Hospitality Archive » May, 2014

Hospitality - May, 2014

297 articles

• Calif. Restaurants Settle Bogus Kobe Beef Class Action
• The Breakers Rips New England Resort With Trademark Suit
• RE Rumor Mill: Pier 40, JPMorgan, Royal York Hotel
• Hedge Fund, Bob Evans Farms Spar Again Over Board Picks
• New York State Comptroller Hedges On Casino Windfall
• Beaten Fan In $37M Dodgers Suit Needs 24-Hour Care: Expert
• Loews Takes Bite Into Midwest With Wyndham Hotel Buy
• Challenge To $18M Miami Waterfront Plan Gets Thrown Out
• Chicago Casino Bill Put On Legislative Back Burner
• 5 Legal Headaches Casinos Face From Medical Marijuana
• Rare Victory For Tribes Bucks Trend Before High Court
• Caesars Flips AC's Atlantic Club To Florida Hotelier
• Bankrupt Foxwoods Developer Says Pa. Owes It $50M
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Husch Blackwell's Hayley Hanson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Michael Best's Mary Turke
• Can Bankrupt Law Firms Claw Back 'Unfinished Biz' Profits?
• Cadwalader Seeks To Ax Malpractice Ruling Over Six Flags Suit
• Spanish Casino Co. Again Extends Talks Over $1.3B Debt
• EEOC Settles With Basta Pasta Owners In Harassment Case
• LA Dodgers Owe $37M Over Giants Fan's Beating, Jury Told
• InterContinental Pressured By Hedge Fund To Seek Merger
• Deals Rumor Mill: GSK, Softbank, Swift Worldwide
• RE Rumor Mill: Rubin Museum, Yelp, Colonial
• Advice From Counsel: The Emerging E-Discovery Playbook
• TGI Friday's Franchise Faces ADA Discrimination Class Action
• UK Pub Chain Mitchells & Butlers In Talks To Buy Orchid
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Stewart Bernstiel's Bernstiel
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Whyte Hirschboeck's Gina Carter
• Duty To Defend Follows Facts, Not Theory Of Recovery
• Chef Ramsay Blames Business Partner For Failed Restaurant
• Is It Time To Increase Your Billing Rates?
• 12 Mistakes To Avoid With NY's Wage And Hour Law
• Centurion Buys Dallas Hotel, Preps For $175M Redo
• High-Stakes Litigators Can Cost $1,500 An Hour
• GCs Question If Partners Are Worth The Cost
• BigLaw Hourly Rates Dwarf Rivals' Across The Board
• Hospitality Biz May Be Next Frontier In Calif. Seating Fight
• Teachers' Deal Cooks Up $1B Value For Restaurant Group
• 5 Insights From Ingram Micro's Lily Hughes
• Fox Rothschild Fraud Suit Heads To Discovery
• French Gov't Sues Booking.com Over Hotel-Pricing Practices
• Cuomo Inks Casino, Land Deal With St. Regis Mohawk Tribe
• PE-Backed Elior Aiming To Raise $1.15B In IPO
• Caesars Plans 3 New Restaurants With Celeb Chef Guy Fieri
• Carey Watermark Plunks Down $95M On Times Square Hotel
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kilpatrick's Mehrnaz Boroumand
• What's Next For Pennsylvania's Gaming Industry?
• Deals Rumor Mill: LA Clippers, Alstom, Ontario Teachers
• McDonald's Can't Flip Calif. Unpaid Wages Class Action
• Strategic Hotels Buys Blackstone's Stake In $787M Resort
• McDonald's Fights Conditional Cert. In Wage Actions
• Bay Mills Ruling To Fuel New Fights Over Tribal Immunity
• Gaillon Won't Up $759M Club Med Bid If Fund Tops Offer
• And Now A Word From The Panel: What's Good For America?
• Trustee Says Money Centers Must Liquidate
• Accor Puts Up $1.23B For German, Dutch Hotel Portfolios
• Einstein Bros Sued Over '100% Pure' Orange Juice Claim
• 2nd Circ. Cans Banquet Servers' Suit Against St. Regis
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Barnes & Thornburg's McGee
• 5 Insights From MetLife General Counsel Ricardo Anzaldua
• High Court Preserves Tribal Immunity In Bay Mills Suit
• RE Co. Accuses Beard Kultgen, Kelly Hart Of Malpractice
• Exotic Dancers Sue Club Owner Over Unpaid Wages, OT
• Papa John's Tops Delivery Fees With Illegal Tax: Suit
• France Pushes Back Deadline For $761M Club Med Deal
• NJ High Court To Mull Salary Forfeiture In Atty Fraud Case
• NJ Casino Guest's Suit Says Medical Pot OK Under State Law
• SD High Court Axes Use Tax On Lodge's Food, Drinks, Ammo
• Darden Showdown Could Become Proxy Battle Of The Year
• Texas High Court Refuses $90M Marriott Cost Overrun Suit
• CORRECTED: Calif. Ritz Carlton Wins $2.8M Tax Assessment Dispute
• House Ethics Panel Yields To DOJ In Tax Probe Of NY Rep.
• Investor Can't Stop Vote Over $20M Morgan's Foods Sale
• Taco Bell Can't Ditch PAGA Claims In Wage-And-Hour Suit
• Developer Of $320M Ice Center Froze Out Partners, Suit Says
• NY Restaurateur Can't Dodge Sales Tax Obligations
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Keating Muething's Rachael Rowe
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Shearman's Antonia Stolper
• RLJ Pays $120M For 2 West Coast Hotels
• $477M Sacramento Kings Arena Hit With Enviro Challenge
• Park City Mountain Resort Loses Lease After Costly Error
• Biltmore Hotel's Row Over Providence Tax Sale Moves Ahead
• Exotic Dancers Hit Miami Club With Overtime Suit
• Beckham Group Unveils New Plan For Waterfront Stadium
• Preservationists Sue To Protect Historic Florida Hotel
• 9th Circ. Won't Clarify Meaning Of Disability Law Offense
• 5 Insights From Hewlett-Packard GC John Schultz
• Darden Proxy Fight Heats Up As Activist Pitches New Board
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Cohen & Gresser's Bromberg
• $300M Wrigley Field Revamp To Move Ahead Amid Legal Threat
• The Trial Lawyer's Guide To A Winning Direct Examination
• Hotels Must Be Proactive About Improving Online Reviews
• Yelp Falsely Hypes Review Filter, Calif. Restaurateur Says
• Data Deal With Airbnb Gives NY Authorities Keys To Kingdom
• 5 Insights From Caterpillar Chief Legal Officer Jim Buda
• Orlando Sues Church To Take Land For $85M Soccer Stadium
• Harman International Pays $365M For Tech Automation Co.
• Brookfield Expands Hotel Presence With Thayer Lodging Buy
• $477M Sacramento Kings Arena Scores Final City Approvals
• $7.5M Marriott Site Fell Short Of Contract, Developer Says
• Mass. Gaming Regulators Seek To Amend State Casino Law
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Blank Rome's Linsey Bozzelli
• Hot London Hotel Market Forces Deal Makers To Sweeten Pot
• American Realty Scores $2B In Sale Of Shopping Centers
• SEC Says Ex-Deloitte Chief Risk Officer Broke Auditor Rules
• NLRB Judge Says Hooters Firing, Work Rules Unlawful
• The No-Nonsense New Yorker: Justice Jeffrey K. Oing
• 5 Insights From Prudential General Counsel Susan Blount
• CORRECTED: $200M Orlando Magic Complex Gets Planning Panel's Nod
• Hilton Says Customer Call Recordings Don't Invade Privacy
• Sentinel, TriArtisan Snap Up TGI Fridays In $800M Deal
• Sky Chefs Can't End Wage Class Action With $1.75M Deal
• Lewis Brisbois Adds Ex-Ballard Spahr Tax Pro In Vegas
• Bonomi Fund Raises Club Med Stake To Thwart Fosun Bid
• Spanish Hotel Investor To Shed $199M Stake In NH Hoteles
• Steelers, Authority Reach Deal Over $42M Stadium Expansion
• 2 NYS Casino Bidders Bow Out Of The License Race
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Troutman Sanders' Amie Colby
• Hotels Get Sales Tax Break In SC
• Hertz Points Finger At Hotwire In False Ad Class Action
• Marriott Will Fight $21M Verdict On Blown Bahamas Project
• Dollar Thrifty Accused Of Inflating Toll Fees For Rental Cars
• 5 Insights From Microsoft Deputy GC David Howard
• Class Action Over Hertz Parking Ticket Fees Remanded
• $2.1B Red Lobster Sale Cheats Investors, Says Activist
• Beckham's MLS Stadium Will Rise At New Miami Site
• Expedia, Booking.com Hit With Italian Antitrust Probe
• Finnish Luxury Hotel Chain Kamp Group Buys Klaus K Hotel
• Chicago Hotel Developers Feud Over Signage Rights
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Zelle's Judy Langevin
• Judge Tosses $100M Suit Against Maryland Casino Project
• Sbarro Gets Go-Ahead To Exit Bankruptcy Again
• Guns, Drugs And Privacy Expectation In Hotels
• Brand Battles: Cosmopolitan, Major League Baseball, Novartis
• Qatar Unit To Take Stakes In 5 European IHG Hotels
• Ex-Cadillac Ranch Owners, Operators Cop To Tax Charges
• Jack In The Box Escapes OT, Minimum Wage Class Action
• Jeffer Mangels Adds Manatt Capital-Raising Pro To LA Office
• Nifty Fifty's Accountant Charged In $15M Tax Fraud Crackdown
• Mass. Casino Hopeful Drops Appeal Claiming Pro-Tribal Bias
• NBA Approves $550M Sale Of Milwaukee Bucks
• 2nd Circ. Asked To Revive Zipcar Vehicle Damage Row
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Frost Brown Todd's Beth Naylor
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Genova's Kathleen Einhorn
• Darden To Sell Red Lobster For $2.1B Amid Activist Backlash
• Law Practice Is Evolving Via 'Legal Project Management'
• Fla. Panera Bread Franchisee Hit With OT Class Action
• 3 Takeaways From The Standard Hotel's Jay-Z Video Scandal
• Penn National Unit Files Ch. 11 To Save Iowa Floating Casino
• SEC Takes 1 Step Forward In Wyly, Then 2 Steps Back
• New Ammo Turns Up Activist Heat On Darden CEO, Board
• Poker Mavens Aren't Bluffing With Borgata Phony Chips Suit
• Ramada Sues Ex-Franchisee For Using Its Trademarks
• 5 Insights From Aetna General Counsel William Casazza
• Deals Rumor Mill: AT&T, Orange, Dave & Busters
• NYC Council Pushes To End MSG's $16M Yearly Tax Break
• Texas Developer To Build $100M Mixed-Use Complex In NC
• Simpson Thacher Aids Blackstone's $1.7B Vegas Casino Buy
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Lowenstein's Sharon Levine
• Recording Cellphone Calls In Calif. Is Risky For Companies
• States Helping Themselves To Nationwide Tax Jurisdiction
• NY AG Issues Revised Airbnb Subpoena Seeking Host Info
• 2 Racist Slurs Not Enough For Hostile Work Claim: 4th Circ.
• Full House Resorts Axes $62M Miss. Casino Deal
• SD Convention Center Immune From Antitrust Claims: 9th Circ.
• Rising Star: Jenner & Block's Lindsay Harrison
• Florida Gaming Corp. Equity Holder Can't Nix Asset Sale
• Peter Luger Settles Server FLSA Class Action
• Mich. Asks High Court To Review 2nd Tribal Casino Case
• 5 Insights From Cisco General Counsel Mark Chandler
• Misconduct Not Grounds To Terminate Ch. 15 Recognition
• NY Senate Confirms Local Atty To Gaming Commission Seat
• Goodwin Guides GLPI's $465M Pittsburgh-Area Casino Buy
• Starwood To Invest Another €300M For European Hotel Renos
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kilpatrick's Audra Dial
• Activist Says Darden Delaying Vote On Red Lobster Sale
• The Tenacious Technocrat: Judge Francis Allegra
• NY AG's Airbnb Subpoena Is Too Broad, Judge Says
• Ayala Land Inks Deal For Mall At Manila's Solaire Casino
• Carnival Asks 9th Circ. For Piece Of Virgin Price-Fix Deal
• Iowa Gaming Regulators Won't Rehear Riverboat License Row
• Churchill Downs, Saratoga Team Up For $300M NY Casino Bid
• Rising Star: Greenberg Traurig's Samantha Ahuja
• 5 Insights From MassMutual General Counsel Mark Roellig
• A Relief For Florida Commercial Condos
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Butler Snow's Christy Jones
• Wyndham Hits Jeld-Wen With $1.3M Suit Over Tax Deal
• RE Rumor Mill: JC Penney, Smith Gambrell, Dr. Dre
• Australia's StayWell Forms Southern African Hotel JV
• Were The GM, Chrysler Dealer Terminations Constitutional?
• In LA, Conflicts Arise Despite A Resurgence In Development
• Trade Groups Push Senate To Act On 'Patent Troll' Bill
• 5 Insights From UPS Chief Legal Officer Teri McClure
• Quiznos Gets OK For Ch. 11 Plan To Slash $400M In Debt
• $88M Singapore Cruise Centre Deal Goes Belly Up
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Meyer Suozzi's Lois Schlissel
• NY Sets $350M Investment Ceiling For Casino Projects
• Cuba Embargo Continues To Present Risks For Travel Cos.
• Texas Sex Biz Tax Upheld, But No Funds To Schools
• AB InBev Can't Ditch Ex-SeaWorld Employees' ERISA Claims
• Miami OKs Controversial $600M Hotels, Marina Project
• Sens. Call For Transparency On Cruise Ship Inspections
• Trump Resort Sued By Spa Over Planned Room Rate Hike
• U Of Washington Plans 50-Story Tower, Hotel In Seattle
• Hotels See Biggest April Drop In CMBS Delinquencies
• Jumeirah Group To Invest $2.2B In Hotel Projects
• Balancing The Cost Of Legal Research Investments
• Rising Star: Dentons' Chris Lee
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Frandzel Robins' Pat Trendacosta
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Kasowitz's Linda Kornfeld
• Northstar Inks $1.3B Deal To Gain Cerberus Hotel Portfolio
• Sushi Yasuda To Pay $2M To Settle Wage Claims
• Beckham Mulls New Stadium Site Amid Mounting Opposition
• Flatotel Tax Evaders On Hook For $186M Judgment
• PE Co. Black Forest Buys Dallas DoubleTree Hotel
• MGM Scores Md. Planning Board's OK For $925M Casino
• Mohegan, Wynn Duck Boston Bid For Casino Host Status
• Calif. Pizza Hut, Domino's Workers Sue Over OT Pay
• Little Caesars Claims Ex-Manager Stole Trade Secrets
• Tribal Casino Not Exempt From Age Bias Law, Judge Says
• Sierra Club Takes Tahoe Development Fight To 9th Circ.
• Observations From Target, Wyndham Derivative Suits
• 5 Insights From Sprint General Counsel Charlie Wunsch
• Hyatt Brings In $225M Selling Timeshare Co., Project Stakes
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Brinks' Laura Beth Miller
• Rebuttal: Mandatory Pro Bono Is Needed
• MSG Interns Denied Class Status In Unpaid Worker Row
• Nev. Regulators Greenlight Resorts World Las Vegas Casino
• McDonald's Can't Revive Claims In Ocean City Lease Row
• Report Boosts Case For Online Gambling In Pennsylvania
• DOI Asks Senate To Upend Supreme Court's Tribal Rulings
• WTC Marriott Owner Sues For 9/11 Toxic Dust Coverage
• Ruby Tuesday Hid Extent Of Struggles, Investor Says
• W Hotels Plans $100M Of Renovations In NY, LA, Others
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Munsch Hardt's Deborah Perry
• Chicago-Area Casino Settles Union Claims In NLRB Deal
• Undocumented Workers Gaining Protection In NY
• 5 Insights From News Corp. GC Gerson Zweifach
• Liberty Plans To Form $3B Unit In TripAdvisor Stake Spinoff
• Senator Floats Bill To Counter House Airfare Ad Proposal
• RE Rumor Mill: One57, Brooklyn Bridge Park, LaGuardia
• FTC Says Wyndham Can't Appeal Data-Security Ruling
• Dubai Hotel Deals Sector Heats Up As Market Diversifies
• Travel Co. Settles Cuba Sanction Violation Claims For $2.8M
• Nev. Gambling Licensees Get Medical Marijuana Warning
• Las Vegas Strip's Miracle Mile Set For Overhaul
• Elder Statesman Of The Capital Court: Judge Paul Friedman
• Miami-Dade Mayor Suggests Site For Beckham's MLS Stadium
• Saints Victory Party Set The Stage For Important Guidance
• Pa. AG Asks Judge To Nix Sale Of Bankrupt Cultural Center
• Wyndham Execs Slapped With Investor Suit Over Data Breach
• Proxy Advisers Split In Morgans Hotel Board Battle
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Blank Rome's Carol Joseph
• 5 Insights From Archer Daniels Midland GC Cameron Findlay
• Think Like A Screenwriter: 5 Tips For Trial Lawyers
• Cadwalader To Pay $17M In Six Flags Malpractice Fight
• Bartender Says XFinity Live Needs To Pay Minimum-Wage Tab
• RE Rumor Mill: East Hampton Sale, LinkedIn, Bowery's
• Luxury Hotel Added To Austin Pipeline By JV
• Cruise Workers Urge High Court To Review Arbitration Row
• Penn National Spinoff Wants In On NYS Casino Deals
• Idaho Sues To Stop Poker At Coeur d'Alene Tribe's Casino
• 5 Insights From AIG General Counsel Tom Russo
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bracewell's Dee Martin
• Dubai Offers Up Land Plots To Spur Hotel Development
• Wynn Keeps $7.5M Award Against 'Girls Gone Wild' Founder
• Restaurateur Takes Tax-Evasion Conviction To High Court
• Brand Battles: Pabst Blue Ribbon, Booking.com, Diageo
• 5th Circ. Backs Restaurant In Boxing Screening Row
• Fla. Legislature Approves New Process For Stadium Funding
• Justices See Take 2 Of Hollywood Widow's Hyatt Terror Case
• Trump Condotel Project Buyers Can't Get New Trial
• NY Papa John's Franchisor To Pay State For Tax Fraud
• Perkins Coie Aids Strategic Hotels With $300M Credit Facility
• Mass. Panel Eyeing Wynn Land Deal In $1B Casino Plan
• Taylor English Snags Employment Pro For Atlanta Office
• Board Classification In Maryland: Think Before Opting Out
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hiscock's Connie Cahill
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fine Kaplan's Bobbi Liebenberg
• Ashurst Guides Apollo Fund's Hotel Buy From Ivanhoe
• A Warning From Delaware For Gift Card Programs
• Hersha Hospitality Trust Pays $100M For Key West Resort
• NJ Jury Returns $1.5M Verdict For 'Buck Foston's' Barkeep
• 5 Tips For Pooling Hospitality Loyalty Programs
• RE Rumor Mill: LICH, Neuberger Berman, Graceland
• Extended Stay Hotels Hit With Background Check FCRA Suit
• Trump Must Cough Up D&O Docs In Row Over Failed Condotel
• Outrigger Injects $100M Into Hawaiian Resort
• Deals Rumor Mill: Pfizer, Sprint, AT&T
• Starwood Inks Deal For Hotel Duo In Bahrain
• Proxy Adviser Backs Morgans Hotel In Shareholder Spat
• Best In-House Practices To Mitigate Cross-Border Risks
• Boston Closes In On Deals With Mohegan, Wynn
• Hawthorn Pays £76M For Greene King's UK Pub Portfolio
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: McManis' Sharon Kirsch
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: BatesCarey's Maria Enriquez
• Prepetition Default Interest — Take Nothing For Granted