Hospitality Archive » June, 2014

Hospitality - June, 2014

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• 16 Casino Proposals Delivered To NY Regulators
• Bonomi's $1.1B Club Med Bid Tops China-Backed Offer
• Merlin Entertainments To Build $316M Legoland In Japan
• McElroy Deutsch Dodges Sanctions In RE Investment Dispute
• RE Rumor Mill: Moynihan Station, Rockrose, Sam Chang
• Kelly Hart, Beard Kultgen Say RE Co.'s Ch. 11 Axes Suit
• Deliver Papa John's Tax Suit Back To State Court: Plaintiffs
• An Alluring Destination For Cyberthieves
• Parents Seek Punitive Damages For Staples Center Death
• RE Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Deutsche Bank, Property Markets
• Estate Of Rags-To-Riches Biz Owner Disputes $2M Tax Bill
• 4 Ways To Build An Internet Gaming Practice
• Miami Officials OK 1,000-Foot Waterfront Tower Project
• Blinded Baseball Fan's Suit Strikes Out At Ind. High Court
• Caesars To Shutter Showboat AC Casino, Blaming Tax Burden
• Penn National Withdraws Bid For $480M Philly Casino
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cavalli, Fosun, Airbus
• Calif. Simplifies Food Truck Sales Tax Laws
• Bob Evans Rejects Sandell's Bid To Name Four Directors
• Ore. Council Commits $64M In Financing For Hotel Project
• 4 Things Every Law Firm Should Do Upon A Cyberbreach
• Landowners For Scrapped Vegas Hotel File For Ch. 11
• $37M Beating Suit Against LA Dodgers, McCourt Heads To Jury
• Fla. Clubs Settle Trademark Spat Over Club's 4th Of July Party
• PF Chang's Hit With Class Action Over Data Breach
• Expedia To Snap Up European Car Rental Co. From PE Firm
• Penn National Riverboat Casino Can Keep Rolling, For Now
• Del. Senate Approves $9.9M Boost For Casinos
• Court's 'Soda Ban' Smackdown Shifts Power To NYC Council
• Mass. Throws Open Door To Hopefuls For Last Casino License
• Michaels, Hyatt Accused Of Infringing Traffic Detection Patent
• Calif. Court Tosses Hotel Occupancy Tax Class Action
• Carey Watermark Drops $85M On Downtown Denver Hotel
• NY High Court Strikes Down Bloomberg's 'Soda Ban'
• NLRB's Hooters Ruling May Change The Status Quo
• Pie Shop Workers Urge Calif. Court To Revive Class Cert. Bid
• Casino Hopefuls Face Tough Road After Mass. Repeal Ruling
• McD's, Others Are Antennatech's Latest Patent-Suit Targets
• Vitruvian Partners Pays $136M For UK Hotel Wholesaler
• Aussie Gaming Co. Eyes $1B Takeover Of VGT
• RE Rumor Mill: Black House, Hyatt, Loews Hotels
• Lend Lease To Jointly Develop $2.5B Malaysian Project
• Deals Rumor Mill: Del Taco, China Post Group, Aetna
• Hilton Inks Deal For 8 Hampton Hotels In Peru, Chile
• Distributor Can't Tax Food Utensils, Ala. Court Says
• Trump Scores Attys' Fees In Failed Fla. Condotel Fight
• Hot Dog-Induced Injuries Not Part Of Baseball's Game
• LA City Council Eyes Tax Incentives For Large Hotels
• Xerox Unit Hits Darden With $13M Contract Breach Claims
• Hertz Seeks Dismissal Of 'Flawed' Shareholder Class Action
• Valets Blameless For Drunk Driving Patrons, Pa. Court Says
• EEOC Goes After Massage Envy For Firing Pregnant Worker
• 1st Circ. Told Class Arbitration Not Courts' Business
• MCB Nabs Employment Pro From Littler For Practice Group
• RLJ Pays $72M To Scoop Up Miami Beach Hilton
• Mass. Court Says Voters Can Repeal Casino Expansion Law
• 3rd Circ. To Tackle FTC Data Security Power In Wyndham Row
• San Diego Case A Win For Online Travel Cos. In Calif.
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Founder Can't Nix $19M Slander Verdict
• Wyndham Can't Break From Unit In FTC Data Security Row
• Fla. Gov. Signs Bill Detailing Process For Stadium Funding
• Orascom Scores $48M, Hotel Revenue Rights In Settlement
• After High Court Pass, New NJ Sports Betting Bill Proposed
• Travelocity, Expedia Fight Puerto Rican Hotel Tax
• RE Rumor Mill: Mondrian Soho, Bryant Park Hotel
• Belleview Biltmore Owner Says Hotel Won't Be Demolished
• Carlson Drops At Least $360M For JPMorgan's Stake In CWT
• NY Lawmakers Don't Act on Gender Bias, Minimum Wage Bills
• Oracle's Spree Continues With $5.3B Micros Systems Deal
• Marriott Escapes Some Claims Over Housekeeper Wages
• Target Accused Of Flouting Priceline Founder's Patent
• 6 Tips For Shaving Down A Hotel Tax Bill
• Fla. Architects Sue Developer For Copying Hotel Design
• Four Seasons, Begualg Settle Condo Fraud Case
• Walt Disney Hit With Ex-Employees' Wage Class Action
• RE Rumor Mill: London Pub Record, Indiabulls, AFI Europe
• Hard Rock Teams Up With Developer To Make NY Casino Bid
• Avis Settles Managers' OT Class Action, Fla. Judge Says
• Miami Beach — New Hotbed For Boutique Hotel Deals
• Tax Court Snubs Events Center's Push For $7M Deduction
• RE Rumor Mill: Chelsea Record, Walt Disney Estate, Hyatt
• Atlantic City's Revel Casino Gambles On Second Bankruptcy
• Zipcar Asks 2nd Circ. To Nix Damage Fee Appeal
• Calif. Wins TRO To Stop Armed Tribal Casino Fight
• Nevada Gaming Commission To Get New Chairman
• Sunstone Shells Out $325M For Hawaii Marriott Resort
• Starwood Capital To Buy Extended-Stay Hotel Operator TMI
• Cadwalader Can't Slip $17M Malpractice Ruling In Six Flags Suit
• Bankrupt Ski Club Founder Must Pay $187.5M Loan Balance
• Fontainebleau Hotel Seeks Injunction Against Condo Co.
• PE Firm Snaps Up 503-Room Holiday Inn In Orlando
• Shangri-La Inks Management, JV Deal For Mauritius Resort
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Williams Mullen's McCarroll
• Equity Begets Flexibility For 1st Circ. Secured Creditors
• Smartphone Forensics: Tips From The E-Discovery Trenches
• UK-Based LLP Partners Now Enjoy More Protections
• NJ Atty's $2M Suit Says Client Falsely Accused Her Of Theft
• NYC Housing Court Ties Landlords' Hands In Airbnb Fight
• Auditor General Says Pa. Horse Racing Industry In Danger
• Arnold & Porter Scores Hospitality, RE Duo In DC
• Nixing BBQ Workers' Free Lunch Unlawful, NLRB Judge Says
• Hyatt Inks Deal For $68M Hotel Near Mall of America
• RE Rumor Mill: Queens Rental Record, TIAA-CREF, Greystar
• Deals Rumor Mill: Oracle, T-Mobile, GE
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Davis Wright's Kelli Sager
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bush Seyferth's Cheryl Bush
• NY Court Keeps Tribe Leadership Row Out Of $250M Bond Suit
• Foxwoods JV Pulls Plug On NY Casino Over Financing Woes
• McCarter & English Fends Off DQ Bid In $41M Loan Row
• Fla. Judge Imposes Sanctions On Trump In Condotel Suit
• NLRB Again Backs Starbucks Worker Fired Over Profane Spat
• Heller Ruling May Be Knockout Punch Against Jewel Claims
• Kai Yuan Pays $466M For Central Paris Marriott Hotel
• Miami-Dade OKs $4M Super Bowl Incentive For Dolphins
• Still The Fastest Justice Anywhere
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Levine Sullivan's Gayle Sproul
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Proskauer's Monica Shilling
• High Court Refuses Restaurateur's Tax Fraud Appeal
• Applebee's Franchisee Reaches $2.7M Settlement In Wage Row
• Expedia Pushes Del. Court To Ax Suit Over CEO Stock Award
• Hertz Facing Investor Class Action Over Inaccurate Filings
• Domino's Rebuffs Hackers' Threat To Publish Customer Data
• Fla. Time-Share Scammers Dinged $1M, Liable For $10M
• 6 Tips For Restaurateurs To Avoid Tax Pitfalls
• UK Pub Giant Mitchells Takes $451M Bite Of Orchid Chain
• Pa. Can Grant 2nd Philly Casino License, Court Rules
• Privacy For Franchisors — Tough Rules Without Standards
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nexsen Pruet's Marguerite Willis
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Steptoe & Johnson's Flanery
• Mister Softee Says 'Master Softee' Rival Is Still Infringing
• $5B Deal Gives PokerStars A New Shot At US Market
• Lehman Must Pay $10M In Fight Over Miami Hotel Contract
• Poker Players Fight NJ Casino's Bid To Nix Phony Chips Suit
• Taxation With Representation: Tax Counsel On The Deal
• Ex-Dodgers Owner McCourt Grilled In $37M Fan Beating Suit
• Greenberg, Osler Rep Amaya On $5B PokerStars, Full Tilt Buy
• Property Tax Fight Between BB&T, Developer To Go To Trial
• Priceline Gobbles Up OpenTable In $2.6B Cash Deal
• Texas Justices Nix $57M Verdict In Marriott Property Feud
• MSR Resort Subsidiary Settles $59M Five Mile Dispute
• PF Chang's Confirms Guests' Credit, Debit Data Exposed
• NH Supreme Court Tosses Challenge To Old Gambling Tax
• NPC Unit To Pay $58.2M For 56 Wendy's Restaurants
• Deals Rumor Mill: Siemens, Alibaba, American Securities
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ogletree Deakins' Melissa Bailey
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sterne Kessler's Eldora Ellison
• Event Rentals Lobs Ch. 11 Plan To Divvy Funds From Biz Sale
• Penn National Can't Keep Iowa Riverboat Casino Afloat
• 9th Circ. To Rehear Indian Casino Case Against Calif.
• Taco Bell Workers Say Delayed Meal Breaks Flout Calif. Law
• DLA Piper Should Be Ousted From Casino Ch. 11, Trustee Says
• RE Rumor Mill: Zelig Weiss, Tokyo Office, Flushing Financial
• McDonald's Franchisee Fights Cert. Evidence In FLSA Suit
• 3 Lessons For Regulators From The Mass. Casino Race
• Adopt Value Or Be Left In The Ash Heap Of History
• MGM Clears Fee Hurdle To Nab Mass. Casino Resort License
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gordon & Rees' Leslie Benitez
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bryan Cave's Chris Cesare
• A More Relaxed Defamation Standard For Online Comments?
• 'Worst-Ever' FLSA Settlement Shows Attys What Not To Do
• Falcons Stadium Opponents Appeal $278M Bond Ruling
• Hilton Signs Deal For 5 Myanmar Hotels By 2017
• P.F. Chang's Investigating Possible Data Breach
• Don't Let A Tattoo Or Haircut Become A Liability
• The Hidden Costs Of Spreadsheets In Risk Management
• MSC Cruise Agrees To Settle $2M Credit Card Fee Action
• Space Center Food Concessionaire Can't Escape FCA Suit
• Waffle House CEO Says Attys Behind Sex Video Extortion
• Franchisees Sue To Block Seattle's $15 Minimum Wage
• Caribbean Cruise Can't Sink Suit Over Recorded Calls
• Chatham Locks Down $1.3B Hotel Portfolio JV
• EU Opens Probes On Apple, Starbucks, Fiat Tax Rulings
• Hotel Development Spikes In Saudi Arabia, UAE
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gardere's Kim Yelkin
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Proskauer's Margaret Dale
• CMBS, Mezzanine Funds Flowing Fast In Hotel Sector
• Beckham Soccer Stadium Loses Miami's Backing
• Developer's Suit Over Failed Trump Property Deal Gets Pared
• NLRB Judge Nixes Papa John's Franchisee Arbitration Pact
• Dunkin' Donuts Inks 54-Unit Deal In Latest Calif. Expansion
• Texas Roadhouse Wants EEOC To Reveal Docs In Ageism Suit
• London Opens Doors To Airbnb As UK Scraps Rental Law
• To Business' Chagrin, Cybersecurity Is FTC's Turf Now
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Rutan & Tucker's Kathy Jenson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Thacker Martinsek's Martinsek
• CORRECTED: TGI Fridays, Partners Win $3M In Suit Over DFW Restaurants
• RE Rumor Mill: Pier 40, M&G Real Estate, Hearn Co.
• NFL Hit Minneapolis With Lofty Demands For Super Bowl 2018
• Starwood Strikes Deal For 1st W Hotel In Shenyang
• Workers Push For Class Status In McDonald's FLSA Suits
• Hines, Qatar To Add On CityCenterDC Hotel, Retail Space
• The Purpose Of Proposed Rule 37(e)
• High Court Won't Hear Carnival Corp. Arbitration Appeal
• Wells Fargo Swap Deal With Hotel Stands, 5th Circ. Says
• Hilton Strikes Deal To Flag Middle East's Largest Resort
• Fake It Until You Make It? Battling Fake Online Reviews
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Michael Best's Kerryann Minton
• Female Powerbrokers: WhatleyKallas' Edith Kallas
• Restaurateur Liable In Music Copyright Row, 6th Circ. Says
• Ritz-Carlton To Open Malaysian Island Resort In 2015
• RE Rumor Mill: Fifth Ave., Ben Carter, Steen & Strom
• Caesars Hit With Creditor Default Notice Over $2.2B Deal
• 9th Circ. Says Carnival Can't Get Cut Of Price-Fixing Deal
• Royal Caribbean Workers Look To Dock Suit In High Court
• Four Seasons Gets Condotel Investor Suit Pared
• Hertz Says It Must Revise Past 3 Years Of Financial Reports
• Calif. Casinos Blast Online Poker Bill's 'Bad Actor' Clause
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Husch Blackwell's Hanaway
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Waller's Katie Stenberg
• Breakfast Battles Cook Up Copyright, Trademark Questions
• Flaum's NY Casino Wins Rensselaer's Vote, Albany Not Happy
• Hotel Sector Latches On To EB-5 To Bridge Cost Gaps
• Flynn Properties Nabs Napa Valley Luxury Resort
• $6M Jury Verdict Nixed In Palms Casino Souvenir Injury Row
• RE Rumor Mill: Kennedy Wilson, Primonial REIM, Lloyds
• Judge Rejects Bubba Gump FLSA Settlement
• Faberge Sues NYC Restaurant Over 'Shameless' Use Of Name
• Starwood Inks Deal To Brand $158M Boston Hotel Complex
• Keys To Successful Legal Outsourcing
• Banks Funnel $1.6B Into Genting Unit's New Cruise Ships
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Duval & Stachenfeld's Terri Adler
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Brown Rudnick's Louise Verrill
• Domino's Not Liable In Franchisee Sex Suit, Calif. Panel Told
• Portland Officials Can't Kill Suit Over Hotel Financing
• Taco Bell Ends Customer ADA Suit As $5.4M Deal OK'd
• RE Rumor Mill: Dr. Dre, Blackstone, Allianz Real Estate
• SLS Hotels Seals Brand Deal With $3.5B Bahamas Resort
• Top NY Court Eyes Health Board's Clout In 'Soda Ban' Case
• How Bitcoin Will Bring About A Legal Practice Revolution
• Condo-Hotel Developers Wary Despite Legal Blueprint
• Blackstone Hopes Third Time's A Charm For Travelport IPO
• Calif. Appeals Court Flips Prop 13 Hotel Reassessment
• Hersha Snaps Up Brand-New NYC Hilton In $85M Deal
• Hot US Hotel Market On Track To See $25B In Deals
• NY Minimum Wage Policy Back On Table As Gov. Rejoins Fray
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Akerman's Mary Carroll
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hanson Bridgett's Linda Klamm
• Del. Whistleblower Suit Could Reshape Gift Card Programs
• LaSalle To Rake In $93M In Sale Of Va. Hotel
• PE Firms Won't Back Off Hotel Investments Just Yet
• Blackstone Invests $200M In Hilton Waikiki Timeshare Tower
• GrayRobinson Adds 3rd Ex-Alcohol Regulator This Year
• Orlando Magic's $200M Downtown Project Wins Zoning Change
• 3 Hurdles Casino Cos. Face In Sprint For NY License
• How To Control Your Law Firm's Real Estate Costs
• Online Gaming Could Fuel Class Actions, Pa. Legislators Told
• 5 Insights From Nationwide Chief Legal Officer Pat Hatler
• OFAC Continues To Target Violations Of Cuba Sanctions
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Fross Zelnick's Barbara Solomon
• BIA Regulation Could Upend Tribal Law In Alaska
• NJ Bill Would Ease Standard For Gambling Exclusion List
• Nev. High Court Revives Defamation Claim Against Sands CEO
• Blackstone Betting On Las Vegas Comeback, Exec Says
• Pittsburgh Zoo Reaches Settlement With Mauled Boy's Family
• Creative Collaborations: Law Firms And Corporations
• High Court Won't Hear Celebrity Cruises Injury Appeal
• Nev. High Court Sets Limits On Pollution Exclusion
• Caesars' Suit Over $1B Mass. Casino Bid Nixed
• Marriott Reveals $15B Plan To Add 200 Hotels
• ARC Hotel Arm Pays $2B For Goldman-Backed Hotel Portfolio
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sugarman Rogers' Chris Netski
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Benesch's Megan Mehalko