Hospitality Archive » August, 2014

Hospitality - August, 2014

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• Ernst & Young, Revel Settle Prepetition Fee Complication
• Avis Customers Win Class Cert. In Reward Fee Suit
• Enviros Urge Calif. Court To Block $477M Sacramento Arena
• Taxation With Representation: Gibson Dunn, Cravath, Wachtell
• Thayer Pays $460M For Westin Diplomat Resort In South Fla.
• Meal Delivery Cos. Not Liable For Sales Tax On Fees, NY Says
• Brand Battles: Exxon Mobil, Frito-Lay, McDonald's
• Avoiding And Defending Florida License Tax Audits
• In FinCEN Crackdown, Casinos Must Ante Up On Compliance
• Pa. Wants Out of Foxwood Developer's $50M Adversary Suit
• 5 Reasons Large Companies Are Turning To Boutique Firms
• Domino's Case Shields Franchise Parents, Boosts Industry
• Chinese Investors, US Developers Anxious About EB-5 Delays
• Dairy Queen Data Breach Linked To Widespread Malware
• Calif. High Court Clears Domino's In Harassment At Franchise
• Cipriani Group Accuses Pasta Maker Of Violating Trademarks
• TTAB Says Enterprise Rental Logo Isn't 'Phantom Mark'
• Man Indicted For $160M Hotel Scam Tied To Visa Program
• Wisconsin Stands To Lose $100M In Tribal Casino Dispute
• NYC Hotel Outfit's Deception Claims Against Recruiter Stand
• Tribe Blasts Mass. Suit Over Martha's Vineyard Gaming Plan
• Dealmakers Q&A: Bilzin Sumberg's Jay Sakalo
• Dealmakers Q&A: Greenberg Traurig's Richard Giusto
• Perils Of Communicating With Customers By Phone Or Text
• Food Concession Co. Gets Class Decertified In OT Suit
• Miami Open Organizer Asks Court To Back $50M Upgrade
• Anti-Inversion Push Causing PR Blowback For Burger King
• Chipotle Fights Evidence Destruction Sanctions In EEOC Suit
• Event Rentals Wins Approval of Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan
• Burger King, Tim Hortons Deal May Be Tasty For Franchisees
• Thor Equities Nabs $420M Refinancing For Chicago Hilton
• Shui On Land Nabs $255M In Sale Of Shanghai Hotel Stakes
• Trump Entertainment Secretly Taped Employee Interviews: Suit
• Expedia Dodges Class Action Over Unfair Tax, Pricing Charges
• RE Rumor Mill: Skadden, Carlyle, Aspen
• Sabre Exploring Sale Of European Online Travel Site
• Hotels' New Armor Against Union-Organized Boycotts
• Miami Open Organizer Goes To Third Set With Stadium Foes
• Commisa & Campanile Slams Suit Over $41M Resort Loan Loss
• Burkle Drops Bid For New Morgans Hotel Board Election
• One Firm Rules Over Complex Burger King Deals
• Firm Ordered To Produce Invoices In Four Seasons Fraud Suit
• Crumbs Sale To Joint Venture Wins Court Approval
• 4 Takeaways From Burger King's Whopping Tim Hortons Play
• ​Law360 Talks To The Man With Airbnb's SF Fate In His Hands
• NJ Pols Say Casino Push Needs Help From Gov., NFL Teams
• Accor Unit Pays €89M To Snap Up UK Hotel Portfolio
• Airbnb Hosts May Need To Comply With Pool Safety Laws
• Greenberg Traurig Adds Ex-Lionel Sawyer Gaming Pro In Vegas
• Burger King, Tim Hortons Unite As $23B Fast-Food Goliath
• Call And Record Me Maybe: The State Of CIPA Class Actions
• Miami Tournament Organizer Looks To Ace Tennis Stadium Foe
• NLRB 'Like' Ruling Sheds Light On Social Media Protection
• Seyfarth Shaw Dodges Some Claims Over Law360 Comments
• Tax Inversions On The Menu For Hospitality Sector
• Hot Dog Restaurant Chain Sued Over Copyrighted Mascot
• Mass. Appeals Court Certifies Class In TCPA Fax Blast Suit
• Tim Hortons Deal Latest Turn In Burger King's M&A History
• GrubHub Insiders Plan To Trim Holdings In $500M Offering
• Robbed Calif. Nightclub Wins $2.5M Verdict Against Insurer
• U.S. Hotel Fees, Occupancy Rates Set To Hit New Highs
• NY Popeye's Restaurant Shorted Workers On OT, Suit Says
• Buffalo Wild Wings Buys Majority Stake In Rusty Taco
• Insurer Freed From Hotel Construction Defect Suit In Calif.
• Orbitz Told To Pay Entire $18M Due To Embattled Marketer
• Facebook 'Like' Protected By Labor Law, NLRB Says
• Airbnb To Hand Info On 124 Hosts Over To NY AG
• The Elusive At-Risk Element Of EB-5
• Resort Sues Occidental Over $12M Construction Liability Deal
• $415M Vegas Casino Scores License For Weekend Opening
• Hotels Face Rising Tide Of Pool Lift Litigation
• Largest BK Franchisee Snaps Up 64 More Restaurants
• Hooters Slapped With TCPA Action Over Spam Texts
• New Orleans, Ft. Lauderdale Are Top Hotel Project Targets
• Tips For Restaurants (And Counsel) In A Gluten-Free World
• Minnesota Vikings Lift Stadium Budget To $1.023B
• Jamba Juice Buyers Seek Cert. In 'Natural' False Ad Suit
• NJ's Revel Casino Gets Green Light For $275M DIP Loan
• PE-Backed Restaurant Manager Snaps Up Hot Dog On A Stick
• Philly Mayor Drops Challenge To Blocked Lap Dance Tax
• Hotel Group Brass Duck TRO, Receiver Bids In Fraud Case
• Shake Shack Hires JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley To Lead IPO
• SC High Court Upholds City's Right To Break Hotel Contract
• NJ Travel Co. Accuses Rival Of Poaching Trade Secrets
• Bank Of Cyprus Nets €95M From Marriott Hotel Stake Sale
• Rival Casino Plan Won't Halt $203M Deal, Watchdog Says
• GrubHub To Shell Out $2M To Settle Junk Fax Class Action
• Dealmakers Q&A: Fried Frank's Ross Silver
• How To Control Risk And Cost Of E-Discovery
• Russia Shuts Down 4 McDonald's Restaurants
• Icahn Takes Stake In Hertz Amid Auto Recall Woes
• Oregon Tax Court Says State Misvalued Convention Center
• SeaWorld Won't Fight DC Circ.'s Safety Violation Ruling
• Revel Casino Hotel Folds For The Second Time
• $3.3B Scientific, Bally Merger Clears Antitrust Hurdle
• Gatehouse, Arch Capital Pay $89.6M For Manhattan Marriott
• City Of Dayton Improperly Axed Avis Agreement, 6th Circ. Says
• NJ Hotel Settles Sandy Price Gouging Claims
• Joint Employers Each Have Wage Duty, Mo. High Court Says
• Crumbs Skips Auction As Stalking Horse Goes Unchallenged
• Pa. High Court Says Casino Dealer's Theft Fine Is Excessive
• Sandell Expects To Win 5 Or More Bob Evans Board Seats
• Flipping The Hotel Business Model Upside Down
• Dealmakers Q&A: Farella Braun's Samuel Dibble
• Hotel Union Urges 7th Circ. To Rehear Coercive Tactics Case
• Starwood Putting $82M Into Toronto Sheraton Renovations
• 11th Circ. Tosses Discrimination Suit Against Ritz-Carlton
• Va. Hotel Broker Gets 11 Years For Alleged $55M Scams
• Hotel Co. Asks Calif. Judge To Toss Suit Over Recorded Calls
• Saudi Food Co. Eyes Stake In Kuwait's $5B Americana
• EME Wants Chicago Bears' Suite License Claim Sacked
• MGM Closes Book On Atty Scandal For NJ License Application
• EB-5 Developer Sues Rival Over Hotel Project Advertising
• New $1.2B Meadowlands Plan Calls For Casino, Hotels
• Tips For Massachusetts Gaming Vendor Applicants
• Miami Obstructing Public On $400M Island Project, Suit Says
• NACS Urges High Court To Nix Debit Card Swipe Fees Rule
• FTC Slams Wyndham Bid For Docs On Data Breach Interviews
• Ravel Hotel Can't Jump-Start TM Suit Against Bankrupt Revel
• Kennedy Wilson Unit Pays $40M For Hotel In Scotland
• Fabrics Company Sues Over Work On Taj Mahal Strip Club
• Sun International Sheds $63.9M of African Hotel Stakes
• Miami Tennis Stadium Foe's Appeal Says Settlement Bars Plan
• Seyfarth Aims To Toss Suit Over Disclosure In Law360 Article
• Farm Violated NY Law By Rejecting Same-Sex Wedding
• Punch Taverns Strikes $3.8B Restructuring Deal
• NJ Court Revives Malpractice Suit Over Injury Settlement
• 7th Circ. Revives Blagojevich RICO Suit Over Casino Tax
• Deals Rumor Mill: Roche Holding, Arcapita Bank, Shake Shack
• High Court Urged To Leave Alone Ruling That Condos Are Lots
• RE Rumor Mill: MGM China, Rheingold Brewery, Blackstone
• Ft. Lauderdale Boutique Hotel Goes For $24M In Liquidation
• High Court Asked To Rebuff LA's Hotel Registry Law Petition
• Exxon's Contamination Cost NJ Hotelier $1.2M, Suit Says
• EEOC Asks Court to Sanction Chipotle In Firing Suit
• Wyndham Says FTC Must Detail Consumer Harm In Data Suit
• Prepare For The Wave Of FCRA Class Actions
• Darden Begins Search For New CEO Amid Activist Pressure
• An In-House Lawyer's Top 10 Tips For Outside Counsel
• Map Error Doesn't Put Google On Hook For Restaurant Failure
• Attys Bullish On NJ Internet Gambling Despite Slow Start
• NJ City Demands Coverage In 'Buck Foston's' Litigation
• SEC Settles With Accountant Who Traded On Tax Client Info
• Whataburger 'Unconscionable' Arbitration Policy Ruling Axed
• Applebee's, IHOP Parent Sells $1.4B In Debt
• UOL Group Drops $162M On London's Heron Plaza Site
• Olive Garden Workers Win Partial Cert. In Missed-Break Suit
• Mixing Noncompetes, Trademark And Ice Cream
• Atlantic City's Bankrupt Revel Hotel Still In Auction Talks
• Avis Wants Expert Testimony Slashed In Reward Fee Row
• Hertz, Dollar Thrifty Sued Over Managers' Unpaid Bonuses
• 5 Ways To Prep For a Food Illness Outbreak
• Surf Club Four Seasons Snags $290M Loan From Blackstone
• SeaWorld OKs $250M Buyback As Orca Abuse Claims Sting
• 11th Circ. Tosses Seafarer Injury Suit Against Carnival
• French Regulator OKs Italian Financier's $1.1B Club Med Bid
• Law Firms May Be Violating Copyrights
• RE Rumor Mill: Bronx Ice Center, Crow Hill, Detroit Properties
• Dealmakers Q&A: Ungaretti & Harris' Brian Krob
• Condo Hotel Financing: Benefits And Hazards Of Rule 506(c)
• Domino's Win Likely In Store-Locator Patent Suit, Judge Told
• Judge Greenlights Settlement In Bubba Gump Wage Suit
• Port Authority Reissues RFP For Vacant TWA Terminal
• 11th Circ. Says Jury Must Decide Cruise Booking Dispute
• Panera Brewing Over Fla. Bakery's Use Of Trademarks
• Darden Uses Red Lobster Sale To Cut $900M In Debt
• Caesars Reaches Deal To Refinance $155M In Debt
• Inland American Plans To Spin Off Hotel Unit
• Atlantic City's Bankrupt Revel Casino To Close Sept. 10
• RE Rumor Mill: Swig Co., Eliot Spitzer, Mitchell's NY
• Dealmakers Q&A: Gibson Dunn's Stephen Glover
• A Close Look At NY's New Privilege Log Rule
• Orlando City Council OKs Up To $400M Mall-Hotel Project
• Massive Classes Win Cert. In Caribbean Cruise TCPA Action
• BofA Takes $271M Fontainebleau Note Dispute To Fed. Court
• Hard Rock Cafe Wants Band Manager's Suit Tossed
• Pizza Hut Can't Arbitrate Fla. Delivery Driver Wage Dispute
• NJ Gov Vetoes Bill Lifting Sports Betting Restrictions
• Boies Schiller Fined For Conflict In $350M Antitrust Suit
• EU Orders Avis, Hertz To Stop Bias In Online Bookings
• What The New Cuban Foreign Investment Law Means
• SEC Wins Jury Verdict In Florida Pump-And-Dump Suit
• 5 Steps For Franchisors To Avoid Joint Employer Claims
• Last Costa Concordia Suit Gets Nixed In Fla. Court
• Brand Battles: Royal Caribbean, Wal-Mart, Coors
• Bob Evans, Sandell Both Claim Victory In ISS Report
• GE Capital Sinks $100M Into New Times Square Hilton Hotel
• Delayed FDA Menu Labeling Rules Face Bumpy Road
• Fox Rothschild To Return Money, Continue As Revel Counsel
• NLRB Judge Faults Calif. Hotel Operator's Handbook Policies
• Gordon Ramsay Sued For $6M In Failed LA Eatery's Rent
• Hyatt Pays $390M For Total Stake In Flagship Midtown Hotel
• Dealmakers Q&A: Bressler Amery's Michael Ostrowsky
• Compliance Reigns Supreme As In-House Demographics Shift
• Miami Airport Head Urges Mayor To Kill $512M Hotel Complex
• Calif. Lawmaker To Withdraw Internet Gambling Bill
• Chicago Bears On Hook For $4M Ticket Tax Delinquency
• PE-Backed Bidder For $240M NY Casino Resort Disqualified
• Kelley Drye Nabs Litigation Pro From Epstein Becker
• Magistrate Supports Domino's Win In GeoTag Patent Suit
• Ariz. City Agrees To Back Controversial $400M Tribal Casino
• Avis Can't Escape Reward Program Fee Class Action
• IHG Lands €330M Constellation Bid For Paris Hotel
• Instant Racing Is Catching On
• 4 Flashpoints In SF's Plan To Regulate Airbnb, Others
• Fox Rothschild, US Trustee Near End To Revel Payments Row
• Fontainebleau Principal Fights Subpoena Of Financial Docs
• Yelp Hit With Class Action Claiming Stock Pump Scheme
• Consumer Drops Outback Steakhouse Parent TCPA Suit
• Longhorn Steakhouse Wins 5th Circ. Ruling In Lease Dispute
• Investor Sues World of Beer Over Contested Fla. Location
• 9th Circ. Nixes Ban On Mexican Chain In La Quinta IP Row
• Donald Trump Sues To Remove Name From Ailing NJ Casinos
• Target, Pfizer, Others Voice Support For Gay Marriage
• Tribe Loses Battle To Ice NLRB Suit After Noel Canning
• RE Rumor Mill: Vornado, Thor Equities, WeWork
• Bob Evans Hit With Handicap Parking Class Action
• RFR Pays $89.6M For NYC Soho Hotel
• Caesars Brawls With Stakeholders In Pair Of New Lawsuits
• Benihana Settles Atty Fee Battle In Haru Stakeholder Suit
• Largest BK Franchisee Could Gobble Up More Restaurants
• Older Claims Cut From Red Lobster Sexual Harassment Suit
• 2 RE Financing Pros Jump To Mayer Brown From Pillsbury
• Moore & Van Allen Urges Fla. Court To Toss Malpractice Suit
• JPMorgan's $360M Carlson Unit Sale Scores EU Approval
• Dealmakers Q&A: Berger Singerman's Marc Shuster
• 2nd Activist Backs Darden Board Overhaul Ahead Of Meeting
• How A Hotel's Anti-Negative Review Policy Backfired
• Bickel & Brewer Alums Launch Dallas Litigation Boutique
• Domino's Bid To Narrow GeoTag Patent Suit Backed By Judge
• US Trustee Wants Fox Rothschild Off Revel Ch. 11
• Royal Caribbean, TUI Ink Deal For Up To $2B In New Ships
• Darden Blasts Back At Starboard Over Red Lobster Deal
• Orlando Drops Eminent Domain Action, Shifts Stadium Site
• Calif. Appeals Court Strikes Down San Diego Hotel Tax
• Data Breach Headache Continues To Grow For P.F. Chang's
• Some Days, A Stay Is Easier To Obtain Than Others
• New York Restaurant Blocked From Using Faberge Name
• Crown Makes $280M Deal For New Co. And Vegas Casino
• Marcato Keeps Pressure On IHG After Spurned Deal
• Verein Tie-Ups Gain Allure As Firms Eye Global Expansion
• UK Firms Expand Global Empire, But US Firms Gaining Ground
• Law360's Global 20 Firms Take Global To New Heights
• Judge Threatens To Arrest Mister Softee Knockoff
• Sandwich Chain Jimmy John's Probing Possible Data Breach
• Fontainebleau Term Lenders Want Info On Ex-Principal's Worth
• Suit Over Miami Surf Club's Controversial Sale Pared Down
• Bob Evans Calls Activist Sandell's Reforms 'Short-Sighted'
• Japanese Co. Puts Up $300M For Honolulu Resort
• 6th Circ. Backs Tribe In $74M Defunct Casino Contract Dispute
• Spanish REIT Snaps Up $349M Hotel-Mall Complex
• Hertz Wants Currency Conversion Fee Class Action Tossed
• Chipotle Investors Seek OK For Deal Over Illegal Hirings
• Scientific Games To Buy Bally Technologies for $3.3B
• Next Up For California Restaurants: Seats For Line Cooks?