Hospitality Archive » September, 2021

Hospitality - September, 2021

192 articles

• Florida TCPA Class Cert. Denied Over 'Deceptive' Retiree
• 'Varsity Blues' Jury Won't Hear Ringleader's 'Side-Door' Pitch
• Fintech, Gaming SPACs Raise $375M In IPOs
• Federal Courts Make 2 Basic Errors In Virus Coverage Rulings
• Cincinnati Insurance Prevails In Hotel Chain's COVID-19 Suit
• Tyson & Mendes Adds Litigator From Hinshaw In Fla.
• Judge Wipes Out Philly Bar's COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Jimmy John's Settles Ex-Worker's No-Poach Claims
• EEOC Says Kansas Eatery Fired Hostess Due To Pregnancy
• Wow Bao Customer Urges Class Treatment In Kiosk Scan Suit
• Feds Rest 'Varsity Blues' Case As Focus Shifts To Defense
• Eateries Tell 1st Circ. 'Loss Of Use' Trips Virus Coverage
• 6th Circ. Axes Zurich COVID-19 Coverage Loss
• Conn. Nail Salon Workers Get Wage-And-OT Dispute Certified
• Michelin-Starred Restaurant Loses COVID-19 Coverage Bid
• Judge Says Holdout Won't Stop Proposed Erie Virus MDL
• Royal Caribbean Can't End Suit Over Sex Assault Response
• What 9th Circ. Privilege Test Means For Dual-Purpose Advice
• Manhattan Hotel Beats RICO Suit Over Timeshare Sales
• Grubhub Can't Use High Court Ruling To Shake Robocall Suit
• Jury Told 'Varsity Blues' Honcho Claimed Steve Jobs As Client
• Firm's Bid To Halt Timeshare Co.'s 'Sham' Suit Falls Short
• 30 Colleges Ask 7th Circ. To Revive Hotel's COVID-19 Suit
• Wyndham Vacation Denied Win Against 'Timeshare Exit' Atty
• The DOJ Should Ramp Up FCA Focus In PPP Enforcement
• Drug Cos. Say DA's Opioid Settlement Objections Are Unripe
• Lifting The Veil On The Supreme Court's Shadow Docket
• Insurer Drops BIPA Coverage Suit Against Ill. Senior Facility
• Insurer Wants Out Of Covering McDonald's BIPA Suits
• Fla. Businesses Revolt Against Tribe's Sports Betting Permit
• Hotel Refused To Refund Events During Pandemic, Suit Says
• Ga. Atty Sues Corporate Client Over $500K-Plus Unpaid Fees
• NYC Bakery Slams Delivery Apps' Bids To Arbitrate Fee Suit
• Cincinnati Insurance Shakes Businesses' Virus Coverage Suit
• Ill. Judge Refuses To Toss BIPA Suit Against Software Co.
• Tearful Coach Tells 'Varsity Blues' Jury Of Loughlin Fakery
• 5th Circ. Revives La. Contractor's $2.7M Flood Coverage Suit
• Food Delivery App Can't Escape Restaurants' Fee Hike Suit
• NY Judge Won't Rush Ruling On City's Vaccine Mandate
• Embracing ESG: United Natural Foods GC Talks Bottom Line
• Missouri Casino Workers Get Cert. In Tip-Pool Wage Fight
• 3 Firms Work Out $5.65B Deal For Cosmopolitan In Vegas
• Jury Hears USC Coach Never Heard Of 'Varsity Blues' Recruit
• Pa. Eatery Wants Virus Insurance Suit Paused For 3rd Circ.
• NJ Court Skeptical Of Contamination Pitch In Virus Suit
• Vendor Co. Fights Airport's 'Pepsi Only' Rule At 3rd Circ.
• NC Theaters, Chicago Eateries Lose COVID-19 Coverage Bids
• Texas Justices To Hear Chick-Fil-A Airport Exclusion Row
• Otis Dodges Insurer's Suit Over Elevator Fall In Skyscraper
• Fla. Business Judgment Ruling May Benefit US Country Clubs
• Eagle Hospitality Creditors Say Time's Up For Ch. 11 Plan
• Cruise Co. Sails To Victory In Ship Breakdown Class Action
• Navajo Nation, DOI Agree To Remand In 9th Circ. Land Fight
• 3 Attorney Ethics Considerations For Litigation Funding
• NYC Passes Laws To Better Food Delivery Worker Conditions
• Ruling Rightly Sends COVID Biz Interruption Question To Jury
• Edelson Nabs Interim Lead In Tech Giant Gambling App MDL
• Ballard Spahr Guiding $1B New Orleans Mixed-Use Project
• Cincinnati Scores 7 Virus Coverage Dismissals In Tenn., Pa.
• MTV Beats Trademark Suit Over 'Floribama Shore'
• Minn. Justices Revive Suit Over Woman's Fatal Fall At Lodge
• Hard Rock Cheating Claims To Go Before NJ Regulators
• NY Eatery Exec Was Fired For Alleging PPP Fraud, Suit Says
• Yum Brands Ducks Ex-KFC Worker's Privacy Suit, For Now
• How ABA Opinion Shifts Alternative Biz Structure Landscape
• Burger King Workers Fight To Revive No-Poach Suit
• Policyholder Outlook Following UK Biz Interruption Test Case
• New Orleans Restaurant Loses Rebid For Pandemic Coverage
• Boston Bruins Event Co. Can't Take Down Stagehand Pay Suit
• Judge Sends Virus Coverage Suit To Trial In 'Landmark' Ruling
• Liberty Mutual Won't Have To Cover NJ Eatery's Virus Losses
• Pro Poker Player, Borgata Casino End Suit Over Suicide Joke
• 'Varsity Blues' Dad Invited Plotter To Versailles Bash, Jury Told
• No Physical Loss At NY Inn, Insurer Tells 2nd Circ.
• Luckin Coffee Locks Down $187M Deal To End Investor Suit
• Calif. Tribe Drops Suit Over County's Casino Tax Plan
• Cruise Line Quartet Request Quick Wins In Havana Dock Suits
• Vaccine Passport Efforts Need To Stay Mindful Of ADA Title III
• Insurer Says Faulty Headset Caused Fire At Kansas Wendy's
• Tenn. Judge Won't Let Johnny Cash Museum Exit Suit
• Hotelier Asks 7th Circ. To Revive COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Chicago's Rosebud Restaurants Lose Virus Coverage Suit
• Tycoon Risks Being Ignored After No-Show At $3.5B Trial
• Uber Calls $91M Arbitration Association Fee A 'Ransom'
• Scientific Games Must Face Card Shuffler Antitrust Suit
• FTC Inks $6.4M Settlement With 'Free' Cruise Robocallers
• USC Admin Felt 'Betrayed' By 'Varsity Blues' Ploy, Jury Hears
• Embracing ESG: HPE Counsel Talk Effective Board Oversight
• Wardman Park Gets OK For $18M Marriott Deal In Ch. 11 Plan
• Yelp Can't Escape Investor Suit Over Local Biz Retention
• 'Varsity Blues' Jury Hears USC Hoops Recruit Had JV Talent
• Baltimore Hotel Coerced 'No' Union Votes, NLRB Judge Says
• Ga. Judge To Travel Biz Atty: 'What The Heck Are You Doing?'
• Real Estate Rumors: Fairwinds, Halloween Adventure, Apex
• Billionaire Loses Doc Bid In Casino Co.'s $297M Award Suit
• Elevator Co. Says It's Owed $1.3M For JFK Airport Hotel Job
• Justice Gap Demands Look At New Legal Service Models
• Pa. Asks For Win Over Brewery's Claim For Closure Damages
• Policyholder Attys Decry Treatise's Impact On Pandemic Suits
• Strip Clubs' Bid For 2nd PPP Loans Hits Setback At 7th Circ.
• Brunch Eatery's Coverage Suit Crumbles Over Lack Of Virus
• Pa. Gambling Co. Asks To Send Insurance Suit To State Court
• Casino Workers Seek Class Cert. For Wage And ERISA Claims
• Insurer Says It Paid Fair Share Of $1.4M Club Injury Settlement
• Eateries Can't Claim 'Physical Loss' From Virus, Judge Says
• DOT Opens Newark Slots To Budget Carriers After Spirit Fight
• Models Take Strip Club Publicity Rights Suit To High Court
• Del. M&A Ruling Holds Lessons On Post-Termination Rights
• Trump Hotel Cos., Panama Owners Quietly Agree To End Suit
• Intervenors Defend Bid To Pause McDonald's Chancery Suit
• Philly Developer Says Architect Blew $4.4M Upgrade Budget
• Trade Group Tells 1st Circ. Eateries Not Owed Virus Coverage
• 11th Circ. Revives FLSA Suit Over Nontipped Work At Denny's
• Colo. Timeshare Brokers Win Class Cert. In Overtime Suit
• Mass. 7-Eleven Case Carries Broad Employment Ramifications
• Jury Hears 'Varsity Blues' Dad Wanted '2-For-1' Fraud Special
• Willkie Farr Exec Says Attys Have Shown They Can Be Remote
• Investors In Bankrupt Hotel Co. Ordered To Return $2.4M
• Calif. Ski Resort's New Name Removes Offensive Native Slur
• 'Varsity Blues' Jury Hears BigLaw Atty's Deal With Mastermind
• Real Estate Rumors: 13th Floor, Coast Hospitality, Related
• Insurer Does Not Owe Coverage In Trampoline Park Injury
• NY Eatery Can't Use Travelers 'All Risk' Insurance For COVID
• These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships
• Starbucks Stomps Out Pest Control Chemical Exposure Suit
• Tribes Urge 9th Circ. To Affirm Calif. Negotiated In Bad Faith
• Dillon McCandless Wants To Reopen Pandemic Suit Fee Fight
• Embracing ESG: Leidos GC Talks Social Responsibility
• Comfort Inn Says Insurers Dodged Covering Dorian Damage
• Real Estate Rumors: Bouskila, Chewy, Lucky's Management
• 'Varsity Blues' Parents Blame 'Con Man' As 1st Trial Opens
• Herbert Smith, White & Case Craft Certares' $353M Avia Deal
• Judge Opposes Firm's Bid To Halt Timeshare Co.'s 'Sham' Suit
• Law360's Glass Ceiling Report: What You Need To Know
• Airport Shops Operator Sued Over Employee Info Data Breach
• DoorDash, Grubhub, Uber Eats Sue To Block NYC's Fee Caps
• Ritz-Carlton, Quality Inn Fight For Virus Coverage At 7th Circ.
• 9/11 Terrorist Attack Suits Left Mark On Insurance Industry
• Workers Say Fogo De Chao Is Bullying Them Out Of Suing
• 3 Major Biometric Privacy Arguments To Watch This Month
• Fraud Enforcement Risk Mitigation Steps For PPP Lenders
• Brafman On Depo List In Atty's Fee Beef With Billionaire
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Craigslist Dismissed In Calif. Hotel Sex-Trafficking Case
• Judge OKs $2.4M Deal For Fla. Students In COVID Tuition Suit
• Insurer Needn't Defend Motel In Sex-Trafficking Suit
• 'Avalanche' Of Virus Cases Favors Insurers, Judge Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Chetrit, Sixpenny, Pebb Capital
• Golden Corral Served Defeat In COVID-19 Coverage Dispute
• Lessons In Crisis Lawyering 20 Years After 9/11
• 3 Firms Guide 888's £2.2B Bet On William Hill International
• Insurers Prevail In 4 COVID-19 Coverage Suits In Oregon
• Grubhub Must Face Investors' Claims That Execs Hid Info
• Insurer Says Tour Boat's Lack Of Waiver Dooms Coverage Bid
• Bill Gates' Firm Ups Four Seasons Stake In $2.2B Deal
• Sonic Won't Escape Trial In Data Breach Class Action
• Hotel Owner Gets Glimmer Of Hope In Virus Coverage Fight
• Restaurants Say Erie's Coordination Plan Unfair To Plaintiffs
• Holmes' Fraud Trial Openings Draw Crowds, Look-Alikes
• Texas Tells Justices Feds Wrongly Interpret Law In Bingo Suit
• Ill. Wendy's Owner Pays $5.85M To End Biometric Privacy Suit
• Yavapai Prescott Tribe Can't Block Ariz. Sports Betting Law
• Cincinnati Can't Shake Virus Coverage Suit, Restaurant Says
• Chicago Eateries Hit 15 Insurers With Pandemic Loss Suit
• NLRB Asks 9th Circ. To Nix Las Vegas Casino Workers' Ouster
• Royal Caribbean Says Worker's Suit Must Be Arbitrated
• Businessman Drops Appeal Of $32.5M Vt. Resort Investor Deal
• Insurer's Win Preserved In Distillery TM Suit Coverage Fight
• Loss Of Use Backs Venue's Virus Coverage Suit, 4th Circ. Told
• State Farm Wins COVID-19 Class Cert. Fight In 4th Circ.
• Snoqualmie Tribe Wins COVID-19 Insurance Claim For Casino
• Ga. Biz Aims To Ax Hotel Claim Over 'Super-Spreader' Event
• Calif. Says Biz Groups Undercut Their Own Suit Against AB 5
• Greenberg Traurig Nabs 3 New Hires Amid Major Expansion
• CMBS Issuance On The Rise, But Questions Remain
• Zurich American Must Face Hotelier's Virus Coverage Suit
• ECJ Orders State Aid Review Of German Racetrack Sale
• Wash. Tribal Casinos Get DOI Go-Ahead For Sports Betting
• 5th Circ. Revives Baccarat Dealer's Hostile Workplace Claim
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Hand Hospitality, Pensam
• Home Depot Fights Workers' Bid For Early Win In $140M Suit
• What Attorneys Should Know About 'Ghost Kitchen' Clients
• Waiver Eyed As Excess Insurers Seek To Duck NJ Virus Suit
• Why Structured Data Is Increasingly Important To Your Case
• Texas Tribe's E-Bingo Center Is Lawful, Judge Rules
• Zurich Beats Fla. Event Venue's COVID-19 Coverage Bid
• 9th Circ. Revives ADA Suit Over Mariners' Ballpark Sightlines
• Laos Says Businessman Can't Duck $3.7M Award Over Casino
• Real Estate Rumors: Miami Beach Project, Mack, Melo
• DOJ Gets Time At 11th Circ. For Burger King No-Poach Appeal
• Embracing ESG: AIG Counsel Talks SEC Risk Alert
• 6 Firms Jockey To Lead DraftKings Investors' Merger Row