Hospitality Archive » December, 2014

Hospitality - December, 2014

179 articles

• Google, Microsoft Ask FCC To Nix Marriott Wi-Fi Petition
• Wells Fargo Will Pay Revel's Outstanding Property Taxes
• Strip Clubs Tell High Court Tax Stifles Free Expression
• EPA Eases Fuel Standard For Royal Caribbean Scrubber Ships
• NJ Meadowlands Bill With New Hotel Tax Heads To Christie
• Norwegian Wants Diabetic Snorkeling Suit Thrown Overboard
• Rep. Michael Grimm Pleads Guilty To Tax Charge
• Ex-Sands Partner Rips Sanctions Bid In $5B Macau Permit Row
• 10 Tactical Omissions In A Commercial RE Buyer's Contract
• Revel Casino's Power Plant Warns It Could Go Bankrupt Too
• NY Rep. Grimm To Plead Guilty To Tax Evasion
• Starwood Sells Philly Airport Hotel Complex In $30M Deal
• Trump Resorts Finalizes $20M Icahn Loan To Keep Taj Open
• Sky Chefs' $1.75M Wage Deal OK'd As Judge Dings Class Attys
• Miami Development Takes On Homeowners' Ch. 11 Claims
• NY Court May Bar Woman From Renting Out Rooms Via Airbnb
• Caesars Re-Merges With Subsidiary Ahead Of Bankruptcy
• The Biggest M&A Moments Of 2014: Second Half
• The State Of Technology-Assisted Review In 2014
• Law360 Names Law Firms Of The Year
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Caesars Unit Gets Buy-In From Senior Noteholders
• Calif. Strip Club, Dancers Get OK For Deal Over Taping, Tips
• Judge Says Chipotle Must Hand Over Atty Docs In OT Suit
• RE Rumor Mill: Minskoff Equities, Viceroy, Steve Harvey
• Gaillon Raises Club Med Offer To $1.15B In Bidding War
• Colo. Resort Sues J. Crew Over 'Broadmoor' Mark
• LaSalle Snaps Up Historic Portland Hotel In $64.3M Deal
• Boardwalk Owner Sues NJ Agency Over Dune System
• Texas Justice's Union Defamation Dissent Cites Ferris Bueller
• $450M Live! Casino License Faces Pa. High Court Challenge
• NLRB Targets McDonald's, Franchisees As 'Joint Employers'
• NJ Assembly Seeks Fed. Aid For Displaced Casino Workers
• Sanctions Ruling For Fla. Tribal Leader Waits On 11th Circ.
• Honigman Steers $260M Pebblebrook Boston Hotel Deal
• Nev. Gaming Commission OKs Blackstone's $1.7B Casino Buy
• Rays Stadium Search Deal Blocked By St. Petersburg Council
• Amid Union Fight, Icahn Pledges $20M To Save Taj Mahal
• UK Supreme Court Won't Hear Subway Sandwich VAT Appeal
• Airbnb Inks Tourist Tax Deal In Amsterdam
• 6th Circ. Affirms Toss Of $326M Grand Ole Opry Flood Suit
• Italy's Gtech To Buy Back $920M Bond Ahead Of Merger
• Extended Stay America Adds Ex-Hilton Exec As GC
• BigLaw Stands To Gain From New US Policy In Cuba
• Terror Coverage Thrown Into Doubt After TRIA Dies In Senate
• Papa John's Customers Win Cert. In Delivery Tax Row
• Fight Over UCLA's $162M Hotel Plan Hits Calif. Appeals Court
• NHL Owner Unveils $1B Plan To Revamp Tampa's Waterfront
• 5th Circ. Upholds Asset Seizure In $24M Laundering Case
• RE Rumor Mill: Prudential, Premier Group, GLL Real Estate
• Chancery Fast-Tracks Suit Seeking Receiver For Caesars Unit
• NJ Lawmaker Wants Atlantic City Casino Tax Plan Scrapped
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive IGT Stock Drop Suit
• Fla. High Court Asked To Revisit Gambling Permit Ruling
• NY Gaming Board OKs 3 Casino Bids, With Shock Exclusions
• Chanos Beats Wynn Resorts' FCPA Defamation Suit
• What Happens When Legal Aid Cuts Stimulate Pro Bono?
• Blackstone Commits $294M Toward Singaporean RE Assets
• Antitrust Group Urges High Court To Nix Immunity Ruling
• Hotel Groups Sue Los Angeles Over Minimum Wage Hike
• Revel Wants Court To Nix 'Burdensome' Energy Agreements
• Calif. Panel Revives Showgirl Wage Class For Ayala Test
• Sabre Braces For Big Hit On LastMinute.com In $120M Sale
• New Neal Gerber Team To Focus On Hotel, Restaurant Projects
• Annual Bankruptcy And Restructuring Roundup
• Caesars Skips $225M Payment As Workout Talks Continue
• In-House Forecast For 2015: Past Is Prologue
• Proskauer Reps Accor In Bid To Make Asia Hotel 'Powerhouse'
• High Court Clears Air On Class Action Removal Disputes
• Booking.com Rewrites Contracts In Attempt To End EU Probe
• RE Rumor Mill: Jurys Inn, Heritage Equity, Warby Parker
• CLS Again Pushes High Court To Review Iskanian Case
• Tour Co. Tuniu Nixes Public Offering For $148M Investment
• High Court Ruling Sets Low Bar For Class Action Removal
• 3 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Hiring Appellate Counsel
• NJ Judge To Mull Backup Revel Bid After Nixing $110M Deal
• PF Chang's Escapes Class Action Over Data Breach
• Caesars Is At Impasse With Lenders Over Restructuring Deal
• 2nd Circ.: Hotel Must Find Room For Staffer Cut In Union Fight
• Pacifica Cos. Picks Up San Antonio Hotel Near SeaWorld
• Tampa Bay Lightning Owner Adds To Downtown RE Portfolio
• Hospitality MVP: Skadden's Audrey Sokoloff
• DOJ, NY AG Reach Deal With Tour Bus Cos. In Merger Fight
• RE Rumor Mill: TGI Fridays, Wal-Mart, Steve Cohen
• You Don't Get 3 Strikes When Filing A Complaint
• 6 Questions To Ask Before An Internal Investigation
• NJ Senate Panel OKs Easing Rules For Boutique Casinos
• Qatar-Run Co. Buys 50% Stake In London's Savoy Hotel
• Moore & Van Allen Settles Malpractice Suit Over $1M Judgment
• Burger King Inversion May Lop $1.2B Whopper Off Taxes
• Trump Resorts CEO Says Union Killed Deal To Save Casino
• RE Rumor Mill: Time, Heritage Equity, Minskoff
• Honigman Reps Pebblebrook In $52M Historic Hotel Buy
• What Lawyer-Novelists Learned From Being Lawyers
• Schumer Wants 'Clean' TRIA Bill Minus Dodd-Frank Mod
• Netflix, Others Can't Keep Del. Gift Card Suit In Fed. Court
• MetLife Buys Landmark DC Hotel For $180 Million
• Ex-Cendant CEO Asks 2nd Circ. To Make Key Witness Testify
• Hospitality MVP: Dentons' Rick Ross
• San Jose City Council Votes To Tax Airbnb Stays
• Hospitality MVP: Dentons' Meghan Cocci
• House Passes 6-Year TRIA Extension With Dodd-Frank Tweak
• RE Rumor Mill: Hilton, Related Cos., ElmTree Funds
• Inversions Heating Up Again After Crackdown Froze Deals
• Deals Rumor Mill: Danone Groupe, Vestas, Fosun International
• Harvard Prof's $4 Chinese Food Fight Creates A Stir
• Lax Data Practices Aren't 'Unfair,' Wyndham Tells 3rd Circ.
• Revel Wants $95M Backup Bid Revived After Winner's Pullout
• EMS Jumps On Bandwagon For Qatar's Canary Wharf Bid
• DDR Holdings — A Beacon Of Hope For Software Patents?
• Rays Reach Deal To Seek Stadium Sites Beyond St. Petersburg
• McDonald's Franchisee Settles NY Workers' OT Suit
• Hyatt Sells Vancouver Hotel To InnVest For $123M
• LA Coliseum Tells Panel Rave-Promoter Contracts Hid Bribes
• 3rd Circ. Skips A Second Round In Drink Price Class Action
• Papa John's Can't Shake Fla. Delivery Tax Class Action
• Dentons Denies Playing Part In Botched $41M Resort Loan
• FDA Menu Labeling Rules Have Long Reach
• Casinos Win $82M Verdict In RICO Suit Over Blagojevich Bribe
• NY DoubleTree Shorted Servers On OT And Tips, Suit Says
• Trump's Law Firm Secures $1.25M Fees But Sits Behind Icahn
• NJ Senate Panel Advances Atlantic City Rescue Package
• ClubCorp Decides Against Conversion To REIT
• NPS Says Contract Tweaks Didn't Harm Grand Canyon Hotelier
• Two Ex-Execs Plead Guilty In $300M RE Ponzi Scheme
• Move Over, Miami: Fla. Cities Poised For RE Growth In 2015
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, RBS, Mizuho
• Hertz GC Steps Down Amid SEC Probe Into $87M Blunder
• Qatar Says PE Firm Supports $4B Bid For Canary Wharf Owner
• Fed Circ. Finds Website Patent Invalid, Jury Award Revisited
• Bonomi Prolongs Bidding War With New Club Med Offer
• Slaughter & May Reps Songbird On Rebuff Of $4B Buyout Bid
• Calif. Appellate Says Worker Status Dispute Not A Tax Case
• Hard Rock Cafe Accused Of Bullying Bahamas Franchisee
• Trump Gaming Partners Settle As Ch. 7 Hearing Looms
• RE Rumor Mill: Ashkenazy, Extell, Watergate Hotel
• Brookfield-Revel Deal Could Be In Play, Attorney Says
• Akerman Serves Up National Restaurant Industry Group
• Showgirls Tell Calif. Panel Ayala Ruling Revives Wage Class
• Chick-Fil-A Cherry Caused Heart Attack, New Suit Says
• Accor, Airport Developer Ink Leases For Paris Hotel Trio
• Expedia Ordered To Cough Up Hotel Tax Formula
• Caesars Bondholders Rip $155M 'Backroom' Refi Deal
• Bain, Virgin Group Chart Course For Cruise Venture
• SeaWorld In Deep Water Over Ticket Auto-Renew Policy
• $75M Whole Foods-Anchored Texas Project Secures Financing
• US Chamber Blasts Planned Fast-Food Worker Protests
• Trump Entertainment Bankruptcy Hearing Delayed
• Wendy's Franchisee Sues Pepsi To Defect To Coca-Cola
• Vegas Sands Wants Sanctions For 3rd Go At $5B Secrets Suit
• Insurers Freed From Plumber's Defense In Calif. Hotel Project
• DC Council Gives Thumbs Up To $300M Soccer Stadium Plan
• And Now A Word From The Panel: End Of An Era
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Kilpatrick's Ty Lord
• Miami-Dade County Bars Transgender Discrimination
• RE Rumor Mill: Repsol, Plaza Hotel, Extell
• Chefs Urge Congressional Action On 2 GMO Labeling Laws
• Revel Can't Shake Tax Agreements, Atlantic City Says
• Tribe Too Slow To Defend Gambling Rights, DC Circ. Says
• Jamba Juice To Stop Labeling Smoothie Kits 'All Natural'
• NJ Senate Chief Moves Forward With AC Revitalization Plan
• Disney Co. Seeks Fees For Atty Conduct In Race Bias Suit
• Deutsche Bank Drops $991M For Frankfurt Tourism Complex
• Strategic Hotels Plans $254M Stock Offering To Fund Growth
• Caution: Flaws Of The Attorney-To-Secretary Ratio
• Gentlemen's Clubs Can't Strip Dancers Of Employee Status
• Trump To Close Taj Mahal, Its Last Casino, On Dec. 12
• Shell Oil Can't Wipe Out Ski Ticket Coupon Claims
• Judge OKs Lehman Arm's $22M Miami Resort Sale
• Freshfields Guides $394M Sale Of Cinven Restaurant Assets
• Fosun Raises Offer For Club Med To $1.12B In Bidding War
• RE Rumor Mill: Anschutz, Abu Dhabi, Wei Chuan
• Domino's Faces TCPA Suit Over Unwanted Coupon Texts
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Wilson Elser's Larry Lum
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• High Court Lets Stand Tribe's Status, Right To Build Casino
• GCs Add 35 Firms To List Of Most Arrogant
• Related, SBE Score $157M Loan For Miami Project
• What Businesses Must Know About The Berkeley 'Sugar Tax'