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Hospitality - October, 2018

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• Families Of Duck Boat Victims Fight Operator's Bid To Nix Suit
• Ski Resort Can Arbitrate Wage Suit, Calif. Judge Says
• Club Shooting Decision Widens Coverage For 'Loss Of Use'
• CEO-Turned-Loan Shark Tells Jury Carton Wanted Him To Lie
• NY Wheel Builder To Seek Ch. 11 Sale Of Project Components
• NY Daily Fantasy Sports In Jeopardy After Gambling Ruling
• Security Co. Says It's Owed $4.5M For Harvey, Irma Patrols
• Real Estate Rumors: Joe Chetrit, Zagame, Southwest Value
• Papa John's Failed In Chancery Books Trial, Founder Says
• Playa Hotels Taps In-House Counsel As New GC
• Deals Rumor Mill: Apollo Global, UBS, Papa John's
• NY Wheel Builder To Chart Ch. 11 Course After Failed Deal
• Diplomats And Pandas: 2nd Circ. Mulls Trump Emolument Suit
• Applebee's Calls Franchisee's Ch. 11 Plan A 'Travesty'
• Sabre Tells Texas Justices Lufthansa's Fee Fight Preempted
• Au Pair Agency Can Arbitrate Wages Suit, 10th Circ. Says
• Airbnb Tax Suit Remanded To Florida State Court
• Miami Judge Now Also Faces Suspension For Hotel Stays
• Squire Patton Adds 2 To Paris Real Estate Practice
• Protecting Law Firm Talent At Both Ends
• Daily Fantasy Sports Are Gambling, NY Judge Says
• 'Many Millions' Sought After Mandalay Bay Sign Pins Man
• Marriott Seeks Quick Win In Workers' COBRA Notice Suit
• Spirit Not On Board With Passengers' Bag-Fee Fraud Claims
• NHL Embraces Sports Betting With MGM Resorts Sponsorship
• Dutch Draft Law Would Close Hybrid Mismatch Tax Schemes
• Fla. Med Spa Hit With $5M TCPA Suit Over Text Messages
• Wendy Olson Talks Twin Falls, Tribes, Private Practice
• How The FAA Reauthorization Law Supports Airport Leasing
• Payment Processing Co.'s Suit Over Rival's Merger Tossed
• Ex-Applebee's Hostess To Receive $100K In Trans Bias Case
• Philly Restaurant Server Denied Class Cert. In Wage Suit
• Seattle Hotel Benefits Law Preempted By ERISA, Judge Told
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Mandalay Bay Sex Assault Suit
• Dunkin' Latest Chain To Face No-Poach Class Action
• Venue's Lost Value After Shooting Is Covered, Court Says
• Steakhouse Servers Win Cert. In Tipped Wage Suit
• Ireland Aims To Cut Down On Airbnb Rentals With New Regs
• Judging A Book: Brown Reviews 'Dangerous Leaders'
• Judge Trims Chipotle Breach Row, Slams 'Sloppy Lawyering'
• Miami Apt. Owners Can Seek Punitive Damages In Airbnb Suit
• Robe Maker Co-Owner Says Partner Took Company Funds
• Hertz Can Force Arbitration In Ill. Rental Fee Row
• US Steel Tower Says Steakhouse Chain Owes It $4.4M In Rent
• Liberty Mutual, Contractor Must Show Docs In $36M Hotel Suit
• Sportsbook Giant Opens Outpost In NJ Devils Hockey Arena
• Chipotle Accused Of Hobbling Workers' Arbitrations
• Breaking The Rules: 3 Ways To 'Lead' A Direct Examination
• Contract Suit Against Fla. Timeshare Exit Team Survives
• College Athletes' Info Is 'Newsworthy,' Ind. Justices Say
• Carl's Jr., Auntie Anne's Want No-Poach Suits Cooked
• Gig Worker Suits On Thin Ice After Arbitration Pacts Upheld
• Argentina Must Face Austrian Casino Claims, Tribunal Says
• Robbins Arroyo Seeks Lead In Fatburger Parent IPO Suit
• LXI REIT Drops $140M On 5 UK Properties
• NY Wheel Developer Reconsiders After Funding Shortfall
• Fla. Hotel's Website Lacks Accessibility Info, Suit Says
• Ga. Wedding Venue Escapes Accidental Shooting Suit
• Red Robin Workers Win Cert. Of 18,500-Person Wage Class
• Betting Giant Sues FanDuel For Stealing 'How To' Guide
• Sheppard Mullin Steers $163M NYC Hotel Buy
• Penn-Star Wants Out Of $5M Hotel Shooting Coverage Row
• Rental Car Co. Exposes Credit Card Info, Consumer Claims
• Miss. Law Firm Owes $4M For Handling Of Appeal, Suit Says
• Philly Restaurant Server Granted Partial Win In Wage Suit
• Disney Workers Seek Cert. In Wage-And-Hour Row
• Chicago Hotel Sued By Couple Over Legionnaires' Outbreak
• The Fight Against No-Poach Agreements Is Expanding
• GoEuro Nabs $150M In Round Led By Temasek, Kinnevik
• DoorDash Driver Must Arbitrate Misclassification Suit
• NLRB Email Use Ruling 'Impossible' For Biz, Caesars Says
• Housekeeping Co. Hit With Privacy Suit Over Fingerprinting
• 2 NYC, Fla. Hotel Websites Don't Give ADA Info, Suits Say
• Airbnb Strikes Deal To Ax Claim It Infringed Menu Bar Patents
• Sidley Reps Z Capital In Unsolicited $133M Casino Co. Bid
• Chicago Short-Rental Regs Unconstitutional, 7th Circ. Hears
• Brown Rudnick, Ernst & Young Guide $54M DC Marriott Buy
• Splenda Settles With Applebee's, IHOP Over Yellow Packets
• Liberty Mutual Loses Rebuttal Bid Against Texas Contractor
• DLA Piper Adds Employment Partner In San Juan
• Pa. State Senator Pushes Bill To Limit Plastic Straw Use
• Blackstone Real Estate Arm Buys Hawaiian Ritz-Carlton Hotel
• Ex-Bush Ethicist Slams McDonald's Over NLRB Recusal Reply
• Jay Peak Receiver, Ex-Owner Ink Deal In $350M EB-5 Suit
• Need Litigation Finance? Don't Skip These 5 Steps
• Philly Atty Says Neighboring Starbucks Flooded His File Room
• 9th Circ. Decision Poses Employer Tip Credit Challenges
• Trump Had FBI Drop HQ Move To Protect His Hotel, Dems Say
• $1M In Hotel Damage Wasn't Due To Hurricane, Insurer Says
• Casino Biz Prices $359M IPO, Biotech Firms Fall Short
• Real Estate Rumors: WeWork, Impulsive, Casey Wasserman
• UK Watchdog Smells Trouble With Washroom Services Merger
• Hotel Restaurant Class Wins Cert. In Illegal Surcharge Suit
• Hotel JV Gets $46M Loan, Eyes Greek, Spanish Investments
• Landry's Can't Revive Defamation Suit Over Tiger Welfare
• Four Seasons' Win Sticks In Suit Over Shatter-Prone Doors
• McDonald's Jointly Employed Calif. Workers, 9th Circ. Told
• Royal Caribbean Can't Escape Suit Over Passenger's Death
• Jaguars Owner Pulls £600M Wembley Stadium Bid
• A High Court Milestone Stirs Hope Of Gender Parity
• Papa John's Tries To Stymie Founder's Chancery Demands
• Conn., Tribe Ask To Bring New Claims In DOI Casino Row
• Panera Assistant Managers Win Cert. In DC Overtime Suit
• Jury Awards RE Broker $2.5M Over Vegas Hilton Sale Fee
• Ferry Companies Pay $3M To Settle Health Benefit Claims
• SEC Fines Fraudster For Penny-Stock Resort Co. Scheme
• Deals Rumor Mill: Uber, Caesars, Vestar
• Full 9th Circ. Won't Refuel Airfare Price-Fixing Suit
• 9 FAQs About De Minimis Doctrine After Troester V. Starbucks
• Duck Boat Cos.' Inaction Caused Deadly Crash, Jury Told
• Strip Club Covered For $8M Fatal Crash Award, 6th Circ. Says
• Insurer Owes Hotel After Carbon Monoxide Leak: 10th Circ.
• Ex-Madison Square Garden Interns Get $5K In Wage Suit
• 1,200-Room Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel Trades Hands
• Duck Boat Owner Says Law Limits Liability Over Fatal Sinking
• US Tells Pa. Federal Court Bahamian Law Inapt In Tax Row
• Seattle Mariners Stadium Accused Of Excluding Disabled Fans
• A Holistic Approach To Client Retention
• Class Aims For Cert. In Wyndham Hidden Resort Fees Suit
• Hard Rock Says It 'Did The Right Thing' By Dropping TM Suit
• The Path To Becoming A Supreme Court Advocate
• Timeshare Condo Group Looks To Exit Marriott Vacations Row
• A Chat With Allens Pricing Chief Pier D'Angelo
• Miami Dolphins Sued Over Stadium Injury
• Chicago Restaurant Group Settles EEOC's Sex Bias Suit
• Gender Disparity At The High Court: How Top Law Firms Measure Up
• Real Estate Rumors: Midtown Capital, McSam, City National
• Panama Dodges $100M Hotel Project Claim
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Hyatt Win In Banquet Wage-And-Hour Suit
• Concessionaire Slams Rays' 'Abusive' Discovery Requests
• DPW Holdings Helps Nab $85M Loan For Tribeca Hotel
• In-N-Out Can Block Fight For $15 Buttons, Legal Group Says
• Historic NYC Ice Cream Parlor Served With Wage Suit
• Mass. Restaurant Owner Gets 1 Year For False Tax Returns
• High Court Won't Hear Tribe's Tax Arbitration Case
• Starbucks Wins Last-Minute Stay Of Prop. 65 Penalties Trial
• Will The Future Of The Supreme Court Bar Be Female?
• Supreme Court Women: A Vet & 1st-Timer Talk Gender Disparity
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Feds, Calif. Urge 9th Circ. Not To Revisit Tribal Bingo Suit
• Sports Bets In NJ Soared To $184M As NFL Season Kicked Off
• Breaking Down The Prop 65 Trial That Has Starbucks On Edge
• 11 Firms To Lead IPOs Raising $1.8B Amid Market Volatility
• Brand Battles: HBO Aims To Depose 'Game Of Thorns'
• BALCA Backs H-2B Visa Denial For Disaster Management Co.
• McDonald's Slams Ex-Bush Atty's Call For NLRB Recusals
• Ex-Hotel Exec Gets 46 Months For Stealing $13.8M
• Woodbine Buys 375-Room LA Hotel From Carlyle For $151.5M
• Resort Co. Hit With $5M Suit Over Recorded Calls
• Beware Litigating Against Tribal Entities In Federal Court
• The ABA Was Dead Wrong About Model Rule 8.4(g)
• Setting The Odds On Massachusetts Gambling Legislation
• Applebee's Franchisee Told To Clarify Risks In Ch. 11 Plan
• Disney Nixes Anaheim Hotel Amid Minimum Wage Ballot Row
• Ex-Grubhub Driver Says Dynamex Unwinds Wage Trial Loss
• Stars Group Gets Greenlight For $4.7B Sky Betting Buy
• Atty DQ'd For Being Client's Golf Buddy During Incident
• Sonic Customers Strike $4.3M Deal In Data Breach MDL
• Tribes, Wis. Battle Over How Casino Case Fits IGRA 'Zone'
• The Supreme Court Should Become Boring
• Fyre Festival 'Serial Fraudster' Faces 6 Years, $26M Forfeiture
• Back To School: BC's Kent Greenfield Talks Corporate Law
• MoMaCha Cafe Can't Escape MoMA's TM Dilution Claim
• Ill. AG Shutters Staffing Agency To End Discrimination Suit
• Fontainebleau Hotel Sued By Guests Alleging Sexual Assault
• 2nd Circ. Raises Tough Questions About FLSA Settlements
• Fla. Gas Station Worker's OT Suit Heads To Trial
• Cruise Line Must Litigate Wrongful Death Suit, Court Told
• Mass. Residents Blast Tribe's Stay Bid In 1st Circ. Trust Row
• Just Salad Says Wage Suit Accusers Are 'Judge-Shopping'
• Fla. Court OKs No-Bid Sale For Beckham's Miami Stadium
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Golf Ball-Tracking Technology Suit
• Japan Ends Airbnb Antitrust Probe After Listing Rule Waived
• Kavanaugh Cannot Be Compelled To Recuse Himself
• Disney Wants 11th Circ. To Rehear Autism Accessibility Row
• Westgate Suit Against 'Timeshare Exit' Firm Moves Forward
• Starbucks, Dunkin' Can't Dodge Prop 65 Penalties Trial
• FIKA's Proposed $11M Sale To Ch. 11 Lender Approved
• Zoe's Kitchen Hit With 2nd Suit Over Proposed $300M Sale
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ackman, HNA Group, Trian Partners
• Knowledge Management: An Unsung Hero Of Legal Innovation
• Pa. Appeals Court Approves Smoking At Off-Track Betting Hall
• Starbucks Sued Over White Chocolate Energy Drink Labeling
• Hotel Co. Investors Say Data Breach Led To Stock Drop
• Ex-Racetrack Exec Tells 11th Circ. $5M Judgment Is 'Punitive'
• Calif. Tribe Members Can't Ax $5M Casino Project Fraud Suit
• Composers Say Marriott Ripped Off Musical In New IP Suit
• Filmchella, Coachella Settle TM Suit Headed To Trial
• FanDuel, DraftKings Score Win Over Gambling Patent At PTAB
• Real Estate Rumors: Thor, Warehouse Goods, Fla. Hotel
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Atty Looks To Check Out Of Timeshare-Exit Contract Suit
• Seattle Says Hotel Benefits Law Isn't Barred By ERISA
• Ticket Brokers Praise Feds' Examination Of Ticketmaster
• Greenberg Traurig Hire Brings Gambling Practice To Boston
• Eateries Dinged For More Than $1M Over Alleged Wage Theft
• Winn-Dixie Seeks Reversal Of Major Web Accessibility Ruling
• Zoe's Kitchen Shareholder Sues Over $300M Merger With Cava
• Applebee's Opposes Ch. 11 Franchise Deal Rejection Attempt
• Eckert Seamans Lures Steptoe & Johnson Hospitality Partner
• MGM Can't Consolidate Vegas Shooting Suits, JPML Rules
• Darden Wins Bid For Arbitrator To Decide Forum For Bias Suit
• Fighting ADA Website Suits, Without Federal Guidance
• Fla. Restaurateurs Admit To Harboring Unauthorized Workers
• Things To Watch In The New FAA Reauthorization
• DC Council Axes Voter-OK'd Wage Hike For Tipped Workers
• Royal Caribbean Faces 6-Figure Verdict For Ice-Skating Injury
• Skip The New 'Civility Courses' And Think Like A Lawyer
• Big Boy Burger Chain Can't Get Out Of Managers' OT Claims
• Mobile Travel App Locks In $100M In Series D Financing
• Why Law Firms Should Monitor The Dark Web
• Attys Win $1M In Long Island Marriott Hotel OT Suits
• Duck Boat Operator Blasts $100M Suit Over Deadly Sinking
• Texas Judge Blocks Ysleta Pueblo's Appeal In Bingo Battle
• NYC Short-Term Rental Rule Flouts Constitution, EFF Says
• Startup Seeks Fee Award For Hard Rock's Failed TM Case
• FTC Clears $2.8 Billion Casino Merger
• Tribe Slams City's Latest Opposition To Iowa Casino
• Does Rule 45 Protect Nonparties From Undue Burden?
• NLRB's Ring, Emanuel Must Skip McDonald's Row: Ethics Atty
• New York City Wins 'Tavern on the Green' Trademark Fight
• Papa John's Founder Denies Racist Label In Chancery Trial
• Chipotle Customers Win Cert. In Non-GMO False Ad Suit
• DOI Gets Conn. Tribe's Gambling Procedures Suit Axed
• MoMA Wins Bid To Block Manhattan Cafe's Use Of Marks
• Calif. Gov. Vetoes Late Night Bar Bill
• High Court Won't Hear Challenge To Tribal Casino Land Grant
• Domino's Isn't Joint Employer In Wage Dispute, Judge Rules
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Wells Fargo, Elion Partners
• Mich. Gov. Wins Against Tribe In Suit Over Casino Land
• High Court Seeks Fed View On Tribal Immunity To Tort Suits
• Dollar Rent A Car Beats Class Action Over Toll Fees
• Theater Monopoly Suit Proceeds, But Parent Co. Escapes
• Seyfarth Shaw Adds Ex-Bryan Cave Corporate Atty In Chicago