Hospitality Archive » April, 2016

Hospitality - April, 2016

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• NC Transgender Law Debate Shows Sports Teams' Clout
• Tribe's Bad Faith Claims Face High Hurdle At High Court
• Trump's Candidacy Cited In Appeal Rehearing Request
• Jury Clears Trio Charged In $1.6B Wynn Casino Land Deal
• OPINION: Engaging The Media May Help Your Client
• Roscoe's Chicken Sued Over Rest Breaks, Lighter-Skin Bias
• No Need To Rethink Tipping-Pool Rule, DOL Tells 9th Circ.
• Bankrupt Newbury Gets Nod On Piecemeal Property Auction
• Insurer Says It Needn't Cover $16.5M Hyatt Defect Battle
• Law Firm Fee Hikes Under Scrutiny In Caesars Bankruptcy
• Blank Check Co. Files $345M IPO To Buy Hospitality Biz
• NJ Casino Group Urges Action On Atlantic City Bailout
• Insurer Sued For $3.2M Over Delayed Hotel Construction
• Fla. Resort, Foreclosure Co. Hit With Debt Collection Suit
• Tax Court Spikes $16M Golf Course Easement Deduction
• Hotel Asks 5th Circ. To Rethink Ruling Denying Hail Coverage
• Church's Chicken Hits Former Franchisee With TM Suit
• NY Judge OKs $7.8M Avis Shift Managers OT Deal
• PR Firm Blasts Grand Canyon Developer's Defamation Suit
• Disney Prevails In Autism-Bias Suit By Theme Park Patron
• Bill Would Require IGRA To Respect Calif. Voter Initiatives
• NCAA Adopts Anti-Discrimination Policy For Event Hosting
• Cuban-Born Travelers Drop Suit After Carnival Axes Ban
• Baha Mar Construction Manager Can't Arbitrate Contract Row
• EU Top Court Will Consider Germany's Travel Agent VAT Laws
• Jay Peak EB-5 Case Shines Light On Need For Fund Monitors
• 3 Firms Steer Hotel REIT's $1B Refi
• Real Estate Rumors: London & Regional, Lennar, Empire State
• Using The New Federal Rules To Rein In Discovery
• Cinven, CPPIB Nab Hotelbeds Group In $1.3B Deal
• Universal Sued Over Harry Potter Ride Breakdown
• Dentons: A New Kind Of Network?
• 22 Firms Win Top Marks From GCs On AFAs
• Suit Says Starbucks' 'Half-Level' Iced Drinks A Rip-Off
• $1.6B Wynn Casino Fraudsters Ask For Partial Acquittal
• Hostesses Cut From Houlihan's Tip Pooling Suit
• Plans Unveiled For $1B Detroit Soccer Stadium Development
• Sen. Panel OKs Measure To Limit Foreign Cruise Worker Suits
• Trump Cleared Of Real Estate Fraud Claims By Fla. Court
• 2nd Circ. Botched Seneca Casino Ruling, High Court Told
• Gaming Co. Head Defends Suit To Block Tribal Court Row
• 2 IPOs Tap Market For Combined $632M
• Atty Urges Calif. Court Not To Ease Malicious Suit Standard
• Data Breach Report Calls For Race To Catch Up With Hackers
• Wendy's Sued Over Data Breach Aftermath For Banks
• 4th Circ. Revives FLSA Class Action Over Md. Casino Training
• Proposed Caesars Deal Would Allow $502M Noteholder Claim
• Senate Passes Bill To Increase Native American Tourism
• Calif. Tribe Pushes To Intervene In Rival's Compact Suit
• Jury Finds Police To Blame In 27-Year-Old UK Soccer Tragedy
• Hotel Chain Hid Slowdown Before $551M Offering, Suit Says
• FanDuel User Says Bet-Matching Suit Doesn't Belong In MDL
• Nashville Hotel Scores $89M In Construction Financing
• Boyd Gaming's $230M Cannery Buy Adds To Las Vegas Ops
• South African Sports Bodies Hit With Bans Over Diversity
• A Summer Storm Brews In Anticipation Of DOL Overtime Rule
• Erin Andrews, Hotel Companies Settle Over Peephole Suit
• Kansas Urges 10th Circ. To Overturn Tribal Casino Ruling
• NLRB Nixes Hospital, Cruise Co.'s Arbitration Pacts
• Calif., Tribe Get Mediator For Gaming Compact Talks
• High Court Won't Hear Mich.'s Appeal Over Horse Racers' Ban
• Water Agency Tells 9th Circ. DOI Warping Tribal Tax Rule
• UK Hotel Investment Outlook: Summer 2016 And Beyond
• CVC Deal Values Sports Betting Outfit Tipico At $1.6B
• UK Rental Service Hit With TCPA Class Action Over Texts
• Nudist Resort Wants Models' Atty Sanctioned In Publicity Row
• Panera Unaccommodating To Visually Impaired Patrons: Suit
• Tribe Asks Justices To Eye Calif.'s Actions Under Gaming Pact
• High Court Asked To Hear Trump Taj Mahal Labor Pact Row
• Horsemen's Group Can't Block Track Deals, Judge Says
• SC Restaurateurs Will Pay $1.2M To End DOL Tip, Wage Row
• Cuba Eases Travel Laws, Clearing Way For Carnival Cruises
• No Quick Judgment In EEOC's Bakery Bias Suit
• NM Gaming Officials Close To Contempt Line But Not Over It
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Akindo Sushiro, Comerica
• Insurer Asks To Split Costs For Suit Over 49ers Game Assault
• 10th Circ. Says State Isn't Behind Resort's Snowboard Ban
• Avoiding The Pitfalls Of Researching Attorneys In PACER
• Suspect's Native American Status To Determine Trial Venue
• SEC Gets Injunction Against Ski Resort And CEO In EB-5 Suit
• Dentons Snags International Arbitration Atty From London
• MoFo Guides Boyd Gaming In $380M Casino Buy
• AC Water Utility's Credit Downgraded Amid City Debt Crisis
• Judge Reams Burger King Class Atty In FLSA Suit
• REIT Pumps $42M Into DC Area Mixed-Use Project
• Sports Gambling Should Move Aboveground, Group Tells DC
• Dancers Get FLSA Trial After Judge Rules Them Employees
• Sex Expo Organizers Can't Force Dallas To Hold Convention
• Illinois Breach Decisions Show It's Not Just About Standing
• Chipotle Can't Ditch Fla. Class Action Over GMOs
• Writer Tells 9th Circ. He Told Disney 'Pirates' Suit Was Coming
• Daily Fantasy Bills Gain Ground, But Tribal Concerns Emerge
• Deals Rumor Mill: Huawei, Yum Brands, Boyd Gaming
• Outback Workers Get Nod For $3M Wage Deal
• Coverage Suit Over PGA Prize Payouts Remains Mostly In Play
• Bouncers Seek Cert. In Manhattan Strip Club Labor Suit
• Tipped Workers Hit TGI Friday's Operator With Wage Suit
• REIT Xenia Hotels Sells DC Hilton DoubleTree For $65M
• Disney Consultant Disclaims Wrongdoing With H-1B Hires
• Resort Owner Says SEC Can Only Freeze $50M In EB-5 Suit
• DLA Piper, McDermott Steer $170M NYC Hotel Deal
• MGM REIT Prices IPO At Top Of Range, Raising $1.05B
• What 2nd Circ. Signaled In NY Casino Antitrust Case
• Atlantic City Again Escapes Asset Freeze In School Row
• Fla. Appeals Court Axes $50M Miami Tennis Stadium Project
• Booking.com Fights TTAB Decision With Federal Suit
• Ex-NFL Player Tries To Keep Investment Fraud Suit Alive
• Miami Residents Look To Revive Suit Fighting $400M Project
• DOI Seeks To Pare Challenge Of Approval Of Mass. Tribe Trust
• Class Scores Win On TCPA Claims In Cruise Robocall Suit
• Abu Dhabi Planning $1B Warner Bros. Theme Park, Hotel
• US Investors' Claims Fall Flat, Costa Rica Tells Tribunal
• UK Agency Issues Refresher On Client Hospitality Rules
• Carnival Booking Cuban-Born Passengers Despite Travel Ban
• American, Delta, United Accused Of Fixing Multicity Fares
• Amcor Wants Starbucks' $5.3M Moldy Coffee Suit Tossed
• Okla. Judge Gives OK To Tribe's Online Gambling Award
• 7th Circ. OKs Tax Deductions For Horse-Racing Venture
• NIGC Relives Those Awkward Early Years In DC Circ.
• 5 Chinese Sectors Pouring Cash Into US Real Estate
• Littler Lures Jackson Lewis Employment Pro In Miami
• New State Laws May Authorize More Than Just Fantasy Sports
• Another Take On Reed Smith, Pepper Hamilton Merger Talks
• Feds, Penn National, Tribe Members Push To Nix Casino Suit
• High Court Won't Hear Injured Skier's Claims Against Resort
• Union Investment Pays $315M For Luxury Hotel Project
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• The Glass Ceiling Report
• The Top 5 Ways BigLaw Is Failing Women
• The 100 Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• Made In Texas: The Battle To Ground A Patent Rocket Docket
• Piecemeal State Laws Create 50 Headaches For Daily Fantasy
• Atlantic City Chips Away At School District Debt
• Okla. Tax Battle Ratchets Up Tension Between Tribes, State
• Trustee Says Newbury's $141M Property Sale Moving Too Fast
• Sports Stadiums Obligated To Protect Fans From Terrorists
• Nev. Casino Asks DC Circ. To Nix NLRB's Union Spying Ruling
• Benihana Of Tokyo Opens Fire In $9M TM Row With PE Firm
• Avis Accused Of Trying To Limit Customers' Rights
• 5th Circ. Says Hotel Can't Get Coverage For Old Hail Damage
• Casino Operator Red Rock Sets Terms For $531M IPO
• Real Estate Rumors: Morgan, Pistilli, Texas Mixed-Use Project
• Calif. County, Tribe Sign Pact For Forthcoming $400M Casino
• OPINION: Advising The GOP About Its Obligation To Advise
• Denny's Settles Claims It Stiffed Workers On Pay, Breaks
• Celebrity Chef Asks Court To Stick A Fork In Trump Suit
• Ill. City Gets Deal With Final Travel Sites Over Hotel Taxes
• Menominee Get Nod To Intervene In Rival's Compact Suit
• 7th Circ. Revives Data Breach Suit Against PF Chang's
• NJ Assembly Panel Tweaks AC Recovery Bill, Slams Takeover
• NIGC Presses High Court To Reject Seneca Casino Challenge
• FIFA Report Offers Ways Group Can Protect Human Rights
• Pittsburgh Asks Appeals Court To Revive Paid Sick Leave Law
• Deals Rumor Mill: Verizon, TiVo, McDonald's
• Panera Says Slogan Trademark Suit 'Should Be' In Mass.
• Hogan Lovells Leads Apple Hospitality In $1.3B REIT Deal
• Island Resort Deal's Negotiator Must Arbitrate, Court Told
• Condo Fraudster Says Remaining Ponzi Charges Are Stale
• Tribe Asks Judge To Back Arbitral Finding On Okla. Sales Tax
• Chancery Throws Out Claims Over TripAdvisor Director Pay
• Colo. Bar Challenges Insurance Cancellation Ahead Of Crash
• Calif. County Asks DC Circ. To Hear Tribal Casino Land Row
• 7th Circ. Agrees Milwaukee Can't License Strip Clubs
• Carnival Sued For Barring Cuban-Americans From Cruises
• Foxwoods Developer Loses Bid To Recoup $50M Casino Fee
• NJ Pols Propose 'One Last Chance' For AC To Avoid Takeover
• Real Estate Rumors: Jehovah's Witnesses, Prologis, Sagamore
• Real Estate Banker Lands $65M Calif. Hotel Mortgage
• 3rd Circ. Rebuffs Adelson Bid To Nix WSJ Libel Suit Subpoena
• Seyfarth Snags Ex-Greenberg Traurig Real Estate Expert
• Perkins Coie Adds Real Estate and Hospitality Pro
• Deals Rumor Mill: Chevron, Gryphon Investors, Tipico
• NJ Devils Rink Co. Sued Over Exculpatory Service Terms
• Ore. Tribe Says Gov. Opposes Casino Plans
• Newark, Airbnb Reach Deal Over Hotel Tax
• The Many Faces Of IP Infringement In The Sports Industry
• Resort Investor Pushes To Keep Sale Suit In Marianas Court
• SeaWorld Defends Experts In Row Over Auto-Renew Passes
• Booking Sites Want Remaining Ill. Hotel Tax Claims Killed
• DC Tour Co. Loses Injunction Bid In $81M Contract Suit
• Showboat Sale Dispute Should've Gone To Trial, Straub Says
• Attorney's Sloppy Work Cost Client, 7th Circ. Told
• Kimco Buys CPPIB's Stakes In Florida Properties For $299M
• VRBO's Payment Processor Says Leaked Data Not Harmful
• NJ Panel Says Casino Agency Properly Fired Worker
• Stadium Netting Suit Doesn't Cover MLB Teams Outside Calif.
• Real Estate Rumors: L3 Capital, Ocean Bank, Marx
• China's HNA Readies $1.5B Takeover Of Swiss Travel Co.
• Hard Rock Can't Keep Delaying Negligence Suit, Class Says
• Settlement In Miami SkyRise Suit Bars Use Of Public Funds
• DC Circ. Mulls Agency Do-Over On Minn. Tribe's Casino Deal
• NJ Education Agency Can't Freeze Atlantic City's Assets
• Greenberg Traurig On Tap To Rep Buffets' Creditors Group
• Apple Urges Fed Circ. To Fully Invalidate Menu Patents
• Marriott, Starwood Stockholders OK $13.6B Hotel Tie-Up
• Legal Delivery In The 'Gig Economy'
• MGM Resorts Primes REIT's $1B Public Debut
• NY Appeals Court Nixes Challenges To Casino, Start-Up Acts
• NJ Landlord Admits To Karaoke Permit Bribery Scheme
• Wynn Resorts CEO, GC Set Toxic 'Tone At The Top,' Suit Says
• Las Vegas Sands Pays $9M To Settle FCPA Claim
• 9th Circ. Again Urged To Nix Labor Dept.'s Tipping-Pool Rule
• Hotel's Negligence Led To Break-In, Robbery, NFLer Says
• Lewis Brisbois Nabs Gordon & Rees Employment Pro
• Bankrupt Caesars Casino Co. Objects To Parent's Fee Request
• Calif. Tribe Says Immunity Quashes Casino Vendor's Suit
• Native American Coalition Urges Exemption From Labor Rules
• State Takeover Foes Advance New Atlantic City Recovery Bill
• NY Gaming Agency Suspends Six Trainers For Doping Horses
• Starbucks Can't Shortchange Closing Shifts, 9th Circ. Told
• 2 More State AGs Come Out Against Daily Fantasy Sports
• 8th Circ. Won't Reconsider $5M Fine Against Betting Co.
• Christie Blasts AC Takeover Foes, Says Other Cities At Risk
• Denver Ritz-Carlton Scores $55M Loan From CIBC
• S. Africa's Sun Int'l Calls Off $620M Deal To Buy Rival
• AMC Website Discriminates Against The Blind, Suit Claims
• Ex-Philly Judge Gets 10 Months In Tax Evasion Scheme
• Succession Planning: A Key Strategy For Law Firm Longevity
• Rams Say St. Louis Ticket Rights Don't Transfer To LA
• Atlantic City Casino Gets Greenlight For $88M Tax Trial
• Fisher & Phillips Opens Sacramento Office With New Partner
• Ex-Cruise Ship Worker's Negligence Suit Sent To Arbitration
• EEOC Waited Too Long To Add Claims In Bakery Bias Suit
• Cohen & Gresser, Herrick Feinstein Steer $69M NY Hotel Deal
• Okla. Told To Stop Demanding Sales Taxes From Tribe
• Caesars Wants Nov. Start To Confirmation Trial
• NY Village Says High Court Ruling Doesn't Back Bingo Bid
• Casino Co. Slams Bid To Toss Suit Over Breach Investigation
• Wendy's Seeks Dismissal Of Proposed Data Theft Class Action
• Calif. Tribe Slams Rival's Bid To Intervene In Compact Suit
• Temple Law Food Poisoning Row Won't Be A Class Action
• Trump Rejects Andres' Bid For Quick End To Restaurant Suit
• 4 Firms Steer $225M Loan For LA Mixed-Use Project
• AccorHotels Pays $168M For Home Rental Service Onefinestay
• Insurer Says No Duty To Defend After Fatal County Fair Fall
• Domino's Should Pay For Franchise Wage Violations, Suit Says
• NJ Sues Atlantic City Over $34M Owed To School District
• Dunkin' Donuts Franchisee Fights Consolidation Of OT Suit
• Oriole Park Concessions Workers Say OT Claims Not Exempt
• Newbury Arranges $1.8M In Lender Cash To Fund Ch. 11
• British Bookies Team Up On $143M Loan For Gaming Tech Co.
• Real Estate Rumors: Beacon, BTG, InterAmerican Hotels
• 7 Lessons I Learned As A Trial Lawyer On Jury Duty
• Tribal Labor Deals Could Quell NLRB Authority Push
• Amnesty Int'l Decries Qatar World Cup Worker Abuses
• Daily Fantasy Sports Future In Hands Of States, Experts Say
• Kentucky Downs Trade Secret Suit Can Proceed, Judge Says
• Brand Battles: Apple Still Dealing With Cisco's 'IPhone'
• SeaWorld Beats Investor Suit Over 'Blackfish' Documentary
• High Court Ruling Backs Tribe's Bingo Rights, 2nd Circ. Told
• Judge Rakoff Takes Over NY Caesars Bondholder Litigation
• Fish & Richardson Ducks DQ Bid Over Patent Judge Hire
• The 2016 Rising Stars, By Firm
• Alabama High Court Says Bingo Machines Are Illegal