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Hospitality - August, 2016

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• 1st Circ. Says 'Job Duty' Claim Can't End Whistleblower Suit
• Daily Fantasy Wide Open For Student-Athlete Publicity Suit
• Waffle House Background Check Suit Paused For Appeal
• Expedia And Others Seek Stay In Menu Bar Patent Suit
• Insurer Must Defend 49ers In Assault Suit, Judge Says
• Full 7th Circ. Won't Review $16.5M Centaur Ch. 11 Clawback
• Spurned Partners Want $370M Philly Hotel Spat Revived
• Feds Push To Nix Ex-Tribal Leaders' Suit Over Graves Dig
• Reconciling The Practice With The Business Of Law
• Icahn's Taj Mahal Rebuffs Union's Last Bid To Save Casino
• Jay Peak Receiver Seeks OK For $13M Citibank Settlement
• Casino Opponents Slam Tribe's Bid To Join Trust Land Fight
• NJ Racetrack, Lexington Settle Sandy Damage Coverage Row
• PETA Tells 11th. Circ. Wrong Standard Used In Orca Case
• Wyndham Plans $446M Resort Project, 2nd Ever In Vietnam
• Rival Horsemen's Groups Jockey For Turf In Boston Court
• Waffle House Applicants Want Case To Go On During Appeal
• Caesars Gets Further Reprieve As Litigation Hold Extended
• Fans' Atty Says NFL, Hall Of Fame Going Around Him To Settle
• NJ Gov. Chris Christie Vetoes $15 Minimum Wage Bill
• Wash. Tribe Says Losing Sewers Would Shutter Casino
• REBUTTAL: Establishing Standards And Norms In Mediation
• Subway Fails To Dodge FACTA Receipt Suit Under Spokeo
• Fla. Pullback Of Pari-Mutuel Card Game Rule Ripped By Judge
• Gladys Knight Sues Son's Restaurant Chain Over Name Use
• Ex-Tribal Leaders Push To Keep Casino Grave Dig Suit Intact
• LA Hotel Owner Wants $8.9M Hyatt Arbitration Win Vacated
• Brand Battles: Popeyes, Church's Fight Over Chicken Slogans
• Chuck E. Cheese's Says Insurer Must Cover Shareholder Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: China Orient, Rubenstein, Pagcor
• Priceline Wants Out Of Suit Over Nonrefunded Fees
• Spokeo Saves FACTA Suit Against Steakhouse, Class Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: SunEdison, Ocean Link, QSR Brands
• Billionaire James Packer Sells $339M Stake in Crown Resorts
• Tropical Smoothie Chain Sued Over Hepatitis-Linked Berries
• FTC Blasts Counterclaims Stemming From Robocall Probe
• Bankrupt Steakhouse Chain Wants Time To Decide NFL Deal
• SeaWorld Can't Boot Guest From Annual Pass Deception Suit
• SFX Disputes Creditor Call To Delay Ch. 11 Disclosure Action
• Nicklaus-Designed Golf Club Settles Clean Water Act Claims
• Defining Attorney-Client Relationships In The Electronic Age
• Ala. Tribe Says Tax Official's Defenses Should Be Nixed
• Judge Lifts The Brakes On Caesars Creditor Suits
• Judge Backs Short-Term Freeze On 'Hotel Chicago'
• Taxation With Representation: Ropes, Cooley, Wachtell
• Historic Race Game Doesn't Infringe Tracks, 6th Circ. Told
• Dunkin' Donuts Sales Tax Fight Has Legs, NY Court Told
• Real Estate Rumors: Rockwood Capital, Lennar, Treetop
• Florida Continues Fight Against Tribe In Gambling Row
• NJ Agency OKs $1B Bonds For Delayed Meadowlands Project
• Starbucks Looks To Put Underfilled Drink Suit On The Rocks
• NJ Atty Loses Appeal Over DQ Bid In Restaurant Dispute
• Conn. Looks To Nix MGM's 2nd Circ. Fight Over Casino Law
• Caesars Makes Final Plea To Protect $4B 'Linchpin'
• Oakland Raiders Seek To Register 'Las Vegas Raiders' TM
• Starwood Says Calif. Wrong Venue For Hotel Sale Fraud Suit
• Erin Andrews Can't Sue Hotel Booker For Privacy Violation
• NFL's Titans Urge Logan's To Decide On Sponsorship Contract
• Jackson Hewitt Says Text Spam Tiff Requires Arbitration
• Real Estate Rumors: McKesson, Fla. Crystals, McSam Hotel
• 4 Reasons Law Firm Business Development Initiatives Fail
• Tech Cos. Say DraftKings Can't Beat Patent Suit
• Brexit: What To Expect In The Gaming Industry
• Rainmaker Q&A: Jackson Lewis' Felice Ekelman
• Starbucks' Deal Wraps Up Sandwich Overcharge Class Action
• DOI Wants Redo In Trust Land Fight Over Planned Casino
• Caesars Shouldn't Be Rewarded For Not Talking: Creditors
• Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa Sued Over Concert Railing Collapse
• Paris Baguette Receipt Case Can't Get By Spokeo, Rakoff Told
• PMZ Realty Closes $71M Loan Deal For Hilton Portfolio
• Banc Of California Inks Stadium Naming Deal With LAFC
• Cruise Ship Trumpeter Must Arbitrate Claims, 11th Circ. Says
• Daily Fantasy Legalization Gains Speed But Hurdles Ahead
• Hall Of Fame Game Fans Take Cancellation Suit To Calif.
• Cruise Robocall Classes OK After Spokeo, Judge Says
• Affinity Gaming Embraces Z Capital's $580M Valuation Bid
• 9th Circ. Lets Stand LA Minimum Wage Hike For Hotel Staff
• Caesars Back In Bankruptcy Court To Hold Off Creditor Suits
• Jay Peak Owner Says SEC's Case Fee Dispute Is 'Unseemly'
• Real Estate Rumors: Wurzak, MarketAxess, Newmark
• NM Justices Needn't Weigh Insurance Query, 10th Circ. Told
• Wendy's Seeks To Exit Data Breach Aftermath Suit
• Laguna Pueblo Unit Pays $134.5M For Isle Of Capri Casino
• NJ High Court OKs Gross Negligence Over Water Park Injury
• McDonald's Recalls 29M Kids' Fitness Bands
• From BigLaw To Your Own Firm: 4 Tips For Legal Startups
• Airbnb, No Longer Subject To Anaheim Rent Law, Drops Suit
• Feds, Calif. Tribe Say Some Claims Moot In Casino Row
• Paul Mitchell Students' Wage Class Action Faces Clean Cut
• Server Claims Disney Underpaid Her For Nontipped Work
• Daily Fantasy Sports Allowed To Resume In New York
• 11th Circ. Won't Consult Fla. Justices, Rehear Insurance Row
• Norwegian Cruise Line Tries To Sink Hurt Worker's Award
• Waffle House Turns To 11th Circ. In Background Check Fight
• Canadian Retail Giant Couche-Tard Drops $4.4B On CST
• NYC Italian Restaurant Chain Inks $1.3M FLSA Deal
• Wendy's Says Data Breach Suit Still Lacks Standing
• Starbucks Wins Dismissal Of Calif. Underfilled Iced Drink Suit
• Food App Founder Dismisses Investors' 'Seller's Remorse'
• Texas Tribe Urges Federal Judge To Lift Bingo Ban
• How Clinton Could Enact Broad Immigration Reform
• 4 Communications Fundamentals For High-Stakes Litigation
• Zika In Florida: Hope For The Best, Plan For The Worst
• FDA Extends Comment Period On Sodium Reduction
• Sports Betting In Hands Of Congress After Court Fight Fails
• Texas Court Won't Recognize Patent Agent Privilege
• Individual Settlement Kills PAGA Claims, Calif. Judge Says
• 5th Circ. Nixes Longhorn Steakhouse Atty Fees In Lease Row
• Jimmy John's Chided For 'Unwanted' Cover Letter In OT Row
• Airlines Conspired In Tourism Tax, Say Mexican Citizens
• CORRECTED: Chipotle Didn't Violate Labor Law By Asking Worker To Delete Tweets: NLRB
• Fox & Hound Parent Still In Talks Over Financing Options
• Real Estate Rumors: Paradise, Covenant, John Hancock
• Risk Management Tips For Attys Serving As Local Counsel
• Calif. Justices Take On Time Issue In Starbucks Wage Suit
• MLB Approves Sale Of Seattle Mariners To Local Investors
• Marky Mark's NY Burger Joint Accused Of Funky Pay
• Refunds Offered For Canceled Game If Class Claims Waived
• Arent Fox Reps Dolphins On Hard Rock Stadium Naming Deal
• Diamondhead Creditors Seek To Avoid Punitive Damages
• Ho-Chunk Nation To Launch $153M Casino Expansion Project
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Fight Over 'Crazy Horse' Strip Club TM
• California Franchise Group Hit With Unpaid Wages Suit
• Fox & Hound, Champps Lenders Want To Cut Off Cash
• Union Looks To Nix Tribe's Suit Over Arbitrating Firings
• Disney Should Face Trial, Says Family Of Autistic Visitor
• Insurer Can't Dodge Defending Club Owner In Shooting Suit
• Expedia Accused Of 'Bait and Switch' Hotel Ads, Bookings
• Caesars Creditors Can Question Exec On Bankruptcy Plan
• Gaming Commission Skirts Suit Over Status Under Tribal Act
• Caesars Settles 1 Bondholder Lawsuit
• Atlantic City Wants To Nix Strip Club's Biz License, Suit Says
• Insurer Says It's Not Liable In Liquid-Nitrogen Drink Claim
• Media Seeks Video Depositions In Trump-Chef Contract Fight
• Texas Seeks To Shut Down Tribe's Electronic Bingo
• Convicted Wrigley Rooftop Owner Says Jury Overreached
• Beware The 'Standard' Mediation Confidentiality Agreement
• NLRB Can Subpoena Strip Club's Worker Records
• McDonald's Can't Escape Franchise Workers' Pay Suit
• Car Dealer Wants Out Of Hotel Chicago Trademark Row
• Eric Trump Defends Org's Actions After Ritz-Carlton Club Buy
• AMC Can't Stop Theater's Antitrust Suit Over 1st-Run Films
• Shipping Pallet Company Fights Starbucks Moldy Coffee Suit
• Hotel, Insurers Drop Claims Over Cybersecurity Policy
• PF Chang's Servers Urge 9th Circ. To Revive Tip-Credit Suits
• One Year After Browning-Ferris, Employers Decry Uncertainty
• Tribe Looks To Join Trust Land Fight Over Its Planned Casino
• Developer Sam Chang Scores $215M Loan For Manhattan Hotel
• MGM Resorts Ups Stake In China Arm, Primes $500M Bond Sale
• Greenberg Traurig Wants $2.5M In Seaquarium Orca Suit
• DraftKings Offers New Friends Contests Amid Controversy
• Hard Rock Beats $10M Stage-Diving Injury Suit At Trial
• Hospitality Properties Trust Prices $338M Offering
• Wyndham Seeks To Nix Suit Alleging Hidden Fees
• 5 Mistakes To Avoid When Building Law Libraries
• Trump Testimony Touts Country Club Turnaround In Refund Trial
• Winston & Strawn Must Give Up Docs From IP Suit: Card Cos.
• Atty Offers To Settle NFL Hall Of Fame Game Suit For No Fee
• Rams Say Fan Shouldn't Get Ruling On Seat License Refund
• DOL-Subway Deal Raises Joint Employer Concerns
• Hard Rock Should Pay $10M For Bad Stage Dive, Jury Told
• Revocation Of Ex-Restaurateur's Bail Irks 2nd Circ. Judge
• Hackers May Have Card Info From HEI Hotels In 10 States
• Travel Sites Don't Infringe Cronos Patent, Judge Finds
• Sabre Says US Airways Can't 'Bias' Jury In Antitrust Spat
• Calif. County Appeals Dismissal Of Tribal Casino Challenge
• YMCA Wins Appeal Over Charitable Immunity In Slip-And-Fall
• DOI Ordered To Clarify Okla. Tribe Status In Gaming Fight
• IGB Unit Gets $191M In Sale Of Kuala Lumpur Hotel
• What Does The Future Hold For Joint Employers?
• Law Students Should Explore BigLaw Pro Bono Options
• Fla. Court Revives Fraud Claims In $80M Nigerian Hotel Suit
• DC Circ. Ruling Apt To Tilt DOI's Land-Into-Trust Tactics
• Casino Co. Creditors Resist Fees Bid In Failed Forced Ch. 7
• Fox & Hound, Champps Lenders Push For Ch. 7 Conversion
• High Court Should Review Tip-Pool Ruling, Says Casino
• Gambling Co. Asks 7th Circ. To Rehear Safe Harbor Decision
• SEC, Receiver Slam Jay Peak Owner's Bid To Unfreeze $640K
• Expedia, Travelocity Look To Pare Cronos Patent Suits
• State Gov't Group Urges Feds To Stay Out Of Sports Betting
• Dunkin' Donuts Says Sales Tax Fight Belongs In Tax Court
• Tips For Avoiding Olympic Committee Enforcement Letters
• Top LA Eateries Can't Nix Suit Alleging ACA Price-Hike Plot
• DHS Issues Info To Help Hotel Workers Spot Trafficking
• Hall Of Fame Game Ticketholders Sue NFL Over Cancellation
• Hotel Chicagos Battle Over Which Used Name First
• Son Of NBA Star Moses Malone Sues Nightclub After Assault
• Legal Team Forms To Focus On E-Sports, Online Gambling
• Tax Claims Against Tribe, Feds Should Be Axed, Judge Says
• Pizza Hut Franchises Can't Shake Fla. TCPA Allegations
• Judge Says Election Rival Won't Reveal Erotic Hotels Income
• Trustee Objects To $11.5M Fee Bid In Caesars Bankruptcy
• NJ Sports Betting Ruling Leaves Fight To Other States
• Servers At NYC Restaurant Score Default Win In Wage Action
• Fox & Hound, Champps Restaurant Chains Hit Ch. 11 Again
• North Fork's Gaming Suit Closed Instead Of Paused
• Godfather's Pizza Launches TM Suit Against Ky. Store
• Jay Peak Investors Join Forces In Florida EB-5 Suit
• Caesars Sues Parent Company Over Pre-Bankruptcy Transfers
• Fried Frank, Gibson Guide $1.12B Loan For 35 Hudson Yards
• UK Bookmaker William Hill Rejects £3.16B Takeover Bid
• Milbank, Latham Guide MGM Growth's $500M Notes Deal
• MLB Says Fan Suit Over Stadium Netting Strikes Out
• Chapter 11 As A Viable Way To Redevelop Golf Courses
• 7th Circ. Greenlights Energy Regs For Commercial Fridges
• NJ Agency OKs $1B Bond Plans For Meadowlands Project
• PE Shop Again Trims Wingstop Stake In $175M Secondary Sale
• Chipotle Must Turn Over Docs In GMO Suit, Consumers Say
• Writing Arbitration Clauses To Get The Arbitration You Want
• NFL, DirecTV Want Antitrust MDL Tossed Or Arbitrated
• Separation Panes: Emerging Litigation Over Window Sealant
• Calif. Judge Guts Challenge To $400M Tribal Casino Project
• InCom, Disney End MagicBand Patent Infringement Suit
• NJ Sports Betting Law Shot Down By 3rd Circ.
• Trump Hotel's Challenge To Union-Circulated Flier Thrown Out
• Foo Fighters' Broker Wants Out Of Concert Coverage Spat
• Steakhouse Chain Hits Ch. 11 With $416M In Liabilities
• Chicago Settles With Eatery Owners Over 'Sweetheart' Deal
• NLRB Defends Union's Date Request Policy To DC Circ.
• Gibson, Stikeman Lead Vail In $1B Whistler Blackcomb Buy
• Fla., Seminoles Square Off Over Good Faith In Gaming Row
• City Says No Duty To Provide Sewer Service To Tribal Casino
• 'Tasty' Burger Chain Set To Battle Chipotle Over Trademarks
• Marriott, Starwood Extend China's Time To Review Merger
• Steak 'N Shake Butchers Rival's Copyright Beef Over Ads
• North Fork Blasts Rival Tribe After DOI Greenlights Gaming
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Fenwick, Kirkland
• Quiznos Ex-Execs Want Units To Shield Them From Lawsuit
• Hard Rock Developers Can't Change Answer In Condo Case
• Starbucks Can't Transfer Skimpy-Drink Suits, JPML Says
• Diamond Timeshare Suit Not Ready For Arbitration
• High Court Inaction On NLRB Threatens Tribes: SagChip GC
• Trump's Fla. Golf Club Calls Deposit-Refund Suit A Whiff
• Calif. Inks New Gaming Deals With 4 Tribes, Updates 5th
• Fla. Justices Needn't Weigh Insurance Query, 11th Circ. Told
• 9 Tips For Becoming A Legal Pundit In The Media
• Jury Awards $550K To Pregnant Worker Fired By Chipotle
• Navajo Waived Immunity In NM Casino Injury Row, Judge Says
• Chipotle Customers Say GMO Class Claims Must Stand
• Houston Bar Hits Newspaper, TV Station With Libel Suit
• Companies Behind Failed $12M Fraud Suit Fight Fee Payment
• Chipotle Workers Say Wage Suit Denial Based On Wrong Rule
• Benihana Of Tokyo Fights Fee Request In Contract Feud
• Law Firm Employees Can Better Defend Against Cyberthreats
• The Uncertain Landscape Of NJ Consumer Warranty Act Cases
• 7th Circ. Limits Section 546(e) Safe Harbor
• Calif. Water Agency Tells 9th Circ. Tribal Fee Rule Hurts
• NY Gov. Signs Bill Legalizing Daily Fantasy Sports
• Starwood's Deal To End LA Hotel Workers' Wage Claims OK'd
• Consumer Blasts Jackson Hewitt's Bid To Arbitrate TCPA Suit
• Caesars Reports $2B Loss In Q2 Because Of CEOC Ch. 11
• Atlantic City's Trump Taj Mahal To Close Amid Strike
• SEC Says Bid To Toss $350M EB-5 Suit Built On Errors
• Penn National Buys Mobile Slots Maker Rocket For $60M
• Adam Leitman Urges Court To Make Airbnb Hosts Pay Fees
• 7th Circ. Slashes Casinos' Blagojevich Bribe Award To $26M
• Panera Wins Order Blocking Exec From Moving To Papa John's
• Campbell-Ewald Doesn't Moot TCPA Suit Against Cruise Line
• Hard Rock Owes For Neck-Crushing Stage Dive, Jury Told
• 9th Circ. Urged To Toss Casino Foes' Trust Challenge
• Fla. Judge Says Pari-Mutuel's Card Games Violate State Law
• EEOC, Dunkin' Donuts Franchisee Settle Harassment Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Canyon Capital, Jimmy Tisch, Fortis
• Ex-Commerce Employee Indicted On Bribery Charges
• McDonald's Cutting Artificial Preservatives, Corn Syrup
• Rams Fans Say Consolidation Has To Wait
• Z Capital Makes 2nd Offer For Affinity Gaming
• Ban On Miss. Law Shielding Gay Marriage Objectors Upheld
• Preparing Corporate Witnesses: A Primer
• 6 Myths Of Data Breach Response
• Shaping Franchisor Statutory Employer Status In Pa.
• NJ Poker Players Lose Appeals Over Phony Chips Case
• Mohegan Sun Worker Charged By Feds In Casino Fraud Case
• DOL, Subway Reach Accord Over Wage Compliance Training
• FanDuel Rebrands Itself Amid Daily Fantasy Controversies
• Airbnb Slaps Anaheim With Suit Over Short-Term Rental Law
• 9th Circ. Says Hyatt Ex-Manager Failed To Show Discrimination
• Hard Rock Condo Owners' Restitution Bid Fails, Builders Say
• Starbucks Hits Back At Houston Atty's Hot Coffee Claims
• Caesars Creditors Told To Take Apollo Spat Elsewhere
• Two Firms Guide $4.4B Deal For Mobile Slots Game Maker
• BigLaw's (Crowded) Passage To India?