Hospitality Archive » March, 2016

Hospitality - March, 2016

287 articles

• No Joke: 5 Strange But True Cases For April Fools'
• Ariz. Suit Over Tribal Casino Survives Despite 9th Circ. Loss
• Walt Disney Gets 'Extraordinary' Extension In H-1B Cases
• China's Anbang Pulls $14B Starwood Offer
• NJ Assembly Members Blast Christie's Atlantic City Stance
• Restaurants Can't Fire Employees For Denigrating The Food
• Trio Of Plaintiffs Firms Picked To Lead Daily Fantasy MDL
• Deals Rumor Mill: Medivation, Giordano's, SendGrid
• 4 Obstacles For Hospitality Cos. Eyeing Cuban Investment
• Kirkland, Winston & Strawn Seek $26.8M In Caesars Ch. 11
• DraftKings, FanDuel To Suspend College Sports Contests
• Holland & Knight Accused Of Botching Hotel Franchise Deal
• Canada's Cara Expands Into Quebec With $414M Buy
• Shifting The Law Firm Business Development Paradigm
• Judge Axes Casino Patent Under Alice After PTAB Refused
• 8th Circ. Won't Rehear Anheuser Unit's Mold Coverage Row
• 7th Circ. Drills Casino Investor On $16M Centaur Clawback
• Casino Can't Nix Firm's Suit Over Ex-Partner's Gambling Debt
• Harrah's Slams 'Eleventh-Hour' Bid In MMA Antitrust Fight
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Yahoo Daily Fantasy Ditches Credit Cards In Favor Of PayPal
• BAE, Carnival Settle Dock Death Negligence Claims
• Owner Of Razed Resort Hauls Ivory Coast Into Arbitration
• Pa. High Court Delays $450M Philly Casino Plan
• Chargers Launch San Diego Voter Initiative For New Stadium
• 9th Circ. Won't Revisit Tribal Sovereign Immunity Ruling
• Outback Is Latest Co. To Face Suit From Blind Consumers
• GE Shedding Financing Arm's $1.4B Hotel Loan Portfolio
• Real Estate Rumors: RXR, Google, Gatlin Development
• 9th Circ. Backs Ariz. Tribe On Gaming Compact, Fraud Claims
• US Developer, Ghanaian City Partner For $6.5B Project
• Fla., Seminoles Get More Time To Develop Blackjack Strategy
• Firms Want Resort Sale Suit In Mariana Islands Fed Court
• Dave & Buster's Settles Background Check Suit
• Wrigley-Area Club Owner Denies Scamming Cubs Royalties
• Dickinson Wright Gave Bad Advice On Casino, 7th Circ. Told
• Real Estate Rumors: Chick-Fil-A, Google, Westbrook Partners
• Dunkin' Donuts Franchisee Slams Cert. Bid In OT Fight
• Cities Push For Judgment In Ill. Tax Dispute With Travel Sites
• City Says Tribe's Race Bias Claims In Casino Sewer Row Fail
• Insurer Says Broker Bears Blame In Cybersecurity Policy Row
• Bakery Wants Retaliation Claim Nixed From EEOC Bias Suit
• Amaya Investors Say Inside Trading Charges Sunk Stocks
• BIA Says No Extra Comment Time In Tribal Recognition Row
• Mexican Restaurants To Pay Back Wages For FLSA Violations
• Mass. AG Issues Final Daily Fantasy Sports Regulations
• Ill. City Settles With Priceline, Other Sites In Hotel Tax Row
• McDonald's Accused Of Using Graffiti Decor Without Consent
• Rams Say Union Deal Covers Reggie Bush's Slip-And-Fall
• Calif. Hoteliers Need No Alibis For Stolen Property
• Starwood Weighs Sweetened $14B Anbang Buyout Offer
• Mindless Lawyering: Is Doc Review 'The Practice Of Law'?
• Cargill Slams Bid By Developer To Revive $19M Resort Row
• Florida Strip Club's Workers Must Arbitrate FLSA Claims
• NLRB Could Undercut Calif. Tribal Gaming Pacts, Justices Told
• SeaWorld Passholders Cite Fishy Renewals, Ask Class Cert
• 8th Circ. Says Jimmy John's Shops Violated Labor Laws
• 11th Circ. OKs Bagel Shop's State Suit Against Parent Co.
• Hurt Reggie Bush Tries To Block Rams' Labor Dispute Theory
• New Ticket Restrictions Could Be Risky For Teams
• Beckham Buys $19M Private Land For Miami Soccer Stadium
• Taxation With Representation: Weil, Davis, Cravath
• Hertz Exec. Moves To Duck Securities Fraud Suit
• SFX Ch. 11 Auction OK'd For Online Music Store, Other Assets
• Las Vegas Sands Details $1.3B UNLV, NFL Stadium Plan
• Resort Investor Says Partner's Arbitral Request Doesn't Fly
• Developer Seeks $22M From Lehman Over Meadowlands Loan
• Trump-Owned Golf Club Says Buyout Didn't Trigger Refunds
• 11th Circ. Revives Ex-Hilton Worker's Race, Age Bias Claims
• Kirkland Reps Wyndham On $425M Notes Securitization
• Tribe Sues Calif. Gov. To Foil Rival's Casino Ambitions
• Christie, NJ Assembly Speaker In Stalemate Over AC Bill
• Borgata Customers Reach Deal In Parking Voucher Row
• Goldberg Segalla Nabs In-House Transactions Pro
• Trump Casino Atty Dodges Ex-Workers' Malpractice Suit
• NJ Court Bars Drinking Class In TGI Friday's Pricing Case
• The Future Keeps Happening To Legal Services
• 11th Circ. Says Feds Immune From Tribal Members' Tax Suit
• Prince Lobel Brings 2 Litigators From Boston Boutique
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone Chicago Hotel, Rowan, Zara
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• 5 Administrative Law Myths Employment Pros Should Consider
• Morgan Lewis Sheds Over 100 Attorneys After Bingham Deal
• 5 Firms On The Rise In 2016
• The Firms That Lost The Most Ground This Year
• Greenberg Traurig On Track To Become Biggest US Firm
• 6th Circ. Strikes Down Challenge To Nat'l Park Fees
• NJ Casinos Decry Continued Inaction In AC Revitalization
• NYC Passes Ban On Smokeless Tobacco In Sports Arenas
• Del. Judge Rejects Call For Examiner In Seaboard Ch. 11
• Thompson Coburn Adds Ex-Wilson Elser Cybersecurity Pro
• Tossing Of Ozzfest Assault Case Upheld In Calif. Court
• Indiana Tribe Reaches Pacts For South Bend Casino Project
• Expedia, Others Note Customer Role In E-Commerce IP Fight
• Demystifying The Attorney-Client Privilege
• Amaya CEO Charged Over Insider Trading Ahead Of $5B Deal
• Delivery Startup DoorDash Raises $127M In Funding Round
• Milbank Guides MGM Growth Properties REIT In $100M IPO
• Wyndham Gets OK For $7M Deal In Phone Recordings Action
• Colts Accused Of Not Renewing Broker's Season Tickets
• Dunkin' Donuts Ex-Managers Want Bigger Class In OT Fight
• Interstate Hotels Pays $1.4M To Exit Missed Breaks Suit
• Yahoo To Suspend Paid Daily Fantasy Contests In NY
• Rams Say Disgruntled Fans Knew LA Move Was Possible
• Daily Fantasy Cos.' Deals With NY AG Show Shift In Strategy
• Ex-Gov. Can Weigh In On Slots Case, Fla. Justices Say
• USCIS Has Enough H-2B Apps To Hit First-Half 2016 Cap
• Calif. Tribe Wants In On Other Tribe's Gaming Compact Suit
• Shanghai Commercial Loans $155M For NYC Hotel Project
• DraftKings, FanDuel Agree To Stop Paid Contests In NY
• Is Student Loan Stress The New Norm For Law School?
• Starwood Accepts Sweetened $13.6B Marriott Offer
• Riverhounds Center Trustee Tracks $4M In 'Fraud' Transfers
• 7 Best Practices For Managing An Associate's Personal Crisis
• NLRB Nixes McDonald's Appeal Bid In Joint-Employer Case
• Starwood To Drop Marriott Deal In Favor Of $13.2B Offer
• Calif. Tells Justices It Doesn't Owe Tribe In Gaming Pact Row
• Calif. Restaurateur Wants Rehearing In $100M Blackout Suit
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of NY Casino Antitrust Suit
• Colorado, Utes Ally Against NLRB Regulation Of Tribal Casinos
• Ore. Tribe Slams DOI Land Buy In Casino Row At DC Circ. 
• What To Watch For During Obama's Historic Cuba Trip
• Tribal Hotel Subcontractor Wants Arbitration Award Upheld
• Calif. County Loses Challenge To Tribal Casino
• Paul Weiss Flirted With Malpractice Risk In Caesars
• 8th Circ. Affirms Tax Evasion Sentence For Adult Entertainer
• Eurazeo Pays $393M For 2 Swiss Hospitality Schools
• Jenner & Block Atty's Affair Bars Advisers From Caesars Case
• Chuck E. Cheese's Managers Win Only Expense Class Cert.
• Okla. Says Approval Of Tribe's Online Gambling Award OK
• Starbucks Underfills Its Lattes, Suit Says
• Wealth Management For Senior Partners
• OPINION: Missed Opportunity In Supreme Court Nomination
• In His Own Words: 4 Key Garland Opinions
• Garland's High Court Nomination Battle Likely To Drag On
• Judge Garland Could Bring New Consensus To High Court
• GOP Leaders Grill Labor Secretary On Joint-Employer Moves
• Attorneys Weigh In On Obama's Supreme Court Pick
• PokerStars 'Soft Launches' In NJ
• NIGC Fills Up With Appointment Of New Commissioner
• NJ Mayors Call For Statewide $15 Minimum Wage By 2021
• Your NCAA Pool Could Be Illegal, But You Won't Go To Jail
• Tribal Casino Prep Needn't Be Halted, DC Circ. Hears
• Expedia, Others Again Push To Invalidate E-Commerce Patent
• 500.com Stuck With Investor Suit Over IPO
• Don't Mess With Texas (Unless You Are Properly Venued)
• CFIUS Clears China's Anbang's $1.56B Fidelity Buy
• Paul Weiss Missed Caesars Conflict, Examiner Says
• Obama Picks Garland To Fill High Court Seat
• Caesars Faces Up To $5.1B In Creditor Claims, Examiner Says
• Gaming Co. Asks 8th Circ. To Rehear Ruling On $5M Fine
• EU Tax Crackdown On US Multinationals Stirs Up Rancor
• 9th Circ. Undoes Arbitration Order, Citing 'Sham' Contract
• Royal Caribbean Put Autistic Kids In Storm's Way, Suit Says
• Starwood, HI Partners Team Up For $555.6M Spanish Hotel JV
• Trustee Asks For More Detail In $3.2M SFX Bonus Plan
• Chipotle Wrong To Make Worker Nix Tweets, NLRB Judge Says
• NJ Judge Downs Drink Price Claims Against TGI Friday's
• FIFA Rips Fans' Ticket Suit In Renewed Push For Sanctions
• Sands Gets New Trial On $70M Macau License Damages
• McDonald's Exec. Touts Franchisees' Choice In NLRB Case
• Insurer Asks Texas Justices For Right Of Appeal Sans Insured
• NJ Casino Expansion Bill Passes, Voters To Decide Fate
• CFIUS Concerns Could Stall Anbang's $12.8B Starwood Play
• Lowndes Drosdick, Winstead Steer $60M Xenia-MetLife Loan
• The 8 Firms GCs Can't Stop Talking About
• GCs Say These Firms Are Worth Paying Top Dollar For
• NJ Senate Panel Moves Daily Fantasy Regulatory Bill Forward
• K&L Gates Adds Ex-Katten Muchin Real Estate Vet In NY
• GCs Name Most Elite Law Firms
• DOI Can't Move Tribal Gaming Compact Dispute To Wis.
• Yacht Contract Fight Not Yet Tied To Calif., Judge Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Stemcentrx, Banco Santander
• Consumers Take 2nd Bite At Chipotle In GMO False Ad Suit
• Fieldfisher Adds New International Arbitration Partner
• Ascott Residence Trust To Buy NY Sheraton For $158M
• Real Estate Rumors: Moinian, Amazon, Thor Equities
• Yosemite Case Suggests No 'Iconic Names Exception' For TMs
• Starwood Hotels Weighs New $12.8B Buyout Offer
• Rosebud Sioux, South Dakota Extend Gaming Compact
• 8th Circ. Says Minn. Firm Can Drop Out Of Restaurant Row
• Fantasy Sports Could Play Spoiler In Tribal Gambling
• Fla. High Court Rejects Graham Bid For Gaming Argument
• EEOC Says Bakery's Suit Against Worker Was Retaliation
• PF Chang's Sued Over Calif. Bathroom Accessibility
• Jackson Hewitt, AmEx Hit With Spam Texting Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Fontainebleau, Saatchi, Meridian
• Miami Condo Owners Sue To Stop New Development
• Gamblers Say Tribe Members Not Immune To Foxwoods Suit
• Gaming Co. Wants Contract Dispute Out Of Tribal Court
• Video Killed Claims In Hotel Firing Suit, 6th Circ. Says
• Hard Rock Developers Must Face Fraud Suit, 9th Circ. Says
• McDonald's Has Super-Sized Control Over Franchisees: NLRB
• Bakery Chain Sues Panera Over 'Food As It Should Be' Slogan
• Atlantic City Bailout Bills Advance After Mixed Reviews
• Jury Sides With Taco Bell Workers On Skipped-Break Wages
• Purveyor Of World's Priciest Burger Hit With Wage Suit
• How 3 Social Media Trends Affect Companies
• Starbucks Baristas Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Tip Tax Suit
• Trial In Seminoles' Blackjack Fight Could Be Delayed
• Warriors Lose Bid To Move New-Arena Suit To San Francisco
• DraftKings Seeks Total Halt Of NY AG Action Pending Appeal
• Disney Docs To Stay Confidential In Autism Discrimination Suit
• Timbers Won't Seek Public Money To Upgrade Stadium
• Ryman Invests $86M In Colo. Convention Hotel Project
• Docs Ruled Protected In Skywalk Developer's Defamation Suit
• Island Casino Says Business Legit, Visas Unfairly Denied
• Conn. Justices Say Tribal Limo Driver Can't Be Sued For Crash
• A Bed And A Joint: 'Cannatourism' And The Hotel Industry
• Wealth Management For Mid-Level Partners
• Erin Andrews Verdict Exposes Danger Of Lax Privacy Policies
• Calif. Gets Stay In $36.2M Gaming Row To Mull Appeal
• Taco Bell Can't Escape Assistant Manager's OT Suit
• Subway Wants Award OK'd In Chinese Unauthorized Store Suit
• Moscow Mall Shareholder Urges OK Of $84M Arbitration Award
• Class Cert. Denied In Dollar Car Rental Fraud Suit
• Pueblo Wants To Delay Defeat In Gambling Row, NM Says
• Foreign Firm Leads In Slow 2 Months Of Hotel M&A
• 65 Employers Slam H-2B Guest Workers' Wage Suit
• DC Circ. Sides With Forest Service In Colo. Road Rule Suit
• Conn. Tribe Says State Casino Law Protects Rivals' Monopoly
• Pa. Casino Sues For Punitive Coverage In $5.5M Injury Award
• Congress Wrongly Meddled In Casino Row, DC Circ. Told
• Fla. PE Shop Lends $368M For Kazakhstan Mixed-Use Project
• Bradley Arant Adds Product Liability Partner In Tampa
• Main Post Partners Raises $400M For Inaugural PE Fund
• Best Practices For Resolving FLSA Violations And Disputes
• In 9th Circ. Restaurateurs Must Tiptoe Around Tip Pools
• The Regulatory Impact Of President Obama's Final Year
• Fontainebleau Owner Says Booking Service Infringes Mark
• Starbucks Pulls Breakfast Sandwiches Over Listeria Concerns
• DraftKings, FanDuel CEOs Tell Nevada New Regs Needed
• Va. Gov. Signs 1st Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection Law
• NJ Sen. Introduces Measure To Regulate Daily Fantasy Sports
• FIFA's The One Needing Sanctions In Ticket Suit, Fans Say
• NJ Bill Sponsor Predicts 40-60% Tax Rate For New Casinos
• River Cruise Co. Agrees To Pay $1M To Settle Wage Claims
• Fla. Lawmakers Unlikely To Act On $3B Tribal Gambling Deal
• Erin Andrews Awarded $55M By Jury In Hotel Peephole Suit
• DraftKings Sues Texas Over Fantasy Sports Opinion
• New Cargill Depositions Revive $19M Resort Row, Judge Told
• Alibaba Nabs Chinese Lottery Co. In $310M Deal
• Best Practices For Motions Brief Writing: Part 2
• Restaurant Owner Blames Ch. 11 On Sales, Salmonella Suit
• NBA's Timberwolves Sued Over Paperless Tickets
• Office Co-Sharing — The 'Uber' Of Commercial Real Estate
• President Trump's Impact On Employment Law
• 'Hoodchella' Music Fest Changes Name To Settle TM Suit
• Erin Andrews' Lawyers Rip Hotel Over Peephole Video
• Apple Phone Unlock Fight Threatens Online Values, Court Told
• Tribe Blasts Calif. Request To Stay $36M Gaming Judgment
• Wash. County Seeks Emergency Halt To Tribal Casino Prep
• Starbucks Food Packager Can't Wash Hands Of Tainted Ham
• Brand Battles: Google, JetBlue, Hershey
• Tribe Accused Of Playing 'Race Card' In Casino Sewer Row
• FanDuel Will Cut Paid Contests In Texas Under AG Deal
• Seminoles Seek Clean Sweep From Justices In Fla. Tax Battle
• SFX Gets $100M DIP Approved Despite Court's Concerns
• 'House Of Cards' Casino Games, Merch Infringe TM, Suit Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, MG Engineering, Hamilton
• McDonald's Facing Tax, Competition Probe In Brazil
• Best Practices For Motions Brief Writing: Part 1
• Erin Andrews Jury Likely To Get Hotel-Privacy Case​ ​Friday
• Family Beef Over Philly Sandwich Franchise Spills Into Courts
• Trump Sues Fla. Golf Course Neighbors For Felling Trees
• Buffalo Wild Wings Workers Cry Foul On Clipped Wages
• Philly Mayor Wants Soda Tax To Help Cut Business Levies
• Cato Tells High Court Seattle Wage Law Is Unconstitutional
• 9th Circ. Throws Out Restaurant's $100M Blackout Suit
• Nashville Hotel Targets Erin Andrews' Fame In Privacy Trial
• Pa. Rep. Pleads Not Guilty In Illegal Gambling Ring Case
• Ore. Hikes Minimum Wage Using Unique 3-Tier System
• Ohio High Court Affirms Reduced Valuation In Hotel Tax Row
• NJ Lawmaker Wants Atlantic City Bailout To Preserve CBAs
• Wealth Management For New Law Firm Partners
• Horse Race Betting Co.'s IP Put Out To Pasture By Alice
• NY DoubleTree Workers Win Partial Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Erin Andrews Tells Jurors Hotel Staff Facilitated Stalker
• Texas Court Guts Romo's NFL Suit Over Fantasy Convention
• New $3B Fla. Gambling Compact Stalls In State Senate
• Labor Group Can Celebrate OT Deal, Not Amount On Facebook
• Coachella Asks Court To Block Hoodchella Music Festival
• Hotels Face Challenges As Wave Of CMBS Maturities Nears
• 4th Circ. Won't Rehear Worker Suit Over Marriott Stock Awards
• Pa. Rep. Charged With Aiding Illegal Gambling Ring
• Houston Jury Awards $11M In Trampoline Park Injury Suit
• Travel Sites Say Towns' Laws Don't Apply In Hotel Tax Row