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Hospitality - February, 2021

227 articles

• Chipotle Reaches $15M OT Deal Amid 'Novel' DOL Rule Issues
• Denny's Broke Wage Rules For Tipped Workers, Judge Finds
• Hotels' Bid For Arbitration Docs Should Be Nixed, Court Hears
• Judge Denies Vegas Eatery Chain Virus Shutdown Coverage
• Steak 'N Shake Must Face Trial In Sex Assault Suit
• No Martha's Vineyard Casino Without Permits, 1st Circ. Says
• Holiday Inn Employees' BIPA Suit Not Covered, Insurer Says
• Kirkland Aids Starwood's Offer Valuing UK REIT At $653M
• Calif. Concert Promoter Loses Bid For COVID-19 Coverage
• NLRB Judge Faults NYC Hotel For Unilateral Pillow Upgrade
• Fried Frank Real Estate Leader Sees A March Litigation Wave
• What Biden's Ethics Pledge Means For Gov't Revolving Door
• Restaurant Trade Group Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Virus Suit
• Mexican-American Restaurant OT Suit Allowed To Proceed
• Union Says NLRB Acting GC Has Right To Scrap Scabby Suit
• MGM Casino Builders Not Owed Pay For Riding Company Bus
• A Wake-Up Call For Commercial Landlords Seeking Rent
• Punishing Bar Exam Policies On Menstrual Products Must Go
• House Passes LGBTQ Rights Bill Over GOP Religious Fears
• EEOC Sues Florida Resort For Firing Seventh-Day Adventist
• Mitigating BIPA Suit Risk Under Alternative Liability Theories
• Travelers Gets Hotel Owner's COVID-19 Coverage Suit Axed
• Burger Joint Says Postmates Penalizes Nonpartner Eateries
• Chipotle Timely Removed Dollar-Shorting Case, Judge Says
• DOL Delays Last-Minute Trump Rule On Tipped Workers
• Fla. County Seeks To Escape 'Volunteer' FLSA Suit
• Condo Co. Can't Beat Order To Rehire Mobile Gamer
• Airbnb Accused Of Negligence In Atlanta Porch Collapse
• McDonald's Operator Wants Atty Fees For 'Frivolous' Claim
• Weiss Serota Nabs Real Estate Atty From Greenberg Traurig
• It's Time For Law Firms To Start Loving And Leveraging Data
• Insurer Seeks To Duck Covering $2.2M In Damage To NC Hotel
• 4 Tribes Urge Court To Keep Suit Over Gambling Compacts
• Latham Helps With $175M Loan For New York Casino
• 9th Circ. Mostly Affirms Virgin Air Workers' $77M Wage Win
• Pilgrim's Pride Fined $108M For Chicken Price-Fixing
• Employer Must Pay Atty $204K For Secret Wage Settlement
• Taylor Swift Turns The Tables In IP Spat With Evermore Park
• A Tough Road Ahead for Democrats' Ambitious Policy Agenda
• Disney World Teamster Says 'Time Is Up' On Union Takeover
• Keys To Protecting Clients During Law Firm Dissolution
• Society Insurance Must Face COVID-19 Loss Claims In MDL
• Time For Federal Action To Ban Noncompetes
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Insurer Wants Out Of Pa. Hotel's COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Wis. YMCA Hit With Sex Discrimination Suit
• Pa. Panel Upholds $2.4M Verdict For Failed Property Swap
• Knicks Owner Calls Ex-Player's Updated Assault Suit PR Stunt
• Supreme Court Won't Hear 'Standardless' Land Zoning Case
• 2nd Circ. Backs NY's $255M Award Against Seneca Nation
• Insurer Can't Ditch McDonald's Bid For Virus Suit Coverage
• Union Backs NLRB In DC Circ. Over Nursing Home Hours Cut
• Biz Interruption Insurance Considerations After Texas Storms
• Pandemic Restriction Challenges Face Uphill Battle In Calif.
• Worker Wants Full 10th Circ. To Clarify Disability Standard
• Justices Won't Hear $4B Airbnb Tax Whistleblower Challenge
• Burning Man Says Feds Can't Prove $2.9M Fees 'Reasonable'
• Overcoming TM Maintenance Filing Hurdles Amid Pandemic
• How Case Management Orders Can Support New Attorneys
• Zurich Beats Ohio Eatery's COVID-19 Insurance Coverage Suit
• Chicago Tenants Say Amenity Closures Warrant Rent Refunds
• Bloomberry Can't Upend Award In $1.2B Manila Casino Fight
• Tips For Employers Reeling From The Texas Weather Crisis
• Coachella Hotel Hits Back At Lender's Ch. 11 Trustee Motion
• DOI Drops Trump-Era Appeal In Mashpee Casino Land Row
• Tex-Mex Chain Can Sue City Over Development Incentives
• Ohio Judges Disagree Over COVID-19 And Property Coverage
• DOL Says Eateries Made Workers Return Wage Deal Money
• An In-House Counsel's Guide To Better Work Management
• Texas Waives Response In Bikini-Latex Clubs' Tax Appeal
• Bell Nunnally Hires Ex-Greenberg Traurig Real Estate Pro
• Feds Say Former Mashpee Chair Can't Cut Extortion Counts
• McDonald's Tries To Melt Ice Cream Buyer's Vanilla Fraud Suit
• Expedia Asks To Shield Arbitration Docs In TravelPass Suit
• Ex-Marlins Owner To Pay Miami $5.5M To End Team Sale Spat
• AIG Says HK Tribunal Freed It From $66M Zip Line Fall Award
• Exotic Dancers Look To DQ Atty For 'Disturbing Conduct'
• Theft Insurer Must Face $5M Suit By Gambling Site Backer
• Hotel Fights NLRB Acting GC's Bid To Drop Scabby Dispute
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Ind. Gov. Signs Law Shielding Businesses From Virus Liability
• McDonald's Franchisee Fined For Firings Over Virus Concerns
• Democrats Launch Fresh Push To Expand LGBTQ Rights
• Avoiding Materially Adverse Conflicts After New ABA Opinion
• Cape Cod Resort Settles Green Group's Clean Water Suit
• Dairy Queen Operator Revamps Policy In EEOC Disability Pact
• Calif. Man Cops To Hacking Stadium's Food Sales System
• Union's 'Opprobrious' Conduct Voids Election Vote, Biz Says
• Okla. Tribes Say Gambling Deal Suit Should Be Tossed
• Continental Casualty Beats Hotel, Eatery Co.'s Virus Suit
• Akerman Gets Tricky Miami Mixed-Use Project Approved
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Mask-Defying Restaurant Denied Reprieve On Shutdown Order
• Hotel Operator Sues Aviva To Cover Leak Damage To Eatery
• Attys In Slot App Suits Top $50M In Fees From Settlements
• Franchisee Claims McDonald's Race Bias Hurt His Operation
• 3rd Circ. Rejects NJ Hotel's Challenge To Labor Violations
• Arbiters Should Make Call In NFL Game Suit, DirecTV Says
• Investors Granted $26.5M In Damages In EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Attys Should Get $624K After Tips Trial Win, Judge Says
• Jimmy John's To Pay $1.8M To Settle OT Row
• NLRB Won't Undo Union's Pre-Layoff Election Win At Casino
• US Legal System Can Benefit From Nonlawyer Ownership
• What DOJ's 1st PPP Fraud Settlement Can Teach Borrowers
• Landlord Slams Cinemex's Bid To Narrow $3M Judgment
• Real Estate Rumors: Caulder, Société Générale, Lennar
• Fla. Cruise Line Dodges TCPA Suit In Ariz., For Now
• Ala. Gov. Signs Law Shielding Businesses From Virus Liability
• Ironworkers Union Asks Supreme Court To Lift Protest Limits
• Philly Federal Judges Split On Virus Insurance Suits
• Tribe Urges 8th Circ. To Nix Non-Native Contract Work Tax
• Texas Off-Road Park Sued Over Man's Drowning Death
• Royal Caribbean Dodges Sanctions Bid In Assault Suit
• IHOP Takes 'Flip'd' Trademark Fight To Federal Court
• Judge Tosses Miami Strip Club's COVID-19 Curfew Suit
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• COVID-19 Suit Against Carnival Tossed Overboard For Now
• Ruby Tuesday's Ch. 11 Plan OK'd After $6M Deal
• House Dems To Include $15 Min. Wage In Virus Relief Bill
• NLRB Says Alaska Hotel Stonewalled Union In Access Talks
• Golf Course Workers Say 'Volunteer' Status Cost Them Wages
• Building A Law Firm Knowledge Bank For Thought Leadership
• DOI Urges DC Circ. To Reject Yocha Dehe's Bid To Pause Suit
• What The Biden Presidency Means For Class Actions
• Eatery Settles EEOC Suit Over Boss's 'Notorious' Harassment
• DLA Piper Hires Former Akerman Managing Partner
• SC Rethinks Subminimum Wage For People With Disabilities
• Steakhouse Inks $445K Deal To End Server Wage Suit
• Mexico Can't Appeal Canadian Judge's NAFTA Ruling
• Houston Nightclub Says COVID-19 Permit Suspension Unjust
• Data Compliance Issues For Cos. Making, Using Vaccine Apps
• Immigrant Workers Win Payout For Illegal Union Recognition
• Zurich Asks To Toss In-N-Out COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• DC Hotel Ch. 11 Will Stay In Delaware
• Let's Emerge From The Pandemic As Legal Innovators
• Gaming Tech Biz Says $100M Antitrust Suit Still Too Late
• Cos. Seek To Exit NYPD Off-Duty Pay Fight
• Burger King Franchisee Taps Ex-Barington Capital Atty As GC
• COVID Construction Files: Berkowitz's Miami Observatory
• 9th Circ. Revives False Ad Suit Over P.F. Chang's 'Krab Mix'
• Models Score 2nd Circ. Win In Fight Over Strip Club Ads
• TopGolf Aces SureShot's Antitrust Suit Over Tech Co. Buy
• Calif. Tribe Can't Nix Suit Over Casino Reopening Amid Virus
• Insurer Sues NYC Luxury Hotelier To Duck Covering COVID-19
• Ex-Cuban Port Owner Wants To See Privileged Carnival Docs
• Pa. Caterer Attacks Insurer's Virus Exclusion Amid Pandemic
• Pa. Judge Tosses Shuttered Restaurant's Virus Coverage Suit
• Consumers Say High Court Order Doesn't Affect Grubhub Suit
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• DC Hotel Says Ch. 11 Venue Change Would Confuse Buyers
• Anticipating Predictive Analytics' Potential Uses In Litigation
• Family Wants Win In Wrongful Death Suit Against Cruise
• NLRB Acting Prosecutor Moves To End Suits Against 'Scabby'
• JPML Refuses To Centralize Hotel ADA Suits
• LA Eatery Asks 9th Circ. To Revive COVID-19 Coverage Fight
• Atlantic City Casino Tries To Pause Trade Secrets Suit
• Insurer Issued Memo On How To Deny Virus Claims, Suit Says
• This Black History Month, Law Firms Should Challenge Norms
• EB-5 Investors Settle Claims PNC, Ex-Banker Aided Fraud
• Cruise Line Says Couple Can't Prove Virus Caught On Ship
• COVID Construction Files: Oceanwide's San Francisco Project
• Banks Slam Eagle Hospitality Cost, Schedule In Del. Ch. 11
• Starbucks Frappuccinos Don't Contain Real Vanilla, Suit Says
• 10th Circ. Won't Revive ADA Case For Ex-Marketing Worker
• Roger Clemens' Son, Godson Get $3.2M In Bar Assault Trial
• Domino's Awarded Fees After Win In 'Weak' Menu Patent Case
• JPML Refuses To Centralize Dickey's Data Breach Suits
• Ex-Mass. Tribal Chair Wants To Cut Counts In Bribery Case
• Fogo De Chao Gets Illegal Tip Pool Claims Moved To Texas
• 4 Takeaways For States From 1st Circ. Wire Act Lottery Ruling
• Norwegian Cruise Sued Over $9M Puerto Rico Dock Damages
• Judges On Race
• Law Firm Penalties On Departing Partners Just Got Riskier
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Luckin Coffee Seeks Ch. 15 Protection In New York
• Franchise Advocates Support Burger King At 11th Circ.
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Restaurant Settles EEOC Suit Over Owner's Lewd Behavior
• 11th Circ. Says ID Theft Risk Doesn't Support Data Breach Suit
• NY Hilton Hotel, Union Settle COVID-19 Severance Suit
• Zurich Ducks Virus Coverage Suit For Chain's 400 Restaurants
• 7 Takeaways From Recent Del. Statutory Appraisal Litigation
• Ga. Hardee's Worker Says Pandemic Is Leading To Unpaid OT
• NJ Case Has Lessons On Arbitration Clauses In Atty Retainers
• Hanover Beats Calif. Cafe's COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• NY Judge Again Nixes Papa John's Investors' #MeToo Suit
• Ski Lodge Businesses Sue Calif. Over COVID-19 Closure Regs
• Anti-Mask Diner Ordered To Require Face Coverings Or Close
• COVID-19 Liability Shield Forges Ahead In Fla. House
• Fla. Eatery Asks 11th Circ. To Revive COVID-19 Coverage Fight
• Pair Of Tech IPOs Soar After Exceeding $1.3B Combined
• 5th Circ. Doubts Texas Bikini-Latex Club Tax Is Constitutional
• Ga. Court Revives Suit Over Massage Therapist Sex Assault
• DC Hotel Owner Says Its Ch. 11 Case Belongs In Delaware
• Restaurant Chain Must Name Staff In Off-The-Clock Work Suit
• DOL Seeks To Delay Trump Regs On Contractors And Tips
• Tips For Protecting Privilege When Working With Outside PR
• 1st Circ. Backs Worker's ADA Win Over Resort Operator
• 3 Procurement Priorities For Law Firms In Uncertain Times
• 'Evermore' Singer Taylor Swift Sued By Theme Park Over TM
• Businesses Ask 3rd Circ. To Combine Virus Coverage Appeals
• Ex-McDonald's CEO Can't Ax Clawback Suit Over Affairs
• Landry's Says Atty Immunity Doesn't Cover Media Statements
• Anti-Mask Diner Asks To End Ch. 11 After Health Suit Transfer
• Whole Foods Must Face Trimmed Cracker False Ad Suit
• Raising Capital For Real Estate Deals During The Pandemic
• Broadband Expansion, COVID Protections Top Texas Agenda
• Miami Strip Club Looks To Keep COVID-19 Curfew Suit Moving
• Wash. State Urges 9th Circ. To Toss Waterpark's Virus Suit
• Calif. Joins Suit Over Wildfire-Prone Area Development
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Chancery Hikes Interest Award In $5.8B Contract Breach Suit
• DOL Voids Trump H-2B Rule Over Negative Comments
• UK Is Proof Nonlawyer Ownership Threatens Legal Profession
• State Auto Says Food Distributor's Pizza TM Suit Isn't Covered
• Attys Seek $2.5M Fees For Jay Peak-Linked Malpractice Case
• MGM Says DOI Can't Escape Suit Over $300M Casino Plan
• NLRB Counters Casino In Bid To Make It Bargain With Union
• Roger Clemens' Son, Godson Want $5M In Bar Assault Trial
• NLRB Expands Punishment For Laundry's Anti-Union Bias
• Akerman Hooked With $1M Suit Over Bad Advice To Landlord
• Air Caterer Must Face Calif. PAGA Suit Over Meal, Rest Breaks
• 1st Circ. Wary Of Racetrack's Injury In Wynn RICO Case
• NJ Casino Officials Must Face Ex-GC's Whistleblower Suit
• Remote Bar Exams Pose New Learning Disability Challenges
• Hotel Operator Strikes Deal To End EEOC Pay Gap Suit
• Rockets Owner Takes $6.6B Casino, Restaurants Biz Public