Hospitality Archive » November, 2013

Hospitality - November, 2013

233 articles

• Texas Court Reopens Foreclosed Hotel Coverage Case
• Jimmy Johns Served With Wage Suit By Delivery Drivers
• Expedia, Orbitz Say Fla. Tax Fight Belongs In Legislature
• Europe's Real Estate Recovery Gains Momentum
• A 'Sea Change' For General Maritime Law Claims
• Planet Wings Employees In NY Sue For Overtime
• NJ Overstated Gambling Revenue Forecast, Fitch Group Says
• Micros Systems Hit With Class Action Over Unpaid Overtime
• Bay Mills Hinges On High Court's Loyalty To Precedent
• Hotelier Accor Splits Business In Two
• Mohegan Sun, Suffolk Downs Team Up For $1B Casino Bid
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sidley's Sara Brody
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Morgan Lewis' Grace Speights
• Atlanta Braves Score County Approval For $672M Stadium
• Florida Gaming, Silvermark Resume Miami Jai-Alai Sale Talks
• 7 Rulings Hospitality Attys Are Thankful For In 2013
• Calif. Simplifies Food-Truck Sales Tax Regime
• Kasowitz Reps Witkoff Group In $660M Park Lane Hotel Deal
• India Court Bars Plaza Hotel's Owner From Selling Assets
• Morgenthaler Sells Supply Chain Co. To Wine Logistics Co.
• Homeowners Wary Of Marriott's $28M Sale Offer For Resort
• PE Firm Launches $100M Fund For Resort Residences
• Tapping Into Malaysia's Aggressive Franchising Goals
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Mayer Brown's Libby Raymond
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Reed Smith's Colleen Davies
• Indianapolis Bar Owners Lose Bid To Stop Smoking Ban
• NJ Assembly Committee Advances Bill To Create Wine Board
• NJ Clears 6 Casinos For Statewide Internet Gambling
• Medicare Deals Give HHS Pause Over Devonshire Ch. 11 Plan
• Akin Gump Hit With DQ Bid In Ameranth Patent Row
• Tenn. Agency OKs Land Sale For $150M Ballpark
• Fla. Chamber Urges Voters To Oppose Gambling Expansion
• Bankrupt Advantage Rent A Car To Hit Auction Block
• Misinterpreting Comcast Threatens Class Actions, Attys Say
• SugarHouse Investors Say Pa. Can't Reissue Casino License
• Capella Hotel Says Constitution Bars Call-Recording Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Glencore, Equity Residential
• The Courts' Shifting View On Tying Arrangements
• American Realty Seals $148.5M Deal For NYC's Viceroy Hotel
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hogan Lovells' Janet McDavid
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: DLA Piper's Lisa Haile
• Giants, Jets Will Get Info On $2B Meadowlands Project
• Officials Bash New $1B Suffolk Downs Casino Proposal
• TGI Fridays Owner Is Shopping The Chain Around
• Luxury Rental Site Files $1.5M Data Loss Suit
• Franchisors, Invoke Your Bankruptcy Rights Or Lose Them
• Nev. Gambling Regulators OK Bally Tech's $1.3B SHFL Buy
• NJ Nightclub Owner Sues For Coverage Of Sandy Losses
• Owner, Salesman Convicted For $5M Time-Share Resale Fraud
• Horse Trainers, Track Employee Charged With Fraud In Pa.
• Pinnacle Sells $176M Casino To Satisfy FTC On Ameristar Deal
• Ameranth Wants Norton Rose Fulbright DQ'd From Patent Suit
• Mortensen Lands $763M Contract To Build New Vikings Arena
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Norton Rose's Jane Smith
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jones Day's Mary Ellen Powers
• Failed Vegas Resort Execs Say Trustee's $3B Suit Won't Fly
• Hospitality MVP: Proskauer's Jeff Horwitz
• Privacy And Franchisors: Lessons From Recent FTC Action
• Bill Gates Picks Up Atlanta Four Seasons Hotel For $62M
• Senor Frogs Franchisee Settles EEOC Harassment Suit
• Hotel Market Braces For DATA Act Repercussions
• $1B Miami Development Endangers Neighbors, Gallery Says
• Hedge Fund Ramps Up Pressure On Olive Garden Owner
• 2nd Circ. Sides With Starbucks In Tip Pool Class Action
• Moody's Downgrades Atlantic City Over Poor Gaming Revenue
• Prudential Unit To Loan $166M For UK Waldorf Hilton Refi
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hilton, Loeb, Bain Capital
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Weil's Mindy Spector
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hunton & Williams' Sandy Collins
• Travel Sites Lose Hotel Tax Challenge In NY's Top Court
• Hospitality MVP: Sheppard Mullin's Lawrence Eppley
• Hertz Sued Over Misleading Financial And Spinoff Statements
• AIG Insurer Off Hook For Gallery's $3M Fraud Suit Outlay
• How Some Attorneys Succeed Where The 'Elite' Fail
• No CFAA Liability For Exploit Of Poker Software Bug
• Oversupply Worries In NYC Hotel Market Spook Investors
• Pa. Casinos Hit With Heavy Fines For Violations
• Wendy's Flips 54 Salt Lake City Restaurants To NPC Unit
• Army Corps Appeals Ruling Halting Charleston Dock Project
• Island Resort Seeks Ch. 11 Protection To Avoid Receiver
• $1B Foxwoods Casino Voted Down By Mass. Town
• Hospitality MVP: Dentons' Meghan Cocci
• Inland Shells Out $76M For Hyatt Key West Resort
• 11th Circ. Upholds Arbitration In Royal Caribbean Pay Dispute
• Orbitz Settles Hotel Tax Row With Md. County
• Roark Capital Nabs Majority Stake In Carl's Jr. Owner
• Harry Caray's Tavern Sues To Halt $278M Chicago Pier Project
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Morgan Lewis' Jami McKeon
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sidley's Sara Gourley
• Browns, Cleveland Reach Deal For $120M Stadium Renovation
• Hedge Fund Pitches 4 New Directors For Luxury Hotel REIT
• Blackstone Cedes SeaWorld Control In Latest Stake Sale
• Bankrupt Hotel Staffing Co. Gets OK For $7M DIP
• Orlando Gets MLS Expansion Team After Stadium Funding
• Atlanta Tea Party Lobbies To Block $672M Braves Stadium
• Hamptons Restaurant Still Owes Ex-Staffers In Tip-Sharing Suit
• Pa. Approves Bill Letting Bars Profit From Gambling
• Holland & Knight Closes $1M-Per-Room Ranch Resort Deal
• Hospitality MVP: Latham & Watkins' Gary Axelrod
• Bilzin Sumberg Settles $50M Property Tax Malpractice Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Miller Canfield's Megan Norris
• Expert Deposition Tips For Young Lawyers
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Buchanan's Wendy Newton
• Why Proposed State Franchise Laws Are Problematic
• Bankrupt BPP Fights Receiver Plan After Hotel Selloff
• 3rd Circ. Won't Rehear NJ Bid To Rescue Sports Betting Law
• Job Loss A Major Concern As NJ Raises Minimum Wage
• High Court Snubs Avis Appeal In $16M Licensee Dispute
• 9 Firms Surge Onto GC All-Stars List
• Skadden The Firm Most Loved By General Counsel
• Penn National Spinoff Signs On To $1B Foxwoods Venture
• Baltimore Mulls Delaying Taxi, Limo Tax Amid Protest
• Ill. Towns Distorting Law In Tax Row, Travel Sites Say
• Grant Thornton Must Pay $100M In Tax-Shelter Fraud Case
• NY AG's Airbnb Subpoena Violates Users' Privacy: Report
• 9 Top Firms Tumble From List Of GC Favorites
• Fairfax Buys Steakhouse Chain In 1st Move Since BlackBerry
• NY County Approves Tax Deal For Hospitality Co.'s New HQ
• Hotel Operator Picks Up Luxury Calif. Ranch Resort
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• More Firms Get Serious About Keeping GCs Happy
• When It Comes To Law Firms, Size Doesn't Matter, GCs Say
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Irell & Manella's Andra Greene
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Thompson & Knight's Emily Parker
• Ex-Applebee's Workers Tell 2nd Circ. Comcast Was Misapplied
• Foxwoods Snags Conditional Nod In $1B Mass. Casino Quest
• Would-Be Miami Beach Hotel Buyers Sue Over $5M Deposit
• Ore. Appeals Court Gives Tribal Gaming Pact A Thumbs Up
• 2nd Circ. Douses Starbucks Fight Against 'Charbucks'
• Braves To Pay For More Than Half Of $672M New Stadium
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Quarles & Brady's Kim Johnson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Duane Morris' Dominica Anderson
• Marriott, FibraHotel Strike 20-Hotel Partnership Deal
• Seyfarth Defamation Claims Withdrawn In NYC Restaurant Case
• McDreamy Didn't Get Asia Rights In Tully's Buy, Suit Says
• McDonald's Urges TTAB To Nix 'McSweet' Mark
• 7th Circ. Upholds Kraft's Injunction Against Cracker Barrel
• Calif. Meal And Rest Class Actions Alive Despite Brinker
• Pa. House Passes Bill Letting Bars Profit From Gambling
• Revere In Talks To Keep $1B Suffolk Downs Casino In Race
• Burkle Loses Bid For New Morgans Hotel Board Election
• Cracker Barrel Shareholders Snub Activist's Proxy Bids
• UK Co. Joins NJ Online Gaming Market As Regulators Gear Up
• Fight Over Failed $3B Las Vegas Resort Nears Settlement
• NJ Court Revives Whistleblower Suit Against Casino Agency
• Lloyd's, Others Duck Contractor's Suit Over $53M Hyatt Deal
• Restaurants Hope High Court, Congress Curb 'Patent Trolls'
• Zurich Wants Out Of Covering Hotel In Sexual Assault Case
• Ill. Appeals Court Backs Wendy's In $2.4M Tax Dispute
• Casino Developer Blasts Bid To Quash 2nd Philly License
• Joe's Crab Shack Managers Win 2nd Shot At Cert. In OT Suit
• Boies Fights Sanctions Over Conflict In $350M Antitrust Suit
• Tribe Gets Federal OK For Gambling On Martha's Vineyard
• Z Capital Takes Majority Stake In Real Mex Restaurants
• Chatham Trustees Turn Down $565M PE Buyout Bid
• US Bank's Fraud Claims Tossed From $100M Guaranty Row
• Lodging CMBS' Shining Star Status Could Fade By 2015
• Fla. Law Easing City Plan Passage Is Invalid, Court Told
• Starbucks Must Pay Mondelez $2.7B In Bagged Coffee Row
• SeaWorld Tells DC Circ. OSHA Can't Regulate Orca Contact
• Rick's Stripped New Orleans Dancers Of Wages, Suit Says
• Are Condo Hotels Making A Comeback?
• Bob Evans' Largest Shareholder Preps For Proxy Fight
• 4 Hot Bargaining Zones In Tribal Casino Debt Deals
• NY Voters Approved Casino Expansion — Now What?
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Top Guns From 58 Firms
• Bartender Hits Miami Beach Hotel With FLSA Suit
• Marriott Buys Protea To Become Africa's Biggest Hotelier
• Hollywood Sightseers Seek Revival Of ADA Bus Access Suit
• Baltimore Stripper Wins Back Pay In Employment Status Suit
• Tata's Hotel Arm Rescinds $1.2B Bid For Orient-Express
• Port Canaveral Board OKs New $80M Cruise Terminal
• Mass. Officials Wary Of Easing Casino Negotiation Deadline
• Judge Wary Of Wyndham Bid To Nix FTC Data Security Suit
• FDA's Trans Fat Plan Would Fuel Failure-To-Warn Suits
• Mass. Senate Approves Mashpee Tribe $500M Casino Deal
• Tax Capitalization OK In Property Evaluations: NY Court
• McDonald's Loses Ground In Ocean City Lease Dispute
• Benihana Says Chef's FLSA Action Lacks Facts
• GPE Sells $325M Stake In London Site To Hong Kong Agency
• Mormon Church Affiliate Pays $565M For Fla. Land
• Travel Sites Launch New Salvo Against $28M SF Hotel Taxes
• FCPA Risks For Franchisors
• Atlantic City Casino Files For Ch. 11 Protection
• Wyndham Timeshare Unit Inks Deals For China Expansion
• Miami Beach's W Hotel Wins $140M Refi From Wells Fargo
• FDA Moves To Eliminate Trans Fats From Processed Foods
• Boies Schiller Should Have Identified Conflict, Judge Says
• Fla. Appeals Court Shuts Down Challenge To Seminole Hotel
• Referendum Muddles Miami Beach Convention Center Plans
• Activist Shareholders Check Into Lodging Markets
• Congress Asked To Curb Patent Trolls' Use Of Demand Letters
• Sen. Pushes Bill Lowering Tax On Hard Cider
• Hotel Deals Jump To $11B In EMEA Countries, Report Finds
• Islamabad Marriott Wrongful Death Suit Moves Forward
• Why High Stakes Legal Failures Happen
• East Boston Voters Spurn $1B Suffolk Downs Casino Plan
• Ballard Spahr Lands IP, Antitrust Aces For Atlanta, DC
• Texas Voters Snub $217M Renovation Plan For Astrodome
• NY Voters OK Casino Gaming In Referendum
• Clearwater, Fla., Voters Advance $160M Downtown Aquarium
• Miami-Dade Approves $50M Upgrades Of Sony Open Venue
• 11th Circ. Nudges Mr. Chow Dispute Toward Mediation
• Bankrupt Hotel Operators Seek Approval On $166M Sale
• Blaming Hertz Lease Deal, Advantage Rent A Car Hits Ch. 11
• NY Gaming Board Restricts Racino Ads, Echoing Tribal Deal
• Noble Nabs Ariz. Hotel Duo With New Branding Plans
• Capital Hotel Snags Extension To Turn $300M Hilton Around
• Philly Officials To Mull $75M Tax Break For 2 Hotel Projects
• Why Should Hotels, Restaurants Care About OFCCP?
• 4 States Urge 3rd Circ. To Rehear NJ Sports Betting Case
• Bankrupt Miami Condo Sets Date For $13M Asset Sale
• Orlando Magic Get Panel's OK For Land Buy In $200M Project
• IHG In Talks With NYC Developers For Midtown Hotel: Report
• Visa Slapped With Class Action Over Zipcar Policy
• Interval Leisure, CLC Complete $89M European Resort JV Deal
• Marriott Bombing Case May Create New Liability Theory
• Inland Pays $189M For 3 Luxury Hotels, Continuing Spree
• NY Panel Greenlights Penalty System For Underage Gambling
• Hard Rock, Tribe Raise Stakes In $808M Casino Bid
• Yucaipa Makes $265M Bid For Morgans Hotel Group
• Marriott Servers Win Back Pay In Suit Seeking Unpaid Tips
• NJ Asks 3rd Circ. To Rehear Sports-Betting Appeal
• Contractor Calls Waterscape Discovery Motion 'Harassment'
• Are Hoteliers Due For A Crash Course In Hospitality 101?
• IHG Inks 10-Hotel Management Deal For India Expansion
• Nevada Appeals Court Gives Wynn Tip-Sharing Policy A Pass
• Century Properties Joins $2B Universal Manila Bay Project
• NJ Approves $390M Tax Break For Stalled Mega-Mall
• Penn National Gaming Spins Off 1st-Ever Public Casino REIT
• Hyatt Inks Franchise Deal For DC Mixed-Use Project
• Deals Rumor Mill: AT&T, Twitter, Blackstone
• Chatham Puts Up $71.8M For Seattle-Area Hotel