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Hospitality - February, 2019

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• Steak 'N Shake Managers Win $2.9M Jury Verdict In OT Row
• Investor Says Travelport Misled On $4.4B Take-Private Deal
• Calif. Restaurant Co. Escapes Excess Surcharge Claims
• United Defends Right To Bar Post-Contract Expedia Bookings
• Real Estate Rumors: Apple Hospitality, Columbia, Landmark
• Texas Builder Says Insurer Sold It 'Worthless' Policy
• Trivago Escapes Investors' Stock Drop Suit
• Don't Let Royal Caribbean Arbitrate Wedding Trip Row: Judge
• Union's Fee Demand Flouted Workers' Rights, NLRB Says
• Tribes Fight Commercial Gambling Expansion In Connecticut
• Morgan & Morgan, Others Split $1M In Wendy's Breach Deal
• Norwegian Cruise Lines Escapes Suit Over Baby's Salmonella
• $50M Wendy's Data Breach Deal Gets Judge's Initial OK
• Hertz Slams Investors' Last-Ditch Bid To Revive Fraud Suit
• Weighing The Benefits Of Prop 65 Safe Use Determinations
• 3 Tips To Help Protect Workers From Customer Harassment
• Md. Appeals Court Reverses Baltimore Win In Stampede Suit
• DOL Plans Randomized Processing Of H-2B Visa Applications
• Wynn Resorts Fined $20M Over Founder's Alleged Abuse
• Split 6th Circ. Upholds Tribal Immunity From Bankruptcy Code
• Snoqualmie Tribal Gambling Panel Immune To Ex-CEO's Suit
• AXA Pays $238M For 831-Room Australian Hotel Portfolio
• CORRECTED: Panera Forum-Shopping Noncompete Suit, Former IT Pros Say
• Outback Gets State Wage Claim Peeled From FLSA Suit
• Key Employment Law Questions For Hospitality Cos.: Part 2
• Hospitality Group Of The Year: Proskauer
• Va. Legislature Bets On Casinos In Passing Compromise Bill
• High Court Passes On Passengers' 'Poop Cruise' Suit
• Tipster Pleads Guilty To Life Time Fitness Insider Trading
• USCIS Hits H-2B Visa Cap For Rest Of Fiscal 2019
• Real Estate Rumors: GM Cruise, DRA Advisors, Urbanica
• Justices Won't Hear In-N-Out's 'Fight For $15' Button Appeal
• Hospitality Group Of The Year: Holland & Knight
• Key Employment Law Questions For Hospitality Cos.: Part 1
• Bar Fights DQ Bid In Suit Over Tent Collapse Settlement
• Revive Suit Against $400M Project, Miami Residents Urge
• CORRECTED: Panera, Ex-CEO Sue Each Other Over Former IT Team
• Taxation With Representation: Davis Polk, Kirkland, Vinson
• NJ Country Club Sues Town For Dumping Sewage On Its Land
• Merlin Entertainments Sells Australian Ski Resorts For $124M
• Panera Says Chancery Noncompete Suit Belongs In Mo. Court
• Real Estate Rumors: Kushner, Tommy Hilfiger, Elon Musk
• 2,600 Workers Knocked Out Of Red Robin Wage Class Action
• 3 Lessons From A Crypto Mock Trial
• Hospitality Group Of The Year: DLA Piper
• Tracing Puerto Rico's Journey Through Bankruptcy
• Mass. Town Residents Can Intervene In Tribe's Casino Suit
• Pittsburgh Tavern Blames Closure On City, Sewer Contractors
• Tipster's Girlfriend Gets Probation In Life Time Fitness Plot
• Jimmy John's Managers Get Conditional Cert. In OT Case
• Electrician Gets Another Swing At White Sox In Injury Suit
• Singapore Firm Buys Most Of Dresden Hotel For $56M
• Negligence Claims Trimmed In Royal Caribbean Suit
• Gaming Commission To Settle Wynn Abuse Investigation Suit
• Historic Resort Sues Insurers After '1,000-Year' Flood
• Slot Game Maker Awarded Another $1.74M In Copyright Row
• 2 Firms Steer $238M Burger King, Popeyes Franchises Sale
• Jury Clears Chipotle In Post-Miscarriage Discrimination Suit
• Plaintiffs Bar Finds Booming Biz In Strip Club Suits
• Aramark Managers Say Bosses Reneged On Annual Bonuses
• A Chat With McDermott COO John Yoshimura
• Caesars To 'Carefully Evaluate' Icahn's Calls For A Sale
• DC Circ. Says Pro-Israel Americans Must Face Conspiracy Suit
• IHOPs To Shell Out $700K To End Sex Harassment Policy Suit
• Yelp Rejects Paralegal's Claim It Dominates Google Searches
• Embassy Suites Guest Raped In Room Settles Suit
• Hertz, ATS To Pay $3.7M To End Golden Gate Bridge Toll Suit
• 5 Ways To Reduce Risk Under Ill. Biometric Privacy Law
• DOJ Is Trying To Rein In Franchise No-Poach Suits
• Horse-Racing Bettor Seeks Sanctions In NJ Doping Suit
• The Problem With 'Optimal' Diversity
• The $1B Question: Can Puerto Rico Afford Its Bankruptcy Bills?
• Puerto Rico's Law Firms Find Their Footing After Disaster
• Hilton ERISA Injunction Needs No Oversight Now: DC Circ.
• Conn., Tribe Can Add Political Claims To Suit Against DOI
• Deals Rumor Mill: Radian, Thomas Cook, TSE
• NH Lottery Hits DOJ With Challenge To New Wire Act Opinion
• Texas Judge Shuts Down Tribe's Bingo In El Paso
• NJ Can't Seize Casino Neighbor's Property For Stalled Project
• Super 8 Owner's Cert. Bid Denied In AT&T Junk Fax Suit
• Spirit Flyers Ask 2nd Circ. To Mull Bag-Fee Preemption Fight
• Ballard Spahr Adds 2 'Silicon Slopes' Attys In Salt Lake City
• Ex-Chipotle Worker Testifies Unemployment Snafu Set Off Suit
• 5 Considerations For Both Sides In Stadium Naming Deals
• Sports Bar To Pay $700K To End EEOC Sex Harassment Suit
• Hartford, Conn., Baseball Stadium Builder Owes Insurer $39M
• No Sanctions For Exotic Dancer In FLSA Suit, Judge Advises
• Expedia Seeks To Block United's Plan To Upend Tix Pact
• NYC Celeb Chef Served With Restaurant Workers' Wage Suit
• Landry's Fights Visa To Keep $12M Claim In Data Breach Row
• Outback Managers Seek Bloomin' Class Cert. In FLSA Suit
• Texas McDonald's Arbitration Bid Fails In Worker Injury Suit
• Ex-Chipotle Worker Evaded Medical Leave Queries, Jury Told
• Red Robin Says Class Size Fight Should Delay Some Notices
• Wendy's Inks $50M Deal To End Hacked Payment Data Claims
• Miami Marina Bid Protest Rejected By Appeals Court
• Insurer Wins Easing Of $5.6M Award To Gloria Estefan's Hotel
• Wash. Mulls Sports Betting Bills For Tracks, Tribal Casinos
• 9th Circ. Won't Nix 'Reserve' TM Rulings, Despite Deal
• The Road To Legal Sports Betting: From Ethics To Economics
• Lowered Bar For BIPA Lawsuits Will Raise Insurance Issues
• Häagen-Dazs Customer Seeks Cert. Over 'Thank You' Texts
• Kirkland Steers Hotelier's $300M Luxury Spa Operator Buy
• Chipotle Fired Woman For Taking Miscarriage Leave, Jury Told
• NCAI Prez Slams Gov't Over Shutdown, Climate Change
• Hilton Looks To Cancel Devout Dishwasher's $21.5M Verdict
• Blind Can't Access Fla. Golf Course's Website, ADA Suit Says
• Papa John's Arbitration Agreement Valid, Appeals Court Rules
• Wyndham Wins Bid To Shield Mistakenly Disclosed Docs
• Fresh Takes On Seeking Costs And Fees Under Rule 45
• Carnival Fights Bid To Lift Stay, Dismiss Travel Insurance Row
• Slot Game Co. Wants $209M In Copyright Penalties
• Trans Woman Seeks To Intervene In Masterpiece Baker's Suit
• Texas Didn't Violate Tribe's Rights With Bingo Suit: Judge
• Wyndham Unit Dodges Suit Over Hotel Guest's Pool Drowning
• Attys' Business Ties End Class Cert. Request In TCPA Suit
• Judging A Book: Smith Camp Reviews 'Echo Of Its Time'
• Boston Fights Airbnb Bid To Stop Short-Term Rental Regs
• 7 Tips For Tribal Governments To Reduce Member Taxes
• A Broad Approach To Opt-Out Texts
• One Woman's Attempt To Rebuild After Hurricane Maria
• 'Now Is The Real Crisis': Puerto Ricans Struggle For Disaster Aid
• Looking To Start Over, Storm-Tossed Lawyers Land In Fla.
• Cruise Line Death Suit Paused Pending Review In Philippines
• Fyre Fest Fraudster McFarland Hit With $3M Default Judgment
• Firms Conspired To File Bogus ADA Suits, Restaurateur Says
• NJ Timeshare Cos. Denied Atty Fees After Beating Fraud Suit
• SeaWorld Gets Opt-Out Investor's 'Blackfish' Suit Trimmed
• Real Estate Rumors: Amazon, Facebook, Naftali
• Wynn Casino Accused Of Scheming To Evict Body Shop
• The Role Of Data Analytics In Mass Torts
• DC, Md. Tell 4th Circ. To Refuse Trump Emoluments Dispute
• Holland & Knight Forms Team To Tackle Venezuela Matters
• NY's New Playboy Club Dragged Into Hotel Operations Suit
• Hilton, Marriott, Others Urge Court To Toss Conspiracy Claims
• States Face Continued Challenges In Taxing Shared Economy
• Duck Boat Cos. Owe $123M For Deadly Crash, Jury Says
• PE-Backed Postmates Aims For IPO With Confidential Filing
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dell, SoftBank, Carlyle
• 'The Mooch' Talks Mayhem, Con Law, Lessons From Harvard
• Customers Blast St. Louis Sports Bars Over Text Messages
• Game Developer Gambled Away Investor Funds, Gov't Says
• NJ Concessionaire Aims To Redo Suit Against Former Counsel
• Restaurant Group Can't Upend NYC Fast-Food Deduction Law
• Pa. Chain Frowns On NY Bakery Using Smiley Cookie TM
• Charity Asks 4th Circ. To Revive Suit Over Golf Tourney Prize
• 49ers' Stadium ADA Suit Paused Amid Unwieldy Briefing
• Smashburger Cooks Up Trouble With 'Double The Beef' Claim
• US Silent On Tribe's Supreme Court Gambling Tax Petition
• Ethics Group Sues For Gov't Docs On Trump Hotel Tower
• Real Estate Rumors: Avery Hall, Citizens Bank, IStar
• Okla. Hotels Fail To Shake Human Trafficking Class Suit
• Why Proper Document Redaction May Be An Ethical Duty
• The Latest On Religious Accommodations In The Workplace
• KFC Parent Escapes Sexual Orientation Bias Suit, For Now
• NJ Hotel Builder Can't Beat Suit Over Subpar Public Notice
• Chili's Workers Launch Wage Suit Over Use Of Tip Credit
• Some Panera Investors Drop Appraisal Demand Of JAB Deal
• NJ, Pa. Attorneys General Blast DOJ's Reversal Of Wire Act
• Jurors Award $16.2M To Slot Game Maker In Copyright Row
• Lawmakers Want Answers On Watchdog's Trump Hotel Report
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Refugee's Journey Of Firsts
• Fla. High Court Won't Hear Miami Beach Minimum Wage Row
• Land Sale Will Provide Cash For Jay Peak EB-5 Fraud Victims
• Gym Members' Reinstatement Request Hits Wall At 2nd Circ.
• 4th Circ. Says Booking.com's TM Win Comes With USPTO Bill
• Linchris Snags $11.7M Loan For Cape Cod Boutique Hotel
• Chili's Parent Co. Must Face Data Breach Suit, Court Told
• High Court Is Asked To Revive Passengers' 'Poop Cruise' Suit
• Royal Caribbean Escapes Hurricane Harvey Cruise Suit
• Lesbian Couple Urges High Court To Punt Hawaii B&B Suit
• Keeping PR Strategy Communications Privileged: Part 2
• As Puerto Rico Recovers, Courts Heed Lessons Of Disaster
• Conn. Lawmakers Propose Bill Seen To Support MGM Casino
• DOL Auditor Probing Teen Work, Tip Pool Rulemaking Process
• Your Money Is Good Here, Judge Tells EB-5 Visa Seeker
• Investors Say 'Us Too' In Wake Of Sexual Misconduct Claims
• Texas Justices Hold Lufthansa's Fee Fight Not Preempted
• NYC Taking Short-Term Rental Rule's Freeze To 2nd Circ.
• Keeping PR Strategy Communications Privileged: Part 1