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Hospitality - November, 2014

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• Caesars Unit Pledges Tort Stake To Junior Bondholders
• Calif. Lawmaker Wants Retailers To Double Holiday Pay
• Trump Says It Needs $5M Icahn Infusion To Stay Afloat
• Chancery Won't Nix Ex-Quiznos Execs' Indemnification Claims
• 'Love Boat' Co. Falls For $82M Offer For One Of Its Ships
• Moore & Van Allen Can't Duck Fla. Malpractice Suit
• Grocers Say FDA Menu Label Rules Overreach
• Top Caesars Creditors Allege 'Brazen' Asset-Stripping
• Revel Appeals Order To Let AC Collect $33M In Unpaid Taxes
• RE Rumor Mill: York Downs, BCB Property, Wharton Realty
• Feds Want Tribe's Gaming Tax Suit Nixed
• San Diego Omni Hotel Gets $140M Refinancing From AIG
• Atlantic City's $22M Tax Sale Deal With Trump Casinos OK'd
• $300M DC Stadium Plan Moves Forward Without Akridge Deal
• TGI Friday's Hit With Class Suit Over Hidden Drink Prices
• Remembering Doar: Justice As A 4-Letter Word
• FDA Releases Long-Awaited Menu Labeling Rules
• NJ's Sick Leave Law May Be A Poison Pill For Restaurants
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Reconsider Drink Price Class Action
• RE Rumor Mill: Maxxam Enterprises, Extell, Oxford Capital
• Trump Resorts May Get DIP From Icahn In Bid To Avoid Ch. 7
• Jimmy John's, Franchisees Blast Noncompete Challenge
• Applebee's Franchisee Says EEOC Suit Exceeds Its Authority
• Texas Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Sex Biz Tax Row
• Thai Property Developer Drops $140M For Dean & DeLuca
• Top Caesars Noteholders Cry Default On Asset Sales
• Mass. Sick Leave Law Will Pain Small Employers The Most
• NJ Vows To Appeal After Sports Betting Blocked Again
• Meat Co. Can't Shake Starbucks Suit Over Ham Sandwiches
• Miami Shoots Down $121M Plan To Renovate Marine Stadium
• Burger King Serves Up $8.5M To Settle Junk Fax Class Action
• Armstrong Teasdale Reps Peak Resorts In $90M Public Debut
• REIT Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Pays $79M For West LA Hotel
• Calif. Appeals Court Clears Way For Kings' $477M NBA Arena
• Differentiate Your Litigation Practice With Data Security
• Texas Court Upholds Marina's $8.7M Verdict In Coverage Spat
• Yum Brands Sets Aside $1B For Buybacks Through 2016
• Starwood Sheds Australian Hotel For $399M
• Ex-Quiznos Brass Fight To Keep Indemnification Claims Alive
• NFL Drives To Lock Down NJ Sports Betting Injunction
• Trump, Icahn Want Atlantic City's Tax Debt Auction Nixed
• DiamondRock Pays $149M For Florida Westin Resort
• Jamba Juice Hit With Unpaid Wages Class Action
• MGM Resorts Plans $1B Offering To Trim Development Debt
• Land Securities Makes £85M Stake Buy In London Offices
• Habit Restaurants Share Prices Soar After $90M IPO
• The Print Room: How To Spend Less And Get More
• Caesars Reveals Plan To Turn Largest Unit Into REIT
• Carrabba's Italian Grill Hit With OT Class Action
• 3rd Circ. Is True Test For NJ's Sports Betting Plans
• Wyndham, FTC Data Security Row Heads To Mediation
• Enterprise, Vanguard Seek OK For $18.9M Airport Fee Deal
• Brookfield Backs Out Of $110M Deal To Buy Revel Casino
• UK REIT Arm Scores Deal To Manage 22 IHG Hotels
• Trump Resorts Must Prove Case Shouldn't Become Ch. 7
• RE Rumor Mill: Sam Chang, Penthouse Tax, Spy Museum
• Sidley Austin Adds Ex-Winston & Strawn Litigator In Chicago
• Investor Suits Over $1.2B Multimedia Games Buyout Combined
• How Hotels Can Protect Their Proprietary Information
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Aces From 78 Firms
• Revel Seeks To Boot 'Burdensome' Atlantic City Tax Deal
• $450M Live! Casino Project Gets 2nd Philly Gaming License
• Papa John's Opposes Class Certification In Delivery Tax Row
• Calif. Court Embraces 6th Circ. Ruling On Class Arbitration
• Lowe's GC Returns After Stint With Hoteliers
• Blackstone Launches $410M Sale Of La Quinta Shares
• Trump Entertainment Gets Nod On Ch. 11 Plan Disclosures
• Chinese Car Service Co. EHi Raises $120M In US IPO
• Dentons Reps Strategic Hotels In $140M Four Seasons Buy
• Single Tenant-Focused REIT Lands $508M In IPO
• Dewey Partner Clawback Ruling May Hurt New York Law Firms
• Key Tools For Monitoring Vendor Data Security
• Deals Rumor Mill: Onex, Bain Capital, Sequential Brands
• Revel's Unsecured Creditors Say DIP Request Cheats Them
• Vegas Strip Club Rivals Take Trademark Fight To 9th Circ.
• Starbucks Dress Code Is Legal But May Impact Worker Morale
• $10.9M Awarded To NY Exotic Dancers In Wage Suit
• Interstate Hotels Hit With Wage Class Action In Calif.
• REIT DiamondRock Sells LA Marriott For $160M
• PE-Backed El Pollo Loco Launches $200M Secondary Offering
• Carl's Jr. Hit With Trademark Suit For 'Mile High' Burgers
• Steakhouse Chain Co. Can't Skirt Customer's FACTA Suit
• Crumbs Decision Protects TM Licensees' 365(n) IP Rights
• Trump Resorts Says Ch. 11 Plan Can't Wait For Casino Closure
• NJ Pol Wants To Put Atlantic City In Tax Incentive Program
• 11th Circ. Revives Marlins Stadium Workers' FLSA Suit
• Ch. 11 Looms As Caesars Unit Looks To Shake $18B Debt
• Starbucks Seeks AIA Review Of Incentive Program Patent
• Report Calls For Emergency Manager To Rescue Atlantic City
• Starbucks Having Trouble Winning Coffee Cup Trademark
• Hertz Under SEC Probe, Finds $87M In Accounting Errors
• Zurich Off Hook In Hotel Massage Sexual Assault Case
• Starbucks Given Unfair Tax Advantages In Netherlands: EU
• The New Test For Bitcoin Might Become Its Digital Undoing
• Choice Hotels, BNY Mellon Accused Of Flouting Data Input IP
• Taj Mahal Threatens To Close If Union Doesn't Drop Appeal
• Pension Funds Seek Cert. In Suit Over MGM Complex Costs
• NYC Developers Eye Condo-Hotel Concept Again
• Privacy Groups Back FTC In Wyndham Data Security Row
• Darden Will Scrap Poison Pill 6 Months Ahead Of Schedule
• CLOs: Fight Fraud With Better Analytics
• Fla. Appeals Court OKs City's Denial Of Taxi License
• Trump's Firm Defends Lien On $1.3M Contingency Award
• Michelman & Robinson Led Client Into $8.8M Debt, Suit Says
• Chinese Hotelier To Buy Starwood-Owned Group Du Louvre
• RE Rumor Mill: Deutsche Bank, Invesco, Laxmi Management
• Pebblebrook Pays $59M For Westin-Branded Miami Hotel
• NJ College To Pick Up Showboat Hotel From Caesars
• Vegas Sands Says $5B Macau Licensing Suit Is A Repeat
• Joe's Crab Shack Managers Win New Chance At Class Cert.
• Disruptive Innovation Demands Delicate Regulation
• California Clears Path For Hotel Property Tax Appeals
• Biz Travelers Vulnerable To 'Darkhotel' Malware, Report Finds
• Ski Resort Owner Sets Terms To Raise $100M In IPO
• Carlson Rezidor Expands UAE Presence With Ajman Hotel
• Hyatt Pays $143M To Buy Out Partners' Interest In Texas Hotel
• McDonald's Recalls Happy Meal Toys Over Choking Fears
• Union Appeal In Trump Bankruptcy Sent Straight To 3rd Circ.
• Atlanta Braves Settle Suit Over New $672M Stadium's Zoning
• PE-Backed Calif. Burger Chain Sets Terms For $80M IPO
• Iowa Court Rebuffs Penn National In Hard Rock Casino Row
• Brand Battles: CVS, Starbucks, The Hobbit
• Judge Nixes Fee Dispute In Four Seasons Fraud Case
• In Sports Gambling War, Top NJ Legislators Step In
• 3rd Circ. Rejects Applebee's, IHOP Drink Price Class Action
• Hotel Group Demands Terrorism Insurance Action In House
• Miami-Dade Ties Fate Of Wal-Mart Project To Fed Enviro Deal
• FTC Asks 3rd Circ. To Allow Wyndham Data Security Suit
• Atlantic City Can Collect $20M In Unpaid Revel Taxes
• Battle Of The Experts Brewing In Starbucks Trial
• Retail, Restaurant Groups Push For Breach Notification Law
• 11th Circ. Curbs EEOC Subpoena Power In Cruise Liner Suit
• Ritz-Carlton Gets Suit Over Resort Interest Values Pared
• Zoe's Kitchen Shareholders To Offer $161M In Common Stock
• Weird Marks: 3 Tips For Using Nontraditional Trademarks
• MGM, Wynn Nab Massachusetts Casino Resort License
• UK Restaurant Chain Prezzo OKs TPG $485M Takeover Bid
• Market Rumors: Drybar, Bojangles, Walgreen
• RE Rumor Mill: KSL, BlackRock, Carnegie House
• 5 Ways To Uncover Bias During Jury Selection
• Dozens Of Cos. Settle In Visa, Mastercard Swipe Fee MDL
• Celebrity Cruises Upends Sanction, Ex-Worker's $2.5M Award
• Trump Resorts' Disclosure Statement Tabled By Judge's Doubt
• Caesars Fined In NJ For Marketing To Excluded Gamblers
• Minimum Wage Battle Shifts To States As GOP Seizes Senate
• How Senate Without Filibuster-Proof Majority Avoids Gridlock
• Starbucks Slammed By Class For Piecemeal ADA Compliance
• RE Rumor Mill: Orion, Blackstone, Hyatt And Polsinelli
• Scientific Games To Offer $2.9B Debt To Help Fund Bally Buy
• Mass. Gambling Expansion Law Upheld In Referendum
• 10th Circ. Affirms $185M Fraud Judgment For Colo. Developers
• NY Judge Won't Rehear Antitrust Row Over $750M Resort
• NJ Fights Leagues' Injunction Bid In Sports Gambling War
• Oxford, Quadrum Team Up To Buy Historic Chicago Hotel
• Bob Evans Uniform Policy Cut Into Wages, Servers' Suit Says
• Qatar's Barwa Takes $682M Stake In Golf Complex Lusail
• Spirit Pub OKs $1.2B Takeover By Rival Greene King
• How Debtors Can Hold All The Cards In A Union Gamble
• Hertz Must Pay $53M In Class Action Over Nev. Airport Fees
• O'Melveny Aids Chinese Car Service Co.'s $130M IPO Plans
• NJ Appeals Court Affirms $40M Foreclosure Of RV Park
• HomeAway Sues San Francisco Over Short-Term Rental Policy
• Island Resort Kicks Off Bid To Wipe Out $122M Bank Debt
• Trump, Trilogy Properties Settle Condotel Suit
• Blackstone To Cement Gains In $2.6B Hilton Secondary Sale
• Judge Calls Time-Out To Handle Wyndham-FTC Discovery Row
• Expedia Calls Request For Hotel Tax Testimony An Overreach
• Trump Resorts Ch. 11 Disclosures Draw Fire Over Tax Issues
• Vornado Sells $605M NY Office To Support Hotel Retail Buy
• Norwegian Cruise Line Launches Private $680M Debt Offer
• Waldorf Astoria Deal Is Likely Headed For CFIUS Review
• D&O Liability For Data Breaches After Palkon V. Holmes