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Hospitality - August, 2013

183 articles

• NJ City-Owned Hotel Eyes Ch. 11
• DC Capital Delays $397M Tender Offer For Engineering Co.
• When To Tip Your Merger's Antitrust Hand To DOJ
• 7th Circ. Ruling Is Big Win For Internet Content Providers
• Best Buy Tells Jury It's Owed $770M For LCD Price-Fixing
• Energy Dept. Proposes New Regs To Cut Bills By $28B
• Dallas City Council Rejects Fracking Permits On City Land
• Inland Picks Up Houston Galleria Hotels For $220M
• Enterprise's $7.8M Settlement Approved In FLSA Row
• LA Concealed Fault Line Info For $664M Project, Suit Says
• Giants Want To Grill Ex-LBHI Workers In $300M Stadium Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Goldman Sachs, Shell, E-Trade
• PokerStars Dodges Subpoena For Casino License Docs
• CORRECTED: 1st Circ. Revives Hotel Trademark Row
• Sealing The Deal: Bilzin Scores $1B Convention Center Project
• Tribe Rebuffs 'Gimmicky' Partnership Offer For $808M Casino
• Developer Of $3B Meadowlands Mall In Talks For Big Leases
• TGI Friday's, Other NYC Eateries Settle Price-Fixing Suit
• Judge Orders Arbitration In Overdraft MDL
• TripAdvisor's 'Dirtiest Hotels' List Is Protected: 6th Circ.
• Flynn Snaps Up 62 Midwestern Taco Bells In Franchise Buy
• King & Grove Takes Over At Hotel Chelsea
• Hyatt Adds 6th Orlando Hotel With $717M Peabody Purchase
• TCPA Express Consent Can Be Revoked At Any Time
• Rainmaker Q&A: Dickinson Wright's Michael Lipton
• NJ Casino Org's $30M Partnership Doesn't Avail Records
• Calif. Campaign Watchdog Sets Sights On More Disclosures
• Sands To Pay $47M To Settle Money Laundering Inquiry
• Bally Won't Have To Slim Down To Seal $1.3B Gambling Deal
• Starbucks Can't Wipe Out ADA Suit Over High Counters
• Foley & Lardner Adds Bingham Securities, Class Action Pro
• NJ Agency Can't Duck Jets, Giants' Meadowlands Suit
• Food Co. Wins Judge's OK For Wage-And-Hour Class Deal
• Rainmaker Q&A: White And Williams' Maulin Vidwans
• Arbitration Clause Enforcement Likely In Overdraft MDL
• 10 Ways To Defuse A Project Turned Political Bomb
• $808M Wis. Casino Finally Gets Feds' Approval
• Fla. Sonic Franchise Withheld OT Pay, Managers Say
• Dunkin Donuts Franchisee Owes OT To Managers, DOL Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: LA Times, Investec, Charoen
• Brockton, Mass., Right In Rejecting Eminent Domain Scheme
• Judge Grills Jets, Giants Attys Over Meadowlands Claims
• Fast-Food Worker Strikes Herald New Organizing Model
• Calif. Exchange's Hiccups Hint At Bumpy Debut For ACA
• PE's $10B Euro Coffee Deal Hits Tender Offer Snag
• Sealing The Deal: Weil Saves Foxwoods With New Debt Tool
• $975M Vikings Stadium May Be Delayed By Agency Probe
• Rainmaker Q&A: Taylor English's Ilene Berman
• MSC Cruises Sues Credit Card Processors Over $2M In Fees
• Gaming Board Blasts Suit Over 2nd Philly Casino License
• DOL To Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Tip Pool Rule
• Texas Court Axes $10M Verdict In Developer's Contract Row
• Atlantic Yards Developer Looks To Sell Stake In Project
• American, JetBlue, Others Hit With Rewards Program IP Suits
• EEOC Hits Holiday Inn Franchise With Pregnancy Bias Suit
• Philly Sports Bar Chain Scores Win In 'Crab Fries' IP Row
• NY City Planning OKs 3 Major Queens Developments
• No 'Roadmap Problem' As DOJ Approves $1.5B Buckeye Deal
• 7th Circ. Stuffs Pippen's Defamation Suit Against NBC, CBS
• 5 Questions For EEOC General Counsel David Lopez
• Chicago Agency Sues To Hasten Land Sale For $540M Arena
• Private Equity Sellers Find Comfort In Morton's Ruling
• Hooters Broke Hispanic Marketing Deal, Ad Agency Says
• Versace Mansion Staff Says Rothstein Claim Is Improper
• Crisis Mismanagement And Other Cautionary Tales
• Miami Casino Seeks Ch. 11 Shelter After $87M Default
• Sands, Venetian Duck False Ad Suit For 'Resort Fee'
• Embracing Change: The OECD's Action Plan On Global Tax
• Fla. County Kills $98M Washington Nationals Stadium Plan
• Global 20: Mayer Brown
• Fate Of Wage Class Actions In Balance At 2nd Circ.
• Centaur Ch. 11 Trustee Can Pursue $11M Avoidance Action
• Mo. High Court Holds TCPA Damages Are Not Fines
• NYC Set To Move Forward On Restaurant Health Fine Reform
• Residential Brokerage Leader Re/Max Files For $100M IPO
• HMA Hands Over Power To Glenview's Board Nominees
• Funder Of Calif. Arena Petition Revealed In Loeb & Loeb Row
• Counsel's Fraud Doesn't Support Award To Ex-Boss: NJ Court
• Fund Honchos See Dollar Signs In Sports Team Market
• 9th Circ. Hotel-Condo Ruling Eases Developers' SEC Worries
• Colo. Atty General Won't Reopen Tax Debate For $824M Hotel
• 5 Tips For Building A Topflight ACO
• Consumers Fight Sabre's Bid To Exit Hotel Price-Fixing MDL
• Marriott Inks $800M Deal To Hand Over 3 Edition Hotels
• T-Mobile, Philips Reach Accord In LCD Price-Fixing MDL
• Post-Brinker Plaintiffs Shift Focus To Bag-Check Policies
• Penn National Snags Key Nods For Casino-Focused REIT Split
• Buckeye Shareholders Approve Georgia-Pacific Takeover
• Turkmenistan Launches $2B Seaport, Tourist Project
• Dancers Allege Texas Strip Club Denied Wages, Divided Tips
• Barclays Center Developer Lands LI Hockey Stadium Rebuild
• Blackstone, Apollo Execs Pay $320M For NJ Devils
• New Philadelphia Tax Ordinances Will Impact Charities
• School Bus Drivers Push For Cert. In OT Wage Suit
• To Tweet Or Not To Tweet? 5 Tips For Doing It Right
• NY Times, CBS Escape Mobile Alert Patent Suits
• The Cost, And Ethics, Of Doing (Legal) Business
• Miami Couple Sues Bar Over Deck Collapse During Heat Game
• Domino's Defied TCPA With Unwanted Texting, Suit Says
• Dancers Win Class Cert. In FLSA Suit Against Strip Club
• Patron Capital Injects $199M Into Expanding Hostel Co.
• Jos. A. Bank Should Return Cash To Investors, Fund Says
• NLRB Can Target Tribe's Labor Code, 6th Circ. Told
• Paul Hastings Can't Shake Malpractice Suit Over RE Row
• Penske Dodges Class Cert. Of Dispatcher's Overtime Suit
• Domino's Founder Should Cover Birth Control, 6th Circ. Told
• Dallas Cowboys Ink $115M Long-Term Deal For New HQ
• Many Sites Lack Adequate Privacy Policies, Regulators Find
• Houston Astrodome Renovation Will Be Decided By Voters
• Bain Inks $123M Deal To Deliver Stake In Japanese Domino's
• T-Mobile Drops LCD Antitrust Claims Against Samsung, Others
• Four Seasons Hit With $5M Race, Pregnancy Bias Suit
• FTC Approves Plan To Clear Pinnacle's $2.8B Casino Buy
• Blackstone Snaps Up $2.7B Apartment Portfolio From GE
• Landry's Owes $3M For Terminating Texas Hotel's Lease
• Related Pulls Out Of Embattled $600M Miami Project
• Chipotle Wants Celeb Chef's Ramen Shop Idea Suit Tossed
• Apple REITs Advance Plan To Form Mega Hospitality REIT
• Calif. Mortgage Seizure Plan Faces Uncertain Outcome
• Rainmaker Q&A: Fish & Richardson's Tom Melsheimer
• Big Law Firms Are Most Vulnerable To Hackers: ABA Panel
• Expedia, Booking.com Offer UK Watchdog Antitrust Fixes
• TGI Friday's Changes Leave Policy After FMLA Violations
• Officials Offer Plan To Fund Orlando Soccer Stadium
• Coyote Ugly Bartenders Get Bounced On Illegal Tip-Pool Claim
• Austin Stands Firm On Wages In $300M JW Marriott Project
• Ex-NBA Player Drops Disability Suit Against Knicks
• Ulmer & Berne Nabs Skadden Litigation Pro In Chicago
• PE-Backed Caesars Rakes In $438M For Macau Golf Property
• Illinois Towns Say Online Travel Sites Underpay Taxes
• Danone Hopes To Feed US Yogurt Appetite With YoCrunch Buy
• 3rd Circ. Kills Suit Claiming Firm Hid Ties To Arbitrator
• Antitrust Risk Breathes New Life Into Burger King Structure
• Rainmaker Q&A: Littler's Donald Prophete
• Three Blank Rome Attys Accused Of Malpractice
• Supporters Of $447M Calif. Arena Blast Detractors' Ballot Plot
• LA Site's Monument Tag Unfairly Blocked Project, Suit Says
• PE Firms Win Big With Del. Tender Offer Tweak
• Signal Int'l Urges 5th Circ. To Nix WARN Class Action
• MLB Calls Foul In Antitrust Suit Over Stalled A's Move
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hilton, TDF, SingTel
• Jack In The Box Settles Trademark Fight With Chipotle
• Olive Garden, Food Supplier Hit With Tainted-Salad Suit
• Judge Sinks Titanic Bid To Keep Trademark Dispute In Florida
• Del. Weighs In On Fair Value In Appraisal Rights Cases
• Hedge Fund Could Play Spoiler Role In $7.6B Hospital Deal
• Dining Group Ups Pressure To Ease ACA Employer Mandate
• Poker 'Game Of Skill' Ruling Has Life Beyond NY Reversal
• Pa. McDonald's Wouldn't Pay Wages With Checks, Worker Says
• Pa. Zoo Can't Dodge Punitive Damages Claim In Mauling Death
• MLB Sued Over Use Of Unpaid Volunteers At FanFest Events
• Sallie Mae Misses Second Chance To Dodge Late Fee Suit
• Greenwood Gets Pass In Slots Bid, Despite Prior Dealings
• Former Execs Sue Morgans For $18M After Dissident Win
• Fla. High Court Urged To Restore Betting Permit Conversions
• Dentons Guides PE Buyout Of Commune Hotels
• PokerStars Wants Subpoena For Gambling Regulator Quashed
• Domino's Founder Can't Evade ACA Mandate, HHS Tells 6th Circ.
• Speedway Corp. Nets $80M For 676-Acre Staten Island Site
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Rio Tinto, Globe Tower
• Club Med's $732M Buyout Offer Extended Due To Lawsuit
• Investors Sue Chef Philippe Chow Over Defunct Restaurants
• Orlando Venues Seek Millions In Orange Co. Tourism Funds
• Balfour Closes In On $508M Fla. Campus Project Contract
• 2nd Circ. Flushes 'Game Of Skill' Poker Ruling
• NYC Wants Top State Court To Weigh Soda Limit Policy
• Woman Sues NBCUniversal For Negligence In Wolfman Attack
• FDIC Sues Defunct Fla. Bank Leaders Over Loan Practices
• Fla. AG Tries To Evade Deposition In $300M Gambling Case
• Texas City Blocking Hispanic Mall, Developer Claims
• Wary Of Litigation, States Keep Cheeseburger Bills On Menu
• Rainmaker Q&A: Lindquist & Vennum's Frank Bennett
• Sen. Wants Cruise Lines To Pay 'Fair Share' Of US Tax
• Facing Activist, HMA Heeds Strine's 'Proxy Put' Ruling
• NYC Co-Op Allowed To Sue Over Shoddy Building Work
• DOI Seeks Delay In Calif. Casino Land Row
• Insurers Get Approval Of $10.5M Settlement In Antitrust MDL
• 1st Circ. Urged Not To Reinstate Developer's Ch. 11 Plan
• San Francisco Needs More Hotels, Planning Commission Hears
• GrayRobinson Atty Named To Judicial Nominating Commission
• Triple Five Gains Control Of Xanadu Site In NJ
• Hudson Pacific Drops $106M On Seattle Amazon Office Tower
• Philly Casino Sues Pa. Board To Stop Potential Rival