Hospitality Archive » February, 2020

Hospitality - February, 2020

180 articles

• Trump DC Hotel Beats Wine Bar's Unfair Competition Appeal
• New Settlement Over Cruise Marketing Calls Wins Judge's OK
• Gibson Dunn Helped Craft Arbitration Provider's Rules
• 1st Circ. Says DOI Misread Law In Tribal Casino Land Ruling
• Fed. Circ. Says Hard Rock Hotel Can't Register 'The Joint' TM
• Real Estate Rumors: BySabri, Milbrook, Citadel Securities
• 3 Employment Law Changes That Affect Franchisors
• When Real Estate Transactions Bring Real Securities Risks
• 4 Tips For Buyers Of Filming Studios Amid Surge In Demand
• Practice Points From Panera Appraisal Litigation
• Legal Industry Should Pursue AI Prediction Progress
• Bar Louie Del. Ch. 11 Sale Plans OK'd After Breakup Fee Trim
• Wyndham Wins Suit Against Attys And Timeshare Exit Biz
• DOI Botched Calif. Tribe's Casino Land Decision, DC Circ. Told
• Okla. Tribes Can't Enter Gaming Compact Suit Against State
• Red Lobster Must Face ADA Accessibility Class Suit In Pa.
• Developer Says Feds Used Privileged Docs In EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Thorofare Capital, Spotify, Moishe Mana
• NY Eviction Bill Raises Concerns For Residential Owners
• H-2B Program Hits Summer Cap, Cutting Off Visas Till October
• Cosi's Ch. 11 Funds OK'd As It Seeks Shift To Catering Biz
• DOL's Joint Employer Rule Subverts Wage Law, State AGs Say
• Judge Tosses NY Strip Club's Challenge To $4M Sales Tax Bill
• A Brief Guide To Federal And State Cybersecurity Enforcement
• Financial Adviser, Ex-Colleague Share Fault In Split, Jury Says
• Solutions To 4 Common Law Firm Diversity Challenges
• Kyrgyzstan Hit With Sanctions In $11.6M Arbitral Award Fight
• TopGolf Workers Claim They Were Cheated Out Of Pay
• 3 Takeaways From NLRB's Stricter Joint Employer Test
• Ariz. High Court Says Tribe's Rafting Co. Can't Share Immunity
• Ill. Class Says High Court TCPA Nix 'Never Going To Happen'
• Ga. Cities, Counties Drop Occupancy Tax Suit Against Airbnb
• Atty Sued By Wyndham Agrees To Quit Timeshare Exit Biz
• Sanctuary Belize Execs Lose 4th Circ. Bid To Unfreeze Assets
• McCusker Anselmi Must Face NJ Suit Over Restaurant War
• When Coronavirus May Trigger SEC Disclosure Requirements
• Restaurants Unlimited's Ch. 11 Plan OK'd With Caveat
• Discrimination Cases Are Too Complex For AI Fee Prediction
• NLRB Finalizes Long-Awaited Joint Employer Rule
• MGM Glossed Over Breach Of 10.6M Guests' Data, Suit Says
• Ill. Casino Says Patrons Lobbing 'Bald' Biometric Claims
• Visa, Mastercard Antitrust MDL Opt-Outs File Separate Suit
• Dancers File Wage Suit Against Mass. Strip Club
• US Trustee Says Bar Louie's Ch. 11 Sale Plan Chills Bidding
• Royal Caribbean $3.4M Death Award Is Valid, 11th Circ. Told
• Courts May Clash With Litigants Over Document Review Tech
• Village Inn Parent Approved For $20M Ch. 11 Loan
• Blackstone Looks To Best Competitors With $1.74B Unizo Bid
• Domino's Tells 6th Circ. No-Poach Claims Must Be Arbitrated
• EU Fines Spanish Hotel Co. $7.2M Over Antitrust Violation
• Hilton Retirees Defend Bid For Class Cert. In Pension Suit
• Marriott Can't Duck Hotel Guests' Data Breach Claims
• Players Seek Class Cert. In Big Fish Casino Gambling Suit
• IRS Proposes Rules On Permitted Meal Expense Deductions
• Whataburger Fights EEOC Sanctions Bid In Hiring Policy Suit
• ERISA Doesn't Preempt Hotel Benefits Ordinance, Seattle Says
• 5 Complications That Can Derail A Class Action Settlement
• AI Can't Accurately Predict Case Length And Cost — Yet
• MGM Resorts Data Breach Exposes Guests' Personal Details
• NLRB Judge Says Burger Flipper Not Fired Due To Trans Bias
• Home Depot, INTA Ask High Court To Side With Booking.com
• NLRB To Review Nixed Union Election Over Pro-Union Button
• Tribe's Alamo Restoration Suit Still Thin, Officials Say
• SeaWorld's $65M 'Blackfish' Class Action Settlement Wins OK
• Don't Bet On Constitutionality Of Daily Fantasy Sports In NY
• Sprint Chided For 'Victim Blaming' Defense In Junk Fax Suit
• 2nd Circ. Revives Cruise Worker's Deportation Relief Bid
• Calif. Court Says US Baseball Must Face Foul Ball Injury Suit
• Fla. Court Affirms $12M Verdict Over Motel Guest's Murder
• Ill. Gov. Pushes Graduated Tax, Casino Tax Tweak In Budget
• Okla. Tribes Say Two Others Don't Belong In Gaming Pact Suit
• $10M Deal To End Claims Motel 6 Helped ICE Gets Final OK
• Resort Investors Can't Build On Mauritius Slavery Site
• Judge Dunks Ex-Knick's Defamation Suit Against Team Owner
• Eckert Seamans Accused Of Dropping Client Like 'Hot Potato'
• Hospitality Group Of The Year: Proskauer
• Restaurant Groups Can't Upend NYC Fair Workweek Law
• Judge Won't Air Pornos For Martha's Vineyard Copyright Case
• Pirates' Net Installers Dropped Ball On Warning, Hurt Fan Says
• Puerto Rican Restaurant Slams Hilton With $4.65M TM Suit
• Hilton Says Retirees' Class Definitions Faulty In Pension Suit
• Trump Pardons Ex-49ers Owner From Bribery Conviction
• Airbnb Model Sheds Light On Tech Co. Tax Issues In UK
• 3 Rulings Show When Litigating Wage Claims Is Worth It
• Insurer Won't Cover Nathan's Franchisee Over Fatal Crash
• Lawyers Can Build Trust Through The Spoken Word
• Ex-NFLer Says New Tests Not Needed In Pain Pump Case
• Hospitality Group Of The Year: DLA Piper
• 11th Circ. Pressed To Reconsider Shrinking TCPA's Reach
• Nevada Gov. Taps Ex-Chief Justice For State Cannabis Board
• Airbnb, NYC Pause Customer Data Suit To Seek Settlement
• Domino's Eyes $2.6M Fees Over 'Baseless' Menu Patent Suit
• No More Dialing Out To Get 911 On Hotel Phones, FCC Warns
• Wash. House OKs Sports Betting In Tribal Casinos
• More Tribes Look To Join Okla. Gambling Pact Renewal Suit
• Rental Websites Didn't Inspect Cabin, Poisoned Guests Say
• Hospitality Group Of The Year: Dentons
• Legal Prediction Is Demanding But Not Impossible
• Stonegate To Unload 42 Locations For £1.3B UK Pub Deal
• Great American Owes Coverage After Hotel Scam, Suit Says
• Ill. Gambling Co. Says State's Data Breach Led To Bad Press
• Va. Casino Bill Passage Aids Tribe's $10M Deal With Norfolk
• Six Flags Hit With Investor Suit Over Failed China Projects
• Calif. Developer Settles SEC's EB-5 Fraud Claims For $4.1M
• Air Charter Co. Execs Can't Slip Fraud Convictions At 3rd Circ.
• FTC Targeted Sanctuary Belize To Punish Founder, Judge Told
• Habit Burger Stockholder Sues Over $375M Yum Brands Buy
• Real Estate Rumors: G4 Capital, Union Investments, Puttshack
• Booking.com Warns Supreme Court Of TM 'Mass Extinction'
• Insurers Cleared In Hotel Damage Deductible Fight
• 2nd Circ. Ends Repeat FLSA Suit Against Chinese Food Chain
• Comcast Tower Builder Seeks $103M For Cost Overruns
• 3 Employee-Friendly Updates In NY's 2021 Budget Proposal
• Sanctuary Belize Judge Mulling Criminal Case Against Execs
• Daily Fantasy Ruling Could Spur Change To NY Gambling Ban
• Equifax Hack Shows China's Expanding Hunger For Data
• Texas Judge Rejects Landry's Fee Argument in JPMorgan Suit
• Settlement Over Highmark Small-Group Plans Gets First OK
• Tribes, Gov. To Enter Mediation In Gambling Pact Renewal Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Time Equities, Lexin, Safra
• Malpractice Landscape Is Becoming Riskier For BigLaw
• High Court May Interpret TCPA Autodial Rules Narrowly
• Fatburger Parent Co. Slams Shareholders' Class Cert. Bid
• SeaWorld Settles 'Blackfish' Litigation For $65M
• Alsup Blasts DoorDash's 'Hypocrisy,' Orders 5K Arbitrations
• Ill. Railroad Says State Can't Force Quieter Operations
• Wash. AG Hits Timeshare Exit Co. With Consumer Fraud Suit
• Kayak, TripAdvisor Want Out Of Confiscated Cuban Land Suit
• Sanctuary Belize Execs Point Fingers As Trial Winds Down
• EEOC Says Whataburger Hid Docs In Fight Over Hiring Policy
• Fla. Atty Disbarred For Using Client Funds To Run Strip Club
• Judging A Book: Humetewa Reviews 'Guilty People'
• 4th Circ. Insurance Ruling Highlights Risks Of Broker Errors
• 9th Circ. Says Judge Can't Nix Suit As Penalty For Late Filing
• Domino's Pizza Franchisee To Pay $915K To End Wage Suit
• 2 Tribes To Intervene In Okla. Gambling Pact Renewal Suit
• JPML Won't Combine Hotel Sex Trafficking Suits
• 9th Circ. Says Casino Slot Techs Aren't Guards, Can Unionize
• Choice Hotels Off Hook For Housekeeper's OT Suit
• 4 Real Estate Considerations For Banks In An Online World
• TUI, Royal Caribbean JV Scores €1.2B Hapag-Lloyd Cruises
• Boeing Tries To Skirt Irish Co.'s Claims In $185M 787 Max Suit
• Ill. Gym Owner Hit With Privacy Suit Over Finger Scans
• Investors Say Hotel Developers Can't Shake EB-5 Fraud Suit
• DC Circ. Tosses Democrats' Emoluments Suit Against Trump
• Resort's Escape From $1M Damages In Skier's Death Upheld
• FCC Urged To Hurry Up With TCPA Autodialer Ruling
• Ex-Mafioso And His Mom Arrested After Restaurant Failures
• Judge OKs $5.8M Deal For Family Over Baby's Coffee Burn
• Insurer Wants Off Hook For Worker Injured In Hotel Build
• QOZ Regs' Flexibility On 'Improvement' Could Attract Projects
• Fantasy Sports Is Illegal Gambling In NY, Appeals Court Says
• Tribal Casino Employees And Wives Convicted In $5.2M Theft
• Gold's Gym Operator Gets Another Round In Atty Fee Fight
• Real Estate Rumors: Alteryx, Jaime Garbisu, Ocean Bank
• 1st Circ. Suggests Ambiguous Law Drove Tribal Casino Ruling
• Alphabet's Missteps Offer Crisis Management Case Study
• UK Scrutinizing FanDuel Owner's £10B Gambling Merger
• 7th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Subway TCPA Suit Over Text Coupon
• Marriott Vacations Looks To Settle Wage Suit For $1.2M
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Suit Over Relocation Of Tribal Remains
• Investor Says $1M Injection Lured By False EB-5 Promises
• Hotel Wants Four Seasons' $1M Atty Fee Request Slashed
• How Emotional Intelligence Can Benefit Transactional Attys
• Boston Bruins Event Co. Looks To Nix Stagehands' Suit
• Colo. Wage Rules Present Big Employer Compliance Hurdles
• 2nd Circ. Says There's No Attorney Fee Cap In FLSA Deals
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Following A Serendipitous Path
• Biometric Privacy In 2020: What Companies Can Expect
• Marriott Vacations Settles Suit Over Waterslide Injury
• Fla. Court Says Law Doesn't Bar Automated Alcohol Sales
• Real Estate Rumors: Deutsche, BVK, First Republic Bank
• Boston Hit With HUD Complaint In Huge Development Project
• Biometric Privacy In 2020: The Current Legal Landscape
• Cases Against Celeb Restaurant Owners Highlight FLSA Risks
• 7 Ethics Questions To Ask Before Marketing Your Law Firm
• Hotel Owner Sues Insurer For $20M Over Burst Boiler Pipe
• Developers In A Holding Pattern As Congress Debates EB-5
• 15 Minutes With California Pizza Kitchen's General Counsel
• Insurers Braced For Claims Following Coronavirus Lockdown