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Hospitality - June, 2015

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• Texas Bar Chain Settles DOJ Racial Discrimination Claims
• 3 Policy Issues Left Hanging After Turbulent Fla. Session
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: JDS, GoPro And NetSuite, Mitchell
• Benihana's Haru Accused Of Bias Against Hispanic Workers
• 9th Circ. Rejects Tribal Immunity In Casino Detention Suit
• The Playful, Plainspoken Prose Of Justice Elena Kagan
• Justice Thomas Lets His Dissents Do The Talking
• Backers Of $3.5B Baha Mar Resort Project Duck Into Ch. 11
• Pennsylvania Legislature Passes Liquor Privatization Measure
• SeaWorld Urges Chancery To Nix Investor Suit Over 'Blackfish'
• Why NJ May Win 3rd Circ. Sports Betting Case
• The 15 Biggest High Court Decisions Of The Past 15 Years
• Boutiques Wipe The Supreme Court Floor With BigLaw Rivals
• Supreme Court Ends Term Sharply Divided
• Justices Pen More Dissents To Show Votes Aren't Political
• Three Justices Trusted With Most Controversial Opinions
• Trump Entertainment Wants To Duck NJ Gaming Payments
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: FAO Schwarz, Ares, NRG Energy
• Gamemaker Claims Kentucky Downs Stole Machine Designs
• Ex-Ritz Golfers Get OK For Class Notice In Trump Club Row
• Bill To Redirect Atlantic City Marketing Funds Set For Christie
• Scientific Games Says Standing Sinks $100M Antitrust Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Airbnb, Henniges, Caixa Economica
• Objectors Say Massage Chain Still Revoking Prepaid Rubs
• Idaho Gov., Others Say Veto Was Timely In Racing Row
• Revel Wins Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation After Forging Peace Deal
• NFL Fans Defend Bid For Costs In Super Bowl Ticket Fight
• Mack-Cali Pockets $81M For Wyndham-Leased NJ Property
• Corporate Attys Want More High Court Action After Slow Term
• Bad Reviews Could Shut Down Your Hotel Franchise
• Fla. Strip Club Chain Pays $6M To Settle Dancers' Wage Suit
• Revel Strikes Deals With ACR, NJ Ahead Of Ch. 11 Hearing
• NJ Assembly Votes For Amusement Games In Bars
• Perkins Coie, Stoel Rives Guide $110M Hotel Refinance
• Car Rental Co. Europcar Rakes In $981M In Paris IPO
• Wyndham Accuses Rival Of Stalling In Bait-And-Switch Suit
• NJ Man Gets 18 Years For $1.5M Unemployment Fraud
• Ariz. Strikes Back At Tribe's Bid To Transfer Casino Suit
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Egypt, Tianfang,Thor
• The Top 3 New Do's And Don'ts For Law Firm Websites
• Weigh TMs Before Reacting To NLRB McDonald's Complaints
• NJ Senate Approves Atlantic City Rescue Legislation
• NLRB Says Tribe Can't Ask Court To Halt Union Hearing
• Deal Over Carnival Cruise Fiasco Gets Final OK
• Ariz. Tribe Requests Specific Judge In Casino Land Dispute
• Hershey Probing Sketchy Charges On Customers' Cards
• Calif. High Court Outlaws Computer 'Sweepstakes' Games
• Args Kick Off On St. Louis Law That's Fouling Rams Stadium
• Seminoles Give Fla. Lawmakers 30 Days On Gaming Compact
• What High Court Said About Warrants In Hotel Records Ruling
• Brinker Adds 103 Chili's To Portfolio In $106.5M Deal
• Ashford Strikes $101M Deal For Minneapolis Hotels
• Ex-Interns Urge Court To Approve $725K ICM Wage Settlement
• The 25 Law Firms GCs Recommend To Their Friends
• Tribe Says Carcieri Doesn't Let Ala. County Tax Trust Land
• Revel Tenants' Leases Survive Ch. 11 Sale, Judge Rules
• Stadium App Co. Raises $9M In Series A Funding
• Sahara's $1.7B Sale Of Hotel Stakes Stalls Amid Investor Suit
• Cushman & Wakefield Nabs Hotel, Gaming Industry Veteran
• NJ Bill Aims To Allow Smaller Casinos In Atlantic City
• Michigan Tribe To Build 'Boutique' Casino
• Mass. City Voters Advance $650M Waterfront Casino Plan
• HMSHost Unit Must Face Willful OT Claims, Ex-Employees Say
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Sam Zell, Hotel Chelsea, Wells Fargo
• The Global Hot Spots Of 2015
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2015
• The 5 Firms That Made The Biggest Global Gains
• Ambitious Global Firms Must Have Roots In These Cities
• Chipotle Workers' Class Cert. Loss Not Ripe For Appeal
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Italy, Dune, TripAdvisor
• UK Betting Giants In Merger Talks
• Holland & Knight Snags Ex-Dykema Hospitality Pro In Dallas
• Attys Seek $5.5M Award In NYC Strip Club Wage Settlement
• Dickinson Wright Again Argues Casino Malpractice Suit Fails
• Omni Callers Denied Quick Appeal Of Cell Discovery Order
• Darden To Spin Off Property Holdings Into Public REIT
• Maine Senate Kills Tribal Casino Bill
• Ex-Cendant CEO Fails In Bid For New Trial At 2nd Circ.
• Conn. Gov. Helps Clear Path For Potential 3rd Tribal Casino
• Justices Boost Corporate Data Rights In Hotel Records Case
• New Evidence Shows Rose Bet On Baseball As A Player
• Fla. Racetrack Argues Against Rehearing On Slots Ruling
• Trial Over Caesars Ch. 11 Start Date Delayed Until Oct.
• Bwin.Party Sells World Poker Tour To Ourgame For $35M
• McDonald's Liable For Franchisee's Skimpy Pay, Workers Say
• Revel Wants To Pull Plug On Nightclubs' Bid For Power
• Ex-Rep. Grimm Says 'Extraordinary' Life Justifies No Jail Time
• Online Gamblers Fold Full Tilt Poker RICO Suits
• San Diego Faces Enviro Hurdles In Bid To Keep Chargers
• Starwood Pours $300M Into Expanding Luxury Hotel Portfolio
• Justices Won't Back Warrantless Searches Of Hotel Records
• Brand Battles: In-N-Out Burger, Marvel, Citigroup
• Chanos Wins $422K In Attys' Fees In Wynn Defamation Row
• SeaWorld Sued Over $192M Tax On Florida Theme Park
• Revel Owner Orders Energy Supplier Off NJ Property
• NJ Town Says It's Owed $500K Over Formula 1 Plans
• NJ Racetrack Faces Class Action Over Worker Pay
• 9th Circ. Stomps Denny's Employees' Suit Over Work Shoes
• Maine House Advances Latest Tribal Casino Bill
• Mass. Gaming Chief Cleared In Ethics Probe Over Wynn Casino
• Arena Contractor Wants Out Of Injured Football Player Suit
• NYC Pizza Chain Served OT Class Action
• NY Composting Initiative Could Stink For Local Restaurants
• Tribal Casino Tax Doesn't Hit Games, SD Says
• Why Lateral Candidacies Fail
• UK Gambling Co. Playtech Raises $361M For Acquisitions
• Calif. Tribe Ruled Immune To FMLA Casino Firing Suit
• Mass. AG Won't Probe New Casino Gaming Regs
• Marlins Stadium Workers Get Approval For Wage Settlement
• 2 Minority Views From The Top Of BigLaw
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Benihana Foreign Trademark Row
• 8th Circ. Won't Revisit Hyatt Contractor's $53M Insurance Row
• SkyRise Miami Gets OK To Intervene In $9M Subsidy Suit
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Kuafa, JPMorgan, Concord
• China Travel Site Ctrip Plans $1B Notes Offering
• Kerkorian's Will Calls For Sale Of $1.7B MGM Resorts Stake
• Glendale Wants Funds From NHL's Coyotes' Trust Account
• NJ Man Sentenced In Illegal Sports Betting Scheme
• Tribal Gaming Co. Wants Intervenors Out Of Sale Dispute
• Suit Over Mich. Tribe's Casino Found Barred By Congress Fix
• Deals Rumor Mill: T-Mobile, Tujia.com, EBay
• Hotel Worker Wrongly Fired Over Posting Selfies, NLRB Says
• Tribe Can't Skirt Property Tax Under Carcieri, Assessor Says
• Maine Mulls Another Tribal Casino Bill
• Pilot Travel Center Workers Get Collective Cert. In Pay Row
• Seminole Tribe Asks Fla. Court To Review Slot Machine Ruling
• Revel Creditors Want False Ad Class Action Blocked
• Interior Designer Pleads Guilty In $3M UPenn Hotel Fraud
• Frasers Pays $571M For UK Boutique Hotel Operator
• There's No Copyright For A Recipe, 6th Circ. Told
• Can Record-Keeping Save Your Business Interruption Claim?
• EPA Waterway Rule Should Revive CSX Suit, Golf Course Says
• Caesars Faces $6.3B Suit From Trustee Over Restructuring
• Two Linked To Genovese Family Get Prison In Betting Scheme
• Tribes Say NLRB Exemption Bill Ensures Sovereignty Rights
• DOI Approves Washington Tribe's Casino Plans
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Suit Against USDA Over Captive Orca
• Starwood Files For Vacation Ownership Spinoff
• U-Haul Faces Wrongful Death Suit Over Food Truck Blast
• Avis Managers Seek To Settle NJ Overtime Suit In NY
• SeaWorld Defenses Upheld In Ticket Renewal Class Action
• Pa. Internet Gaming Bill Goes Beyond Internet Gaming
• NY Tribal Reps To Appeal Gaming Suit To 2nd Circ.
• USCIS Hits H-2B Cap For Fiscal Year 2015
• NJ Bill Allowing Amusement Games In Bars Moves Ahead
• ARC Hospitality Extends Buying Spree With $300M Hotel Deal
• Quapaw Leaders Say Kansas Casino Suit Meddles With IGRA
• Sports Bar Hits Back In 2nd Circ. Facebook Labor Suit
• NJ Houlihan's Franchisee Accused Of Improper Tip-Pooling
• Time Share Co. Looks To Duck TCPA Class Action
• NHL's Coyotes Score Restraining Order In Glendale Arena Row
• Judge Pokes Holes In Sanctions Bid Against Dunkin' Donuts
• PTAB Rejects Expedia AIA Petition For Recycling Arguments
• Tips To Avoid Conflicts When Hiring In-House Lawyers
• Fla. Court Urged To Revisit Slot Machine Ruling
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Waldorf Astoria, Codina, SPI
• Calif. Spill Fouled Beaches And Gutted Tourism, Suit Says
• Florida Gov. Clears Way For Astros, Nationals Stadium
• DOI Again Seeks To Move Tribe's Gaming Suit Out Of DC
• Idaho Justices Let Gov., Racetracks In On Tribe's Veto Case
• AMC Moves To Toss Spanish Theater's Antitrust Suit
• 4th Circ. Shuts Down Dave & Buster's Mall Lease Dispute
• Navajo Panel Backs Fed. Bill To Block Rival Tribal Casino
• Pizza Hut Franchisee Hit With OT, Wage Class Action
• LA Hoteliers Take Minimum Wage Challenge To 9th Circ.
• Why Law Firms Collapse
• 9th Circ. Restores Certainty To Recognition Of 'Indian Lands'
• King & Spalding Guides Wingstop In $110M IPO
• Judge Won't Review Tribe's Gaming Suit, But OKs Injunction
• 9th Circ.'s Big Lagoon Ruling Steadies Tribes' Nerves
• Fla. Justices Say Bed Tax Is For Room Rates, Not Service Fees
• Bill To Keep NLRB Out Of Gaming Going To Full Senate
• KG Urban's $650M Casino Project Makes Headway In Mass.
• Glendale Terminates Arizona Coyotes Arena Management Deal
• Ex-Employees' Suits Against Tribe Are Barred, Judge Says
• Philly Hotel Workers Plead Guilty In $3M Fraud Of UPenn
• CORRECTED: Ex-Fla. Lt. Gov. Faces Ethics Review Over Income Disclosures
• $3M Carolina Ale House FLSA Deal Can Proceed, Judge Says
• Ex-Owners Blast Class Notice In Trump Golf Club Row
• Honigman Guides Pebblebrook In $125M Loan Deal
• Spanish Investor Wants Out Of $25M AstroWorld Scam Suit
• Pa. High Court Clarifies Employer Liability Exclusions
• The Latest In A Long Line Of Calif. Water Restrictions
• NJ Casino Officials OK Icahn's Ownership Of Trump Taj Mahal
• Ruling Upheld In Mohegan Sun Valet DUI Liability Case
• When It Comes To Trademarks, Is All Alcohol The Same?
• Feds OK Tribes' 22-Year Gambling Compacts With New Mexico
• Wash. Tribe Votes To Ban Member Disenrollment
• Blackhawks Fan Sues LA Kings Owner For $1.5M After Assault
• Newark Mayor, County Exec Want To Build Casino In City
• Pa. Lawmaker Looks To Expand Nonprofits' Gambling Options
• Mich. Tribe Seeks Emergency Stay In NLRB Election Rule Suit
• Mass. Gaming Chief In Ethics Crosshairs Over Wynn License
• Fla. Congressmen Urge FTC To Probe Hotel Booking Scams
• 3 Areas PwC's Hotel Guru Sees As The Next Deal Hotspots
• Ex-Hogan Lovells Real Estate Guru Joins Morris Manning
• Immigrant Group Leaders Sue For Fees After Slander Fight
• Medical Marijuana And Gaming: How Close Is Too Close?
• A 5-Point Plan To Save Our Juries
• Tribe Entitled To Immunity In $177M Casino Bankruptcy Row
• Omni Hotels Blasts Bid For Discovery Appeal In Privacy Action
• Tribe Says It Doesn't Owe Back Rent On Casino Under IGRA
• Michigan Tribe Challenges New NLRB Union Election Rule
• 6th Circ. Says NLRB Has Authority Over Mich. Tribal Casino
• Armada Hoffler To Build $100M Beachfront Hotels
• Hertz Accused Of Using Illegal Applicant Screenings
• DC United, City Reach Final Deal For New Soccer Stadium
• Calif. Senate Approves New Tribal Gaming Compact
• Starwood Keeps Selling, Nets $400M For Arizona Resort
• Wingstop Ups IPO Target As Another Restaurant Sets Terms
• Ex-Revel Energy Provider Accuses Casino Of 'Gamesmanship'
• No Rest For The Workers: Calif.'s Day-Of-Rest Law
• REIT Hersha Hospitality Drops $57M On DC Hotel
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: MetLife, Frog, Leslie Alexander
• Clear-View Kicks Off Trade-Secrets Trial Against Investors
• CAA Buys 2 Hospitality Cos. To Build VIP Biz
• Plaintiffs Rip SeaWorld Bid To Consolidate Orca Abuse Suits
• Okla. Tribe Says Ark. Trust Land Won't Be Used For Casino
• 4 REITs Pay $173M For Stake In Reit Management & Research
• Village Seeks To Block Tribe's Injunction Bid In Gaming Row
• NFL Blasts Fans' $83K Fee Request In Super Bowl Ticket Fight
• BALCA Reverses H-2B Cert. Denial For Fla. Mexican Eatery
• Tribe's Counsel Not Immune From Subpoena, Judge Says
• Proskauer-Led ARC Hospitality Drops $351M On 26 Hotels
• Swedish Hotel Operator Pandox To Raise $686M With IPO
• NJ DEP Says Offshore Seismic Tests Will Harm Fish, Tourism
• Cos. Should Drop Noncompete Pacts For Low-Wage Workers
• Immunity Ruling Imperils Calif. Tribal Gaming Powers
• Wis. Tribe Pushes To Keep Gaming Fight With DOI In DC
• Food Co. To Pay DC Schools $19.4M In Whistleblower Suit
• Eataly Confirms Malware Attack On Payment Systems In NYC
• Joe's Crab Shack IPO Suit Ends In $1.8M Settlement
• NJ Regulator Warns Against Promoting Illegal Betting Sites
• June IPO Market Chugs Forward As 6 Cos. Target $500M
• NY Court Curbs Damages In Monticello-Concord Casino Spat
• Lotte To Buy NY Palace Hotel In Deal Rumored At $805M
• NLRB Won't Assert Jurisdiction Over Chickasaw Casino
• Ala. Tribe Wants To Halt Tax Assessments On Casino Land
• 9th Circ. Revives Sex Bias Suit By Ex-Applebee's Prep Cook
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: SunCap, Great Eagle, Douglaston
• Ex-Revel Energy Provider, IGT Rip Latest Ch. 11 Plan
• Denny's Can't Make Workers Pay For Shoes, 9th Circ. Told
• 9th Circ. Rules Against Calif. In Big Lagoon Casino Row
• NJ Devils Try To Put Season Ticket Resale Suit On Ice
• Wash. Signs Off On Updated Tribal Gaming Compacts
• American Pharoah Owner Gets Gambling Debt Suit Dismissed
• Judge Axes Travel Sites' Exhaustion Defense In Ill. Tax Row
• Food Industry Reps Spar Over House Menu-Labeling Bill
• Xerox Unit, Darden Settle $13M Contract Row
• EU To Wrap Up Apple, Starbucks Tax Probes
• H-2B Carnival Workers Urge 8th Circ. To Revive Wage Row
• Sens. Call On NIGC To Step Up Gambling Oversight Efforts
• McDonald's Evades Suit Over Slip-And-Fall At Pa. Franchise
• ARC Hospitality Pays Wheelock $92.5M For 5 Marriott Hotels
• Caesars Says Creditor Suits Would Bankrupt Parent Co.
• Hard Rock Unveils Plans For New Meadowlands Casino
• Caribbean Cruise Co. Has Standing In FDUTPA Suit: Fla. Court
• Nevada Hotel Settles Discrimination Claims Filed By EEOC
• Judge Urged To Rethink Tribe Reps' Standing In Casino Row
• Pizza Hut Franchise Fails In Belated Arbitration Bid
• Idaho Tribe Takes Instant Horse Racing Fight To Court
• Seattle Wage Ordinance Unconstitutional, 9th Circ. Told
• Franchising For The Greater Good
• Kentucky Downs Can't Nix Trade Secret Suit, Betting Co. Says
• Holdout Can't Stop Carnival Cruise Fiasco Deal, Judge Says
• 5 Considerations For Foreign Buyers Of US Hotels
• Wendy's Serves Up $1.4B Share Repurchase Program
• Brookfield Buys Center Parcs In Deal Rumored At $3.8B
• Americans Turn To Cuba As OFAC Eases Travel Restrictions
• Hard Rock Cafe's Foreign Unit No Shield In Franchise Row
• Tribal Casino Neighbors Say 1906 Ruling Blocks Expansion
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Malpractice Suit Against Texas Firms
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Vornado, Tishman, Avant
• Caesars Creditors Slam Bid To Shield Parent From Suits
• Starbucks Prices $850 Million Of Senior Notes
• Burger King Coaches Nab Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Calif. Court Finds Only State Can Enforce Wage Penalties
• McDonald's Payroll Cards Broke Pa. Wage Law, Judge Says
• BIA Acquires 400 Acres For Tribal Casino
• Wingstop Cooks Up $75M IPO Plan
• Select-Service Hotels To Sprout Up Globally, Experts Say
• Tips For Hotels When Choosing A Cybersecurity Vendor
• TravelCenters, Ex-Parent Agree To $397M Sale-Leaseback
• 5 Insights From Schneider Electric GC Peter Wexler
• NJ Bill Would Allow Casinos Near NYC
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Lotte Group, Fawaz Al Hokair
• Md. Appeals Court Tosses Moe's Challenge To Chipotle Permit
• Playtech To Pay $698M For Forex Trading Co. Facing Probe
• Fla. Court OKs Slot Machines At Tribe-Run Racetrack
• Apple Hospitality REIT Shareholder's Class Action Tossed
• Revel Says NJ Isn't Owed $15M For Job-Creation Tax Credit
• Investors Find Hotel Deal Upsides Harder To Ensure
• NJ Court Won't Revive Suit Over Tropicana Elevator Problem
• Cargill Units Hit With $95M Suit Over Mexican Resort JV
• Justices Won't Hear Ex-Carnival Worker's Arbitration Appeal
• NIGC Fights Bid To Block Tribe's $360M Calif. Casino
• Are Taxing Times Ahead For Online Vacation Rental Sites?