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Hospitality - February, 2015

235 articles

• FTC To Face Grilling By 3rd Circ. Over Data Security Powers
• Workers Fight McDonald's Bid To Nix Class Claims
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Tishman, Starwood, Panasonic
• Title Co. Can't Nix Credit Suisse Claims In Idaho Resort Row
• Jimmy John's Managers Seek Class Cert. In Noncompete Row
• Mont. High Court Rules Casino Smoking Shelters Break Air Act
• WP Carey Hotel Unit Gets Greenlight For $1.4B Offering
• Judge Dismisses Patent Suit Over Ticket Reservation System
• LA Tells High Court To Reinstate Hotel Search Law
• Oakland Pushes Ahead With Progressive Wage-And-Hour Laws
• Houston's Server OT Suit Underdone After 9th Circ. Ruling
• Hotel Developer Says Partner Reneged On Project Stake Deal
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Uber, Isle Of Capri, Kaufman
• Revel Power Plant Urges Ch. 7 Instead Of $82M Sale
• CORRECTED: Peeved NY Judge Sends Hotel Union Spat To Southern District
• Judge Blasts Taco Bell's Bid To Nix Meal Break Class Claims
• Pa. Bill To Allow Online Gambling Introduced In House
• Pizza Chain Says Deal Offer Moots Tip-Pooling Claims
• CIM Affiliate Settles With NY AG Over Alleged 421-A Abuses
• Fontainebleau Reaches $115M Deal With Resort Investors
• Caesars Juniors Want Kirkland DQ'd Over Sponsor Ties
• Fla. Exculpatory Clauses Enjoy Their Moment In The Sun
• Caesars 2nd-Tier Lenders Fight To Hold Seat At Ch. 11 Table
• Ex-Franchisee Hits Dunkin' Donuts With NJ Bias Suit
• Calif. Council OKs $2B Stadium From Rams Owner Kroenke
• Interstate JV Scores $110M Loan For Hotel Portfolio
• 2 Years Of Clapper: Takeaways From 12 Data Breach Cases
• Ex-Dude Ranch Owners Can't Dodge Cap. Gains Tax: 7th Circ.
• Blackstone, Anbang Kinship May Spark Steady Deal-Making
• Calif. Appeals Court Won't Revive Suit Over Condo Sales
• Starbucks Wants Suit Over Inaccessible Parking Lots Roasted
• Data Collection Rule Repeal Will Help NJ Businesses
• 2nd Circ. Unlikely To Change Class Action Status Quo
• Firm Urges Sanctions On SC Resorts' Attys In Trademark Row
• Arnold & Porter Reps REIT DiamondRock On $59M Hotel Buy
• Judge Gives Pizza Shop Servers New Life In Tip-Pooling Suit
• Carnival Can't Sink Cruise Suit By Triumph Passengers
• Hotel Guests Can't Seek Punitive Damages For Legionnaires'
• Revel Casino Hotel Scooped Up Once Again — At A Discount
• Kirkland, Gibson Guide $530M Times Square Hotel Deal
• RLJ Continues Slimdown With $240M Hotel Portfolio Sale
• In Retrospect: Brinker V. Superior Court
• Insurer's Contract Claim Survives In $11.5M Hotel Flood Suit
• Revel Sale's Failure Halts Wells Fargo Deal, Power Plant Says
• NJ Court Backs Christie's Veto Of $10M Racing Cash
• Tex-Mex Chain's Owner Can't Revive Failed-Merger Claims
• High Court Won't Hear Nevada Strip Club Tax Appeal
• Pa. Horse Trainer Gets 6 Months Jail Time For Doping
• Calif. High Court Could Unleash Rest Day Lawsuits
• Deals Rumor Mill: 21st Century Fox, Arle, PTC Therapeutics
• Ex-Quiznos Execs Can't Skirt Discovery Stay In Investor Row
• Ex-'Girls Gone Wild' Atty, Resort Face $2M In Clawback Suits
• Trump Golf Club To Enter Talks With Miami Suburb Over Noise
• Sushi Chefs Fear Losing Visas Over Wage Deal
• REIT DiamondRock's GC Sees Shift To Franchise Deals
• This Week In Congress: Avoiding A DHS Funding Showdown
• Trump's Fight To Wipe Name Off Bankrupt Casino Is Back On
• 11th Circ. Upholds Orders In Miami Property Ownership Row
• Akin Gump Snags Paul Hastings Real Estate Partner In LA
• High Court Urged To Hear Texas Strip Club Tax Row
• Hustler Club Stripped Dancers Of Minimum Wage, OT: Suit
• Pepsi Sticks To Its Guns In $8.8M Wendy's Contract Dispute
• Pizza Chain Servers Decertified In Tip-Pooling Dispute
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Anbang, Shorenstein, Lightstone
• Abu Dhabi Fund Closes On $230M Marriott, Will Buy More
• In-House Counsel's Dirty 'Little' Secret: Data Leakage
• 10th Circ. Revives Jack Nicklaus Golf Course Investor Row
• Revel Free To Court Buyers After Judge Nixes Ch. 11 Sale
• Orbitz Loses NY Appeal, Still On Hook For $18M To Marketer
• Caesars Calls For End To Noteholders' Ch. 11 Committee
• Ex-Workers Serve NJ Housewives Star Over Missed Wages
• PGA Host Must Allow Appraisal In $18M Storm Damage Row
• Early Termination Of Hotel Management Contracts Is Costly
• Calif. Court Tosses Challenge To $477M Basketball Arena
• Rooftop Clubs Lose Bid To Stall Wrigley Field Revamp
• Minn. Developer's Hilton-Branded Project To Cost $161M
• Airbnb Pays San Francisco Back Taxes In Full
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: A&E, 1 Detroit Center, Four Seasons
• Famed NYC Eatery Owner Cops To Swiss Bank Tax Evasion
• Trump Creditors Strike Deal To Support Icahn-Backed Plan
• Greenberg Shines In Time-Crunched Waldorf, Baccarat Deals
• Tax Court Sinks Casino Boat Operator's Shelter
• REIT FelCor Lodging Nabs $93M In Sale Of 3 Hotels
• Sports Leagues Urge 3rd Circ. To Uphold Bar On NJ Gambling
• Pizza Chain Can't Escape Pooled Tips Collective Action
• Holland & Knight Opens In Denver With 6 Ex-Lathrop Attys
• Caesars Noteholders Demand Access To Investigation Docs
• Yelp Hits Sites Selling Rigged Reviews With Trademark Case
• PE-Backed Advantage Rent A Car Acquires E-Z Rent-A-Car
• 'Exact Contours' Is Key To NJ Sports Betting Appeal
• Hits Against The Standard Franchise Model Continue
• FCC Honors Hotels' Request To Drop Wi-Fi Blocking Petition
• NJ Court Says Off-Track Betting Deal Needs More Oversight
• Trump Golf Course Challenges Fla. City's Noise Rules
• Revel Pushes To Scrap $95M Sale Deal And Find Third Suitor
• Seyfarth Shaw, Paul Weiss Guide $67M NY Soho House Deal
• Cubs Fire Back Against Wrigley Field TRO Request
• Herrick Adds Ex-Squire Patton Boggs Real Estate Partner In NY
• Casino Battle Heats Up Between Menominee Tribe, Wisc. Gov.
• Market Rumors: Frontier, Blackstone, China Development Bank
• Hotel Owner Gets 21 Months For Harboring Illegal Workers
• Lewis Brisbois Botched Deal In Worker Row, Restaurant Says
• Papa John's To Settle Fla. Delivery Tax Class Action
• Saladworks Hits Ch. 11 Hoping To Find A Buyer
• UK Gambling Co. Ends Talks For $1B Takeover By William Hill
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Parnas, Starwood, Blackstone
• Kirkland Guides Carlyle Deal For Clearlake's PrimeSport
• The Bank Secrecy Act — Coming To A Casino Near You
• This Week In Congress: DHS Funding Looms In Recess
• Caesars Seeks Examiner To Explore Contentious Deals
• Starbucks Avoids Class Cert. In ADA Suit Over Counter Height
• Taj Mahal Union Tells 3rd Circ. CBA Wrongly Axed In Ch. 11
• Expedia-Orbitz Deal Likely To Survive Antitrust Review
• Lone Star Buys $1.5B Real Estate Portfolio From UK Group
• 11th Circ. Says Essex Can't Reform Nightclub's Policy
• Casino Doesn't Owe $1.5M In Winnings From Unshuffled Cards
• Arena GCs See Gambling As Sports Biz's Hot Legal Issue
• FTC Tells 3rd Circ. To Defer To Data Security Order
• Dallas Hotel Docs Protected By Privilege, Court Rules
• Fortress Bets On Kyoto's Rihga Royal Hotel
• Expedia Reveals Breakup Fee Tied To $1.6B Orbitz Pickup
• Rooftop Owners Seek Delay Of Contested Wrigley Field Signs
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Wachtell, Cleary
• Ill. Towns Lose Bid To Clarify Jurisdiction
• Bain Buys Japan Spa Operator To Tap Into Olympics Tourism
• DOI Rules Will Drastically Impact Alaska Land Management
• Miami Panel Backs $15M For Riverfront, Biz Park Projects
• Wal-Mart Sues Texas For 'Irrational' Booze Permit Ban
• NY Judge Partly Cancels Expedia's Tax Deficiencies
• Calif. Court Won't Wade Into Tribal Casino Revenue Row
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Chow Tai Fook, Stanford University
• EEOC Blasts Darden For Age Bias At Seasons 52 Restaurants
• Westmont Buys Boston's Battery Wharf Hotel In $48.6M Deal
• Lewis Brisbois Snags Personal Injury, Product Liability Pro
• 9th Circ. Says Approval Of $22M Yellowstone Claim Stands
• Fosun's Gaillon Seals Long-Fought Deal For Club Med
• Vornado Takes Bigger Bite Of $480M NYC Crowne Plaza
• Are You Unwittingly Bound By An AFL-CIO Agreement?
• Expedia Inks $1.6B Orbitz Buy As Travel Sites Consolidate
• Travel Sites Say Ill. Towns Can't Get Cert. Ruling Clarified
• Steak 'n Shake Parking Spots Are Too Steep, ADA Suit Says
• Crumbs' Bankruptcy Buyer Puts End To Brand Licensing Row
• Burger King Settles Lawsuit Over Alleged Needles In Sandwich
• Revel Judge Won't Extend Deadline To Close $95M Sale
• Trump Casino Inks $10M Deal To End Anti-Laundering Claims
• Tribe Seeks Meeting With Wis. Gov. Over Bucks Arena Offer
• 7th Circ. Rules Atty Sanctions Over Lien Notice Went Too Far
• Hilton Uses $1.95B Waldorf Sale To Pick Up 5 Hotels
• 2nd Circ. Won't Use Workers' Wage Case To Gut Class Actions
• Cincinnati Off Hook For $9.7M Claim In Yellowstone Row
• GCs Name Best Of The Best Attorneys
• Trump Entertainment Unsecured Creditors Fight To Sue Icahn
• 5 Firms Boast The Most Client-Savvy Attorneys
• Adelson Can't Nix Subpoena In WSJ Libel Case
• 2nd Circ. Revives Applebee's Workers' Wage-And-Hour Suit
• GCs Give Top Marks To 7 Standout Associates
• GCs Name Cream Of The Crop Litigators
• Vulcan Pulls In $138M For Seattle Mixed-Use Loft Building
• Revel Casino's $95M Sale Falling Apart
• Seminoles Ask 11th Circ. To Uphold Fla. Casino Tax Ruling
• Tribe Offers $220M For Milwaukee Arena To Save Casino
• Texas Couple Gets Jail Time For Migrant Worker Conspiracy
• Starwood To Spin Off Timeshare Business Into New Co.
• Yelp Pays $134M For Online Food-Ordering Service
• Wynn Resorts Lines Up $1.75B Notes Offering
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Wilson Elser's Angela Russell
• Del. Confirms Robust D&O Protection Despite Co. Demise
• Miami Sued Over Marine Stadium Redevelopment Plans
• IBM Hits Priceline, Kayak, OpenTable With Tech Patent Suit
• Feds Support Leagues In Appeal Over NJ Sports Betting Law
• Deal Bringing Morgans Debt-Swap Suit Near To End Gets Nod
• $95.4M Revel Sale Likely Doomed Amid Deadline Impasse
• Caesars' Skipped Payment Not A Default, Swaps Panel Rules
• Wyndham Asks 3rd Circ. To Disregard FTC Data Security Order
• Ramada Says Ex-Franchisee Illegally Used Trademarks
• $3.6M Asbestos Verdict For Carnival Cruise Director Set Aside
• More Than Turf Burn, But Who Is To Blame?
• Greenberg, Holland & Knight Lead Record $230M NY Hotel Deal
• Ogletree Draws Disability Pro From Drinker Biddle To LA
• Carlson Rezidor To Further Expand In Saudi Arabia, Dubai
• Fla. Bill Takes Aim At Local Transgender Protections
• Caesars Swaps Case Tests Investors' Sway
• $9M SkyRise Miami Subsidy Breaks Vow To Voters, Suit Says
• Trump Resorts, Icahn Blast Unsecured Creditors' Bid To Sue
• $95M Revel Sale Uncertain After 3rd Circ.'s Partial Stay
• Oak Hill Cuts Stake In Dave & Buster's After $195M Offering
• Burger King Stiffs Coach Trainees Of OT Pay, Suit Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Quinpario, Exponent PE, Fairfax Media
• Scottsdale Says It Needn't Cover SF Hotel For Resident Suits
• Marriott Hotel Added To Mixed-Use Luxury Project In Boston
• United Properties Scores Nod For 36-Story Hilton Hotel
• The State Of Play In 2015: Year Of The Regulator
• Holiday Cruise Line Blasted With TCPA Class Action
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Baccarat, Kaisa, BofA and Apollo
• Hilton, PepsiCo. Tapped For Caesars Creditors Committee
• Ferrero Not Nuts About NY Cafe's Use Of 'Nutella' Mark
• REIT Apollo Completes High-Profile $74M Mezzanine Loans
• NJ Gov. Signs Controversial Meadowlands Agency Bill
• Calif. AG Harris Takes Battle Against Foie Gras To 9th Circ.
• Exotic Dancers Slap NYC Club With Proposed Class Wage Suit
• Court Flags Down Ga. Go-Kart Racetrack In Nuisance Dispute
• Revel Wins Reprieve From Threatened Power Cutoff
• NLRB Hits Au Bon Pain With Unfair Labor Practices Suit
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Toyota, Norges, Milwaukee Bucks
• Out-Of-Court Restructuring Faces New Burdens In SDNY
• Caesars Brings On Ex-Hertz Head As CEO Steps Down
• US Lawmakers To Reintroduce Bill Banning Online Gambling
• Latham Flaunts IPO Strength With Shake Shack Debut
• Xenia Hotels REIT Goes Public After Spinoff From Inland
• Penn. Gaming Control Board Fines 3 Casinos For Misconduct
• Greenberg Traurig, Fried Frank Guide $100M Manhattan Deal
• Swaps Panel Weighs Briefs On $1.7B Caesars CDS Question
• NJ Hedge Fund Swindled $2M From Hotel Developer, Suit Says
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Sarajevo, Related Cos., Tishman
• Avoid Spoliation Anxiety With Litigation Readiness Plans
• Caesars Lures Wal-Mart Pro For Anti-Money-Laundering Role
• Trump Casino Union Files 27 NLRB Charges Amid Ch. 11 Fight
• Revel Wants Utility Sanctioned For Cut-Off Threat
• Ill. Towns Seek Clarity On Class Cert. Denial In Expedia Suit
• MGM Fights Class Cert. Bid In CityCenter Investor Row
• Oak Hill Prepares To Trim Dave & Buster's Stake
• McDonald's Wants Class Claims Fried In Mich. Wage Suits
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Amazon, Apple, Shore Club
• Sabre's PE Backers To Line Up $408M Secondary Offering
• Wendy's To Revamp Biz By Selling Hundreds Of Restaurants
• NLRB Supports Taj Mahal Workers In Ch. 11 Contract Fight
• Chetrit Nabs $150M Loans For NYC Hotel Carter Buy
• Magic Mountain Beats Appeal Of Man Hit By Roller Coaster
• Ex-Applebee's Workers Can't Cite Nexium, 2nd Circ. Told
• Caesars Backs Ch. 11 Examiner To Scrutinize Asset Deals
• CFIUS Clears $1.95B Waldorf Sale To Chinese Insurance Co.
• Soho, Tribeca Grand Deprived Employees Of Tips, Suit Says
• Kirkland Reps Wyndham In $57M Dolce Hotels Buy
• $2M Joe's Crab Shack IPO Settlement Wins Initial OK
• A Better Recipe For Analyzing Tip Credit Regulations