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Hospitality - November, 2017

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• Morgan Lewis Repping Workers May Be Conflict, Judge Says
• Time-Share Exit Co., Counsel Dodge Resort's 'Shotgun' Suit
• Calif. Restaurant Operator Wants Layoff Suit Nixed
• Caesars Sells Harrah's Las Vegas To VICI REIT For $1.14B
• 5th Circ. Wipes Out $84M Hotel-Tax Win For Texas Cities
• Nashville Using MLS Stadium To End State Fair, Suit Says
• Pa. Court Revives Horse Track's Indemnity Suit Over Fatality
• Ryanair Sues Expedia To Halt Website Scraping For Flights
• Ex-Kona Grill Worker Refines Class Bid In OT Suit
• Norwegian Cruise Line Wins Halt To Arbitration In Fuel Row
• PGA Host's $18M Storm Coverage Suit Hits Dead End
• Sunscreen Vending Machine Co.'s Patent Suit Tossed
• Tribes, Conn. Want DOI To Act On Gaming Compact Changes
• ACCC, Rival Won't Appeal OK Of $4.8B Betting Co. Merger
• The Billing Evolution: How Far Along Is Your Firm?
• Churchill Downs Sells Mobile Gaming Co. For $990M
• Clarion Sells 13 Marriott Hotels To Skyline For $135M
• 10 Tips For Effective Practice Before The 5th Circ.
• SeaWorld Investors Win Cert. In 'Blackfish' Stock-Drop Suit
• Yoshinoya Can't Ditch Workers' On-Call Claims In Calif.
• Excel Group Offloads 4 Fla. Hotels For $58.5M
• Starbucks Slims Scope Of Underfilled Latte Dispute
• Pa. Justices To Weigh Pittsburgh Sick Leave, Security Laws
• Revleap Co-Founder Fights Redo Bid In Yelp Suit
• Preparing Your Company Witnesses For The Gotcha Question
• Pa. Golf Resort CEO Pleads To Ripping Off Company
• Ex-Drivers Sue Motorino Over Non-Tipped Pizzeria Tasks
• Judging A Book: Saris Reviews 'Locking Up Our Own'
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Centennial, Siren Studios
• 7th Circ. Upholds Hyatt's $9M Award In Contract Dispute
• Philly Restaurants To Pay $830K In Wage Deal With Feds
• Atty's Contact With Clerk Won't Sink $25M Yacht Deal
• Cipriani Group Says Pasta Co. Is Infringing TMs Despite Deal
• DC Circ. Backs Toss Of Calif. County's Tribal Casino Fight
• Insurer Asks 5th Circ. To Ax Landlord's Win Over Lease Case
• Arby's Swallows PE-Backed Buffalo Wild Wings In $2.9B Deal
• Decoding Settlement Process For FLSA Claims At 2nd Circ.
• Disclosures Key In $2.2B Diamond-Apollo Merger Appeal
• Janitorial Co. Sues 2 Ex-Employees In Trade Secrets Row
• German Watchdog Denies CTS Eventim's Event Organizer Buy
• 7th Circ. Upholds Expedia's Hotel Tax Win Over Ill. Towns
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Google, Netflix Appearance In BMI Appeal
• Bob Evans Wants Out Of Workers' Wage-And-Tip Suit
• Justices Pass On Challenge To Oneida Casino Land Grant
• DOJ Argues No Trump SoHo Hotel, No Emoluments Conflict
• Google, Netflix 'Irrelevant' To DOJ 2nd Circ. Appeal, BMI Says
• Carl's Jr. Loses NLRB Case After Failing To Respond
• Restaurant Groups Sue To Stop NYC Fast-Food Deduction Law
• Judge Trims 'Space Tourist' Claims Over $30M Deposit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bank of Sharjah, Penta Investments, Actis
• NC Casino Operator Moves To Nix Unpaid Wages Suit
• NJ Consumer Contract Act Questions May Soon Get Answers
• How Associate Bonuses May Highlight BigLaw's Profit Gap
• Palm Families Make Final Bid For $71M In Licensing Fees
• 7-Eleven Settles Prop 65 Coffee Case, Will Post Signs
• SEC Sues Long Island Town, Ex-Official For Securities Fraud
• NJ Hotel Settles Suit Over Housekeeper's Unequal Pay
• Country Club Mgr. Loses Bid For $6M Crash Deal Coverage
• 9th Circ. Kills Yelp Investor Action Over FTC Complaints
• Equinox Facing TM Claims Over Hotel Expansion Plan
• Calif. County Asks 9th Circ. To Rehear Tribal Casino Row
• Calif. Tribe Fights Union Over Labor Arbitration At 9th Circ.
• Chicago's Whitehall Hotel Hits Houston Hotel With TM Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Mizuho Americas, MMG Equity, PNC Bank
• Mass. Pushes Justices To Hear Martha's Vineyard Casino Row
• McDonald's Hit With Employee Discrimination Suit In Fla.
• Wendy's Customers Defend Standing In Data Breach Suit
• Las Vegas Victims Sue MGM, Live Nation Over Shooting
• Google, Netflix Say DOJ Fuzzy On BMI Music Interest Sales
• Don't Waste This Planning Cycle: Year-End Strategies
• Chipotle Buyers Say In Cert. Bid They Relied On Non-GMO Ad
• 'The Sopranos' Strip Club Suit Sent To Sleep With The Fishes
• Tribe Tells 9th Circ. Union Dispute Must Not Be Arbitrated
• 'Country Club' Strip Joint, Insurer Agree To Shed Suit
• Loan Sharks Ran Wild At Calif. Casino, FinCEN Claims
• VC-Backed Stitch Fix Ekes Gain After $120M IPO Prices Low
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Avis Customers Score Cert. In E-Toll Hidden Fee Dispute
• Royal Caribbean Says Waiver Sinks Harvey Class Claims
• Rams Win Bid To Arbitrate Seat Fight With St. Louis Org.
• Mass. Duo Admit To Sports Betting, Money Laundering
• From Snaps To Tweets: The Craft Of Social Media Discovery
• Century Casinos Prices $30M Offering For Racetrack
• Australian Tribunal Again OKs $4.8B Tabcorp-Tatts Merger
• Legacy Raises $300M In IPO To Buy Consumer Co.
• Pa. Worker's Actions At Protest Don't Bar Unemployment Pay
• Taxation With Representation: Andrews, Mayer, Jones, Delaby
• Defunct Food Distribution Co. Owner Gets 3 Years For Fraud
• Caesars Drops $1.7B On Indiana Gaming Operator
• SEC Nears Deal With Jay Peak Owner In $350M EB-5 Suit
• Calif., Tribe Trade Blows In Gaming Compact Row
• NJ Says Entire Sports Betting Ban Should Be Struck Down
• UK Trust Spends £32M On New Maldron Hotel In Newcastle
• 6 Virginia Restaurants To Pay $3M In DOL Wage Suit
• Rams Fans Lose Bid For Info On Seat License Pricing
• An Interview With Former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson
• Yelp Says It's Owed $2M For Breach Of Review-Boosting Deal
• Hurdles To Consider When Securing A Personnel File
• Tribal Courts Have Say On Project Suit: Ariz. Panel
• NIGC Says Tribe Atty Not Authorized To OK Nongaming Deal
• Ex-Boston Union Treasurer To Plead Guilty To Embezzlement
• REIT Investors Defend Suit Over Board Probe Of Loan Loss
• SG Wins Bid To Defend Sports-Betting Ban At High Court
• Judging A Book: Gilstrap Reviews 'Alexander Hamilton'
• Sodexo Buys Centerplate From Olympus In $675M Deal
• 11th Circ. Won't Rethink Toss Of Chipotle Patron's GMO Suit
• Chipotle Wins Halt To Suit Under Axed DOL Overtime Rule
• The Case For Creating A Mediation Department At Your Firm
• Ruby Tuesday Shareholders Sue Over $335M PE Firm Buy
• Chickasaw Casino Gets Go-Ahead As Comanche Suit Pends
• MSG Calls Foul On Ex-Knicks Player's Libel Suit
• Fla. Senate Bill Aims For Narrower Gaming Reform
• Trial Kicks Off For Families In Row Over Palm Restaurant IP
• Legal, Civil Rights Groups Chime In On High Court Cake Row
• Woman Gets 12 Years For ID Theft Spending Spree
• HomeAway Urges Judge To Evict Landlords' Breach Claims
• REIT Launches $34M 'Mini-IPO' To Acquire Resort
• Time-Share Biz Says It Can Show Firm Interfered With Deals
• Celeb Chef Defeats Bid To Block Use Of His Name, For Now
• Macaroni Grill's $5M DIP Loan Cleared, But Plan Fight Looms
• Real Estate Rumors: Alo Yoga, Column, Seritage
• Deals Rumor Mill: Buffalo Wild Wings, Saudi Aramco, AT&T
• Being There: Defending Depositions
• Hotel Co. Wants Biometric Class Action Moved To Fed. Court
• Texas Justices Weigh Patent Agent Emails Merit Privilege
• Disney Asks 11th Circ. To Affirm Win In ADA Case
• 3 Takeaways From Trump's Cuba Restrictions
• FIFA Human Rights Board Urges Safety, Transparency Action
• Taxpayers Cleared To Challenge Padres Stadium Financing
• Ace Insurance Sued To Cover $8M Grubhub Ad Texting Deal
• 9 Firms To Steer IPOs Exceeding $1.7B Amid Preholiday Rush
• Waffle House Applicants Combine Background Check Suits
• Brand Battles: US Army Fights For 'West Point' Trademarks
• Calif. Restaurateurs Pay $16M To Settle Tax Case With US
• RockStar Hotels Infringes Trademarks, Hard Rock Cafe Says
• Better Watch Out: How To Avoid Holiday Hiring Pitfalls
• New Cuba Sanctions Signal Increased Commercial Challenges
• W.Va. Casino Raids Tip Pool To Fund Time Off, Dealers Say
• The Legal Fallout For Harvey Weinstein's Hired Hands
• NJ Towns Shorted In Tax Adjustment Payments, Panel Says
• Macaroni Grill Creditors Say DIP Bid Ignores Biz Struggles
• 'Filmchella' Organizer Refuses To Drop Name, Coachella Says
• Worker Sues Aramark, Sweetgreen Over Biometric Policies
• Real Estate Rumors: Tribeach, JVM Realty, Investcorp
• Jimmy John's Managers Want Freedom To Sue Franchisees
• Panera Buys Au Bon Pain Nearly Two Decades After Split
• Jury Persuasion In An 'Alt-Fact' World
• Fla. Court Shoots Down State's Card Game Rule Repeal
• Trump Tightens Cuba Travel, Trade Restrictions
• Dem AGs Fight To Preserve Trump Emoluments Suit
• McDonald's Accused Of False Claims About Chicken Purity
• Judge Not Hot On Suit Alleging Starbucks Shorts Lattes
• Florida Time Share Co., Others Launch IPOs Totaling $336M
• Mass. High Court Mulls MIT Liability In Student Suicide
• FDA's New Menu-Labeling Guidance Doesn't Quiet Critics
• Emeril Producer Sues Fla. House To Guard 'Trade Secrets'
• Gov't, Tribe Seek Quick Wins In Calif. Casino Land Fight
• Insurer Says It Doesn't Owe For Eatery's 'Pizza Puff' TM Row
• Justices Wary Of Congressional Power To Curb Lawsuits
• XpresSpa Founders Say Directors Misled Them On Takeover
• A Partial But Significant Tax Victory For Tribal Casinos
• Rent-A-Wreck Pushes Back Over Founder's Bid To Toss Ch. 11
• Ticket Co. Slams Bid To Grill Ex-CEO In Antitrust Row
• Sen. Klobuchar Urges Online Travel Agency Antitrust Probe
• Ex-Tribal Treasurer Gets 5 Years' Probation For Casino Theft
• Landmark Dishonesty Ruling Tips Scales Toward Prosecutors
• Applying The Investors' Playbook To Legal Career Planning
• Justices To Mull Congress' Reach In Tribal Casino Battle
• Spokeo Helps Steakhouse Beat Long-Running Receipt Action
• Texas Judge Weighs Contempt In Chipotle Overtime Suit
• Shuttered Upscale Miami Restaurant Hit With FLSA Suit
• Tribe Rips Protest Of Martha's Vineyard Casino At High Court
• Hyatt Escapes Banquet Servers' Wage And Hour Suit
• The Law Firms Spinning The White House Turnstile
• What Trump's War On Regulations Means For Lawyers
• Has Trump Been Good For BigLaw?
• Who's Repping Whom? Law360's Guide To The Mueller Probe
• Real Estate Rumors: NJ Casino Agency, Peterson, HCP
• 9th Circ. Tip-Credit Opinion Is Good News For Employers
• How IT And Procurement Pros Can Inform Law Firm Budgeting
• Time-Share Co. Hit With TCPA Suit Over Unsolicited Calls
• Casino Fraud Charges Against Ex-Tribal Official Dropped
• Pizza Hut Suppressed Managers' Wages, Antitrust Suit Claims
• Pizza Co. To Pay $130K In Back Wages To H-1B Worker
• Server Loses 'Tip-Credit' Wage Suit Against TGI Friday's
• Up Next At High Court: Clawbacks And Congressional Power
• Rams Say Classes Too Hard To Pin Down In Season Tix Suit
• Getting Real About Artificial Intelligence At Law Firms
• Ex-JFK Terminal Director To Pay NY $2M Over Contract Bribes
• Cerberus Nabs Assets From Fla. Hotel, Resort Co.
• Youth Center Duped Medicaid Out Of Millions, Gov't Says
• Seneca Nation, NY Announce Reps In Gaming Revenue Row
• House Dems Sue GSA Over Trump Hotel Documents
• EEOC Is Told Jury Can Hear Of Destroyed Darden Chain Docs
• Chipotle Hid 2014 E. Coli Outbreak, Shareholders Say
• Proportionality, Not Perfection, Is What Matters
• Conn. Tribes Press DOI To Take Next Step For New Casino
• Key Sports Betting Scheme Player Gets 2.5 Years
• Wyndham Pays $1.5M To End Wis. Overtime Wage Dispute
• Greenberg Traurig Dismissed From Hard Rock Venture Suit
• Navajo Council Says Grand Canyon Tram Plan Won't Fly
• Gaming Co. Drops Fight, Clears Way For $450M Philly Casino
• Housekeepers Win Class Cert. In OT Suit Against Omni Hotels
• Conn. OKs Daily Fantasy Sports As Pa. Opens Up Betting Path
• Restaurateur Gets 2.5 Years, $2.3M Fine For Tax Evasion
• Greenberg Traurig, Paul Hastings Aid $262M Goldman Loan
• Starbucks Latte Drinkers Seek Cert. In Underfilling Suit
• Pa. Justice Slams Stay Of 'Placeholder' Suit Over Gaming Tax
• Contractor Files $6M Surety Bond Suit Over DC Hotel Work
• Make Way For The 'Unicorns'