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Hospitality - September, 2015

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• Idaho Says Tribe Missed Fee Deadline In Racing Ban Row
• 3rd Circ. Allows Nightclub To Keep Lease At Revel
• Trump Hotels Hit With Payment Card Breach
• Oak Hill Trims Stake In Dave & Buster's In $234.8M Offering
• Pa. Racetrack Official Charged In Race-Rigging Scheme
• Leagues Urge 3rd Circ. Not To Rehear NJ Sports Betting Case
• Hyatt Accused Of Stiffing Servers On Tips, OT
• EEOC Slaps 3 NY Restaurants With National Origin Suit
• For Franchisors, There's More Than Just Browning-Ferris
• VRBO Payment Processor Hit With Data Breach Class Action
• NJ Racetrack Says Lease Dooms Wage Class Action
• TGI Friday's Took Tip Credit Without Warning, Server Says
• 6th Circ. Won't Revisit Ruling On NLRB Role At Tribal Casino
• Brazil, Mexico Antitrust Heads Talk Rules For Uber, Airbnb
• NJ Lawmaker Wants Off-Track Betting Plan Scrutinized
• Tribe Says NM Targeted Vendors In Gambling Pact Row
• Capital Spending For US Hotels To Hit Record $6.4B
• Grand Canyon Tourism Co. Can't Block Subpoena, Court Told
• Sabre Blasts US Airways' Damages Claim In Antitrust Fight
• Caesars Takes A Second Shot At Halting Creditor Suits
• Judge Won't Renegotiate Amtrak Commission Deal Suit
• Greektown Asks Court To Nix Bid To Reopen Bankruptcy Case
• Caesars Pushes Out $554M Fight With Wilmington
• Related Scores $166M Loan For Miami Luxury Hotel Complex
• Bankrupt Caesars Unit's Noteholders Want Cert. In Refi Row
• Judge Won't Rethink Jurisdiction In Tennis Contract Row
• Ticketmaster, Warriors Again Decry StubHub Antitrust Suit
• 10 Marketing Tips From A Young Partner Perspective
• NJ Justices Reject Slip-And-Fall Standard In KFC Case
• Ill. Towns Denied Class Cert. Again In Travel Site Tax Row
• Gulf Related Gets $626M Loan For Abu Dhabi Project
• Comcast To Pay $1.5B For Stake In Japanese Theme Park
• Is Your Hotel Ready For The Chip-And-PIN Liability Shift?
• Jimmy John's Slams Cert. Motion In Managers' OT Action
• Friday's Says It's Too Early For Judgment In NY Wage Suit
• SeaWorld False Marketing Suit Won't Be Sent To State Court
• Bankrupt Tribal Casino's Trustee Aims To Extend Trust
• CORRECTED: Judge Trims Suit Accusing Virgin Of Stealing Cruise Idea
• Mohegans Join Board Of Casino Industry Advocacy Group
• Calif. Case A Test Of Good Faith In Tribal Gambling Pact Talks
• 9th Circ. Won't Delay Seattle Wage Rollout for Franchisees
• Calif. Tribe's Planned Casino Fights Off Neighbors' Challenges
• Maryland Casino Gets Green Light For $150M Expansion
• FHWA Slammed In DC Circ. Over Digital Changing Billboards
• McDonald's Gets Claims Trimmed In Wage Class Action
• OPINION: Have Big Law Firms Lost Their Way?
• Chicago Can't Break 'Sweetheart' Lease With Restaurant
• Two Firms Ruled Real Estate M&A Space This Summer
• Real Estate Rumors: Sports Direct, Stone Street, Kimpton
• Gaming In Macau Is Not Busted Yet
• GCs Flag Risks Of Doing Business In Latin America
• 9th Circ. Asked To Again Revive Hilton Call-Recording Suit
• SEC Ends Pursuit Of Ex-Wells Fargo Worker Who Altered Docs
• Cuban Trademark Considerations For US Brand Owners
• Fight To Force Casino Developer Bankruptcy To Start In Dec.
• Kickstarting Information Governance: 3 Ideal Pilot Projects
• Gamblers Urge 2nd Circ. To Keep Winnings Row Open
• Calif. Tribe Behind Embattled Casino Hires Ex-NIGC Chairman
• Tribes Win Bid To Depublish Calif. Ruling Limiting Immunity
• Pa. Rep. Unveils Plan For Sports Gambling Legalization Bill
• TGI Friday's Hid $2M Mass. Wage Deal, NY Judge Told
• Rep. Seeks To Pull Sports Betting 'Out From The Shadows'
• SEC Sues Trio For Insider Trading Over PF Chang's Deal
• Cabela's To Hire More Minorities To Settle EEOC Charges
• The Countries And Regions Pouring Cash Into US Real Estate
• MGM Isn't Harmed By Tribal Casino Law, Conn. Gov. Says
• Founder Owes $286M, Bankrupt Ski Club Tells 9th Circ.
• Lawmaker Blames NJ Lottery Shortfall On Privatization
• Popeyes Refused To Hire Older Applicants, EEOC Says
• Chicago Can Tax Suburban Car Rentals, Appellate Court Rules
• Gym Membership Fees Subject To NYC Sales Tax
• Calif. Appeals Court Trims Chipotle Workers' Comp Suit
• American Airlines Lavatory Cleaning Poisons Water, Suit Says
• Hospitality Group Sues Over Pittsburgh Sick Leave Law
• Macau To Tighten Casino Junket Regulation
• Did The NLRB Just Hand NLRA Successorship To States?
• Just Salad Faces $5M Suit Over Listeria During Pregnancy
• LA, Union Move To Dismiss Hotels' Minimum Wage Suit
• Milwaukee Council OKs Funding Plan For $500M Bucks Arena
• Ariz. Appeals Court Ends Citizen Challenge To Tribe's Casino
• TGI Friday's Customers Say Drink Class Action Must Proceed
• Mass. Tribe, City Of Taunton Move Ahead With Casino
• Equitable Mootness And 3rd-Party Investors — Some Clarity
• Trump Golf Club Says Ex-Members Quit Before It Took Over
• Saladworks Judge Orders Mediation In Bitter Ch. 11
• States Come Out Swinging Against New Joint-Employer Test
• The Strike Zone For Breach Of Contract Policy Exclusions
• The 4 Firms In-House Counsel Fear The Most
• BIA To Prep Enviro Analysis For Mich. Tribal Casino Project
• Mich. Tribe Loses Bid For 6th Circ. To Rehear NLRB Ruling
• Market Map: 5 Trends In Chicago Real Estate Deals
• Port Canaveral Officials Give Developers OK To Sign Tenants
• Extended Stay Strikes $285M Deal To Sell Crossland Portfolio
• Puerto Rico Tourism Co. Settles Tax Dispute With Travel Sites
• Hoover Dam Gift Shop Wins New Trial After $1.35M Verdict
• Mass. AG Review May Spell Trouble For Daily Fantasy Sports
• Online Gambling Still A Risky Bet For Casinos, Banks
• FTC Official Says Efficiencies Can Save Deals In Probes
• Jinjiang Takes Control Of PE-Backed Hotel Co. For $1.3B
• Stockton University Unloads Showboat To Pa. Developer
• Outlook For Fantasy Sports Murky Amid Increased Scrutiny
• Mass. Tribe Says DOI Trust Approval Paves Way For Casino
• SEC Hits Racetrack Operator's Ex-Chair With Fraud Suit
• Rival Theater Says AMC Withholding Docs In Antitrust Suit
• Calif. Says It Negotiated Tribal Gaming Pact In Good Faith
• Best Western In Trademark Row With Ex-Franchisee
• Bangkok Co. Plans $265M Thai Retail, Entertainment Complex
• Chipotle Improperly Buried FCRA Disclosure Info, Suit Says
• 'Borgata Babes' Weight, Dress Rules Mostly OK'd By NJ Court
• Ousted Gemini Real Estate Exec Denied Robins Kaplan Docs
• Yosemite Vendor Says Park Service Breached Contract
• Ex-Quiznos Execs Duck Restructuring Row
• Ariz. Gov., Attorney General Escape $400M Casino Row
• Mass. AG To Probe Legality Of Fantasy Sports Site DraftKings
• FinCEN's Caesars Penalty A Cautionary Tale For Casinos
• Dunkin' Donuts Franchisee Hit With Sexual Harrassment Suit
• SEC Fines NFL Financial Adviser Over Casino Fraud
• Stockton University OKs Sale Of Embattled Casino Property
• NY Tribe Members Say They Have Right To Defend Bingo Hall
• Avis' $7.8M OT Deal Stalls As Judge Demands Details
• Mich. Casino Suit Against Chippewa Tribe Tossed
• KFC Operator Slams EEOC Bid For New Harassment Suit Trial
• Nev. High Court Asked To Weigh In On Minimum Wage Row
• DOJ Won't Challenge $1.6B Expedia-Orbitz Tie-Up
• Celebrity Fails To Decertify Doctor Class In Fla. Court
• UK Watchdog Closes Online Hotel Booking Probe
• SK Food Asks Judge To Nix It From Starbucks Bad Ham Row
• Travel Sites Get Fines Dispute Removed From Hotel Tax Trial
• City Panel Approves $47M For New Milwaukee Bucks Arena
• Starwood Strikes $251M Deal To Sell Rome Hotel To Katara
• Stockton President To Blame For Land Purchase Flub: Report
• 3rd Circ. Signals Revival Of NJ Sports Betting Case
• Fla. High Court Denies Appeal Related To Miami Tower Lease
• Extortion Claim Pared In Horse-Racing Defamation Suit
• MGM Calls Tribes' Plans For New Casino Unconstitutional
• IRS Clarifies Extenders Of Bonus Depreciation Deductions
• IRS Guidance Could Slow Plans For Tax-Free Spinoffs
• 2nd Circ. Says NIGC Right To Allow Seneca Casino In NY
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of $400M Marriott Antitrust Suit
• Solving Law Firm Staffing Problems Through Innovation
• Baha Mar Creditors Win Dismissal Of Resort's Ch. 11 Cases
• Pizza Hut Says Drivers Don't Need Quick Appeal In Wage Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Compass, Gaedeke, lebua
• Idaho Tribe Permanently Barred From Offering Texas Hold 'Em
• Will NLRB's Browning-Ferris Decision Kill Franchising?
• Fed. Circ. Told Fandango Golf IP Row Should Be Sent Back
• Johnston Contractors Ducks Injured Football Player's Suit
• Grand Canyon Tourism Co. Wants PR Firm Subpoena Blocked
• Calif. Already Beat Tribal Casino Fund Claims, Judge Says
• Casino Injury Suit Has No Place In NM State Court, Navajos Say
• FDA Offers Guidance On Menu Nutrition Labeling Rules
• Club Insists Member Axed For Lewdness, Not Racial Bias
• Pizza Hut Franchisee Wants Full 6th Circ. For FLSA Row
• Suit Over $88M Miami Worldcenter Tax Break Gets Axed
• Revel Owner Accuses Utility Of Frivolous, False Claims
• Real Estate Rumors: Larry Ellison, Citadel, Pearlmark
• Lufthansa Faces EU Antitrust Complaint By Web Travel Agents
• Morgans Shareholder Offers $507M For Pair Of Hotels
• Proposed Mediator In Hotel Tax Case Gets Judge's Backing
• City Defends Nixed Indian Casino Revenue Deal To DC Circ.
• 'Repealing' Vs. 'Authorizing' And The Future Of NJ Gaming
• Saladworks Judge Postpones Ch. 11 Confirmation Hearing
• Fraud Charges Over $1.6B Wynn Casino Move Forward
• Union Wins NLRB Dues Checkoff Fight, But No Reimbursement
• DOI Wants Calif. County's Tribal Casino Challenge Tossed
• Ariz. Has No Right To Block $400M Casino, Tribe Says
• Idaho, Coeur D'Alene Tribe Seek To Fold Poker Suit
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Fasken, Fried
• Lower Manhattan Hilton Scores $67M From Column Financial
• Hotels Can't Renew Challenge To $824M Resort's Tax Breaks
• Real Estate Rumors: Freshfields, 666 Fifth, Torkian
• When Calling The Police Is Permissible Under Labor Law
• Caesars Fights Bondholder Suits That Threaten Parent
• Chipotle Sued For Norovirus Outbreak At Calif. Location
• Idaho Top Court Says Instant Racing Ban Must Become Law
• NY Gov. Seeks $15 Statewide Minimum Wage
• Fitness Center Chain Hit With Suit Over Perpetual Contracts
• Rimon Nabs Sports Recreation Litigator From Duane Morris
• Perkins Coie Guides Kemper's $526M Loan From CPPIB
• LA Craft Beer Giant Hit With Unpaid Wages Action
• 11th Circ. Blesses Lender With Default-Rate Interest
• Wis. Tribe Asks To Intervene In Rival Tribe's Gaming Suit
• 5 Tips For Tribes To Forge A Broader Economic Base
• Litigation Financing May Ease Your Year-End Cash Crunch
• Real Estate Rumors: Erste, Harbor Group, Ceruzzi
• NJ's Long-Shot Rehearing Bid May Pay Off In Betting Case
• Dalata Preps $179M Stock Sale To Fund Hotel Buys
• Baha Mar Says Rosewood Hotels Can't End Licensing Deal
• NY Restaurateur Indicted For 3-Course Fraud
• Weycer Kaplan Aids Investor's $80.9M NYC Hotel Property Buy
• NJ Asks 3rd Circ. To Rehear Sports Betting Decision
• Minn. County Approves Tax Break For Soccer Stadium
• Expedia, Others Can't Duck E-Commerce Patent Suit
• How To Protect Your Brand From Your Partner's Opinions
• Ill. Judge Denies Remand Of Papa John's Delivery Tax Suit
• A General Counsel's Top 10 Internal Investigation Tips
• 11th Circ. Ruling Doesn't Back Tribe In Tax Row, SD Says
• EEOC Told Settle Up With $1M Atty Fees In Failed Bias Suit
• NJ Pols Say 3rd Circ. Contradicted Itself On Sports Betting
• Revel's New Owner Wants To Resell, Not Reopen, Utility Says
• Caesars Lands $3M Bid For Shuttered Miss. Casino
• StubHub Decries Dismissal Bid From Ticketmaster, Warriors
• Squire Patton Adds Ex-Duane Morris Real Estate Pro
• Judge Moots US Airways' Relief Claim In Antitrust Ticket Row
• Jury Says Disney World Discriminated Against Haitian Worker
• Paddy Power And Betfair Agree To $9B Tie-Up
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Altarea, Lone Star
• Simpson Thacher Reps Blackstone In $6B Hotel REIT Deal
• Bahamian Court Names Baha Mar Liquidator With Limited Role
• NIGC Names Hoenig To Lead General Counsel Office
• Conn. City Slams Sports Complex Construction Delay Suit
• Calif. Gov. Signs New Gaming Compact With Sycuan Band
• Deals Rumor Mill: GE, Hapag-Lloyd, Rokin, Jupiter Hotels
• Real Estate Rumors: Amancio Ortega, RedSky Capital, PMF
• Jury Must Decide $370M Philly Hotel Spat, Ex-Investor Says
• Priceline Slams Class Cert. In Room Bidding Row
• La Quinta Holdings Reaches Deal To Sell 24 Hotels
• RICO Claims Get Mixed Reception In $400M Hotel Appeal
• Akin Gump Launches New Effort To Advise On Cuba Matters
• Ala. Can't Bring Casino Suit Against Tribe, 11th Circ. Says
• NJ Authority, Operator Face ADA Suit Over Monmouth Track
• 5th Circ. Nixes Win For Wow Cafe In Franchise 'Typo' Row
• Hotel Balks At DoubleTree Workers' Class Cert. Bid In OT Suit
• 5 Firms Guide $145M Bond Deal For DC Mixed-Use Project
• Fed. Circ. Backs Navy's Small Biz Set-Aside Involving Hotel
• Kansas Rejects Quapaw Officials' Bid To Toss Casino Suit
• White & Case, Clifford Chance Steer $72M Hamburg Hotel Deal
• Ex-Casino Guard Fights Tribe's Fee Bid In Termination Suit
• Contractor Owes Tribe $7.6M For Deal Changes, Judge Says
• Susman, Others Sued For Claims In $65M Korean Air Deal
• Mister Softee Says Imposter Isn't Repaying $97K Judgment
• Tribe Urges Justices To Reject Wis. E-Poker Challenge
• Pa. Board Rejects Ex-Owner's Bid To Contract With Casino
• AAA Slapped With Suit Over Hotel Booking Fees
• Apple, Others Win PTAB Review Of Web Ordering Patent
• Electra-Owned Park Resorts Group To Merge With UK Rival
• Top LA Eateries Plotted Price Hike For ACA Costs, Suit Says
• Jacksonville Jaguars Owner Seeks Long-Term London Deal
• UPMC-Highmark Price Conspiracy Claims Get Go-Ahead
• NY Village Asks 2nd Circ. To Nix Tribe's Gaming Suit
• Bob Evans Plans $200M Sale-Leaseback Of Restaurants
• Universal Theme Park Hit With FCRA Employment Class Action
• 5 Considerations For Developing Projects On Native Lands
• Texas Man Gets 17 Years For Fake Disney Resort Scheme
• Ex-Sands Partner Ducks Sanctions In $5B Trade Secrets Suit
• Caesars Examiner Questions Duplicative, Pricey Firm Fees
• Texas Racing Agency Gets Reprieve Amid Power Struggle
• Suit Alleges Antitrust Conspiracy Among Philly Boxing Venues
• Gaming Co. Calls Bad Faith Claim Over $125M Deal Untimely
• Real Estate Rumors: LaserShip, Capital One, Hayes Properties
• Adelson Asks 3rd Circ. To Kill Subpoena In WSJ Libel Row
• Applebee's Franchisee Can't Escape Arbitration Pact Suit
• Gambling Cos. Continue Trading Bids For Bwin
• Corner Bakery Cafe Counter Setup Violates ADA, Judge Says
• Major Saladworks Creditors Say Ch. 11 Plan Not On The Level