Hospitality Archive » December, 2013

Hospitality - December, 2013

179 articles

• Fear FACTA: Lessons From The Act's 1st Decade
• Rick's Cabaret Stripped Dancers Of Wages, FLSA Suit Says
• German Watchdog Bans Hotel Booking Best-Price Deals
• MGM Scores Md. Casino License With National Harbor Plan
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hard Rock, Evonik, Vivendi
• 1st Circ. OKs $100K Attys' Fee Award For $7K Age Bias Win
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McCarter & English's Pam Moore
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Vorys Sater's Benita Kahn
• Bloomberg Asks Top Court To Revive Fat-Fighting 'Soda Ban'
• FTC Clears Pinnacle's Plan For $2.8B Ameristar Buy
• Minn. City's Suit Over Casino Revenue Deal Kept Alive
• Can A Franchisor Control Franchisee Pricing?
• CORRECTED: Judge Holds Off On Sanctions In Fla. Condotel Spat
• Pa. State Sen. To Float Internet Gaming Ban
• Md. Appeals Court Rejects Challenge To Bingo Machine Ban
• Hotel Conversions Hot, But Tricky To Seal Up
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Novak Druce's Pat Rogowski
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: White And Williams' Joan Rosoff
• Latham-Led Darden Answers Activist With Red Lobster Spinoff
• Considerations Before Mandating English In The Workplace
• Casino Miami Jai-Alai Bankruptcy Sale Procedures OK'd
• 6th Circ. Lifts Injunction On Tribe In Mich. Land Battle
• Bankrupt NJ Casino's Exec Bonus Plan Adjusted By Judge
• Amadeus Pays $500M For New Hampshire Hotel IT Co.
• SBE, Dranoff To Build $200M Tower In Philly Art District
• SC Resorts Sue Law Firm For Using IP To Steal Web Traffic
• Activist Investor Presses For Sale Of Cracker Barrel
• Big Brands Struggle To Help Franchisees Prepare For ACA
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ober Kaler's Barbara Werther
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Dechert's Cathy Botticelli
• Greenberg Can't Escape Hard Rock Hotel Developer Suit
• Miami-Dade Votes To Hunt Downtown Soccer Stadium Sites
• Shook Hardy Reels In Litigation Pro For Orange County Office
• Expedia, Hotels Say Online Price-Fixing Suit Can't Stand
• Mass. Gaming Investigators OK Wynn Resorts' Casino Bid
• Celebrity Chef Scott Conant Hit With IP, Contract Suit
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Locke Lord's Denise Hanna
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Morrison & Foerster's Anna White
• Brand Swaps Picking Up Steam In Hotel Industry
• Hedge Fund Again Urges Olive Garden Parent To Reshape Biz
• Activist Says REIT Gave Bill Gates Sweetheart Resort Deal
• Bankrupt Miami Casino Gets Extra Day To Land Stalking Horse
• 4th Circ. Backs Ace Win In $26M Construction Coverage Row
• Fox & Hound, Champps Parent Seeks Sale In Ch. 11
• Mike And Ike Maker Says Distributor Can't Claim Exclusivity
• EQT Buys Dairy Queen, Papa John's Pizza Operator In China
• NY To End 2013 With $61B From Thriving Tourism Industry
• Applebee's Owes Pay For 'Back Of House' Work, Suit Says
• 4 Ways To Block A Stripper Shakedown For Club Clients
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Arnold & Porter's Maureen Jeffreys
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fish's Ann Cathcart Chaplin
• Grand Canyon Skywalk Developer Denied High Court Appeal
• Expedia Hit With Derivative Suit Over CEO Compensation
• $57.3M Hotel Sale Dispute Heads To Texas High Court
• Marriott Unit Loses Bid To Restore Manager Role At Fla. Hotel
• Las Vegas Sands Nixes $30B Spanish Casino Proposal
• 3 Ways To Help Hospitality Cos. Facing 'Patent Trolls'
• Wynn Gets OK To Change Land Deal In $1B Mass. Casino Plan
• COFC Won't Block 'Arbitrary' Park Service Ski Tour Picks
• Deals Rumor Mill: Time Warner, Sprint, Icahn
• Tourism Outlook Rosy For US, Commerce Says
• 11th Circ. Says Expedia, Others Don't Owe Ga. Back Taxes
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Paul Hastings' Elizabeth Noe
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bartlit's Rebecca Weinstein Bacon
• 5 Steps To A Successful Cross-Examination
• NH Gaming Panel Hands Lawmakers Casino Expansion Bills
• Bill Gates Pays $200M For Mexican Four Seasons
• Tribal Leader Row Not Part Of $250M Bond Suit, Judge Rules
• Beware The 'Worker Centers'
• Host Hotels Spends $20M To Own Times Square Marriott
• Consultants Stand By Md. Casino Study Favoring MGM Plan
• Pa. Ski Resort To Build $163M Lodge And Indoor Waterpark
• Caesars Sues Mass. Gaming Head Over Conflicts Of Interest
• Miami Ballpark Contractor Escapes FLSA Suit
• 'Unappetizing' Arbitration Clause Halts Applebee's Wage Suit
• NJ Bill Proposes Commission To Examine Gaming Reforms
• Bankrupt Hotel Staffing Co.'s $23M Sale Gets Judge's OK
• Starbucks, Kraft Get Discovery Bid Nixed In $5M Suit
• Laos, Vietnam To Draw Up $50B In Energy, Tourism Projects
• US Hotel Development Trending Upward, Report Says
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: White And Williams' Patti Santelle
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Mayer Brown's Debora De Hoyos
• Bankrupt Fla. Casino Gets Deadline For Stalking Horse Deal
• New Jersey Shelves PokerStars' Online Gambling License
• Marriott Vacations Unit Can't Nix Time Share Insurance Suit
• Simpson Thacher, Davis Polk Lead Hilton Into $2.7B IPO
• Majestic Star Beats Challenge To Lowered Tax Assessment
• Greenwood Sweetens Bid To $961M In Md. Casino Proposal
• Tax Deal For $133M Texas Hotel Complex Wins City Nod
• Chicago, New York Crowned Kings Of Travel Taxation
• Advantage Rent A Car, Hertz Settle Lease Deal Dispute
• NYC Council Approves $320 Million Bronx Ice Complex
• Sacramento Nixes Competitive Bids For $447M Arena
• The Year In Calif. Employment Law: What To Know For 2014
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Morrison Cohen's Danielle Lesser
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Liner Grode's Angela Agrusa
• Rivera Deepens Circuit Split On H-2 Worker Reimbursement
• High Court Leaves Union Neutrality Deals Up In The Air
• $1B Suffolk Downs Casino Faces New City Referendum
• Condotel Buyers Want Previous Trump Testimony On Record
• Las Vegas Sands Asks Congress To Block Online Gaming
• Hard Rock Severs Mexican Franchise Ties After Legal Win
• Pebblebrook Pays $132M For San Francisco Hotel
• High Court Asked To Weigh FLSA For Workers In US Illegally
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Akin Gump's Kerry Berchem
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Locke Lord's Cynthia Bast
• Fla. Chamber Of Commerce Backs Expedia In Bed Tax Fight
• High Court Says It Shouldn't Have Taken Union Neutrality Case
• Ch. 11 Trustee Questions $2.1M Jackpot For Casino Execs
• Caesars Wants $5.2M Ruling Overturned In NJ High Court
• Why Defense Should Monitor Social Media In Class Actions
• Greenwood Says Md. Casino Report Has Pro-MGM Bias
• Ruby Tuesday Settles EEOC Age Bias Suit
• Miami Condo's $13M Bankruptcy Sale Wins Judge's Nod
• MGM Defends Compliance Measures In $800M Casino Bid
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gibson Dunn's Mary Murphy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Arnold & Porter's Veronica Rendon
• 1st Public Casino REIT Makes $140M Property Buy
• UK Government Will Inject $147M Into Tourism Campaign
• Bob Marley Estate Says Restaurant Infringes 'One Love' Mark
• How FRCP E-Discovery Amendments Could Affect You
• NH Panel Gives Nod To Casino Expansion Bill
• Developers For $335M Texas Hotel Land Financing, Marriott
• Mandalay Bay Wants Mugging Victim's Negligence Suit Tossed
• NYC Planning Board OKs $53M Coney Island Amphitheater
• Chipotle Decision Signals New Class Action Obstacle
• Colo. City Wants Hotels' $824M Resort Challenge Nixed
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Debevoise's Peggy Davenport
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Reed Smith's Dusty Kirk
• Chatham Puts Up $40M For Savannah Marriott
• Hotel Staffing Co.'s Sale Stiffs Unsecured Creditors, AIG Says
• NJ Bill Floated To Allow State Online Gambling Abroad
• Ex-Fish Atty Cuts Deal In Wireless Network Patent Suit
• Fast Food Workers Strike In 100 Cities
• NLRB Social Media Push Looms Large For Hospitality Sector
• Liberty Says It Owes No Coverage Over Resort Fallout
• Pa. Senate Orders Study On State Gaming Expansion
• Unit Owners' $13M Bid Wins Fla. Resort's Bankruptcy Auction
• What The High Court May Not Address In Frequent Flier Case
• Mass. Gaming Head Recused From $1B Wynn Casino Review
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Chadbourne's Lori Hoberman
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: O'Melveny's Carla Christofferson
• Perkins Coie Builds Dallas Office With Franchising Pro
• MGM Inks Town Mitigation Deal For $800M Casino Proposal
• NJ Council Expedites American Dream Mall's Bond Process
• Advantage Rent A Car's $36M Bankruptcy Loan Approved
• $150M Nashville Ballpark Dodges Delayed-Construction Fee
• Insurer Says Corporations Can't Claim TCPA Privacy Rights
• Marriott Dodges Claims In Texas Resort Cost Overruns Suit
• Money Centers America Must Pay Tribe $5.6M In Contract Row
• Aquarium Owner Gets 1 Year In Fish Trafficking Case
• Proposed Pa. Franchise Law Would Tip The Balance Too Far
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hunton & Williams' Lisa Sotto
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hogan Lovells' Emily Yinger
• Chipotle Wards Off Class Cert. In 'Naturally Raised' Meat Suit
• Cybersecurity Big For Hospitality Cos. Now More Than Ever
• Hialeah Park Sues Horse Racing Group Over Purse Handling
• Sunstone Seals $262M Deal For San Francisco Hyatt Hotel
• CEO Pay Loophole Saved Fast Food Cos. $64M, Study Says
• IHG To Build Even Hotel In Downtown Brooklyn
• Vote On $1B Mass. Racetrack Project Put On Hold For Now
• Judge Pares Claims In Online Travel Content Antitrust Case
• Pa. Judge Delays Trial In Steelers Stadium Expansion Fight
• Fla. High Court Urged To Uphold Jai-Alai Permit Conversions
• Mass. Slot Bidders Face Arbitration Without Community Deals
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: K&L Gates' Janice Hartman
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: JAMS' Kimberly Taylor
• PE Firms Sell Up To $817M Of Cruise Line Shares
• Miami Beach Restaurateur Seeks $6M Over Delayed Project
• Mass. Sues Tribe Over Martha's Vineyard Gambling Plan
• FirstBank Pushes Court To Throw Out Island Resort's Ch. 11
• Topland Snaps Up $139M In Menzies UK-Based Hotel Assets
• Sierra Club Suit Over Tahoe Projects 'Myopic,' Agency Says
• Devonshire PGA Holdings Wins Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation
• PE-Backed Aramark Shoots For $5.3B Valuation In IPO
• Hotel Owner Scores $480M Refi For European Portfolio
• Simpson Thacher, Davis Polk Steer Hilton's $2.3B IPO Plans
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: DLA Piper's Tara Lee
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Jones Day's Lizanne Thomas