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Hospitality - April, 2015

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• Judge Demolishes $664M Hollywood Project's Enviro Approval
• AmEx Ordered To Alter Anti-Steering Rules Against Merchants
• NIGC Urges 8th Circ. To Uphold Gaming Co.'s $5M Fine
• Tribes, Business Groups Urge Congress To Rein In NLRB
• Saladworks Gets Nod For $16.9M PE Stalking Horse
• Fans Say NFL Can't Collect Costs In Super Bowl Ticket Fight
• 8th Circ. Urged To Restore H-2B Carnival Workers' Wage Row
• Mich. Tribe Spars With NLRB Over Casino's Anti-Union Rules
• SEIU Fights To Chime In On 2nd Circ. Facebook Labor Beef
• Texas Strip Club Appeals Jury's Decision In FLSA Suit
• DHS Deputy Rebuffs EB-5 Program Favoritism Claims
• 3rd Circ. Renews Restaurant.com Suit For Lead Plaintiffs Only
• Revel's Former Utility Provider Rips Ch. 11 Plan
• Food Concessionaire Wants Rehashed OT Claims Axed
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Shorenstein, RREEF, Milwaukee Bucks
• New World Sells 3 HK Hotels For $2.4B To Abu Dhabi Venture
• Tribal Casino Firing Row Won't Be Heard In Federal Court
• Senate Panel Passes Bill To Block Ariz. Tribal Casino
• 7th Circ. Says Ho-Chunk Nation Can Offer E-Poker
• Tribal Leaders Urge Senate To Keep NLRB Out Of Gaming
• Calif. City Defends $2.4M Fee Bid In Tribal Casino Feud
• Strategic Hotels To Shed Calif. Hyatt In $118M Deal
• Tribe Offers Alabama $250M Bailout For Gaming Rights
• Mich. McDonald's Workers' Broad Discovery Put On Hold
• Strip Club DJs, Dancers Get Conditional OK For FLSA Class
• Penn National Pays $360M For Tropicana Las Vegas
• Lower Tax Reporting Limit For Slots Not A Revenue Jackpot
• NJ Judge Tosses Lawmaker's Records Suit Over Izod Closing
• NY Casino Developers Tell 2nd Circ. Rivals Stymied Project
• Hooters Settles Fight Over 'Fresh' TM With Fast-Food Joint
• Accor Sells 29 Hotels In Germany, Netherlands In $261M Deal
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: UBM, NYC FC, Margaritaville
• New H-2B Regs Hold Some Hurdles For Small Businesses
• NIGC Names Lewis Brisbois Partner As Its Chief Of Staff
• Card Shuffler Co. Deals $100M Monopoly Suit To Rival
• Ind. Lawmakers Move To Get More Say On Tribal Gaming
• Caesars, Blatstein Settle Atlantic City Mall Lease Row
• Wash. Tribe Moving Forward With Casino Amid Legal Battle
• 5 Things To Watch For After Approval Of $1.7B LA Stadium
• 2nd Circ. Says Judges Can't Pre-Ban Arbitration Arguments
• US Airways Will Ditch Damages For Sabre Antitrust Bench Trial
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Brookfield, China Vanke, Bennett
• Bojangles' Eyes $122M IPO As Restaurant Craze Ramps Up
• Bill Blocking Ariz. Tribal Casino Could Cost $1B, CBO Says
• Hotel Says EEOC Lacks Self-Awareness In Mexicans' Bias Suit
• NJ Regulator Says Straub Can't Take Revel's Casino License
• Marine Science Institute Says Resort Co. Botched Dolphin Deal
• The Rising Stars Of Hospitality Law
• Red Robin Franchisee Must Face Pa. Tip Pool Class Action
• Bulgari Expands Dubai Hotel Deal With Residential Project
• Immigrant Resort Workers Ask For Cert. In FLSA Action
• Hertz Accused Of Not Properly Paying Calif. Employees
• Lawyers Must Guard Against Tribal Disenrollment Abuses
• Investor Says $500M Del Taco Buyout Is Raw Deal
• HoJo, Wyndham Settle Phone Privacy Class Action For $1.5M
• Brand Battles: Mercedes, Instagram, White Castle, Tivo
• Caesars Juniors Press Bankruptcy Judge To DQ Kirkland
• Carnival Settles With Many Of Cruise Disaster Plaintiffs
• NLRB Judge says Applebee's Operator's Class Ban Unlawful
• NJ Firm, Dentons Exit Malpractice Dispute Over $41M Loan
• Fla. Lawmakers Pass Anti-Pregnancy Discrimination Bill
• Judge Won't Rule On Redacted Docs On Izod Center Closing
• Calif. Fast Food Mogul Charged With $20M Loan Fraud
• JPML Asked To Merge SeaWorld Orca Abuse Claims Suits
• A Strategy For Nixing FLSA Collective Actions After Filing
• DHS, DOL Say They Are Close To Issuing New H-2B Visa Rule
• License Deal Not Enough To Win Patent Suit, Judge Says
• Kirkland Fights To Remain At Helm Of Caesars Bankruptcy
• Bankrupt Saladworks Lands $15M Stalking Horse
• NJ Devils Sued For Restricting Season Ticket Resales
• Skokomish Tribe Picks Up Wash. Waterfront Resort
• 'Bryant Park Hotel' TM Not Enforceable, NYC Developer Says
• BIA Defends Taking Calif. Tribe's Casino Land Into Trust
• Town Sues To Void Deal That Would Move Miami Boat Show
• Casino Developer Trashes Calif. City's $2.3M Atty Fee Bid
• HK Developer Plans $839M Rights Offering To Fund Resort
• Firms Say Their Applebee's OT Row Ads Aren't Misleading
• Rising Star: Greenberg Traurig's Samantha Ahuja
• Disney Hit With Patent Suit Over MagicBand System
• Airbnb: Boon Or Bane For NYC Residential Real Estate?
• Data Breaches Happen To Small Companies Too
• Airbnb Rips Calif. Bill Requiring Rental Data Disclosure
• Trump Resorts Wants Union Sanctioned For Urging Boycott
• Investor Hunger For Growth Fueling Restaurant IPO Craze
• Ariz. Tribe, Local Leaders Blast Halt Of Phoenix Casino
• Golf Resort Fights Paying H-2B Workers New Prevailing Wage
• Borrelli Wants Firms Sanctioned For Ads In Applebee's Row
• GCs Name Most Elite Law Firms
• Yelp Escapes Investor Class Action Over Bad Reviews
• 5 Tips For Smooth Gaming Compact Negotiations
• Rising Star: Gibson Dunn's Farshad More
• How Bankruptcy Courts Are Dealing With 'Stern Claims'
• French Watchdog, Booking.com Ink Deal On Hotel Pricing
• Wynn Says "Girls Gone Wild" Founder Abandoned Libel Suit
• Domino's Franchisee Says Driver Must Arbitrate Pay Claims
• SD Tribe Says IGRA Bars State Taxes On Casino Customers
• Bankrupt Saladworks Gets Nod On Exec Bonus Plan
• Utility Deal, Sandy Implicated In Revel Bankruptcy
• Spanish-Language Cinema Says AMC Forced It Out of Houston
• Mohegans To Construct Casino At South Korean Airport
• Brazilian Steakhouse Chain Fogo De Chao Charts $75M IPO
• Conn. Bill Allowing More Tribal Casinos Advances
• Bankruptcy Talks Collapse Between Caesars, Bank Lenders
• High Court Flushes Fish Pedicure Appeal
• Fort Sill Apache Ask NM Justices To Reconsider Gaming Row
• GAO Axes Protest Over $2B Yosemite Concession Prospectus
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Ayala Land, Real Estate Equities
• Activist Investor Blasts MGM Tactics In Spinoff Proxy Fight
• Revel Ch. 11 Judge OKs Power Plant Lease Termination
• 9th Circ. Nixes Tribe's Gaming Compact Suit Against Wash.
• 4 Tips For Traversing The Calif. Tribal Gambling Landscape
• Rising Star: Dentons' Christopher Lee
• Tips For Guiding Your Client Through The Mediation Process
• The 100 Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• Law Firm Biases Continue To Thwart Women
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• The Glass Ceiling Report
• Caesars Noteholders Seek Kirkland & Ellis Docs In DQ Row
• Group Says Calif. Never Ceded Jurisdiction Over Casino Site
• Fox Rothschild Opens New Office In Chicago
• SBE's Nazarian Bilking Hotel Investor In $125M Deal, Suit Says
• Tribal Casino Evades Wrongful Death Suit Over Jurisdiction
• KSL Delivers $100M Refi To St. Regis Aspen Resort
• Gunster Hires Ex-Duane Morris Corporate Law Pro In Miami
• Ariz. Rejects Tribe's $400M Phoenix Casino, Cites Fraud
• NJ Judge Blocks Straub's Plan To Re-Energize Revel
• Bryant Park Hotel Lobs $50M Trademark Suit At New Neighbor
• Dem. Lawmakers Call For Tighter Cruise Ship Safety Rules
• Multimedia Games Shareholders Settle Suit Over $1.2B Buyout
• Ex-Franchisees Seek To Sanction Texas Food Chain In TM Row
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Tokyo Olympics, Madison, Murdoch
• Kansas Moves To Block Quapaw Casino In Trust Lands Row
• Stakes Are High In McDonald's Joint-Employer Case
• Yelp Ruling A Win For Anonymity Despite Dodging Key Issue
• Yelp Says User Complaints Don't Prove Reviews Were Rigged
• Caesars Ch. 11 Examiner Gets Winston & Strawn For Probe
• Ex-Revel Utility Maligns Straub's Proposed Power Plans
• Stay On H-2B Rule Termination Extended By 1 Month
• Starwood Wants Attys Sanctioned For Prostitution Stings
• Ill. City Says OneBeacon Must Cover $11M Stadium Spat
• Atlantic City Says Borgata Lacks Standing In Bond Sale Suit
• Yelp Doesn't Have To Unmask Users, Va. High Court Says
• Conn. Tribal Casino Bill Could Cost State Revenue, AG Says
• EEOC Wants Coding Info In Steakhouse Age Bias Suit
• Senate Confirms New Chair Of Native Gaming Commission
• Pa. AG Asked To Probe Penn National's Nixed Casino Project
• Seyfarth Nabs Beazer Homes Real Estate Pro For Atlanta
• 3 Tricky Questions To Ask Before Selling Discounted Bundles
• New Revel Owner Says Deal Unlikely In Casino Power Struggle
• Casinos Weigh Cash Concerns Against Leaseback Hurdles
• Plan B Exotic Dancers Near Class Cert. Win In Wage Row
• Simple Fraud Is Still Fraud, Ruby Tuesday Investors Say
• Settlement of Marlins Stadium Workers' Claims Turned Back
• Goodwin Reps REIT DiamondRock On $85M Texas Hotel Deal
• 2 Routes To Hourly Rates For Lawyers
• PREIT, Macerich To Redevelop Philly Mall In $235M Project
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: GLPI, Blackstone, Federal Capital
• Loose Lips Have Lots Of Leeway At The NLRB
• Pro-Employee Bills Raise Litigation Risks For California Cos.
• NY Domino's Pizza Franchisees Pay $1M In Wage Row
• Fla. Cabinet Backs 82-Acre Land Sale For Miami Mega-Mall
• Lewis Brisbois Adds Ex-Rogers Towers Atty As Partner In Fla.
• Judge Stands By Sanctions Ruling In Starbucks Chair Fiasco
• Honigman, Haynes And Boone Steer $100M Pebblebrook Loan
• EEOC Returns Fire Against Hotel's Sanctions Bid
• NM Governor Inks 22-Year Gaming Compact With Five Tribes
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: JetBlue, CIM, Men's Warehouse
• Conn. State, Tribal Officials Slam Okla. Payday Lenders
• IFA, Morgans Team Up On Dubai Luxury Hotel
• Revel Power Plant Faces Hearing On Ch. 11 Service Value
• NLRB Urges 2nd Circ. To 'Like' Facebook Firing Decision
• 5 Tips For Navigating The NIGC
• Calif. Gambling Commission Calls Tribe's $11M Suit A Repeat
• InnVest REIT Scores $64M Refinancing For Hyatt Hotel
• Tribe's Online Gambling Heads Say Calif. Has Double Standard
• Four In Texas Sentenced In Human Trafficking Scheme
• SeaWorld Backlash Mounts With Fla. Orca Abuse Claims Suit
• MGM Blasts Activist Shareholder Over 'Flawed' REIT Plan
• USCIS Must Pay Atty Fees After Hotel Co. Wins H-1B Visa
• Travel Sites Say Exhaustion Defense Is Solid In Ill. Tax Row
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: D.E. Shaw, Cayan, Adobe
• Wash. Decision Illustrates Challenges For Breach Plaintiffs
• How To Weather Media Inquiries In High-Profile Cases
• Revel Buyer Left In Dark As Plant Owner Ducks TRO Bid
• Embattled Calif. Tribe Removes Gaming Commission
• PR Firm Says Tribe Integral To Skywalk Defamation Suit
• Manhattan DA Probing WTC Contract Award To Legends
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Witkoff, Swift, Baccarat
• Travel Sites Face Data Input Patent Infringement Suit
• Brand Battles: Pepsi, Marijuanaville, Edible Arrangements
• Court Asked To Weigh In On St. Louis NFL Stadium Plan
• Habit Restaurants Investors Trim Stakes In $155M Offering
• Harassment Plaintiff Doubles Down On Hodgson Russ DQ Bid
• DC Tour Co. Sues Gov't Over $81M National Mall Contract
• Chicago Eateries Can't Dodge Race Bias Suit
• $500M Mixed-Use Project For Bakken Boomtown Clears Panel
• Restaurant Co. Cara Operations Draws $159M In Canada IPO
• DHS Inspector Releases Emails Behind Visa Investigation
• Aussie Firm Stamford Scores $203M For Residential Project
• Grupo Vidanta To Invest $1.3B In Mexico Tourism Projects
• Consumer Data In Bankruptcy: Saleable Asset Or Liability?
• Starbucks' 'Junk Science' Downplays Cancer Risk: Nonprofit
• Fla. House Panel Passes Pared-Down Gaming Bill
• Committee To Scrutinize Fees In Caesars Ch. 11
• Revel Power Plant Drops Service To Force Straub's Hand
• Ex-NYPD Sgt. Convicted For Dealing Poker In Illegal Casino
• Execs' $18M Suit Over Morgans Takeover Reinstated
• Builder Won't Raze Casino Over Tribe's Desecration Claims
• Dish Loses Fight To Get 'SMARTBox' Trademark
• Ala. Dems Propose Gambling Measures To Close Budget Gap
• Ariz. Tribe Loses Bid To Make Web Hosts Transfer URLs
• Los Angeles Events Contract Co. Hit With State Wage Suit
• Calif. Tribe Says FMLA Doesn't Apply In Casino Firing Suit
• Caesars Debt Battle Escalates With Credit Suisse Suit
• Workers Win $1.3M In Wash. Restaurant, Spa Wage Row
• Illegal NYC Casino Was No Ma-And-Pa Poker Game, Jury Told
• Hustler Club Says Dancer Wage Suit Must Go To Arbitration
• Abu Dhabi Inks $337M Deal For NYC's 'Clock Tower' Hotel
• Jimmy John's Noncompete Pact Survives Worker Challenge
• FDA To Expand Definition Of Retail Food Establishments
• Fla. Appeals Court Sends $4.9M Diamond Sale Mix-Up To Trial
• Nashville REIT Ryman To Sell $400M In Senior Notes
• Bucks Eye Milwaukee Boom With New $1B Arena Plans
• Best Western Dodges NLRB's Concerted Activity Suit
• Holiday Cruise Line Text Ads Draw Consumer Ire In TCPA Row
• FTC V. Wyndham: Recent Developments And Implications
• Tropicana Hits NJ Construction Co. With Suit Over Oil Leak
• Using A State-Issued Professional License In Indian Country
• Bankrupt Saladworks Gets Extra Time To Tap Stalking Horse
• NIGC's Plan For Enviro Review Exclusion Is Good News
• Starbucks Sanctioned For Willful Spoliation In Defect Row
• Caesars Ch. 11 Examiner Wants Winston & Strawn For Probe
• Tribe-Owned Casino Exempt From Bias Claims, 2nd Circ. Says
• Hooters Says Competitor Can't Trademark Descriptive Phrase
• Steak Chain Servers Push For Collective Cert. In Wages Row
• Native American Legislation And Regulation To Watch In 2015
• Idaho Gov. Draws Tribe's Ire After Instant Racing Bill Veto
• China To Regulate Online Lottery Industry
• Pa. Court Upholds Death Benefits In Tribal Marriage Row
• Fed. Circ. Denies $1B Damages Bid In NY Tribal Land Row
• Pa. Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Expand Video Gambling
• Restaurant Chain Bojangles' Files $100M IPO
• LA's Minimum Wage Hike Oversteps Federal Law, Hotels Say
• Revel's Energy Provider Balks At $82M Ch. 11 Sale Order
• Hedge Fund Wants To Vacate Default In Hotel Developer Suit
• NY Poker Sharps Fight Odds Without 'Game Of Skill' Defense
• CSX Ducks Georgia Golf Course's Pollution Claims
• Fla. Panel Floats 1-Year Seminole Blackjack Extension
• Tribe Plays Hand Against Idaho's Poker Ban At 9th Circ.
• Cirque Du Soleil Keeps Service Charge From Staff, Suit Says
• Challengers To $18M Miami Project Want Suits Reinstated
• Tribe Says Calif. Didn't Act In Good Faith On Casino Bid
• Betting Machine Co. Says Racetrack Stole Trade Secrets
• Pizza Shop Servers Allowed To Join Tip-Pool FLSA Suits
• Dollar Thrifty Fights Class Cert. Bid In Add-On Fees Suit
• Native American Cases To Watch In 2015
• 5 Insurance Tips For Deal Makers
• Straub Offers $26M To Develop Ex-Showboat With University
• Panda Express To Pay Up To $3M For Managers' OT Case
• Pa. GOP Senator Floats New Liquor Privatization Plan
• Texas Roadhouse Discovery Bid Denied In EEOC Ageism Suit
• Cruise Excursion Insurer Wins Injunction Against Ex-Workers
• Chumash Casino Expansion Isn't Legal, Neighbors' Suit Claims
• Chamber Fights Class Arbitration In 11th Circ. Timeshare Row
• NLRB Finds Chipotle Worker Illegally Fired For Pay Protests
• Rooftop Clubs Can't Halt Wrigley Field Signs, Judge Rules
• Turks And Caicos Inks $224M Deal For Ritz Carlton Hotel
• Revel Wins Nod For $82M Casino Sale To Straub
• USCIS Hits H-2B Cap For Fiscal Year 2015
• Del Taco Can't Keep TM For Defunct Chain, TTAB Says
• Oneida Nation Asks NYS Gaming Commission To Block Casino
• Playtech To Join Foreign Exchange Market For $499M
• New Keno Bill Would Share Revenues With Conn. Tribes
• Expedia Drops $229M To Pick Up New Headquarters In Seattle
• Jamba Sells 100 Calif. Stores After Activist Pressure
• Wrigley Field Rooftop Club Owner Denies Fraud Charges
• McDonald's To Raise Workers' Wages At Co.'s Restaurants
• Wells Fargo Blasts 'Illusion' Of $82M-Topping Bid For Revel
• 4th Circ. Axes $10M Award In Travel Agency Contract Row
• NYC Strip Club Pays Up To $15M To Settle Dancers' Wage Suit
• Firing Worker Who Called Boss 'Nasty MF' Unlawful: NLRB
• Tribal Casino Subject To US Law In Negligence Suit: Plaintiff
• Midwest Hotel Operator Settles Claims It Underpaid Workers
• IGRA Doesn't Apply To Unrecognized Ala. Tribe, Judge Rules
• Darden Slams Bid To Intervene In EEOC Age Bias Suit
• Prepare For Antitrust Risk In Nonreportable Transactions
• Ethics In The Tech Age: What Every Lawyer Should Consider