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Hospitality - May, 2016

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• 4 Takeaways From NJ Lawmakers' Atlantic City Showdown
• Attorney Web Bios: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
• Tribe Says IGRA Governs Proposed Martha's Vineyard Casino
• Mass. Residents Urge Judge To Block Tribal Casino Project
• High Court's Trump Denial Puts Labor On Defensive In Ch. 11
• MGM Buys Out Boyd Gaming's Borgata Stake In $900M Deal
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Cisco's Coffee Shop Wi-Fi Patent Win
• Fla. Timeshare Looks To Boot Class Suit Over Fee Notices
• Tribe's Gaming Ban Upheld, But Court Pre-Approval Abolished
• Ill. Fantasy Sports Bill Shelved After Claims Of Foul Play
• Calif. Tribe Says Its Online Bingo Site Is Legal
• Racketeering Suit Tied To Trump Hotels May Be Fully Unsealed
• Starbucks Rips Amcor's Bid To Ditch Moldy Coffee Suit
• Benihana Chain 'Baselessly Drags' PE Firm Into License Row
• Calif., Tribe Slam Each Other's High Court Bids In Gaming Row
• High Court Declines To Hear Seneca Casino Land Dispute
• Firms Dodge Pa. Malpractice Suit Over Axed RICO Claim
• CVC Capital Buying Italian Gambling Co. Sisal For $1.1B
• Facebook Post Earns Atty A DQ Bid In Cruise Injury Suit
• Trump Workers Denied High Court Review Of Union Deal
• McDonald's Drive-Thrus Are Biased Against Blind, Suit Says
• 5th Circ. Overturns Part Of Days Inn Investment Ruling
• Starbucks Wants Underfilled Drink Suits Heard In Wash.
• A Closer Look At The Proxy Case Everyone's Talking About
• Dickinson Wright Slams Malpractice Claims In Casino Row
• 5 Ways Employers Should Prep For The New OT Expansion
• Atlantic City Bailout Bills Win NJ Gov.'s Approval
• Hotel Co. Says Air Force Competition Process Cost It $4M
• Scared Attys Led To Default Judgment, 7th. Circ Told
• Ill. Legislator Claims Fantasy Sports Lobby Is Unethical
• NY Appeals Court Lifts Stay On NYC Salt Warning Rule
• Daily Fantasy Cos. Should Plan Now To Avoid Tax Errors
• Atlantic City Bailout Bills Pass Both NJ Houses
• 2nd Circ. To Allow Ex-Chauffeur Subpoena In WSJ Libel Fight
• Blank Check Co. Landcadia Eyes $250M In Downsized IPO
• Fla. Resort, Golf Course Management Co. Face Wage Suit
• Calif. City Says Tribe Waived Immunity To $1.9M Attys' Fees
• How To Prepare Your Employees For Litigation Discovery
• 5 Tips For Negotiating And Drafting Joint E-Discovery Plans
• Allstate Needn't Cover Ex-CFO In Credit Card Row: 9th Circ.
• Dollar Thrifty Resists 2 New Class Reps In Rental Fraud Row
• Eatery's Claim Rail Project Forced Closure Gets New Life
• Jury Finds No Fraud In $12M Dispute Over Hotel Investment
• NLRB Tells Justices It Has Authority Over Tribal Casinos
• DOL Reaches Deal With Ariz. Restaurants Over OT Violations
• Chicago Restaurant Tax Case Highlights Broad DOJ Authority
• NLRB Tells Jack In The Box, Adecco To Fix Arbitration Policy
• Sports Bar Loses Bid For Coverage Of Drunken-Driving Crash
• Feds Ask To Drop 4 Charges Against Convicted Ponzi Schemer
• Red Sox Fight To Keep Alive Indemnity Suit Over Ballpark Fall
• ACLU Says State Takeover In AC Bailout Would Harm Voters
• Accusations Of Hocus Pocus Fly At $12M Hotel Fraud Closings
• EEOC Can Split Age Bias Suit Against Darden Restaurants
• Money Centers Trustee Chases $2.4M In Casino Payments
• Schiff Hardin, Atty Dodge Malpractice Suit Over Arena Deal
• Expedia, Travelocity Say Sites Don't Infringe Cronos Patent
• NY AG Hits Domino's, Franchisees With Wage Violation Suit
• Littler Adds Employment Shareholders In NY, Philadelphia
• NY Strip Club Bouncers Get Cert. In OT Collective Action
• Tribe Defends Arbitral Award In $27M OK Alcohol-Tax Fight
• Marriott, First American Accused Of Time-Share Conspiracy
• Vikings Slam Wells Fargo's Signs Near New Stadium
• Panama Papers: Reminders About Law Firm Cybersecurity
• Restaurant Chain O'Charley's Unveils Payment Card Breach
• US Trustee Opposes Equity Committee In SFX Ch. 11
• NLRB Hits Illegal Picketing At Stand-In Verizon Workers' Hotels
• US Benihana Chain Takes Trademark Row To NY Fed. Court
• Atlantic City Bailout Gains Political Consensus
• Okla. Tribal Casinos May Be Closed For Violations, NIGC Says
• Four Firms Named As Co-Lead Counsel In DirecTV NFL MDL
• Ski Resort Says Atty Fees Untimely In $350M EB-5 Fraud Suit
• NLRB Lacks Inherent Authority To Order Atty Fees: DC Circ.
• Starwood, Brookfield Pair Up To Sell German Hotels
• Gaming Tribes Fear Big OT Rule Impact With Little Say
• Mich. Hotel Settles H-2B Misuse Allegations
• NLRB Asks DC Circ. To Enforce Labor Order Against Bellagio
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Ariz. Tribal Gaming Compact Row
• Lawyers Spry About EB-5 Prospects Despite Jay Peak Fraud
• Brand Battles: Major League Baseball, Mattel, Yelp
• USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap For Fiscal Year 2016
• Noodles & Co. Looking Into Possible Payment Card Breach
• Pa. Gaming Board Wants To Regulate Daily Fantasy Sports
• Models Say Strip Club Owner Forfeit Likeness Suit
• Avis Budget Slapped With $5M Suit Claiming Racial Bias
• OPINION: Sotomayor's Solution To Pro Bono Is Incomplete
• Creating Barclay Damon: Lessons From A Law Firm Merger
• Ladbrokes, Coral May Need To Shed Shops For Merger: CMA
• Colo. Theater Not Liable For 2012 Mass Shooting, Jury Finds
• Reflecting On The 20th Anniversary Of BMW V. Gore
• 10th Circ. Says Disabled Man Can Intervene In EEOC Suit
• Ind. Casino Says Union Harassed Customers During Boycott
• Motel Says Atty 'Broke All The Rules In The Book' In ADA Suit
• UK Fund Pays $105M For Conn. Rest Area Operator
• NY Tax Panel Says Absence Of Pact Dooms Tax Credits Bid
• Boston Official Charged With Extorting Festival Organizer
• Gaming REIT, Building Supplier Price $478M In Offerings
• Six Flags Sued Over Roller-Coaster Rider's Blinded Eye
• Disney Urges 9th Circ. To Reject 'Pirates' Copyright Claim
• Corporate Counsel: Consumer Becomes Provider (The Sequel)
• New OT Rules To Hit Retail, Hospitality Cos. Hardest
• Final OT Rule Could Put Employers In Classification Bind
• Tribe Says Union Can't Arbitrate Dispute Over Firings
• NCAA Athletes Restart Likeness Row With FanDuel, DraftKings
• Taj Boston Hotel Hits Selling Block At $125M
• New Caesars Ch. 11 Plan Could Still Draw Objections
• Wife Wants Suit Over Spouse's DraftKings Losses Out Of MDL
• Deals Rumor Mill: Monsanto, Goldman, Hotel Lotte
• Taco Bell Assistant Managers Ask To Expand Class In OT Suit
• DLA Piper Guides REIT LaSalle Hotel On $150M Offering
• Tracking The Elusive Consumer Data Breach Class Action
• Ski Resort Owner Hit With $200M EB-5 Scam Suit
• Trustee, Others Object To Caesars' Ch. 11 Disclosure
• Regulating Daily Fantasy: Considerations For A Framework
• Uptick In FCPA Enforcement Suggests 2015 Drop Was Outlier
• Airbnb Faces Suit Alleging Bias Against Black Guests
• Wash. City Rescinds Opposition To Tribe's Planned Casino
• SeaWorld Diving Too Deep For Contract Docs, Visitors Say
• Attys For Nudist Resort, Models Chastised For Discovery Rows
• Ex-Condo Directors Not Insured For $12M Verdict, Suit Says
• OPINION: Stop 'Vigorously Defending' Your Clients
• Basic-Fit Plans $1.1B Amsterdam IPO
• Judge Nixes Tribe's Bias Claim In Casino Sewer Row
• Real Estate Rumors: GE Capital, Citizens Bank, Whole Foods
• Regulating Daily Fantasy: DFS To Go Head-To-Head With DOJ?
• Winston & Strawn's $14.2M Fees Bid OK'd In Caesars Ch. 11
• Restaurant Chain Wants EEOC Expert's Computer Program
• Calif. Casino Vendor's Federal Suit Against Tribe Is Moved
• 66-Year-Old Lifeguard Lawyer Revives Speedo Suit
• Starbucks Prices Landmark $500M Sustainability Bond
• American, Delta, United Beat TRO Bid In Multicity Fare Spat
• Tribe Says State Court Can't Hear Casino Injury Suit
• NIGC Vice Chair Sees Agency As Bridge Beyond Obama
• Seminoles Say Politico Let Gambling Data Out Of The Bag
• Attys Scramble To Get Paid In $350M EB-5 Fraud Case
• Disney, Consulting Firm HCL Move To Nix H-1B Claims
• Invesco REIT Buying 5 Japanese Properties For $452M
• Regulating Daily Fantasy: DFS Is Like Rocky — On The Ropes
• The Top 100 Firms For Minority Attorneys
• The Top 50 Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• White & Case Outpacing Peers In Diversity
• US Law Firms Fail To Move Needle On Racial Diversity
• The 5 Ways BigLaw Is Failing Minorities
• SeaWorld Again Beats Ticket Buyers' Whale Abuse Suit
• Laos Hauled Back Into Arbitration Over Casino Row
• Gov't Says Top Court Case Backs Law Killing Tribe Casino Suit
• Fla. Golf Course Operators Slammed Over OT Practices
• Insurer Moves To Duck Coverage Of Sports Bar Patron's Crash
• Fed. Circ. Rules 'Churasscos' Trademark Is Generic
• Daily Fantasy Sports Bill Passed By Missouri Lawmakers
• Fla. Strip Club Workers Say Owners Shorted Them On Pay
• PPHE Hotel Lands $262M Refinancing For London Park Plaza
• Real Estate Rumors: Sage Hospitality, Hines, Benchmark
• Defending TCPA Class Actions On Constitutional Grounds
• Wynn Shareholders Urge 9th Circ. To Revive Macau Bribe Suit
• Texas Cities Look To Boost $84M Win Against Travel Sites
• Striking Verizon Workers Can't Picket Hotels, Judge Says
• Seminoles Say Fla. Wrongly Released Info In Compact Row
• SEC Calls Bid To Use Frozen Assets For Attys 'Outrageous'
• DOI Looks To Trim Challenge To Mass. Tribal Land Decision
• Hausfeld, Robins Seek To Rep Bars In Split DirectTV NFL Suit
• UK High Court Rejects Travel Co.'s Bid For VAT Deduction
• Chicago Mayor Hails Plans For New 62-Acre Neighborhood
• 'E-Waiter' Tablet Crashes When Printing Receipts, Suit Says
• New Lucas Museum Suit There Will Be, Group Tells 7th Circ
• Friendly's Franchisees Can't Escape Wage Suit, For Now
• Real Estate Rumors: Alliance, Chicago Soho House, Frye
• Corporate Counsel: Consumer Becomes Provider
• Kohlberg Lands $198M Financing For Interstate Hotels Buy
• Federal Regs On Daily Fantasy Are Far Off, Hearing Shows
• Adelson Fights Ex-Chauffeur Subpoena In WSJ Libel Fight
• Willkie, Milbank Steer $312M Red Rock Buy Of Palms Casino
• Key Senator Slams Rule To Expand OT Eligibility
• SC Golf Resort, H-2B Workers Settle Wage Suit For $2.3M
• IHOP Stole Servers' Tips, Denied Breaks, Calif. Suit Asserts
• NJ Rep. Scoffs At Favoring Daily Fantasy Over Sports Betting
• Hoteliers Sue To Halt Marriott, Starwood $13.6B Merger
• DOI Says Justices' Iran Ruling Backs Law Shielding Casino
• 11th Circ. Backs Norwegian's Arbitration Win In Job Injury Spat
• Ex-Philly Tourism Bureau CFO Cops To Embezzlement
• McDonald's Wins Judge's OK Of $1.5M Deal In Wage Suit
• Caesars Seeks Quick Win In $7B Note Guarantee Suits
• Bluesky Hotels Inks $1.64B Deal To Buy InnVest REIT
• What Do The Highest-Paid Lawyers Make An Hour?
• Suit Over Rams' Move To LA Will Play Out In St. Louis
• Caesars Bankruptcy Highlights Cost Of Conflict
• Texas Appeals Court Says Injured Man Can't Yet Sue Insurer
• NC Dems Offer Sweeping Rewrite Of Bathroom Law
• Delta Hits Travel Websites With Fraud, Trademark Suit
• Raymond James, Manager Hit With $71M Suit In Jay Peak Row
• Calif. Signs New Gambling Compact With Pala Band Tribe
• California Advances Gender-Neutral Bathroom Bill
• Japanese Firm Leads US Hotel M&A Through First 4 Months
• Risk Of Violating Right Of Publicity Is Increasing
• Caesars Lenders Say $11.9B Spat Must Wait For Confirmation
• SBE To Buy Boutique Hotel Co. Morgans In $794M Deal
• Colo.-Based Marijuana Biz Law Firm Expands Into Fla.
• County's Tribal Casino Challenge Lacking, Judge Says
• 3 Takeaways From NC, DOJ Transgender Bathroom Suits
• USPTO Has 'Improper' Ban On Game Patents, Fed. Circ. Told
• Casino Says Prop. Tax Break Critics Minimized Gaming Taxes
• McDonald's Says It's Not Liable For Poor Pay At Franchises
• Rams Say Suit Over LA Move Belongs In Federal Court
• RV Camps Group Sued For Taking Payments Post-Cancellation
• Two Tribes Leave Arizona Gaming Group Over Casino Row
• Taco Bell Looks To Undo Workers' Meal Break Trial Win
• Hertz Investors Say Execs Playing Blame Game In Suit
• Starbucks Says Amcor Must Face $5.3M Moldy Coffee Suit
• Hunton, Sidley Guide $571M Hersha NYC Hotel JV With Cindat
• Charging Museum Guest's Care Aide Violates ADA, Judge Says
• ACLU Sues Miss. Over Law Shielding Anti-Gay Beliefs
• TPG Capital Racks Up $10.5B PE Fund
• Defending 'Non-GMO' Consumer Fraud Class Actions
• Arby's Quickly Wraps Up Bourbon IP Row With Slogan Change
• NC, DOJ File Lawsuits Over State's Transgender Bathroom Law
• Casino Approval Ballot Question Goes To Fla. Supreme Court
• Miami Stadium Land Deal A Not-So-Easy Score For Beckham
• Hilton Hit With ERISA Class Action Over Retirement Benefits
• Caesars Hires Ex-GM Bankruptcy Judge To Lead Restructuring
• Resort Owner In EB-5 Fraud Suit Rips SEC's Receivership Bid
• The Fastest Rocket Docket For The 8th Straight Year
• Travel Companies Appeal $84M Tax Case To 5th Circ.
• Outback Assistant Managers Seek OT In FLSA Class Action
• Mo. High Court Denies Krispy Kreme Sales Tax Refund
• Broker Can't Slice PGA Prize Coverage Suit, Judge Says
• Blocking A Bankruptcy Filing Still A Remote Possibility
• Crowdfunding May Be Game Changer For Restaurant Industry
• 9th Circ. Urged To Certify Class In $54B Hilton Robocall Suit
• Caesars Creditors Challenge Bid For Defense Cost Coverage
• MLS, Investors Dropped From Daily Fantasy RICO Case
• Christie Decries Inaction On Atlantic City Bailout Plan
• 3rd Circ. Clears Philly Casino In Suit By Muslim Ex-Server
• Arby's Slammed With IP Suit Over New Bourbon Sandwiches
• Foul Ball Blinding Suit Gets Go-Ahead From Ohio High Court
• TSA To Shift $34M To Airport Checkpoints After Senate OK
• NLRB Judge Says Caesar's Casino Had Unlawful Email Policy
• Subway False Ad Deal Only Benefits Counsel, 7th Circ. Told
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear Groupon Patent Case
• Okla. Asks Judge To Toss Arbitrator's $27M Tax Ruling
• How To Fight Back Against 'Room Block Pirates'
• 6 Ways Lawyers Can Enhance Cross-Office Communication
• Vanguard Dodges Gambling Co. Investments Suit In 3rd Circ.
• Elevator Co. Wants Red Sox Suit Over Fenway Park Fall Nixed
• Miami Beach Mayor Unveils Plan For Local $13 Minimum Wage
• Jay Peak Honchos Hit With Suit Over Alleged EB-5 Scheme
• Divide On Atlantic City Bailout Plan Widens On Eve Of Vote
• New Orleans Eatery's Mark Affirmed For Original Site Only
• Irked Judge Wants 97-Page Tribal Graves Complaint Cut Back
• Chicago Mayor Pins Lucas Museum Hopes On 7th Circ.
• 6th Circ. Says IRS Settlement Prohibits FOIA Request
• Caesars Gives Blessing For Creditor Suits To Move Forward
• Hyatt Drops $238M On Miami Beach Hotel
• Settlement Language: Get Specific When Liens Are Involved
• SeaWorld Wants Pass Holders' Other Recurring Payment Docs
• Judge Wants Models' Suit Against Nudist Resort Condensed
• Chicago's Lucas Museum In Jeopardy After Site Fight
• Ariz. Bar Settles EEOC Pregnancy Bias Suit
• Texas Says DraftKings Is Improperly Attacking AG Opinion
• MSG Sues To Block NYC's Paid Sick Leave Subpoenas
• Resnick & Louis Taps Akerman Partner To Open Miami Office
• Atlantic City Tourism Stats Bright Despite Financial Woes
• NIGC Names Recently Appointed Commissioner As Vice Chair
• Mexican Citizens Urge 11th Circ. To Undo Flight Tax Ruling
• Tribes Need More Than Just The Sovereign Immunity Defense
• 9th Circ. Lifts Sanctions On Atty Who Sued Ch. 11 Trustee
• Dallas Jury Awards $10.9M To Bus Crash Victims' Families
• Yelp Investors Fight To Revive Bad Review Suit In 9th Circ.
• Gaming-Related IPOs Help One Firm Hit Jackpot In April
• Conn. Officials Urge Dismissal Of Tribe's Gaming Law Suit
• Ruby Tuesday Hid Traffic Woes from Investors, Suit Says
• DraftKings, FanDuel Stop Games In Ala. And Idaho
• Atlantic City Pays Bond Debt, Still Needs Bailout, Mayor Says
• Construction Set To Begin On Wanda Group Tower In Chicago
• Cargill Dodges Revival Of Developer's $19M Suit Over Resort
• Shell Pays $2.2M To End Skiers' Suit Over Lift Ticket Offer
• Feds, Calif. Seek Quick Win In Tribal Online Bingo Row
• Calif. Panel Backs Roscoe's Chicken Malpractice Arbitration
• SeaWorld Says Proposed Annual Pass Class Too Diverse
• High Court Won't Hear Bid To Amend Seattle's $15 Min Wage