Ahead With Panel's Nod
• Donald Trump Takes The Stand At Chicago Condo Trial
• Microsoft Settles Map-Service Claims In Ongoing Patent Suit
• Starbucks Gets Ex-Barista's Wage Suit Clipped
• NYC Panel OKs $3B Willets Point Development Plan
• Jones Day Adds Herbert Smith Projects Partner In Sydney
• Morgans Hotel Recap Should Be Blocked, Judge Hears
• Chicago Trump Tower Reneged On Condo Deals, Jury Hears
• MSR Seeks lP Asset Sale While Dodging Fund Suit In Ch. 11
• Revel Casino's Reshuffle Secures Nod From Bankruptcy Court
• Starbucks Reaches $3M Settlement In Wage Class Action
• MGM Faces More Competition For $800M Casino License
• Citing Brinker, Calif. Appeals Court Backs Guards' Class Bid
• Deals Rumor Mill: Partnership Assurance, UBS, Euronext
• Attys Reap $4M Fee In Goodrich Disclosure-Only Settlement
• $9M Hurricane Isabel Coverage Row Sent Again To Arbitration
• Lehman Mulls Selling Piece Of $14B Claims Against Brokerage
• Q&A With Reed Smith's Yvan-Claude Pierre
• Q&A With Richards Kibbe's Michael Friedman
• Miami Hotels Set To See $750M In Investment, JLL Says
• Kobe Bryant Says NJ Auction Items Weren't His Mom's To Sell
• Cuomo Lays Out Cards For Upstate NY Gaming Resorts
• Noteholders Back Trump Hotel Developer's Ch. 11 Plan
• Rida Rescues $824M Colo. Convention Hotel Project
• NBA Illegally Scuttled Merchandise Deal, Calif. Lawyer Says
• Shaq's Ex-Biz Partner Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Kidnap Suit
• MGM Throws Down Gauntlet To Rival In $800M Casino Project
• Ruling On Labor Notice Posting Could Affect Title VII Cases
• US Trustee Calls Foul On Atlantic City Casino's Ch. 11 Plan
• Vijay Singh Teed Off At PGA Over Drug Suspension
• Ashford Hospitality REIT Spends $90M On Key West Resort
• Bro Of Jailed Galleon Founder Delays Own SEC Case 6 Months
• Jeffer Mangels Adds Land Use, Enviromental Pro To LA Office
• Commercial Leasing Recovery Remains Uneven
• 5 Reasons For Optimism In The Venture Capital Community
• Sports Betting Ban Undermines States' Power, 3rd Circ. Told
• Lehman Brothers To Sell Ritz-Carlton Hawaiian Resort
• Ex-Starbucks Worker Sues Over Disability Bias, Rape Jokes
• Owner Begs Judge To Boot Marriott From Miami Beach Hotel
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revive BofA Debit Card Fee Suit
• PE Keeps Caffeine Buzz Going With Java Detour Takeover
• McDonald's Accused Of Tampering With Worker Shift Records
• Hertz's PE Backers To Divest $1.2B In Shares
• NJ Casino Owners Can't Abandon PokerStars Sale
• Calif. High Court's Pot Ruling May Stoke Statehouse Fight
• Dolphins' Stadium Upgrades Unlikely Without Public Funds
• Kirkland, Wachtell Go 3 For 3 In Year's Biggest LBOs
• Single-Floor Condos Are Considered Lots, 2nd Circ. Says
• Starwood Capital Snaps Up $159M Conn. Mixed-Use Center
• Best Buy, The Gap Can't Invalidate Gift Card Patent Claims
• Miami Stadium Bill Dies With Legislative Session's End
• Kobe Bryant, NJ Auction House Square Off Over Memorabilia
• Starbucks, HP Sued By Patent Adviser Over Workflow Software
• Feds' FCPA Probe Of Okada Puts Halt On Wynn's Suit
• Expedia Seeks Retrial After $55M Hotel Tax Judgment
• Carnival Passengers Ask Judge To Keep Cruise Suit Afloat
• Versace Mansion Owners Duped Miami Restaurateur, Suit Says
• S. Korea Antitrust Watchdog Nears End Of Google Probe
• NY Judge Ships BofA's Fontainebleau Project Doc Spat To Fla.
• InterMedia Ups Bid To $259M For Outdoor Channel
• Boies Ignored Conflict In $350M Antitrust Case, REIT Says
• PokerStars Seeks To Revive Atlantic City Casino Takeover
• Ohio's First Casino Raises $570M For Refi, Real Estate
• Brack Capital Nets $85M In Sale Of NYC Boutique Hotel
• Condo Owners Want $125M Starwood Suit Heard By Justices
• 4th Circ. Revives Wrongful Death Suit Over Marriott Attack
• PokerStars' Deal For Atlantic City Casino Falls Through
• Q&A With Pachulski Stang's Robert Feinstein
• Trump-Brand Developer Hits Ch. 11 With $220M In Debt
• 5 Tips For Thriving At Your Law Firm Retreat