Hospitality Archive » May, 2015

Hospitality - May, 2015

247 articles

• Borgata Can't Shake Parking Voucher Suit
• Mich. Appeals Court Upholds Charity Poker Rules
• Tribe Moves For Quick Win In Martha's Vineyard Gambling Row
• Calif. Appeals Court Says NFL Can Use Rose Bowl Stadium
• 4 In-House Preferences For Better Outside Counsel
• Perkins Coie, Skadden Steer Hotel REIT's $865M Financings
• NIGC Touts Fee Rate Reduction For Tribal Gambling
• 11th Circ. Says Chicken Eatery Trade Dress Row Is Covered
• Conn. Lawmakers Clear Path For Potential 3rd Tribal Casino
• US Franchisors Expanding Abroad Must Consider FCPA Risks
• SD Tribe Says Gaming Pact Governs State Casino Taxation
• Tribal Officials Not Immune In Casino Firing Row, Court Says
• Casino Bill Won't Affect Tribal Deals, Conn. AG Tells House
• Expedia To Sell $710M In Bonds To Fund Orbitz Acquisition
• Duluth Asks DC Circ. To Review Indian Casino Revenue Deal
• Days Inn Sues GHR For Violating Franchise Agreement
• Bankrupt Saladworks Gets Nod For $17M Sale To PE Firm
• Pier 1, GameStop Hit With Web Navigation IP Suit
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Moinian, BBVA, Lewis Brisbois
• Oak Hill Trims Stake In Dave & Buster With $267M Offering
• GLPI, KG Given 2 Weeks To Finalize $650M Casino Deal
• Tribal Graves Illegally Dug Up For $360M Casino, Suit Says
• IMAX Eyes Listing On Hong Kong Exchange
• Las Vegas Sands Slams TRC's $119M Mini-Tender Bid
• Duke Energy Goes To Disney World With 5 MW Solar Project
• Pa. Justices Narrow Employer Liability Exclusions
• Appeals Court Affirms Miami Liable For Tax On Leased Land
• US Wants Kansas Challenge To Quapaw Casino Tossed
• Fla. Appeals Court Affirms Vote On Tennis Stadium Expansion
• Activists Lose Appeals Challenging Miami Project Approvals
• Hard Rock, Meadowlands Pursue Casino Near MetLife Stadium
• Deals Rumor Mill: Flipboard, Warburg Pincus, Go Scale Capital
• Caesars Can Keep Kirkland And Exclusivity In Ch. 11
• NY Judge Nixes Deal In Full Tilt Poker RICO Class Actions
• Law Trio Steers $74M Brooklyn Hotel Project Financing
• And Now A Word From The Panel: The MDL Lexicon
• Ala. Tribe Says Trust Land Used For Casino Is Tax-Exempt
• A New Compliance Challenge For Cos. Doing Business In UK
• Unclear Liability Exclusion Doesn't Bar Coverage: Pa. Justices
• Fried Frank, Steptoe Guide SFX's $307M Go-Private Deal
• Calif. Activists Want Tribe's $360M Casino Halted For Appeal
• NJ Fights Revel's Objection To $20M Tax Credit Claim
• K&L Gates Steers Concord In $109M Raleigh Hotels Deal
• Warriors, Ticketmaster Look To Toss StubHub Antitrust Suit
• Philly Hotel Top Brass Accused Of Defrauding UPenn Of $3M
• Wash. State Supports Seattle In Wage Row With Franchisees
• Stockton U Says Showboat Buy Was A Raw Deal
• High Court Passes On Casino Site Jurisdictional Challenge
• Ruby Tuesday Pays $100K To End 'Females Only' Bias Suit
• Italian Insurer UnipolSai Pays $312M For Una's Hotel Biz
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Dailan, Sareb, SL Green
• Gemstone Expands Into Fla. With $150M Beachwalk Resort
• NY Handicap Icon May Empower Plaintiffs Under ADA
• 5 Insights From CBRE General Counsel Laurence Midler
• PTAB Knocks Down Online Travel Search Patent
• Coffee Bean Chain Hit With Background Check Class Action
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Dacra, Heatherwood
• KC Council Greenlights $303M Hotel Convention Project Deal
• Nonprofit Takes Land-Into-Trust Suit Over Casino To 2nd Circ.
• Cruise Co. Takes Lloyd's Collusion Row To High Court
• Ex-Casino Guard Loses Seminole Tribe Employment Suit
• Expedia Sells Loss-Making ELong For $671M To Ctrip Group
• How WilmerHale Probe Sparked RICO Claims In Tribal Schism
• Mandarin Oriental, Olayan JV Pay $143M For Hotel Ritz Madrid
• Eatery Near Texas Biker Shootout Sues Twin Peaks
• DOI Says Potawatomi Suit Should Be Heard In Wisconsin
• DOD Should Allow Charge Card Use At Casinos, Industry Says
• Slate Office REIT To Pick Up $430M Portfolio From Fortis
• AmEx Asks 2nd Circ. To Review Card-Steering Row
• Arena Vendor Aramark Backers Eye $910M Secondary Offering
• Bain Capital, Japan Industrial To Sell 46M Skylark Shares
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Goldman, Raymour
• Tribe Wins Halt To NY Village's Anti-Casino Law Enforcement
• Chicago Title Can't Ax Golf Course Investors' Suit In Appeal
• Conn. Senate Passes Weakened Bill To Up Tribal Gaming
• Kentucky Downs Looks For Quick Finish In Trade Secret Suit
• Broad Chinese Investor Base Complicating Real Estate Deals
• NFL Renews Bid For Costs In Super Bowl Ticket Fight
• Restaurant Owners Charged For Hiring Undocumented Workers
• Just Eat Plans $698M Offering To Fund Menulog Purchase
• Why More Restaurants Should Purchase Cyberinsurance
• Fla. Dancers Hold Onto Conditional Cert In Wage Suit
• First American Hit With $4.5M Ruling For Bahamas Title Error
• Insurer Wants Revival Of Defense Suit Over Chicken IP Row
• Christie Need Not Report Gifts From Friends, NJ AG Says
• Bid To Block Tribe's $360M Casino Headed To 9th Circ.
• Citing Perez, Labor Judge Halts H-2B Enforcement Action
• AmEx Can't Stop Card Steering Amid Antitrust Appeal
• Chipotle Workers Fight To Keep Opt-In OT Plaintiffs
• After Snub, Z Capital Pushes For Affinity Gaming Sale
• Starbucks Slapped With Price-Switch Class Action
• Visa Says Hotel Pics Copyright Row Hinges on NY Suit
• 2015 Law360 Minority Report
• The 50 Best Firms For Minority Partners
• Diversity Gap A Growing Threat To BigLaw Bottom Lines
• The 100 Best Law Firms For Minority Attorneys
• Judge Tosses NY Tribe's Gaming Suit Amid Leadership Row
• REIT Ashford Trust Buys 9-Hotel Portfolio For $224M
• Pentagon Workers Spent $1M At Casinos, Strip Clubs: Report
• HR Services Co.'s Arbitration Pact No Good, NLRB Judge Says
• San Diego Unveils Stadium Plans In Bid To Keep Chargers
• Ex-Carnival Worker Urges Justices To Review Arbitration Row
• Las Vegas Strip Club Wants Junk Text Class Action Axed
• Rolling The Dice On Class Actions Against Gaming Cos.
• Tread Lightly Texas: Defining 'Spouse' Under The FMLA
• STORE Capital Plans $451.7M Follow-On Offering
• Bus Tour Co. Joins Rival's $81M Suit Over National Mall Deal
• New LA Soccer Team Plans $250M Privately-Financed Stadium
• Senators Urge FDA To Delay Menu Labeling Rule
• SEIU Asks FTC To Dig Into 'Abusive' Franchisor Practices
• Bid To Block Tribe's $360M Calif. Casino Axed As Premature
• Golf Resort Says H-2B Workers' Class Cert. Bid Falls Short
• Caesars Creditors Appeal Involuntary-Petition Blow
• Calif. Tribe Again Asks Judge To Toss Casino Firing Suit
• Pinterest Takes 'Pin' Trademark Infringement Fight To Trial
• Pa. McDonald's Workers Nab Class Status In Pay Card Feud
• Consider 5 Things Before Choosing An E-Discovery Provider
• Mass. Tribe Says Casino Regulations Violate State Law
• Texas House OKs Bill To Shield Franchisors From Labor Suits
• 3rd Circ. Pressed For Rehearing In Restaurant.com Beef
• LA-Area Restaurant Chain Hit With Overtime Suit
• Atlantic City Bankruptcy Would Hurt Other Towns, Mayor Says
• Travel Sites Want Puerto Rico Hotel Tax Row Put To Bed
• Ala. Senate Panel OKs Bill For Lottery, Tribal Gaming
• Proxy Advisers Split On MGM's Fight With Activist Investor
• Franchisee DRH Forks Over $54M For 18 Buffalo Wild Wings
• 3 Questions To Ask When Using Surveys In Litigation
• Bad Sportsmanship Or Breach Of Duty To Disclose?
• Class Actions Are Biggest Worry For US GCs
• Trade Barriers, Transportation Loom Over Miami's Future
• NYC Hotel Conversion Restrictions OK'd By City Council
• Gaming Co. Denied Fair Shake Before $5M Fine, 8th Circ. Told
• Caesars' Creditors Demand Probe Of $31B Buyout
• DC Mayor Inks Law To Push $300M Stadium Forward
• Tribal Leaders Continue Campaign Against NLRB Jurisdiction
• Strategic Hotels Buys $197M Texas Hotel In Deal Frenzy
• LA Hoteliers Lose Bid To Block Minimum Wage Hike
• KG Urban Closing In On Funding For $650M Mass. Casino
• Alston & Bird Guides Sabre's $411M Abacus Stake Buy
• Court-Appointed Experts — A Powerful But Rarely Used Tool
• Arsenic In Calif. Wine, But Is There A Problem?
• AmEx Reaches $3.65M Attys' Fee Deal In Anti-Steering Suit
• Lawyers Still Leery Despite NLRB Joint Employer Memo
• Cert. Granted In Trump Golf Club Membership Class Action
• Caesars Execs Expect Payments On $81M In Debt
• Jury Awards $1.35M To Artist Stiffed By Hoover Dam Gift Shop
• Hair Salons Accused In OT Suit Of Misclassifying Stylists
• McDonald's Seeks To Duck 'Joint Employer' Calif. Wage Suit
• Eminent Domain OK'd For $175M Colorado Retail Complex
• Immigrant Workers Group Pushes For Sanctions In RICO Row
• Starwood Sheds Venice Hotel For $119M In Property Sell-Off
• 8th Circ. Urged To Bury H-2B Carnival Workers' Wage Row
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Related, Tao, Keybank
• Fighting The Tide Of Serial ADA Litigation
• Caesars Palace Could Face $20M Anti-Money Laundering Fine
• NYC Hotel-To-Condo Conversion Restrictions Clear Committee
• McMillan, Burchells Steer $79M Canadian Casino Deal
• Dickinson Wright Says Casino Malpractice Suit Can't Stand
• Sysco, US Foods Say Merger Won't Limit Customers' Options
• Retaliation Claims Harder To Ditch After 4th Circ. Ruling
• NJ Senate Panel Backs Housing Tax Credit For Atlantic City
• DOJ Bashes AmEx Bid To Pause Steering Rule Injunction
• 8th Circ. Snubs Hyatt Contractor's $53M Insurance Gripe
• NJ Lawmaker Unveils Bill To Combine Gaming Regulators
• Chartis Prevails In Coverage Suit Over $103M Hotel Loan
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Google, KKR, Invesco
• Marriott Tells 11th Circ. No Arbitration In Timeshare Row
• Turnberry Says Exec Stole St. Regis Opportunity For Himself
• Saginaw Chippewa Could Have Anti-NLRB Recipe For 6th Circ.
• Indiana Gov. OKs Gaming Reform Bills
• DC Sues Homeowner Over Airbnb 'Party Mansion' Listing
• Forest Service Wins Feud Over Mont. Ski Resort Permit
• Kriss Feuerstein, King Spalding Steer $270M NY Hotel Deal
• Blackstone Readies $2.67B Offering Of Hilton Shares
• NJDEP Looks To Block Six Flags Solar Project By Buying Site
• Trinity Pays $53.8M For Hooters Casino Hotel In Las Vegas
• TGI Friday's Reveals Settlement Agreements In FLSA Fight
• Major Airlines Deny Conspiracy In Mexican Flight-Tax Suit
• Building To Gold In Rio: Lessons From Past Olympics
• Fla. Lawmakers Leave Gambling Expansion In Limbo
• Chicago Wins Damages In Expedia Hotel Tax Dispute
• Residents Get Mixed Results In Challenge To Miami Project
• 8th Circ. Says Tribe May Not Owe $10M In Back Casino Rent
• Philly Eyes Expanding Hotel Tax To Airbnb, Similar Sites
• NJ Lawmakers Move To Block Local Wage, Sick Leave Laws
• Priceline Snaps Up Hotel-Data Firm PriceMatch
• Pepper Hamilton Helps Bojangles' Gobble Up $147M In IPO
• Online Food Co. Just Eat Forks Over $677M For Menulog
• Chipotle Must Turn Over Report In OT Suit, Judge Says
• 4th Circ. Drops Bar For Hostile Work Environment Claims
• McDonald's Calls Worker Testimony Changes Outrageous
• Mich. McDonald's Workers Ask Court To Get Case Moving
• Starwood Continues NYC Aloft Drive With Fortuna Project
• Oracle's Micros Systems Settles Computer Techs' OT Claims
• NIGC Upholds Illegal-Gaming Ruling Against Apache Tribe
• TGI Friday's, Workers Can't Keep FLSA Pacts Under Wraps
• Senators Look To Curb Rental Car Taxes
• Hertz Says Omnicare Can't Save Shareholder Class Action
• Law Firms Could Learn A Lot From The NFL Draft
• Customers Say Sysco, US Foods Only Options In Merger Fight
• Manny Pacquiao Punched With Suits Over Undisclosed Injury
• 8th Circ. Raps Lower Court For Bungling Forfeiture
• EEOC Can't Get Coding Info In Steakhouse Age Bias Suit
• Pinterest Foe Fights Sanctions Bid In 'Pin' Button IP Suit
• Texas Tribe Delivers Sweepstakes Plans After Contempt Order
• Bid For $650M Mass. Casino Project Passes 1st Vetting
• Penn National Pushes Pa. House Panel For Online Gaming
• Marriott Has A Bias Against Surrogate Moms, Suit Says
• Idaho Instant Horse Racing Fight Could Soon Spill Into Courts
• Dunkin' Donuts Looks To Toss Ex-Franchisee's Bias Suit
• Sysco Lambasts FTC Case As $3.5B Merger Fight Starts
• Ala. Lawmaker Floats Lottery, Tribal Gaming Bill
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Lennar, Holland America, Foot Locker
• Texas Judge Nixes Burger King Europe's Contract Beef
• Fans Ask For Time Out In NFL Super Bowl Ticket Fight
• Sabre Urges Judge To Snub US Airways' 'Hypothetical' Query
• Partner Fires Back In Bahamian Dolphin Attraction Row
• GLPI Backs $650M Casino Contender In Massachusetts
• Six Flags, NJ Town Sued Over Solar Farm Plans
• IBM's Tech Patents Abstract Under Alice, Priceline Says
• SD Urges Dismissal Of Tribal Tax Row Over Casino Customers
• Lawmakers Propose Bill To Curb Rentals Of Recalled Cars
• Residents Get Partial Delay In Closings At Miami Resort
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: TIAA-CREF, ProspectHill, Tucker
• TCPA Class Actions Against Cruise Co. Seek Consolidation
• Wash. Tribes Ask 9th Circ. To Rehear Gaming Compact Row
• Steak 'N Shake Workers Sue Over Forced Nontipped Work
• AmEx Wants Stay On Order To Alter Anti-Steering Rules
• Senator Asks DHS To Seek Out Unused H-2B Visas
• Tribe Cites Sovereignty In NLRB Row Over Ex-Casino Worker
• $1B Warriors Arena Gets Key Nod For Fast Enviro Review
• Loeb's Activist Hedge Fund Buys Big Stake In Yum Brands
• Hotel Manager Beats $73M Suit Over Alleged Lime Exposure
• IPO Activity Set To Spring Back As 14 Cos. Target $2B
• Seminoles Seek Card Game Talks With Fla. Gov., Lawmakers
• Idaho Gov. Missed Deadline On Instant Racing Bill: Tribe
• DHS Head Asks For Key Reforms Of EB-5 Program
• REIT Chesapeake Lodging Pays $103M For LA Hotel, Theater
• Tribal Leader Decries NIGC Inaction In Online Bingo Row
• Insurers' Benefit Feud Should Stay In Tribal Court, Judge Says
• Tribe's Suit Over Control Fight Lacks Evidence, Court Told
• Hertz Investors Say Their Claims Meet Omnicare Standard
• 6 Tax Tips For Food Startup Businesses
• NYC Development Can Use 'Bryant' During $50M TM Suit
• Duane Morris Nabs Ex-Maryland Gaming Chief
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Obama Library, Embassy, Aspen
• Keeping Clear Of ADA Accessible Route Claims