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Hospitality - March, 2015

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• Pair Of Real Estate Execs Readying $88M Rival Bid For Revel
• Chipotle Can't Escape EEOC's Disability Bias Claim
• Duluth Loses Bid To Make NIGC Revive Casino Revenue Deal
• NM Tribe Loses Battle Over State Gaming Compacts
• CORRECTED: Paul Hastings Reps Starwood On $222M Hotel Sale
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Bankia, Howard Hughes, Dubai
• Goodwin Procter Adds Ex-Stroock Real Estate Partner In LA
• 5 Tips To Handle Workplace Race Talks Better Than Starbucks
• Christie Administration Extends Atlantic City Loan Agreement
• Penn National Calls It A Night On $225M Pa. Casino Project
• Colo. Resort Settles With J. Crew Over 'Broadmoor' Mark
• Simpson Thacher Guides Blackstone In $1.2B Hotel Pick-Up
• Don't Skip The Air Emission Credits In M&A
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Pershing, Bain Capital
• The 2015 Rising Stars, By Firm
• Okla. Asks High Court To Restore Suit Over Tribal Casino
• Wyndham, FTC Spar Over Data Security Practices At 3rd Circ.
• Hotel Slams EEOC Conduct During Discovery In Bias Suit
• Chipotle Must Hand In Report But Not Emails In OT Suit
• International JV Pays Carlyle $457M For London Property
• Blind Customers Sue McDonald's Over New Soda Fountains
• Greenberg Guides Amaya's $375M Cadillac Jack Sale
• PF Chang's Shakes Another Data Breach Class Action
• Warriors, Ticketmaster Teamed To Block Resales: StubHub
• Mediation And The Thorny Issue Of Settlement Authority
• 'Hypothetical Test' Takeaways From Trump Entertainment
• Brand Battles: McDonald's, Amazon, Neil Diamond
• Workers, Atty Groups Side With Worker In Carnival Injury Row
• 11th Circ. Told Cost-Splitting Sinks Seaman Arbitration Clause
• NLRB, McDonald's Joint Employer Fight Could Change Game
• Reid Blames 'Bunch Of Whiners' For EB-5 Favoritism Report
• CORRECTED: Strip Club Still Facing Junk Text Suit As 3rd Party Settles
• Revel Casino Takes Another Stab At $82M Ch. 11 Sale
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• BIA Rejects Wis. Tribe's Casino Bid After Walker Balks
• Travel Sites' Exhaustion Defense Is Tired, Ill. Towns Say
• Hawaii Hotel Co. Asks DC Circ. To Overturn NLRB Penalties
• Sanctions Sought Against Dunkin' Donuts In Contract Suit
• Wrigley Field Rooftop Biz Owner Scammed Cubs, Gov't: Feds
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: KIC, MetLife, Hirschvogel
• Developers Of $1.8B Rams Stadium Clear Labor Hurdle
• Fairmont Nabs Brand Deal In PE Calif. Hotel Buy
• What Experts Can Say About Inadmissible Facts During Trial
• 5 Key Privacy Considerations For All Companies
• Tribe Asks To Keep Casino Builder In Desecration Suit
• Fla. House Committee Mulls Massive Gambling Expansion Bill
• Court Settlement Bars Go-Kart Racetrack Above College
• Atlantic City Job Recovery Bill Approved By NJ Assembly
• Celeb Chef Wants Chipotle Suit Over Ramen Concept Revived
• Class Cert. Makes Headway In Shrimp Basket Tip Pool Suit
• Planned Times Square Hotel Scores $63M Financing
• Judge Upholds NY Land-Into-Trust For Oneida Nation
• Moody's Says Default Still Possible For Atlantic City
• Red Lobster, Olive Garden Workers Denied Cert. In Wage Row
• Hertz Wants $11.5M Class Action Moved To Federal Court
• DOJ Wants More Info On $1.6B Expedia-Orbitz Merger
• Pa. High Court Affirms Propriety Of 2nd Philly Casino License
• Ex-Watergate Atty Gets Nod As Caesars Bankruptcy Examiner
• Trump SoHo Hotel Owners Hit With Suit Over Pay For Services
• 1 Firm Feasts Amid Surge In Food Industry Deals
• SeaWorld Mistreats Orcas, Misleads Customers, Suit Says
• French Investor Eurazeo Reaps $588M In Accor Share Sale
• Grand Canyon Skywalk Developer Re-Ups Defamation Suit
• Calif. Domino's Franchisee Underpaid Drivers, FLSA Suit Says
• Tying Bucks' Taxes To Wis. Arena Bonds May Cost $165M
• Link REIT Drops $402M On EC Mall In 1st Mainland China Buy
• High Court May Take On Corporate 5th Amendment Privilege
• Interior, Calif. Tribe Seek To Nix Anti-Casino Suit
• Diamondhead Casino Agrees To Date For Likely Proxy Fight
• DHS Deputy Accused Of Playing Favorites In EB-5 Program
• Centerbridge To Acquire Great Wolf Resorts From Apollo
• Groups Fight To Revive Suit Over Miami's Captive Orca
• Atlantic City Manager Rules Out Bankruptcy For $101M Deficit
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Just Say No (To MDLs)?
• Bankrupt Ski Club Founder On Hook For $56M In Back Taxes
• Colony Capital, Eurazeo Sell Nearly 10 Percent Of Accor
• Starwood Strikes Hotel Deal For $1.2B Seattle-Area Project
• Big Buys Push US Hotel Investment To $27.8B In 2014: Report
• Wyndham Blasts Sanctions Bid In Timeshare Contract Row
• Domino's Franchisee Underpaid Drivers, FLSA Suit Says
• AMC Must Face Rival Theater Co.'s Ga. Antitrust Suit
• Sanctions Motion Claims 'Smoking Gun' Against Miami Project
• Revel Creditors Oppose Rush To Renewed Straub Deal
• Class Cert. Denied In Bob Evans Parking Lot ADA Suit
• Asia-Pacific Deals Flow Dipped To $7.5B In 2014, JLL Says
• Feds Float Storied Litigator For Caesars Ch. 11 Examiner
• NY Regulators Greenlight New Round In Casino License Bids
• Mich.'s Casino Claims Against Tribe Repetitive, Judge Told
• Chipotle Co-CEO Ordered To Testify In OT Suit
• Carey Watermark Snags $142.5M California Hotel
• High Court Axes Appeal In Texas Strip Club Tax Row
• The Law360 400
• Litigation Firms Make Cuts Amid Work Slowdown
• Is MegaLaw Just Big Enough To Fail?
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• Borgata Sues Atlantic City, Wants $88.5M Before Bond Sale
• NFL Must Mediate Super Bowl Ticket Cases, Judge Rules
• Dollar Thrifty Auto Freed Of Inflated Toll Fee Action
• Nat'l Union Can't Nix Bad Faith Claims In $5M Defect Suit
• Judge 'Concerned' By Diamondhead Casino Proxy Materials
• Conn. Assembly Committee Passes Tribal Casino Bill
• Calif. Tribe Says State Withheld $11M In Gaming Payments
• Investor Blasts MGM Nominee Snub, Preps For Proxy Fight
• New Mexico House Approves New Indian Gaming Compact
• Jersey City Mulls Expanded Hotel Tax For Airbnb Rentals
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: HFZ, NYC Hotels, Drinker Biddle
• Calif. Law Shields T-Mobile From TCPA Subpoena, Judge Says
• Darden Lists Fla. HQ, Explores Sale-Leaseback Deals
• Filipino Workers Hit Calif. Bakeries With $1M Trafficking Suit
• South Africa's Sun International To Pay $784M For Peermont
• 5 Insights From Avon General Counsel Jeff Benjamin
• Casino Developer, Tribe Blast Calif. City's $2M Atty Fee Bid
• Houston Tex-Mex Chain's Contractor Hit With $40M Suit
• Starwood Adds 4 Mexico Hotels To Latin America Portfolio
• Quick Turnaround Of New H-2B Rule Means More Of The Same
• 2 Mass. Casino Hopefuls Score Chance To Battle Rush Street
• SC Resort Co., Law Firm Settle Trademark Fight
• Developer, Tribe, City Reach Deal For $650M Casino Resort
• SC Justices Say Stripper Shot At Club Owed Workers' Comp
• Equity Funds Invest $7B In US Hotels In 2014
• Top NJ Sen. Blasts Gov.'s AC Moves As Moody's Eyes 7 Cities
• IRS Walks Back $4M Levy On Checkers Drive-In CEO's Estate
• Quapaw Tribe Quits Kansas Casino Partnership After Lawsuit
• What's New In Pennsylvania's Latest Video Gaming Bill
• Miami-Dade School Board Signs Off On Megamall Project
• Investors Try To Duck RICO Claims Of $25M Property Scam
• Senate Indian Panel OKs Chaudhuri As NGIC Chairman
• North Fork Tribe Sues Calif. Over Casino Pact
• Caesars Loses Bid To Nix Bondholders' Chancery Suit
• Vegan Chef Sues Former Restaurant For Using Her Likeness
• Plaintiff Fights Sanctions In Interstate Hotels Wage Suit
• Franchisees Lose Bid To Block Seattle's Minimum Wage Law
• Starwood Shops Fiji Resorts To Add To $1.5B Hotel Sales
• Hawaii High Court Upholds Excise Taxes On E-Travel Cos.
• International Trade Compliance Tips For Franchisors
• OPINION: Not All That Is Public Should Be Publicized
• Idaho Mulls Bill To Create State Gaming Commission
• 5th Circ. Won't Rehear Laundering Row Asset Seizure Ruling
• Calif. Tribe Says Rival's Casino Project Must Start Over
• Paul Hastings Key To Revival Of $3.5B Baha Mar Project
• Ex-Solicitors Duel In 3rd Circ. Fight On NJ Sports Betting
• Chadbourne Snags Project Finance Pro In Mexico City
• NY Tour Bus Companies Agree to Settle Antitrust Lawsuit
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Fosun, Potsdamer, Hines And RFR
• MGM Resorts Urged To Spin Off Real Estate Assets Into REIT
• Jackson Lewis Taps Akerman Atty To Lead Tampa Office
• Ex-Casino Guard Says Seminoles Not Immune To Firing Suit
• Alaska High Court Says Bank Didn't Lie In Hotel Loan Suit
• Indiana Tax Court Folds Casino's Innkeeper Tax Refund Case
• Ga. High Court OKs $200M NFL Stadium Funds
• Whistleblower Says Calif. Tribe Can't Dodge Casino Firing Suit
• Teriyaki Chain Hit With Calif. Unpaid Wages Class Action
• Cubs Knock Bid To Block Wrigley Field Signs
• NJ Alehouse Can't Duck Lorillard's 'Blu' Trademark Claim
• Reed & Scardino Tackles Employment With Ex-Winstead Pro
• Holland & Knight Guides $124M Financing Of Mohegan Hotel
• Blimpie Hit With Junk Fax Suit Over Lunch Ads
• Caesars Venue Decision Sets Important Precedent
• Tribe Says Calif. Can't Dodge Gaming Negotiations
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Lyon, Claro Development
• H-2B Freeze Could Hit Summer Industries Hard
• Bankrupt Caribbean Resort's $40M Deal With Lender OK'd
• Texas Bills Would Give All Tribes Shot At Gaming
• NJ Casino Can Proceed In Suit Against 'Cheating' Gamblers
• Tribe Twisted Law To Avoid Fla. Casino Taxes, 11th Circ. Told
• T-Mobile Fights Subpoena In Caribbean Cruise TCPA Suit
• Cracker Barrel Settles OT Suit With Associate Managers
• Brand Battles: Honeycrisp Apples, Samsung, WWF
• Revel Judge Won't Approve $82M Sale To Straub's Firm
• Hotel Development Pipeline Up 17.6% From Last Year
• 5 Insights From Dish General Counsel Stanton Dodge
• Will Elimination Of Tipping Reduce Wage-And-Hour Risks?
• Execs Name Top Industry Risks In 2015
• Texas A&M Donors Say $450M Field Upgrade Threatens Perks
• Jury Rules Texas Strip Club Violated FLSA In Wage Suit
• NY Coffee Shop Co-Owner Says Brother 'Looted' Company
• Trump Resorts Gets Nod For Plan Handing Taj Mahal To Icahn
• Ameranth, Genesis Settle Casino IP Suit After Failed Alice Bid
• $82M Revel Sale Ruling Delayed Over Jurisdictional Issues
• Malibu Golf Club Owners File For Ch. 11 Protection
• Insurer Must Defend Construction Co. In Hotel Damage Suit
• Hotel Didn't Justify Biz Interruption Claims, Texas Court Says
• Restaurateur Levy Forks Over $500M For PE-Backed Del Taco
• NYC Lawmakers Pledge $2M Toward Illegal Hotels Fight
• Lehman Fights For Stake In $63M Foreclosed Hotel Loan
• Sandwich Co. Can't Seal Bid To Exit Starbucks Ham Case
• Caesars Fights To Halt Creditor Suits Against Parent
• NM Senate OKs New Indian Gaming Compact
• BIA, Pokagons Kick Off Enviro Review Of Ind. Casino Project
• Ariz. Tribe Wants Domains Back From Ex-Web Manager
• NFL Found Liable In Super Bowl Seating Fight
• An Overview Of Gambling Law In Israel
• OPINION: Beyond The 'Grow Or Die' Law Firm Model
• Kansas AG Sues To Halt Tribal Casino Project
• Perjury Allegation Interrupts Super Bowl Ticket Trial
• Google Says Alice Kills Priceline Founder's Photo Tag Patent
• Virgin Swiped 'Ultra Ships' Idea, Ex-Norwegian Prez Says
• Jimmy John's Slams Class Cert. Bid In Noncompete Row
• Visa, Mastercard Settle Interchange Fee Suits With Opt-Outs
• Conn. Bill Would Allow New Casinos Under 2 Tribes
• Airlines Charge Exempt Passengers Tourism Tax, Suit Says
• Canadian Watchdog Wants Avis Fined $30M Over Fees
• Enviros Urge 9th Circ. To Revive ESA Battle Over Golf Course
• Boies Schiller Can't Nix Bad-Faith Sanction In Antitrust Case
• Ill. Town Must Show Stripping Is Harmful, 7th Circ. Says
• PF Chang's Asks 7th Circ. To Affirm Data Breach Ruling
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Chick-Fil-A, Safra, Prologis
• Cowboys Owner Gets Combative In Super Bowl Seating Trial
• Rosenberg & Estis Attys Sanctioned In Law Firm Lease Suit
• NJ Sen. Launches Public Records Suit Over Izod Closure
• Expedia Grabs $270M Stake In Latin America Online Travel Co.
• Holiday Cruise Line Hit With Another TCPA Class Action
• Kansas Claims NIGC Wrongly Allowed Casino On Tribal Land
• Wis. Tribe Immune To Casino Injury Claim, State Court Says
• AEG Drops $1.5B Los Angeles Football Stadium Plans
• Yelp Investors Fight Bid To Toss Stock Pumping Class Action
• Law360 Hospitality Editorial Advisory Board
• Lindblad Expeditions Inks $439M Merger With Blank Check Co.
• Horse Stable Says USCIS Arbitrarily Denied Trainer's Visa
• DOJ Reaches Settlement With Hilton Over Discrimination Suit
• Limiting Off-Duty Employee Access To Hotels
• Miss. To Get $22K From Settlements In FTC Robocall Suit
• NYC's Industry City Slated For $1B Facelift
• High Court Won't Wade Into Shore Club Foreclosure Fight
• Texas Tribe Is Operating Illegal Sweepstakes, Judge Says
• Hotel Owner Gets 2 Years For Hiring Undocumented Workers
• Trump Casino Operator Strikes Deal With Trump Over Names
• Hustler Club Dancer Wage Suit Loses Original Lead Plaintiff
• Visa Settles Cardholder Class Action Over Zipcar Policy
• TGI Friday's Settles With 14 In Certified FLSA Class
• Ashford Hospitality Injects $1B Refi Into PREI Stake Buy
• Arizona Spa Pays $76K In Wage & Foreign Worker Row
• Starbucks Fails To Escape ADA Parking Lot Slope Suit
• 2nd Circ. Skeptical Of $270K Boies Schiller Sanction
• Latham Gets Called On Again For MCR's $206M Hotel Buy
• Travel Sites Say Towns Didn't Exhaust Remedies In Tax Suit
• REIT Makes $4.1B Offer To Buy Pinnacle's Real Estate Assets
• NY Wage Recommendations Could Increase Hospitality Costs
• Disney May Be Discriminating Against Autistic Guests: Report
• Calif. Court Rejects Roofers' Bid For Hotel Case Coverage
• Mall Of America Owner Plans $4B World's Biggest Complex
• Anti-SLAPP Defense Won't Fly In Foie Gras Restaurant Suit
• Trump Taj Mahal's $10M FinCEN Deal Moves Forward
• Deals Rumor Mill: RBS, CVC Capital, Life Time Fitness
• Papa John's Franchisee Knocked With $2M Labor Judgment
• Papa John's Ill. Delivery Tax Suit Staying In Federal Court
• TPG, Cruise Operator To Pare Stakes In Norwegian
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Blackstone, CBRE, Fried Frank
• Fosun Puts Up $139M For Stake In UK Travel Co.
• NJ Appeals Court Clears Applebee's In Fajita Prayer Suit
• Trump Resorts Seeks $6.5M DIP Boost To Cover AC Tax Bill
• Saladworks Plan For Ch. 11 Sale Draws Creditor Flak
• SeaWorld Can't Sink Auto-Renew Ticket Class Action
• Mohegan Sun Fires Up Plans For $120M Hotel In Conn.
• Caesars Bond Trustee Sues To Enforce $750M Guarantee
• McDonald's Sued After Woman Allegedly Swallows Metal Wire
• Wendy's Can't Escape Patent Suit Over QR Code Ads
• Strippers Say Sapphire Club in NY Cheated Them On Pay
• GIC Boosts Merlin Stake After Blackstone, CVC Share Sale
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Macerich, AEG, Daimler
• Sanction Bid In Steakhouse FACTA Suit Is Baseless, Firm Says
• Recruit's $219M Pickup Adds To Outbound Japan M&A Surge
• Law Firm Tensions Mount In Africa — What Does It Mean?
• Burger King's Fresh Take On Exchangeable Share Structure
• Trump Resorts Tells 3rd Circ. Axing CBA Was Legal
• Revel Rivals Get One Week to Beat Straub's $82M Sale Bid
• RI High Court Upholds Casino Law Over Tribe's Challenge
• Caesars Can't Scratch Noteholder Committee, Judge Rules
• Celebrity Chef Todd English Sued Over Worker Pay Policy
• NFL Commish Blames League For Super Bowl Seating Fiasco
• Lehman Settles Bond Swap Fight Over Giants Stadium
• Distillery Finds Bar's Similar Name Hard To Swallow
• EEOC Wins FOIA Battle In Steakhouse Age Bias Dispute
• Judge Threatens Sanctions In Interstate Hotels Wage Suit
• McDonald's Backing Off US Chicken Fed Human Antibiotics
• Bob Evans Won't Spin Off Foods Biz Despite Activist Pressure
• NFL's Ex-Super Bowl Planner Defends 2011 Seating Snafu
• CORRECTED: Caribbean Cruise Line To Pay $500K In FTC Robocall Row
• Chanos Ducks Wynn Resorts' FCPA Defamation Suit Again
• LA Urges High Court To Revive Hotel Records Search Law
• Fight Over Trenton Sick Leave Law Set For Thursday Hearing
• Canyon Ranch Soothes Condo Owners' Ch. 11 Complaints
• NJ Gov, Pols Say Sports Betting Law Doesn't Breach PASPA
• Mass. Casino Bidder Set To Partner With Foxwoods
• Caesars Outlines Plan To Cut $10B In Debt
• 3rd Circ. Casts Doubt On FTC's Data Security Power
• Cubs Can't Hide Behind Antitrust Exemption: Rooftop Owners
• Ritz-Carlton, Marriott Hit With Unpaid Wages Class Action
• IRS Updates Guidance On Reporting Slots, Bingo, Keno Wins
• EB-5 — A Global Crowdfunding Platform
• Has Eden Roc Really Impacted Hotel Management Agreements?
• The Donald Thinks Trump Resorts Too Slow On Driveway Lease
• Fla. Rep. Floats Massive Gaming Expansion Bill
• Kirkland & Ellis Denies Conflicts In Caesars Retention
• Chinese Sports-Lottery Biz Misled Investors Before IPO: Suit
• Billion-Dollar Issues Loom Over Fla. Legislature Session
• Jimmy John's Blasts 'Unending Revisions' In Class Action
• Deka Snaps Up German Hotel In Record $177M Deal
• Carnival Seaman Takes Injury Arbitration Row To High Court
• St. Louis Chain Says Broke Franchisee Can't Use Trademarks
• Carnival Passengers Win $118K Damages For Cruise Fiasco
• 3 Questions For Hotel Cos. Buying Data Breach Coverage