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Hospitality - July, 2016

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• AmeriPark Escapes FLSA Suit Over Withheld Valet Tips
• Gibson Dunn Drops Out Of Daily Fantasy Sports MDL
• Haynes & Boone Adds Insurance Pros From Anderson Kill
• Fla. Appeals Court Says Tribe Was Immune Between Compacts
• PTAB Nixes Priceline's Bid To Review IBM Patent
• DC Circ. Says New Tribe Has Land Rights For Casino
• Hotel Chicago Owner Slams IP Rival's '4 Fatal Flaws'
• Wanted: New Contractor To Run Illinois' Troubled Lottery
• JetBlue To Make 1st US-Cuba Flights Aug. 31
• Real Estate Rumors: Crest, Gaw Capital, Chen Foundation
• The Newest Threat To Tribal Sovereign Immunity: Recoupment
• Prevent Litigation From Becoming A Threat To Data Security
• USPTO Tells Fed. Circ. Cuozzo Blocks Menu Patent Appeal
• Mass. Casino Opponents Come Up Winner In Trust Land Fight
• FIFA World Cup Ticket Suit Gets The Boot
• Apollo Calls Out Caesars Creditors For Wasting Time
• Qatari Investment Firm Buys NYC Hotel For $167M
• SeaWorld Knew Movie Hurt Ticket Sales, Investor Says
• NY Hotel Can't Get Tax Credit For Providing Breakfast
• Judge Freezes Accounts In Amusement Park Bond Scheme
• Transfers Via Bank Outside Of Safe Harbor, Says 7th Circ.
• REIT Hersha Spends $112.5M On Boston's Envoy Hotel
• OPINION: Our Juries Are Being Circumvented
• Plaintiffs In 2 States Drop EB-5 Scam Suits Over Jay Peak
• Calif. McDonald's Workers Near Cert. On Unpaid Wage Claims
• NJ High Court To Review Class Cert. In Drink Pricing Suits
• Group Gets More Time To Get Ark. Casino Bid On Ballot
• Steakhouse Looks To Chop FACTA Suit For Lack Of Harm
• Caesars Creditors Want Apollo Punished For Blown Deadlines
• Croatian Gov't To Sell Stakes In 2 Hotel Cos. For $60M
• SEC Sues To Halt Fraudulent Amusement Park Bond Scheme
• Southern Poverty Law Center Says J-1 Workers Were Exploited
• Casino Grave Dig Suit Can't Rope In San Diego, Judge Told
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds Insurance Trio From Anderson Kill
• Nev. High Court Affirms New Trial For Macau Casino Case
• $19M Cargill Suit Axed Under Wrong Law, 2nd Circ. Told
• AccorHotels Buying Stake That Values John Paul At $150M
• NJ Casino Agency Hit With Bias Suit By Ex-Worker
• NJ Lawmakers Propose Taxes On Airbnb
• 9th Circ. Cuts Poker Accounts From Tax Suit
• Legal Aid, Meet Legal Tech
• 4 Traits Of The Top Litigation Firms
• 5 Small(er) But Mighty Litigation Shops
• Law360 Names Top 50 Firms For Litigation
• Disney Comes Out Swinging In H-1B Visa Class Actions
• Fontainebleau Trustee's $3.5M Deal With Deloitte Approved
• Jay Peak Owner Wants $600K Freed To Pay For EB-5 Cases
• Texas Cities Seek $43M In Attys' Fees From Travel Sites
• MGM Asks 2nd Circ. To Revive Conn. Tribal Casino Law Fight
• Opponents Of $1B Warriors Arena To Appeal Enviro Challenge
• NFL Says Fan's Expert Can't Save Super Bowl Tix Fraud Claim
• Ind. Tribe's Casino, Housing Plans Get Environmental OK
• Ariz. Gaming Chief Loses Bid To Shield Email In Casino Suit
• Mass. Governor Does About-Face On Airbnb Tax
• And Now A Word From The Panel: 4 All-Star MDLs
• Trump-Owned Golf Club Loses Bid To End Refund Suit
• Ladbrokes, Coral Must Shed Up To 400 Shops To Merge: CMA
• Testing The UBE: Portable But Inaccurate Bar Exam Scores
• AWOL Atty Lets Wendy's Off Hook In QR Code Patent Case
• Brand Battles: Apple, Bristol-Myers, Novartis, Subway
• Drivers Win Depositions Of 4 UK Hertz Execs In Billing Suit
• Mass. Casino Opponents Say Amicus Botched Case Law
• Real Estate Rumors: Atlas, Fla. Apartment Complex, Stantec
• Gambling-Business Owner Takes FOIA Suit To High Court
• NBA Tests Power To Effect Change With All-Star Game Move
• NY Food Delivery Men Forced To Do 'Side Work,' Jury Hears
• Casino Foes Say 9th Circ. Wrongly Set Aside Enviro Law
• El Pollo Loco Secures Toss Of Calif. Investor Suit
• 9th Circ. Rules Former Ski Club Owner Owes $286M
• Antitrust Claims Nixed In American, Delta, United Fare Row
• Bruins Athletic Director Allowed To Testify In Tax Fight
• Dancers Say Arbitration Agreement Is Void In Wage Dispute
• Testing The UBE: Missouri Benefits From Uniform Bar Exam
• McDonald's To Appeal Class Cert. To 9th Circ. In Wage Suit
• Shearman & Sterling Account Held Stolen Funds, Feds Say
• Vegas Strip Club Can Use 'Crazy Horse' TM, 9th Circ. Says
• Kirby McInerney Wins Lead In $551M La Quinta Class Action
• Gaming Co. Aims To Duck Sanctions In NHL Team's $1.1M Suit
• NBA Pulls All-Star Game From Charlotte Citing Bathroom Law
• Okla. Sends $27M Tribe Win In Alcohol Tax Suit To 10th Circ.
• 11th Circ. Urged To Get Fla. Court's Input On Insurance Row
• Wanda Hotel Reaches Deal To Sell Madrid Tower For $298M
• Budget Customers Denied Cert. In Damage Insurance Row
• Rams Fan Seeks Ruling On $50M Season Ticket Refund
• Luxury Calif. Trailer Park Sued For Charging Beachgoers
• Wrigley Rooftop Owner Convicted Of Defrauding Cubs
• Brexit: An Unexpected Boost For UK Commercial Real Estate
• Mass. Tribal Casino Foes Fight DOI Over Land-Into-Trust Law
• Wrigley Rooftop Owner Meant To Cheat Cubs, Jury Told
• $6M Deal OK'd, Ends 18K Pizza Hut Workers' Wage Claims
• Strip Club Giant Says Dancers Must Arbitrate Claims
• Beauty School Can't Arbitrate Labor Dispute, 9th Circ. Says
• Ariz. Gaming Chief Tries To Shield Email In Casino Suit
• Ex-Tribal Council Members Indicted In Casino Fraud Ring
• Real Estate Rumors: Orbach Group, Lennar, Brill Holdings
• Female Saks Cafe Servers Claim Firings Were Sexist, Ageist
• Airbnb Taps Covington's Eric Holder To Combat Racism
• Miami Beach Voices Opposition To Genting Gambling Plans
• Kirkland DQ Dispute Could See Jones Day Sanctioned
• NYC Bistro Stole Tips To Pay Immigrant, Ex-Worker Says
• KIT Ex-CEO Seeks Looser Bail Terms For Work, Treatment
• Restaurant Owner Accused Of Penning Fake Letter To Judge
• NM Ski Resort Asks 10th Circ. To Certify Insurance Query
• Union Says Tribal Casino Firing Row Belongs In Arbitration
• DOJ Seeks $1B In Assets Bought With Stolen Malaysian Funds
• Indian Gaming Revenue Neared $30B In 2015: NIGC
• Timeshare Co. Diamond Seeks Sanctions Against Law Firm
• Real Estate Rumors: Broward College, Kawa Capital, InnRoad
• Atty Scolded For 'Nearly Pathological' Late Filings
• Warriors' $1B New Arena Survives Calif. Court Challenge
• Lawyer Wants Out Of Trump Development RICO Suit
• An Analysis Of The First 50 Crowdfunding Offerings
• Indian Casino's Handbook Illegally Restrictive: NLRB Judge
• 8th Circ. Vacates Remand Of Class Action Over Rams Move
• Exclusion Makes Bars' Ad Coverage 'Illusory,' Court Says
• Ind. Casino Says Don't Toss Bullying Suit Against Union
• 9th Circ. Says Ski Club Can Recover $220M From Ex-Owner
• VPN Dilemma: Anonymous Expression Vs. Defamation
• Tribe, Calif. Push Court Not To Pause Casino Suit
• Starbucks' Dismissal Request A Delaying Ploy, Court Hears
• Paul Weiss Guides AllianceBernstein's $100M Ground Lease
• Real Estate Rumors: Related Cos., Infinity, Newmark
• Airbnb To Begin Paying Los Angeles Hotel Tax
• Wynn Resorts Escapes Investor Suit Over Macau Bribe
• Investors' Suit Against Nicklaus Resort Untimely, Judge Says
• 3 Ex-Time Share Firm Workers Sentenced In Fraud Scheme
• US Benihana Chain Gets $1.1M In Attys' Fees In Contract Feud
• NLRB Clears Pa. Casino Customer Service Reps For Election
• Zip Line Injury Coverage Row Won't Wait For Liability Suit
• RICO Can't Save Mexico Tourism Tax Suit, 11th Circ. Told
• California County's Casino Challenge Is Tossed
• Chipotle Objects To Expert's Labeling Evidence In GMO Suit
• Casino Owner Says It Can't Arbitrate Amid Death Threats
• Pa. Gaming Board Axes Lawrence County Racino Plan
• How Law Firms Can Create Next-Generation Office Spaces
• Taco Bell Workers Win Fraction Of 'Inflated' $7.3M Fee Bid
• 7th Circ. OKs Tip-Credit Pay For Servers' Sidework
• Wendy's Beats Data Breach Class Action For Now
• Mass. City Backs DOI Casino Land Decision For Tribe
• Alleged Beer With Bharara Punctuates KIT Ex-CEO's Bail Spat
• DOL Tells 9th Circ. Tips Don't Always Count Toward Min. Wage
• Caddie Wage Suit Against Fla. Golf Course Dismissed
• Real Estate Rumors: Property Markets, Sabates, Rockefeller
• Cinemark Workers Urge 9th Circ. To Revive Pay Stub Row
• Airbnb Host Reaches Plea Deal Under New Santa Monica Law
• AstroWorld Fraud Claims Survive Defense Challenge
• Law Blocking Tribal Casino Fight Constitutional, DC Circ. Says
• Sodexo To Pay $1.1M In Wage Suit With Offshore Workers
• $5M Sex Assault Verdict Against Gay Bar Upheld On Appeal
• Kaufman Dolowich Client Hit With $500 Daily Sanctions
• DOI Tribal Gaming Procedures An Uneasy Fit With IGRA
• Fla. Golf Course Wage Action Stayed Pending Settlement
• Sens. Urge FTC Probe Of Short-Term Rental Platforms
• CEOC Noteholders Fight Bid to Wipe Out $1.85B In Claims
• Carey REIT Drops $154M On Silicon Valley Hotel
• Cargill Asks 2nd Circ. To Boot $19M Mexican Resort Row
• Why EB-5 Investors Are Not Your Typical Clients
• IRS Provides Helpful Guidance On Management Contracts
• KFC's Delays On Sale Cost Franchisee $32M, Suit Says
• NJ Casino Regulators Greenlight MGM's Borgata Buy
• EEOC Says Rastafarian Cook Wrongly Fired Over Dreadlocks
• Taco Bell Sued For Discrimination Of Deaf Drive-Thru Patrons
• Anaheim To Give Disney $267M In Tax Rebates For New Hotel
• Ex-Royal Caribbean Worker Fights Arbitration In 11th Circ.
• SeaWorld Loses Bid For Contract Docs In Annual Pass Row
• Breach Response: New Laws To Know And 5 Questions To Ask
• Dunkin' Donuts Tries To Dump Coffee Tax Suit
• Paul Hastings Steers Takenaka's $215M NYC Hotel Buy
• Erin Andrews' Stalker Still Has To Pay Up, Despite Bankruptcy
• UBS, Others Want Out Of Suit Over Deal For Hotel Stakes
• Texas Atty Says Slur Merits Counsel's Suspension In ADA Suit
• Wrigley-Area Club Owner Hid Money From Cubs, Jury Told
• Disney Must Face Suit For Visa Abuse, US Workers Say
• GOP-Backed Bill Aims To Ground Commercial Flights To Cuba
• 4 Ways Brexit Could Shape The US Real Estate Landscape
• House Torn Over Bill To Protect Gay Marriage Opponents
• Wyndham Loses Bid To Toss Timeshare Whistleblower Suit
• EC, European Regulators To Assess Hotel Booking Remedies
• Benihana of Tokyo Accuses American Cousin Of Bad Faith
• Law's Plain Language Nixes Mass. Indian Casino, Judge Told
• 11th Circ. Backs Blocking State Taxes On Ala. Tribal Lands
• The BigLaw Firms Fighting For Transgender Rights
• 4th Circ. Won't Rehear Exotic Dancers' Win In Wage Dispute
• Caesars Alters Merger Deal Critical To Bankruptcy Plan
• Taco Bell Wage Deal Finally OK'd By Judge On 4th Try
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Nixing Of Father-Son Lease, JV Agreement
• Pa. Appeals Court Won't Nix Taxes For Tribal Gambling Facility
• How To Close A Law Firm — Practically And Ethically
• Rosa Mexicano Hit With Nationwide FLSA Class Action
• DOI, Mass. Residents Tussle Over Land Trust For Casino
• New States Fight Obama Transgender Policy, Big Biz Supports
• Calif. Tribe's Hard-Fought Casino Push Faces Another Hurdle
• Akerman Adds Ex-Proskauer Transactional Partner In Fla.
• Century Plaza Hotel Grabs $1B In Construction Financing
• Vikings Seek $655K In Attys' Fees In Wells Fargo Sign Battle
• Wrigley Field Area Club Owner Can't Hide Email In Tax Case
• P.F. Chang's Objects To Atty Fees In Data Breach Suit
• Wendy's Says Hackers Hit More Than 1,000 Stores
• McDonald's Workers Win Class Cert. In Calif. Wage Suit
• Burger King Employees Want Quick Win On Damages
• Fla. Timeshare Owners Say Debt Laws Barred Fee Notices
• Caesars Says No Need For Kirkland Atty Depo In DQ Row
• US Firm Tops 1st-Half Hotel M&A, Tokyo Firm Does Most Deals
• Chipotle Loses Employee Sanctions Bid In Worker Wage Suit
• The Smart Money Is Not Following Traditional Law Firms
• Caledonia Investments Pays $154M For UK Pub Biz
• Whitbread Inks £84.5M Sale-Leaseback Deal For Hotel
• 9th Circ. Frees Sanctioned Ski Club Founder From Jail
• EEOC Sues Bojangles Over Transgender Discrimination
• Indoor Football Player Says Arena Can't Tackle Knee Injury Suit
• Judge Consolidates Rams Season Ticket Holder Suits
• Alabama Gov. Beats Back Suit Over Use Of BP Spill Funds
• NHL Team Wants Draft Ops Sanctioned In Ad Deal Suit
• Atty Owes Sanctions For Ch. 7 Filing, 11th Circ. Hears
• Mass. Domino's Drivers Want Class Cert On Tip Claims
• Pa. Judge Urged To DQ Bochetto & Lentz In Frivolous Suit Row
• Antitrust Claims Against Airline Ticket Cos. Trimmed
• American Hotel Income Properties REIT Raising $69.4M
• Epstein Becker Deliberately Threw Employee Row, Suit Says
• Accountant Admits Scamming Cubs In Wrigley Rooftop Fraud
• RFP Lessons: 5 Ways Law Firms Can Beat Frustration
• McDonald's Franchise Fired Worker For HIV Status, EEOC Says
• Chef Can't Shuck Trump's $10M Suit Over Restaurant Deal
• Delta Says It Backed Its Fraud Claims Against Websites
• Calif. Tribe Says DOI Can't Affirm Rival Tribe's Casino Plans
• Construction Co. Wants $21M For Hotel Project Work, Delays
• McDonald's Pours $553M Into Germany-Wide Revamp
• Pallet Maker Seeks Out Of Starbucks Moldy Coffee Suit
• What The Growth Of Daily Fantasy Sports Means For Tribes
• RFP Lessons: 7 Tips To Improve Your Responses
• McDonald's Kills 'MacCoffee' Trademark In EU
• Draft Ops Doubles Down On Illegality Claim In Ad Deal Suit
• Angry Daily Fantasy Users Lay Out Claims In MDL Complaint
• Deals Rumor Mill: Walt Disney, Bain Capital, Apple
• Ex-US Rep. Grimm's Biz Partner Gets 6 Months For Tax Fraud
• Game Platform Accused Of Fostering Teenage Gambling
• NLRB Slams Restaurant's Union Button Rule, Class Waivers
• Diamondhead Wants Damages After Involuntary Ch. 7 Tossed
• InnVest REIT Grabs $90M Interest In Vancouver Airport Hotel
• Hooters Says Lack Of Concrete Harm Sinks TCPA Text Suit
• Class Slams Bid For Stay In Caribou Coffee TCPA Suit
• 2 Hotel Chicagos Is 1 Too Many, Hotel Operator Says
• Judge Blocks Miss. Law Protecting Gay Marriage Objectors
• RFP Lessons: A General Counsel's List Of Law Firm Mistakes