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Hospitality - October, 2013

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• $3.7B American Dream Mall Gets Roughly $800M In Bonds
• Boies Sanctioned Over Conflict In $350M Antitrust Row
• Starwood Gets $125M For Pair Of San Francisco Hotels
• IP Of Ex-Fish Atty Turned 'Troll' Targeted In AIA Review
• Chain Restaurants Gobble Up Refranchising Opportunities
• A New World Of Alcohol Taxation In Texas
• Fla. Asks State High Court To Deny Mayor's Corruption Appeal
• Oaktree Challenge To Developer's Alleged Island Buy Survives
• Four Seasons To Fork Over $4M To Settle Server Tips Suit
• Suffolk Downs Gets Green Light From Mass. Gaming Agency
• Caesar's To Sell Atlantic City's Claridge To Fla. Hotel Co.
• NY Towns Lose Federal Challenge To Tribal Gaming Deal
• Legal Demand Is Up — How Are Law Departments Managing?
• How To Maximize Insurance Recovery For Employee Crime
• Fla. Mall Developers Reach $6.5M Deal To End TCPA Suit
• Pizza Hut Computer Techs Win Class Cert. In FLSA Suit
• Pa. Appeals Court OKs Allentown Hotel, Arena, Complex
• Sunstone REIT Plans $273M Public Offering To Buy Hotel
• Deals Rumor Mill: Berkshire, Blackstone, BlackBerry
• Comcast Doubles Down With $1.1B On Theme Park Biz
• Caesars CEO Blames Mass. Gaming Board For Failed $1B Deal
• Wendy's, Ice Cream Maker Settle 'Frosty' Infringement Fight
• Hilton Fends Off Class Cert. In $54B Robocall Suit
• Philly Firm Founder Sues Developer Over Hotel Conversion
• 11th Circ. Sends Carnival Worker Suit To Foreign Arbitration
• Wells Fargo Wins $62M Casino Loan Dispute With Tribe
• Breakup Sought For Fla. Hotel, Retail Center Joint Venture
• $1B Casino Referendums Will Go On Despite Caesars Exit
• Red Lobster Server Sues Over Overtime, Side Work
• Hospitality Co. Applies For Tax Break On NY Headquarters
• Hotel Lobby Group Presses For More Equal Pa. Tax Laws
• Managing The Master Franchise Termination
• Joe Montana Plans $400M Complex Near 49ers' Home
• Law Firm Botched Paperwork In $1M Hotel Row, Suit Says
• Dubai Developer Unveils $3B Mixed-Use Kurdish Project
• Neuberger Beats Suit Over $30M Gambling Loss In 2nd Circ.
• Meister Seelig Reps Cabaret Club In NYC Air-Rights Buy
• Bankrupt Hotel Owner Lands $5.5M Bid For NJ Property
• Foxwoods Owners, MGM Break Off Licensing Deal
• Chop't Settles FLSA Action With Salad Delivery Workers
• Racetrack Must Offer Simulcasts Of Out-Of-State Horse Races
• 6 Key Ingredients For Pop-Up Restaurant Deals
• Brand Battles: NFL, Unilever, Coach
• NH Joins Online Travel Site Tax Fray
• Hotel Employment Co. Gets Interim Nod For $7M DIP Loan
• Burgeoning Mexican Hotel REIT Eyes $388M Deals Pipeline
• As Starwood Looks To Unload Hotels, REIT Spinoff On Table
• Strippers' FLSA Suit Says Club Made Them Pay To Work
• Insurers Balk At Contractors' LA Live Tile Defect Claims
• Mexico Bans Slots, Toughens Up On Casino License Holders
• Ill. Regulators Bar Round-The-Clock Gambling In Boat Casinos
• Goodwin Procter Seals $800M In Summer Hospitality Deals
• Real Resorts, Playa Hotels Form Joint Venture For Cancun
• Hotel Staffing Co. Enters Ch. 11 With PE-Backed Sale Plan
• Pros And Cons Of Complex Outsourcing
• Lehman Says Giants Stadium Owes $100M Over Swap Deals
• The Hotel Market Check-In: GHL, Carey Watermark, ICH
• MGT Capital's Slot Machine Patent Suit Gets Split
• 49ers Shooting Suit Sacked Over Team Citizenship
• Caesars Probe Revealed More Than Mob Ties: Gaming Agency
• Landlord Challenges Wrigley Field Hotel Project In Court
• Pa. Senate Clears Bill Letting Bars Profit From Gambling
• Bankrupt Miami Casino Sets Sights On Asset Sale
• Wyndham Accused Of Stiffing Sales Reps On OT Pay
• Aurora Sues Colo. Hotels For Blocking $824M Resort
• Hotel Mogul's Son Says Dad's Co. Ditched $100M Philly Project
• Singapore Hotelier Launches £70m European Brand
• NJ Pol Suggests Bringing Slot Machines To Horse Racetracks
• Fla. County OKs $94.5M For MLS Stadium, Citrus Bowl
• 4 Hurdles For Hospitality Cos. Under The ACA's 30-Hour Rule
• Bankruptcy Judge Tells MSR To Rework Secured Lender Deal
• Maryland Gaming To Probe Embattled Caesars
• Attys Pushed RE Co. Into Hotel Sale, $10M Suit Says
• Miami-Dade Approves Teams For $250M Mixed-Use Project
• Wynn Beats Ex-Partner's $140M Defamation Suit In Japan
• Franchisors Must Act Fast For Contract Breach Injunction
• Littler Mendelson Scoops L&E Attorney From Gardere
• SeaWorld Pushes DC Circ. To Overturn Trainer Death Ruling
• Bankrupt MSR Hotels Gets Nod For IP Asset Auction
• Caesars Under Scrutiny Over Money Laundering Compliance
• NJ Tax Court Chops $1.4B From Borgata's Assessed Value
• Weil Steers PE Firm's Deal For Majority Stake In Theater Co.
• IHG Strikes Deal For $80M Holiday Inn Near Barclays Center
• Caesars Folds $1B Casino Plans, Gansevoort Deal Amid Probe
• How To Prepare Witnesses To Make (Not Break) Your Case
• New IRS Rule Problematic For Hospitality Employers
• Hard Rock Condo-Hotel Developer Slams Greenberg's Exit Bid
• NYC Art Gallery Can't Block 25-Story Hotel, Judge Rules
• NY Casino 'Advocacy Language' Prompts Bill To Alter Process
• Set The Right Tone For Risk Mitigation, Home And Abroad
• Crown Closes In On $400M Sri Lankan Casino Resort Plan
• 4 Steps To Help Hospitality Cos. Facing ADA Cases
• SC Agency Appeals Ruling Halting Charleston Dock Project
• Orbitz Wins Fight To Keep Its Hotel Contracts Secret
• Brazil Establishes Hotel, Airline Watchdog For World Cup
• Latham Guides Investor's $430M Hotel Portfolio Purchase
• Doing Business In Fla. — How To Not Get 'Personal'
• Trump Casinos Among 1st To Get OK For Online Gambling
• NLRB Judge Nixes Applebee's Franchisee's Arbitration Policy
• NJ Town OKs Financing For $3.7B American Dream Project
• Hard Rock Hotel Developer Gets Fraud Suit Pared Down
• Fla. Marketing Groups Support Counties In Bed Tax Fight
• Miami Hotel Sues Marketing Firm For 'Colossal Failure'
• Top NY Court Will Hear Bloomberg's Large-Soda Ban Appeal
• Texas Court Again Blocks $10M Award In Mexico Hotel Row
• Merits Of Properly Structured Hotel-Condo Offerings
• Casino Cos. Bind Themselves To Future Negotiation In Mass.
• The Hotel Market Check-In: Summit, Carlson, White Lodging
• Umami — Trendy But Not Protectable
• MGM-Backed JV Closes $1.8B Refi For Vegas Casino Complex
• Apple, Others Take Aim At Ameranth Patents In AIA Review
• Captain D's Seafood Restaurant Chain Changes PE Hands
• Tribes, States Fear Fallout From New BIA Land Trust Rule
• Atty's Suit Over NY Casino Referendum Wording Tossed
• NY Hotel Owner Tangles With Charity On $200M Damage Claim
• NPS Chief Defends Lawmakers' Jabs Over Park Shutdowns
• Seyfarth Shaw Sued Over Giordano Ch. 11 Advice
• Four Seasons Condo Buyers Want Ruling On Contract Claims
• Cadwalader Stuck With Malpractice Defense Ruling
• BCI Aircraft Exec Asks For Probation In $50M Fraud Scheme
• Hotel CMBS Flowing, But Lenders Stay Tough In Negotiations
• Plaza Hotel Calls Citi Bike Rack An 'Eyesore' In DOT Suit
• Inland Shells Out $74.5M For Loews New Orleans Hotel
• Miami Beach Convention Center Board Pushes For Upgrades
• Revel Sued By IDEA Boardwalk Over Bar, Nightclub Lease
• Is Your ADR Clause Enforceable?
• Akerman Beefs Up Alcohol Group With 3 GrayRobinson Vets
• How The Shutdown Hampers Immigration Services
• $100M Mich. Tribal Casino Proposal Moves To DOI For Review
• Marriott Sells Inferior Meat As 'Kobe Beef,' Suit Says
• Shutdown Has Park Businesses Madder Than The Avg. Bear
• NY Casino Referendum Fight Is Too Late, Elections Heads Say
• The Best Question To Ask Your Potential Outside Counsel
• Careful, That Slice Of Pizza May Be Full Of Trade Secrets
• Atty Expects Quick Ruling In Fight Over NY Casino Ballot Lingo
• Greenwood Wins Conditional OK For $800M Md. Casino
• Hard Rock Partners With Tribe On $808M Casino Plan
• Mass. House Approves Compact For $500M Tribal Casino
• Trustee Wants Bankrupt NJ Hotel Owner's Auctioneer Tossed
• Orbitz Can't Dodge $18M Payment To Embattled Marketer
• Brand Battles: McDonald's, Anheuser-Busch, Disney
• 22 Suitors Compete To Underwrite Vikings Stadium Bonds
• Deals Rumor Mill: Deutsche Telekom, BlackBerry, Blackstone
• Ark. High Court Certifies Classes In Hotel Web Deals Row
• Serial ADA Suits Assail NYC Eateries Despite Recent Rebuke
• LA Council Pushes Forward Convention Center Deal With AEG
• The Hotel Market Check-In: Kerzner, Omni, IHG
• Basic Steps To Protect Your Co. Against Cyber Perils
• Airbnb Fights NY Subpoena For Rental Host Info
• Foreign Cruise Workers' Labor Fight Sunk In High Court
• Tribe Ordered To Pay Rent For Minn. Casino Operations
• Avoiding Legal Headaches In Social Media Sweepstakes
• FTC's Wyndham Data Security Suit Put On Hold By Shutdown
• NYC Fights To Preserve Tax On Web Hotel Booking Fees
• Fla. Appeals Court Affirms Denial Of Jai Alai Permit Move
• Melco Adds $60M To Manila Casino Project Investment
• United Sued For Gouging On Frequent-Flyer Rewards
• 6th Circ. Told IGRA Shields Tribal Casino From NLRB's Reach
• Gambling Vendor Loses Challenge To Pa. Computer Contract
• Hooters Securities Case Kicked To Mediation
• Outback Makes Employees Do Off-The-Clock Work, Suit Says
• NY Casino Developer Bucks Rival's Bid To Halt $600M Project
• $500M Is PE-Backed Extended Stay's New IPO Target
• Genting Strikes $960M Cruise Ship Deal With German Builder
• Eminent Domain Threat Lodged For Va. Waterfront Project
• Let's Really Consider The Idea Of A 2-Year Law Degree
• Japan Likely To Bet On Nevada, Singapore Casino Models
• Yucaipa Sues Morgans Over $75M Deal In Proxy Fight Fallout
• Orlando OKs $94.5M Plan For MLS Stadium, Citrus Bowl
• Fla. Sens. Ask Gambling Study Authors To Explain Methods
• Embassy Suites' Ch. 11 Plan Approved With Changes
• Blackstone Sells South Fla. Waldorf Astoria To Northwood
• High Court Denies Celebrity Cruise Tip Withholding Appeal
• Pinterest Pins Trademark Suit On Travel Planning Site
• Supreme Court Spurns Casino Discrimination Case
• NY AG Demands Airbnb Host Info In Short-Stay Crackdown
• Inflexion Nabs UK Online Travel Firm in $117.4M Buyout
• LA Coliseum Panel Broke Open-Meeting Laws, Judge Rules
• NJ Casinos Set Date For Internet Gambling Launch
• Cracker Barrel To Rebrand Meats Barred In Kraft Mark Row
• Redevelopment Team Prods Miami Beach On $1B Project
• Adelson's Libel Suit Against Dallas Atty Dumped
• Credit Suisse Fights To Keep $13M Resort Coverage Win
• Texas High Court Urged To Undo $57M Hotel Sale Verdict
• The Best Cyberdefense Is A Good Offense
• AA Wins Order Blocking Travel Agents' Trademark Use
• Takeaways From 'Dirtiest Hotels' Suit Against TripAdvisor
• Pa. Judge OKs Intervention Bid In Casino License Row
• Penn National Makes 3rd Mass. Casino Bid Official
• For Hotel Deals, 'Key Money' Is Back In Play
• 6th Circ. Refuses Shutdown Stay Request In NLRB Casino Suit
• Avis Shift Managers Can't Get Early Win In OT Class Action
• Paris Baguette Faces FACTA Suit Over Credit Card Receipts
• Considerations Before Counseling During Deposition
• Trendy LA Nightclub Slides Into Ch. 11, Blames Landlord
• An Unexpected Role For A Franchisor Principal
• The Hotel Market Check-In: GLH, Wyndham, Holland America
• Bingo Makers Ask 11th Circ. To Stamp Out Casino Losses Suit
• 5 Looming Regulatory Changes For The Hospitality Industry
• Mohegan Sun Gets Panel's Nod To Press $775M Casino Bid
• Axis Sues To Duck Coverage Of $600M Casino Contract Row
• Jacksonville To Mine Hotel Taxes For $63M Stadium Upgrade
• Apartment-Sharing Victory For Airbnb In NYC? Not So Fast
• Next 3 Weeks Will Shape Miami Casino Bankruptcy
• How To Help Your Franchisees Find Financing
• Key West Voters Block Study For Cruise Ship Project
• Atty Takes Aim At NY Casino Measure Wording
• HP Dismisses Suit Over Patent Holder's Wi-Fi Ligitation Blitz
• Tribe's Eco-Casino Compact Signed Off By Calif. Governor
• Capella Hotel Group Hit With Phone Recording Class Action
• Sheppard Mullin Lures Greenberg Traurig Access Law Pro
• Regents Can't Dodge Suit Over UCLA's $162M Hotel Plan
• Nestle, California Pizza Kitchen Sink Trans Fat Class Action
• Hotel Industry To Lose $8M A Day In Shutdown, Group Says
• Rocky Road Ahead For New CEQA Reforms
• Sole Bidder For Mass. Casino License Still Faces Rivals
• Bankrupt MSR Trounces Five Mile In $59M Loan Fight
• Hoteliers Cherry-Pick Properties As Financing Options Open
• Morgans Hotel's New Board Won't Kill Poison Pill
• Harlem Globetrotters Sold To Dollywood Owners
• Don't Conflate Shutdown And Debt Ceiling Challenges
• Asia Hotel Investment Jumps To $3.9B For 2013, Report Says
• NJ Sports Wagering: There's Reason For SCOTUS Appeal
• US Government Shuts Down As Funding Fight Goes Nowhere
• BigLaw Braces For Revenue Hit In Federal Shutdown