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Hospitality - February, 2016

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• Erin Andrews Gives Teary Testimony In Hotel-Privacy Suit
• Fla. House Advances Revised Gaming Compact Bill
• Union Says REIT's Pinnacle Casino Buy Breaks Ind. Law
• NJ Casino Expansion Bill Derided In Public Panel Hearing
• Justices Nix Wild West Theme Park Cowboy Shooting Case
• Tribe Backs Down From Suit Over Opening Kansas Casino
• Fight Over Seaboard Realty Ch. 11 Examiner Delayed
• Trump Taj Mahal Casino Now Icahn's After Exiting Ch. 11
• NYC Salt Warning Rule Tabled By NY Appeals Court
• Customers Defend Antitrust Suit Against Air Travel Ticket Cos.
• High Noon In America: Executive Orders After Justice Scalia
• Caesars Gets $7B Note Guarantee Suits Paused
• DraftKings, FanDuel Back Ill. Law Regulating Fantasy Sports
• Calif. Tribe Urges 9th Circ. To Toss $1.9M Atty Fees Award
• Texas Racing Commission Gets Funding Through 2017
• Navajo Injury Suit Can Proceed In NM Court, Judge Argues
• Pa. Justices Snub Appeal In Casino DUI Liability Case
• CFPB Lending Tussle Echoes Early Days Of Tribal Gambling
• Simpson, Hogan Guide Hilton On REIT, Time Share Spinoffs
• Sanctioned Atty Tells 9th Circ. $9B Claim Was 'Mistake'
• Erin Andrews Jury Shown Nashville Hotel Peeping Video
• Okla. Tribe Seeks Court Backing To Offer Online Gambling
• Caesars Says It Doesn't Have To Guarantee $7B Notes
• 11th Circ. Says Ex-Ship Worker Ineligible For Citizenship
• Casino Co. Accused Of Clandestine Credit Screening
• Pa. Gaming Agency To Explore Fantasy Sports Under New Law
• Royal Caribbean Facing Class Action Over Nightmare Cruise
• Kan. Claims Immunity From Suit Over Gambling Compact Talks
• Tenn. AG Reaches $3M Settlement With Time Share Co.
• 5 Tips For Founding A Successful Law Firm
• ADA Litigation: Hotels, Resorts And Inns — Beware
• Erin Andrews' Dad Tells Jury She Was Devastated By Video
• Daily Fantasy Cos. Looking To Delay 'Reckoning,' NY AG Says
• SFX Wants To Extend Ch. 11 Litigation Shield To CEO
• New Mexico Seeks Full Exit From Tribe's Gaming Pact Suit
• NLRB Orders Wendy's Franchisee To Ditch Class Waivers
• NJ Unveils Rules To Usher In Skill-Based Gambling
• Resort Founder's Atty Beats Sanctions Threat By 10th Circ.
• 11th Circ. Upholds Seminole Sovereignty In Termination Row
• NYC Chain Restaurants Must Display Salt Warning, Judge Says
• 7th Circ. Could Give Standing To Data Breach Actions
• 5 Law Office Design Tips Before Moving To Latin America
• 9th Circ. Says Labor Dept. Can Expand Tipping Pool Rule
• Ch. 11 Groups Fight Over Examiner For Conn. Conglomerate
• Chargers Shift Focus To Downtown San Diego For Stadium
• Goldman, Citizens Bank Back $200M Staten Island Project
• DraftKings, FanDuel Use 'Skill' To Fight NY Injunction
• IHOP, Applebee's Owner Hit With Wage, Race Bias Suit
• Palm Families' Licensing Suit Moves Closer To Trial
• Baseball League Bylaws Don't Cover Team Agents, Court Told
• Groupon Settles Derivative Suit Over 2011 IPO
• MGM Fights For Approval Of $75M CityCenter Settlement
• Answers To Common Franchise System Insurance Questions
• French Antitrust Enforcement Trends You Should Know About
• Tribe Immune From Ex-Dealer's Arbitration Bid, 9th Circ. Says
• Jury Seated In Erin Andrews' $75M Hotel Stalker Suit
• Windy City Case May Blow $7B Caesars Trial In NY Off Track
• Ex-Cay Clubs CEO Gets 40 Years For $300M Ponzi Scheme
• Failed Firm Says Casino Ignored Red Flags On Stolen Cash
• MoFo Snags Real Estate Partner From Paul Hastings
• TTAB Declares 'Booking.com' Generic
• FIFA Twisting Fans' Claims In Ticket Price Suit, Court Told
• Dallas Boutique Adds Ex-Brewer Attorneys Litigation Partner
• Calif. Mulls High Court Push In $36.2M Gaming Compact Row
• Big Airlines Beat Racketeering Suit Over Mexico Tourism Tax
• Real Estate Rumors: Goldman, Tesla, Garrison Investment
• OPINION: Big Law's Perverse Incentive System
• DraftKings, FanDuel Slammed Over Legal Strategy
• Disney Slapped With Another IP Suit Over MagicBand System
• Cay Clubs Ex-CEO Asks Judge For Lenient Sentence
• Denied Sanctions, Cafe Owner Gets New Trial In Wage Suit
• Texas Racing Commission Votes To End Historical Betting
• Feds, Tribe Tell DC Circ. Casino Trust Taking Was Legal
• FanDuel Joins DraftKings In Banning Third-Party 'Scripts'
• End Of Direct Public Financing For Stadiums Is Drawing Near
• Feds Press 2nd Circ. To Reject Oneida Trust Land Suits
• Pa. Racetrack Official Gets 4 Months In Race-Rigging Scheme
• Fla. Senate Panel OKs $3B Seminole Gaming Compact Bill
• Hawaiian Benihana Fights Sanctions Bid In Branding Spat
• Miami-Dade Sued For Boat Show Development On Public Land
• Omni Hotels Launches TM Suit Over Vacation Rental Sites
• Carnival Co. Escapes H-2B Prevailing Wage Claims
• NM Tribe Seeks Pause In Gambling Pact Row With State
• McDonald's Bags ADA Suit After Atty's 'Bad Faith' Evidence
• 3rd Circ. Puts Gambling Ban Constitutionality Back On Table
• Feds Seek To Speak In 11th Circ. Tribal Tax Battle
• Buffet Owner, Employees Duel Over WARN Act
• Calif. Showed Bad Faith Letting Tribal Casino Bid Die: Judge
• NJ Lawmakers Formalize Plan For Atlantic City Bailout
• Caesars Granted More Time To Propose Ch. 11 Plan
• NJ Tells 3rd Circ. Gov't Can't Force Anti-Sports Betting Law
• 7th Circ. Won't Rekindle Steak 'N Shake Suit Over CEO Deals
• Airbnb Will Collect Taxes Directly From Ala. Guests
• Gov't Tries To Bury Suit Over Dug-Up Graves At Casino Site
• BIA Hedging On Tribal Leadership Causes Court Headaches
• IRS Trying To Exploit Biltmore Owners' Frailty, Court Told
• What Cuba Wants From New Investors
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, NYC Law, Sam Chang
• Apple High Court Petition Touches Fabric Of New Economy
• In Cybersecurity, No Harm Does Not Necessarily Mean No Foul
• Prior NJ Sports Betting Opinions Might Signal Judges' Moves
• Insurer Seeks Win In Coverage Row Over Models' Privacy Suit
• Texas Racing Agency Takes Horse Betting Fight To High Court
• Battling Revenue Doom And Gloom With Litigation Finance
• IHOP Can't Escape Ex-Worker's Wrongful Firing Claims
• Trump Can't Duck Deposition Over Soured Restaurant Deal
• Caesars Defends Bid To Keep Control Of Chapter 11
• Activists Say $360M Calif. Casino Not On Reservation Land
• Mich. Tribe Takes NLRB Oversight Challenge To High Court
• Starwood Offloads Vienna Luxury Hotel To UAE Firm For $79M
• Scalia's Rapid-Fire Questioning Transformed Oral Arguments
• Justice Scalia Leaves His Mark In Biting, Clever Dissents
• Death Of Scalia Leaves High Court Docket In Limbo
• Scalia Leaves Mighty Legacy At High Court
• GOP Attys Would Likely Back Srinivasan To Replace Scalia
• Scalia's Originalism Shifted The Constitutional Debate
• Scalia Took On Gun Control, Class Actions In Top Opinions
• Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Dies At 79
• Sports World Watches To See If NJ's Betting Wager Pays Off
• Brooklyn Bakery Dough Hit With Suit By Investors
• Del. Judge Rejects Dechert LLP Role In 'Chaotic' Ch. 11
• Brand Battles: Olive Garden Fights For 'Pasta Pass' Trademark
• Dave & Busters Hit With Background Check Class Action
• FanDuel Says Terms Demand Arbitration In False Ad Suit
• Rams Take Fan Suit Over LA Move To Federal Court
• DraftKings Bets On Combat Sports Competitor
• House Votes To Ease FDA Menu Labeling Rule
• Amended Rule 26's Proportionality Standard: The First 60 Days
• NJ Wants To Limit US Arguments In Sports Betting Rehearing
• Resort Founder's Atty Ordered To Explain Rule Violations
• Court To Consider Scope Of IGRA In Tribal Casino Tax Battle
• Caesars' Bank Lenders Say Patience 'Wearing Thin'
• Holland & Knight, Venable Steer $55M Elysee Hotel Deal
• Colo. Tavern Seeks Clarity On Insurance Cancellation Law
• Revamp Of Pa. Horse Racing Oversight Heads To Governor
• Calif. Bill Goes Easy On Fantasy Sports Sites, Tribes Say
• Texas Atty Scores $100K In Movie Theater Consulting Fight
• Vail Resort To Pay $1M Over EEOC Sexual Harassment Claims
• JetBlue Launches VC Unit Targeting Tech, Travel Startups
• Fla. Judge Denies Recusal Bid By Convicted Ponzi Schemer
• 8th Circ. Axes Carnival Co.'s Rehearing Bid In Wage Row
• NY Tribe Pushes For Say In 2nd Circ. Casino Land Dispute
• Concessions Stand Not Shielded From OT Law, 2nd Circ. Told
• Fla. Lawmaker Sees Even Odds For Seminole Gambling Bill
• Kushner Planning $500M Revamp Of NJ Mall
• Deals Rumor Mill: Siemens, Eni, Autogrill
• Rams Season Ticket Holders Seek $50M Over Move To LA
• Insurer Ordered To Pay Miami-Dade's Party Injury Settlement
• Burger King Illegally Disciplined Striking Workers, NLRB Says
• LeClairRyan Hit With Malpractice Suit By Defunct Hotel
• Neb. Hotel Exec. Pleads Guilty To Unlawful Hiring
• How Does Skadden Stay No. 1?
• NJ Houlihan's Operator Faces Suit Over OT, Deductions
• Calif. Court Axes Insurance Broker's Win In Negligence Case
• Restaurant Asks 9th Circ. To Reheat $100M Blackout Fight
• EEOC 'Harassing' Small Biz Owner In Bias Suit, Court Told
• Navajos Seek Win In Jurisdiction Fight Over Casino Injury
• Dave & Buster's Can't Duck Obamacare ERISA Class Action
• NY, NJ Dunkin' Donuts Accused Of Charging Illegal Tax
• Towns Say There's No Question Travel Sites Keep Hotel Taxes
• Wendy's Sued Over 'Lackadaisical' Security In Wake Of Attack
• Pa. Lawmakers Urge Congress To Drop Sports Betting Ban
• 3 Ex-Chipotle Managers Win Gender Discrimination Trial
• OPINION: The Road To Partnership Must Keep Evolving
• US Slams Bid To Recuse Judge In $300M Ponzi Scheme Fight
• DOI's Kathryn Isom-Clause Named For NIGC Post
• Chipotle Sued Over Salmonella, E. Coli Outbreak Injuries
• TGI Friday's Fights Workers' Bid To Expand Wage Suit
• NY Group Opposing Tribal Casino Seeks To Block Amicus Bid
• Developer Stalled Hotel Row, Lied About It, Court Told
• NJ Assembly Panel Advances Casino Expansion Bill
• Disclosures In Public SEC Filings Aren't Really 'Public' In Calif.
• Forestar Nets $130M In Texas Radisson Hotel Sale
• Real Estate Rumors: Jamestown, Carey Watermark, Equinix
• Demand For NFL Tix Throws Wrench Into Pricing Challenges
• GCs Name Best Of The Best Attorneys
• 8 Firms Boast The Most Client-Savvy Attorneys
• Ponzi Scheme, Fraud Cited In Real Estate Co.'s Ch. 11
• Daily Fantasy Suits Enter MDL Quagmire
• Pizza Hut Pays $3.1M To End Drivers' Wage Row
• Fla. Condo Group Wins $12M For Ex-Directors' Self-Dealing
• Munsch Hardt Scoops Employment Vet In Texas
• Korean Co. Units Say Resort Sale Suit Calls For Arbitration
• Chipotle Wraps Up GMO Ingredient False Ad Suit
• DHS Widens Trafficking Awareness Efforts Ahead Of Big Game
• Citigroup Halts DraftKings, FanDuel Transactions In NY
• Atlantic City Ordered To Pay $62.5M Casino Tax Refund
• Texas Tribe Slams Bingo Groups' Attack On Gaming Bid
• Real Estate Rumors: Hotel Elysee, Telemundo, WeWork
• FanDuel Arbitration Terms Called Too Hidden To Be Enforced
• Employer Lessons From Chipotle's Multiplaintiff Jury Trials
• Expanded Chipotle Probe Appears Poised To Snarl Execs
• RI Says Daily Fantasy Sports Legal, Should Be Regulated
• $2M Loss Against Web Gambling Co. Vacated In TM Row
• Ashford Accused Of Blocking Board Ouster With Illegal Fee
• Chicago Must Face Activists Over George Lucas Museum Site
• Zipline Injury Happened Out Of Covered Area, Insurer Says
• States Vent Frustration On Vendors In Tribal Compact Rows
• DraftKings, FanDuel Cases Combined in Mass.
• Ohio Casino Settles Misclassification, OT Suit
• Hersha Sells JV Interest In Manhattan Hotels For $571.4M
• 4 Firms Guide Italian Hotel Group's $123M Restructuring
• NY Panel Says Adult Club Stripped $3.2M In Sales Taxes
• 3 Bay Area Traits Sure To Hit The Super Bowl Spotlight
• Real Estate Rumors: Lincoln Hotel, Al Jazeera, Revolve
• EU Antitrust Vs. US Companies
• Skiers Seek Cert. In Suit Over Shell's Lift Ticket Offer
• 9th Circ. Says Prior Consent Dooms Travel Co. TCPA Suit
• Judge Denies Exec's Motion For New Trial On $300M Scheme
• Racetrack Owner Wants New Look At Fracking Effects
• Capstone Ducks Sanctions, Gets Lecture In Cinemark Suit
• Daily Fantasy Sports Framework Gains Ground In Indiana
• Texas Topless Club Sues NY Club Over 'Baby Dolls' TM
• NIGC Wrong To Rethink Minn. Casino Deal, DC Circ. Told
• Stagehands Not Employees Of Referral Co., 11th Circ. Finds
• Caesars Presses For Monitor To Clear Up Creditor Disputes
• Ringleader In Time Share Fraud Scheme Gets 20 Years
• Waller Grows In Austin With Addition Of 13-Atty Boutique
• Biltmore Owners Push Back IRS Bid To Nix $95M Gift Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Comcast, Wonder Works, Everglades
• NY Developers Beat $50M Bryant Park Hotel Trademark Suit
• DOJ Widens Criminal Probe Of Chipotle Over Norovirus
• 3 Florida Stadiums Clear Hurdle To Renovation Tax Funds
• House Debates Gaming Tweaks To Calif. Tribal Land Bill
• Judge Axes $3M Verdict, Orders New Trial In Food Tray Fight
• Investors Must Arbitrate Fraud Claims Despite Phantom Forum
• NLRB Nixes Waffle House Class-Action Waiver
• Caesars Creditors Face Off In $11B Asset Dispute Trial
• Tourism Co. Kuoni Greenlights EQT's $1.37B Take-Private Bid
• Ariz. Official Backs Off Jury Demand In Tribal Casino Row
• Celebrity Chef Hits Landlord With $3M Race Bias Suit
• USDA Proposes Rule Changes For Captive Marine Mammals
• Expedia, Others Should Pay Tax Penalties, Ill. City Says
• What's Going On With The Sharing Economy In Spain?
• LA Hoteliers Tell 9th Circ. NLRA Trumps City's Wage Law
• NY Judge Nixes Residents' Efforts To Halt Finger Lakes Casino
• Fla. Regulator Can Set Horse Track Standards, Judge Says
• SFX Entertainment Hopes To Shed $300M Of Debt In Ch. 11
• BALCA Gives Saladworks Franchisee's Job Order Typo A Pass
• EBay, Travel Sites Hit With Patent Suits Over Menu Bar Tech
• Smartphone Game Not Illegal Gambling, Judge Rules
• Ariz. Tribe Says State Official Can't Claim Fraud Over Casino
• CDC Ends Probe Over Chipotle E. Coli Outbreaks
• McDonald's Hit With Class Action Over 'Mozzarella Sticks'
• Online Gaming Co. Amaya's CEO Plans $2B Go-Private Offer
• What Every GC Needs To Know About Mobile Apps