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Hospitality - July, 2015

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• Bahamanian Judge Delays $3.5B Baha Mar Liquidator Hearing
• Trump Says Chef Can't Quit Lease Over Immigration Remarks
• Ariz. Officials Claim Immunity In Tribe's $400M Casino Suit
• In-N-Out Sued Over Alleged Methamphetamine Milkshake
• Okla. Urges High Court To Hear Casino Suit Against Tribe
• LA Coliseum Bribery Suit Won't Pause For Criminal Trial
• Feds Want $2.6M From Nifty Fifty CPA For Tax Scheme
• Bryan Cave Hit With Malpractice Claim Over Hotel Loan
• Court OKs Approvals For Booze Sales At Pa. Gas Stations
• NJ Devils Ticket Holders Get Another Shot On Resale Suit
• RaceTech Says Horse Race Betting Patents Survive Alice
• Feds OK State Gambling Pacts With 2 More NM Tribes
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: China, HSBC, NorthStar
• 7 Keys To Improving Your Direct Examination
• Viva Cinema Slams AMC's Bid To Nix Antitrust Suit
• Indoor Cycling Fitness Chain SoulCycle Files $100M IPO
• Deals Rumor Mill: IHG, Starwood, Cigna, PartnerRe, Exor
• Fla. Burger King Wage Suit Says Time Cards Were Doctored
• Betting On NY Gaming Commission's Casino Vendor Rules
• 5 Rulings That Have Sown Confusion Over Tribal Sovereignty
• Developer Can't Block Resort's Casino: NY Appeals Court
• CSX Calls Bid To Revive Golf Course Suit 'Jiggery-Pokery'
• Insurer Must Defend Mayor, Not City In $11M Stadium Spat
• Kan. Loses Bid To Stop Casino As Court Mulls Jurisdiction
• Travel Sites Say Towns Didn't Fix Class Cert. Bid In Tax Row
• Caesars Can't Appeal Pivotal Ruling To 7th Circ.
• Saladworks Stakeholders Blast Ch.11 Disclosure Statement
• Houston, Scores Strip Club Dispute Magistrate Judge's Recs
• Trump Entertainment Gets More Time To Control Ch. 11 Case
• Hotel Sector Hitting M&A Stride Amid Growth, Cheap Money
• Starbucks Poisoned Woman With Cleanser In Coffee, Suit Says
• 4th Circ. Urged To Revive Marriott ERISA Suit Over Stock Plan
• Fla.'s Hialeah Park Wins Appeal For Second Gaming Permit
• Tribe Ordered To Halt Work On Martha's Vineyard Casino
• Jimmy John's Loses Bid To Consolidate Worker FLSA Suits
• Texas Judge Awards $22M In Restaurant Sex Assault Case
• Wis. Urges Supreme Court To Hear Tribal E-Poker Row
• Minn. Tribe Doesn't Owe Casino Rent To City, Judge Rules
• 4th NJ Man Gets Prison In Online Sports Betting Scheme
• Wisconsin Assembly Approves $500M Bucks Arena
• Vail Resort OK'd Harassment of Mexican Workers: EEOC
• Dismissal Bid Fails In $19M Philly Gym Lease Spat
• China Ex-Im Bank Wants $3.5B Baha Mar Resort's Ch.11 Nixed
• Dollar Thrifty Beats Class Cert. Bid In Add-On Fees Suit
• Proposed Class Expanded In TGI Friday's Drink Price Suit
• Insurer Can't Revive Negligence Claim For $11.5M Hotel Flood
• Tribe At Odds With Fla. On Rights To Blackjack Games
• Mass. Tribe Says Nixing Casino Will Permanently Hurt It
• Gambling Cos.' Bwin.Party Bidding War Hits $1.56B
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: LuLu, Kuafu, ScanlanKemperBard
• Poker Players Hit Back In NJ Casino 'Cheating' Suit
• Baha Mar Contractor Blasts 'Counterproductive' Demand
• Texas REIT Drops $56.8M On 2 Mariott Residence Inn Hotels
• Law360's Trial Aces Make Winning Look Easy
• A Play-By-Play Of The Bucks' Campaign For A $500M Arena
• Former Fla. Lt. Gov. Settles Income Disclosure Ethics Case
• Kansas City OKs Funding For $302M Hyatt Hotel Project
• Tribe Asks Idaho High Court To Bar Amici's Oral Arguments
• Customers Say Pa. Hotels Keep Worker Tips For Themselves
• Beach Club Says $3.5M Sandy Cabana Collapse Covered
• Travel Channel Hit With TCPA Suit Over Junk Faxes
• FTC Says 7th Circ. Ruling Backs Claims In Wyndham Data Row
• Mass., Tribe Butt Heads Over Martha's Vineyard Casino
• Paulson Invests $20M In Bankrupt Puerto Rico Hotel
• UK Gambling Giants Set To Merge
• REBUTTAL: The Problem With 3rd-Party Litigation Financing
• Mariana Islands Casino To Pay DOJ Record $3M Forfeiture
• Atlantic City Tourist Spots Aren't ADA-Compliant, US Atty Says
• Push To Legalize Sports Betting In The US Gains Traction
• Ariz. Restaurant Chain Z'Tejas Files For Bankruptcy
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Allstate Win In Subway Flood Coverage Row
• NHL's Coyotes Would Stay In Ariz. Under Deal With Glendale
• Ala. Tribe Wins Injunction On County's Property Taxes
• NJ Senate Approves Bill To Allow Amusement Games In Bars
• Deals Rumor Mill: Anthem, Cigna, Darden, Airbus
• DOL Only Processed 64% Of H-2B Apps On Time Last Quarter
• $650M Mass. Casino Plan Scrapped Amid Funding Concerns
• Miami Commission Backs Beckham Soccer Stadium Talks
• US Senate Panel Votes To Lift Cuba Travel Ban
• Izmirlian Willing To Inject $200M Into Baha Mar Project
• TGI Friday's Says It Didn't Negotiate Revised Wages Deal
• DOJ, Carnival Announce Landmark ADA Deal For Cruises
• Online Travel Companies Owe Sales Taxes, DC Court Says
• Long-Shot Bill Aims To Raise Fla. Minimum Wage To $15
• MetLife Lends $505M Against Universal Orlando Hotels
• Carnival To Put Down $33M For Barcelona Cruise Terminal
• EEOC Wins Injunction For Bakery Worker In Nat'l Origin Suit
• Wyndham Fights FTC Attempt To Restart Breach Litigation
• Gibson Dunn Will Fight $15-Per-Hour Fast Food Wage In NY
• Kan. Backs Tribes' Intervention Bid In Casino Land Suit
• LA Calls Hotels' Minimum Wage Suit Inhospitable, Unwelcome
• Bankruptcy Judge Won't Shield Caesars Parent From Creditors
• Tribal Group Occupying Offices Near Casino Won't Be Evicted
• Hostess At Famed NYC Eatery Claims FLSA Violations
• Bahamian Court Won't Recognize Baha Mar's US Ch. 11
• Calif. Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2015
• Romo-Tied Co. Says NFL Sabotaged Fantasy Football Event
• 9th Circ. Upholds Idaho Poker Ban On Coeur D'Alene Tribe
• McDermott Partners With Spanish Firm On Cuba Matters
• Racetrack Gets Say In Tribe's Instant Horse Racing Fight
• Chatham Lodging Trust Strikes $55.5M Deal For Hotel Duo
• The Precedential Value Of Sagamore Partners
• Macau Legend To Invest $273M In Cape Verde Casino Resort
• Caesars Insists $30B Buyout Is Part Of Ch. 11 Probe
• Omni Says Class Must Return Sprint Customers' Records
• Six Flags Can't Recoup Full $1.76M Costs In 'Exceptional' Suit
• Judge Says Taj Mahal Workers Can Boycott Trump Casino
• $400M Hotel Investor Says Ex-Partner's Suit Is Time-Barred
• Jimmy John's Rips 'Novel' Defendant Class Bid In Wage Case
• Bankrupt Caesars Reaches Agreement With Junior Lenders
• Online Gambling Co. May Still Be In The Hunt For Rival
• NJ Lawmakers Look To Ease Univ.'s Sale Of Showboat Casino
• Tribe Says SD Is Skirting Federal Law In Casino Tax Case
• TGI Friday's Workers Ask Court To Revise Wage Settlements
• Cantor Fitzgerald Says Refco Can't Recycle Axed Claims
• Shake Shack Backers Ready Follow-On Offering
• DHS Holding Visa App 'In Limbo,' Restaurant Owner Alleges
• REIT Nabs Pinnacle's Gaming Assets For $4.75B
• Ala. Tax Assessor Rejects Tribe's Bid To Stay Discovery
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Gucci, BankUnited
• Tribes Ask Calif. High Court To Depublish Immunity Ruling
• Ill. Towns Again Seek Class Cert. In Travel Site Tax Case
• Expert Bid Rightly Nixed In Amusement Park Suit: 7th Circ.
• Wireless Products For Hilton, Waldorf Were Faulty, Suit Says
• Sabre Asks To Eat $20 To End US Airways' Antitrust Claims
• IBM Rips Priceline's Hope That Patent Row Will Just 'Go Away'
• Contractor Blamed For Baha Mar Ch. 11 Wants Case Tossed
• DLA Piper Adds Ex-Thompson Knight Partner In Houston
• Denied Service Dog Suit Welcome Under Calif. Civil Rights Act
• PETA Sues Miami Aquarium Under ESA For Orca Treatment
• Calif. Tribe Asks To Weigh In On Gaming Pact Suit
• Motorola Owes Commission On $33M Caesars Deal, Suit Says
• Plaintiffs Defend $100M Card Shuffler Antitrust Suit
• Tribe Sues New Mexico Over Gambling Pact Impasse
• Jenner Nabs Ex-Proskauer Corporate Finance Partner In LA
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: KCG, Pierre, Downtown Dog Lounge
• Calif. Pizza Hut Drivers Win Cert. Over Car Reimbursement
• Racetrack Looks To Weigh In On Tribe's Instant Racing Fight
• North Jersey Casino Advocates Bet On 2016
• Simpson Thacher Reps Blackstone On $203M Hotels Buy
• Beckham Wants Orange Bowl Site For Miami Soccer
• Latham Reps CPPIB On $650M Loan To Borgata Operator
• Priceline Hides Hilton Fees From Room Bidders, Suit Says
• BofA Dodges Ex-NFLer's Investment Fraud Suit
• GM Snags Ex-Tim Hortons General Counsel
• Brand Battles: Super Bowl v. 'Superb Owl'
• AT&T Must ID Potential Caribbean Cruise TCPA Class Members
• Tribes, MGM Trade Shots Over Possible 3rd Conn. Casino
• Ex-US Rep. Michael Grimm Gets 8 Months For Tax Fraud
• Online Gambling Co. Wins Bwin.Party With $1.4B Bid
• Las Vegas Sands Seeks Sanctions In Failed Derivative Suit
• Judge Sends Back Saladworks Fight Over Ex-CEO's Legal Fees
• Pokagon Band Re-Elects Chairman To Continue Casino Push
• Jimmy John's Looks To Consolidate FLSA Suits
• EU Adviser Says Cos. Liable For Cartels They Don't Report
• BIA Backs Bill Restoring Texas Tribe's Gaming Rights
• Duane Morris Scores Casino Industry Vet In Vegas
• Papa John's Franchisee Pleads Guilty To Wage Theft Scheme
• Dollar Thrifty Plaintiffs Seek Guidance From Colo. High Court
• RLJ Lodging Pays $106M For DC, Wash. State Hotels
• Wis. Senate Passes Milwaukee Bucks Financing Bill
• Appeals Court Won't Halt $1B Miami Project For Shop's Suit
• Mich. Bar Hits Online Beer Service With Infringement Suit
• Fla. Misreading Permit Law, Track Owner Tells Appeals Court
• Court Revives Donors' Priority Parking Beef With SC University
• Tribal Officials Urge High Court To Spurn Okla. Casino Suit
• OPINION: Litigation Finance Can Help Break The Glass Ceiling
• Ex-Casino Execs Stuck With $272M Award Over Lost License
• Developer Evergrande Drops $840M On 3 China Projects
• LA Enterprise Rent-A-Car Pays $425K In EEOC Age Bias Row
• US Investors' Cuba Property Dreams Require Early Prep Work
• Tribal Casino Authority Wants Out Of Kan. Land Dispute
• DiamondRock Boosts Portfolio With $94M Key West Hotel Buy
• Airline Ticketing Cos. Hit With Another Antitrust Action
• Antitrust Claims From Houston Strip Club Deal Stay Alive
• Apache Tribe Says NIGC Wrong About Casino Land's Status
• Tribe Slams Tax Assessor's 'Scorched Earth' Tactics
• NY Food Delivery Workers Get Conditional Cert. In Wages Suit
• Calif. Court Revives Hertz Water Truck Death Suit
• Alabama Lawmaker Reintroduces Lottery, Tribal Gaming Bill
• Mass. Town Seeks Injunction To Halt Tribe's Casino Plans
• Bankrupt Casino Can't Appeal $177M Tribal Immunity Ruling
• Class Says Omni Can't Cite Privacy To Block Sprint Records
• Trump International Golf Club Files For Chapter 11
• Temple Law Group's Food Poisoning Prompts Class Action
• Ohio Restaurateur Tells 6th Circ. Menu Is Copyrightable
• US Embassies In Cuba Not Just A Symbol
• Title Co. Loses 2 Experts In Resort Lender's Coverage Beef
• 11th Circ. Says Miami Hotel Owes $5M Interest On Mortgage
• Tribe Accuses Calif. Of Bad Faith In Gaming Compact Fight
• ARC Hospitality Nabs $450M Deutsche Loan For Hotels
• Orbitz Dodges Shareholder Suit Over Travelport Deal
• EEOC Hits Fla. Hotel With Racial Discrimination Charges
• Quapaw Tribe Says It Won't Use Arkansas Land For Casino
• MLB Hit With Class Action Seeking More Netting At Games
• Pepsi Significantly Trims Wendy's Suit In $8.8M Contract Fight
• Ex-NJ Alcohol Beverage Control Director Joins Genova Burns
• Yelp Hit With Class Action By Untipped Food Delivery Drivers
• Idaho Secretary of State, Tribe Clash Over Racing Ban
• Cordua Tells Fed. Circ. 'Churrascos' Not Generic
• NFL Insists Fans' Bid For Costs In Super Bowl Row Is Too High
• Bankrupt Bahamas Resort Accuses Contractor Of Sabotage
• Call To Ticket Union Protesters Is Protected, DC Circ. Rules
• Seminole Tribe Status Disputed In 11th Circ. Casino Firing Row
• Investor Can't Grill Burger King Europe On Jurisdiction
• China United Travel Sets Up $403M Sports Buyout Fund
• Plaintiff In Papa John's Delivery Tax Suit Renews Remand Bid
• NCAA Ends SC Boycott After Confederate Flag Removal
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Apple, NYC Hotel, CNL
• IHG Inks $938M Sale Of Hong Kong Hotel To Investor Group
• Caesars Creditors Say Buyout Is Off-Limits In Ch. 11 Probe
• St. Paul Mayor Courts New Minnesota Soccer Franchise
• Poarch Band Not A Tribe Under IRA, Tax Assessor Says
• ONE Group Drops $75M On 2 Restaurant Brands
• Italian Soccer Team AC Milan Clears Hurdle For New Stadium
• Bankrupt Resort Can't Force HR Firm To Fund Payroll
• Trump Resorts Can Bar Casino In Plaza To Save On Taxes
• FDA Delays Menu Labeling Rule After Industry Requests
• Where Gaming Expansion Efforts Stand Halfway Through 2015
• Developer Says Morgans NYC Boutique Hotel Deal Was Sound
• MGM Strikes 'Creative' Deal To Keep $800M Casino On Track
• Tribe Says Injunction Bid Likely Moot In Kan. Casino Suit
• Mass. Supreme Court Axes Town's Strip Club Alcohol Ban
• A Look At 6th Circ. Application Of NLRA To Tribal Casino
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Founder's Libel Suit Against Wynn Tossed
• Park Ave. SLS Hotel Scores $109M Financing From Fortress
• Wash. S'Klallam Tribe To Open 94-Room Hotel Next To Casino
• 9th Circ. Tweaks But Won't Rehear Big Lagoon Casino Ruling
• Ex-AB InBev Workers Win Partial Judgment In ERISA Suit
• Texas Court Affirms Holiday Inn Didn't Breach Duty To Worker
• TGI Friday's Operator Can't Strike Class Claims, Plaintiffs Say
• Tribe Must Stop Work On Martha's Vineyard Casino, Town Says
• NFL Reaches 10-Year Deal For Games At New London Stadium
• NY Restaurant Chain Denied Immigration Docs In FLSA Suit
• FTC Blasts Wyndham's ACA Ruling Use In Data Security Suit
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Shangri-La, GLL, Equinix
• Eldorado Plans Stock Sale To Buy $132.5M MGM Stakes
• Pa. Court Says Worker Death Coverage Suit Not Time-Barred
• Town Tries New Action, Mediation In Miami Boat Show Row
• Marriott, Timeshare Owner Settle Rewards System Appeal
• Fraud Claims Cut From $25M Six Flags Redevelopment Suit
• Levi & Korsinsky Named Lead Counsel In 500.Com IPO Suit
• Chuck E. Cheese's $1.75M Background Check Deal OK'd
• TGI Friday's FLSA Settlement Shot Down By Judge
• $195M Tioga Downs Bid Competes Solo For NY Casino License
• $3.5B Resort's Contractor Says It's Not To Blame For Ch. 11
• Foreign Investment In US Hotels May Accelerate In 2nd Half
• Intervenors Bow Out Of Tribal Gaming Co. Sale Dispute
• Refco Can Add To Claims Over Cantor's Gaming Tech Biz
• Lone Star Launches £2B Hotel Player Amaris In The UK
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Quadrant, Silverstein, Wells Fargo
• Fortis Inks $365M Deal To Sell Canadian Hotel Portfolio
• REIT Ups Bid To $5B For Pinnacle's Real Estate Assets
• Carnival Set To Cruise To Cuba Following OK From US
• Darden Raises Consent Fees On Notes To Ease REIT Plan
• Wis. Legislators Rip Talk Of $500M Bucks Arena Plan's Risk
• Quapaw Officials Claim Immunity From Kan. Casino Suit
• Tribe Moves On Martha's Vineyard Bingo Casino Despite Suit
• Microtel Inns Scores $540K Judgment In Lanham Suit
• Ryanair To Sue Hertz Over Ending Rental Supply Contract
• Pittsburgh Sues Fiscal Board For $11M In Gambling Funds
• Calif. Judge Nixes Bid To Block Tribal Casino Expansion
• Borgata's Property Tax Win Withstands Atlantic City's Appeal
• Priceline Pays $60M For Stake In Brazil's Hotel Urbano
• Judge Won't Toss AMC's Tax Suit Against NJ Township
• Mosaic Theory: Viewing Guest Registries In The Modern Age
• Jersey Shore Pizza Shop Owners Cop To Tax Evasion
• Showdown Looms In 6th Circ. Over NLRB's Tribal Authority
• The Biggest Pa. Court Decisions Of 2015: Midyear Report
• Ascott REIT To Pay $163M For Times Square Hotel
• Chipotle Must Face Workers' Comp Class Action: Calif. Court
• Deals Rumor Mill: Anthem, Cigna, Yelp, Tesco
• Loews Hollywood Hotel Skimped On OT Pay, Suit Says
• EEOC Sues Dunkin' Donuts Over Firing Of Worker With Cancer
• Pa. Gov. Vetoes Liquor Privatization Bill
• Resort Developer Wants Bad Loan Deductions Reinstated
• Gleneagles Hotel In Scotland Sold To Ennismore
• Franchises And The Dangers Of Unauthorized Products
• $3.5B Bahamas Resort Gets Interim Nod For $80M DIP
• Straub Sues Stockton University Over Showboat Dispute
• Disney Cuts Deal With 4,500 Ex-Workers Over Vacation Pay
• Creditors Can Challenge Completed Ch. 11 Plan, 9th Circ. Says
• Washington Redskins Not Likely To Get New DC Stadium
• 4th Circ. Revives Baltimore Casino Pollution Suit
• NM Tribe Can Keep Casinos Open For Now, US Atty Says
• Wyndham Says High Court ACA Ruling Supports Appeal
• Ala. Tribe Can Use Carcieri Arguments In Tax Row, Judge Says
• Legal Groups Back Fla. Atty Convicted In Allied Veterans Plot
• Casinos Can No Longer Gamble On FinCEN Compliance
• Hotel Co. Pays $11.7M To Settle Recorded Calls Suit
• Starbucks Wins Discovery Bid In Tainted Ham Row
• NLRB Has Authority Over Mich. Tribal Casino, 6th Circ. Says
• Apollo Unit Originates $123M Loan For Retail, Hotel Properties