Hospitality Archive » May, 2023

Hospitality - May, 2023

207 articles

• Berkeley Asks Full 9th Circ. To Review Natural Gas Install Ban
• Chancery Again Pauses Fat Brands Shareholder Suit
• Hotel Coverage Didn't Transfer To New Owner, 9th Circ. Rules
• Eatery's Virus Loss Args No Secret Recipe, Calif. Panel Says
• Mobile-Order Patent Blitz Hits Starbucks, Taco Bell And Others
• Georgia Restaurant Can't Escape Ex-Chef's Wage-And-OT Suit
• UK Betting Giant May Face Large Penalty From HMRC Probe
• Michigan High Court Tees Up Eateries' COVID Appeal
• Real Estate Rumors: E11even, Rihanna, Greenspoon Marder
• Atty Trashed Time Records, Spa Says In $1.15M Fee Fight
• Strip Club Loses Attempt To Sink BIPA Coverage Suit
• Wash. Justice Suggest Limits To Nuisance Standing
• Grubhub, Uber Eats Ask 2nd Circ. For Antitrust Arbitration
• TTAB Sets New Precedents Over Hotel Building Designs
• Zoup Cheats Customers Out Of Soup, Suit Says
• Colo. Ski Resort Claims Metro District Collects Illegal Fees
• Insurer Sues Fire Suppression Co. Over $5M Kitchen Fire
• Duck Boat Captain Gets Indictment Tossed At 8th Circ.
• Carnival Rips Cruise Software Biz's Bid To Hire Firm In Ch. 11
• Crown Resorts Fined $293M For Enabling Money Laundering
• Job Seeker Fights Pa. Hotel In Suit Over Methadone Treatment
• Feds Seek 6-Month Stay Of Fat Brands Looting Suit In Del.
• Restaurant Software Co. Brass Face Suit Over Sunken Deal
• Hilton Avoids Dismissal Of Nev. COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Some Client Speculations On AI And The Law Firm Biz Model
• Apparel Co. Loses Defense Bid Over Royalty Fight
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Trafficking Ruling Offers Liability Lessons For Hospitality Cos.
• Disney Fights DeSantis' Bid To DQ Chief Judge
• Jamul Descendants Want Cemetery Suit Back In Calif. Court
• Conditional Cert. Recommended For Dancers In Wage Suit
• Pittsburgh Agency Seeks Redo In 'Airmall' Termination Suit
• Calif. Restaurant Owners Lied To Get COVID Funds, Feds Say
• Plaintiff Swap Won't Prejudice Insurer In Suit, Court Told
• Chick-Fil-A Worker Says Franchisee Can't Ax OT Suit
• Texas Sues Hilton Over Mandatory But Hidden 'Resort Fees'
• Tribes Urge 10th Circ. To Undo Online Lotto Exclusivity Ruling
• Orbitz Can Reduce Possible Judgment With Havas Settlement In Sex Harassment Suit
• Troubled Hotel Properties On Shaky Ground As Debt Matures
• Billionaire Bros. Owed $19.5M For Russian Poultry Farm Loan
• On Deck In JPML: FTX, Cheer Abuse, T-Mobile
• Hotel Companies Hit With Another Trafficking Liability Suit
• Texas Billionaire Wants Bathroom Attendants' Wage Suit Killed
• MSG Sues Verizon For Records From 'Sham' Liquor Agency Probe
• Animal Activists Ax LA Stadium Ejection Suit Ahead Of Trial
• Fla. Resort Made $46M Hurricane Claim Too Late, Insurers Say
• Hotels Sue NY Counties Over Bans On Refugee Hosting
• NYC Applebee's Operator Agrees To Pay $3M In Wage Suit
• Tribe Urges 9th Circ. To Revive Casino Contractor Pay Dispute
• Real Estate Rumors: Lidl, Borstein, Cantor Fitzgerald
• Mich. Program Wants Miller Canfield DQ'd From Zoning Suit
• A Lawyer's Guide To Approaching Digital Assets In Discovery
• Barclay Damon Adds Ex-Helbraun Levey Managing Atty In NY
• BIA Must Deliver Emails In Tribal Lease Suit, Mont. Judge Says
• Calif. Justices Back Broad Labor Whistleblower Protections
• Starbucks Execs Seek To Exit Investor's Diversity Policy Row
• Equinox Rips 'Unconscionable' $11.3M Verdict In Bias Trial
• DC Circ. Won't Rehear Hilton Workers' ERISA Cert. Revival
• High Court's Ethics Statement Places Justices Above The Law
• Assessing The Reach Of 9th Circuit's Natural Gas Ruling
• 9th Circ. Sides With Zurich In Hyatt's Virus Coverage Appeal
• Feds Seek 2 Years For Father, Son Cheesesteak Shop Owners
• 7th Circ. Says TCPA Defendant Owes Extra Class Notice Costs
• DeSantis Wants Chief Judge DQ'd In Fight With Disney
• Catholic Church Sued Over Calif. Tribe's Casino Expansion
• Private Equity Firm Takes $11M Restaurant Row To 3rd Circ.
• Rival Wants 2nd Circ. To Void Viking's Mississippi Cruise Deal
• Subway Customer Rejects Sanctions Bid In Tuna Suit
• 9th Circ. Hands Hotel Cos. Losses In 2 Virus Coverage Suits
• Pa. Panel Won't Revive Suit After No-Show Over COVID Fear
• 2nd Circ. Backs Club's Win In Models' Photo Suit
• Ski Operator Wants Rival's Docs To Fight NY Antitrust Case
• Roosevelt Hotel Reopens To Migrants, Ending Union Litigation
• Qdoba Denied Stay In COVID-19 Coverage Appeal
• Zurich Escapes RI Hotelier's Virus Coverage Suit
• Time For Law Schools To Rethink Unsung Role Of Adjuncts
• NAACP Compares Migrant Flights To 'Reverse Freedom Rides'
• Gambling Opponents Alter Suit Over Calif. Gaming Compact
• Fla. Man Awarded $7.8M After Fall In Burger King Bathroom
• Disney Kills New Florida Office Campus Amid DeSantis Feud
• NFL Must Produce YouTube Deal Docs In 'Sunday Ticket' Suit
• Philly Hotel's Scheduling Was Unreliable, Housekeepers Say
• Seattle Red Roof Inn Hit With Sex Trafficking Survivor Suit
• Ex-Host Says NYC Eatery Fired Him For Complaint About Bias
• Investors Will See Emails In EB-5 Fraud Suit, With Conditions
• Hot Tub Water Not For Bodily Consumption, Insurer Says
• Wash. Fines Airbnb $20K For Acting As Unauthorized Insurer
• Good Faith Buyer Lessons From 5th Circ. Bankruptcy Ruling
• Disney Says DeSantis-Appointed Board's Suit is 'Pointless'
• $30M Debt Suit Stayed As Detroit Hotel Goes On Sale
• Tips For In-House Legal Leaders In A Challenging Economy
• New Fat Brands Committee Seeks Pause Of Chancery Suit
• Texas Targets Hyatt And Marriott For Unfair 'Resort Fees'
• Taco Bell Seeks To Free 'Taco Tuesday' TM For Everyone
• Idaho Judge To Hear Tribe's Remand Effort Before Atty DQ Bid
• New HOA Covenants Can't Bar Vacation Rentals In Wash.
• Equinox Hit With $11.3M Verdict In Employee Bias Trial
• Danish Radisson Unit Missed Chance To Challenge Arbitration
• Real Estate Rumors: Marc Realty, Kearny, Tom Ford
• Fla. Travelodge Sues Insurer Over $1M Coverage Denial
• Chippendales Files TM Suit Against Founder's Supposed Son
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• 2nd Circ. Revives NY Casino Buffet Staff's Abrupt Closure Suit
• 11th Circ. Sends Theater Co.'s Cruise Line Suit To Fla. Court
• Debtor Linked To Billionaire Says AIG Tried To Cancel Policies
• Ohio Mexican Restaurant Chain Hit With Minimum Wage Suit
• Aramark Sports Settles Temp Worker Injury Coverage Dispute
• What Associates Need To Know Before Switching Law Firms
• Justices Enter Fight Over Trump's Old Post Office Lease
• NFL 'Sunday Ticket' Buyers Search Terms Ruled Too Complex
• Laos Seeks OK On 3 Arbitral Awards Over Gambling Venture
• Campsite Wants More Time For Discovery In Tribal Lease Row
• Celebrity Cruises Says Storing Body In Cooler Not Misconduct
• Carnival Denied New Trial On $10.2M Sexual Assault Verdict
• Tax-Evading Doughnut Shop Owner Wants No Prison Term
• A Case For Sharing Mediation Statements With Counterparties
• DOJ Faces Uphill Battle After Nixed 'Varsity Blues' Convictions
• Insurer Says Texas Hotels Not Covered In Sex Trafficking Suit
• An 'Unforced Error': How A 'Varsity Blues' Win Unraveled
• DeSantis Can't Escape Suit In Mass., Asylum-Seekers Say
• Fla. Hotel Cuts Deal With 1 Insurer In $36M Irma Damage Suit
• Calif. Independent Contractor Lessons From Grubhub Suit
• Ill. Revenue Dept. Must Release Tax Returns, Judge Rules
• Burford Says Sysco Wrong On The Law In Injunction Fight
• Oregon Justices Decline To Hear Virus Coverage Question
• Texas Fitness Center's Ex-Landlord Wins $1.89M In Lease Row
• Investors Say Movie Tycoon Owes Them $161K In Fees
• Guests Say Algorithm Unfairly Fixes Atlantic City Room Rates
• EB-5 Reform Continues To Weigh Heavily On Participants
• 1st Circ. Overturns Parents' 'Varsity Blues' Fraud Convictions
• 3 Key Areas Where Fintech And Sports Gaming Intersect
• Ex-Cay Clubs Exec Loses Bid For Retrial On Fraud Charges
• Mich. Town Gets Pot License Challenge Thrown Out
• Preparing For Legal Scrutiny Of Data Retention Policies
• Tenn. Restaurateurs Cop To Hiring Undocumented Workers
• Appeals Panel Says Pa. Airport Can't Evict Concessionaire
• Mich. Tribe Wants DC Circ. To Approve Casino Land Request
• SeaWorld Gets COVID Severance Suit Kicked To Arbitration
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Union's Bid To Nix Starbucks Subpoenas
• IHOP Owner Wouldn't Let Cook Go To Church, EEOC Says
• 2nd Circ. Wary Of Roosevelt Hotel's Union Disclosure Defense
• Wash. Panel Reopens Covenant Suit Over Airbnb Rental
• Bally's Files Confidential IPO Plans For Chicago Casino
• Law360's 2023 Hospitality Editorial Advisory Board
• Defending Against Fail-Safe Classes With Rule 23
• MSG Loses Bid To Avoid Doc Production In Atty Ban Probe
• Meat Co.'s Beef With Pittsburgh Steelers' Stadium Squashed
• Feds Lose Bid To Rethink Bay Area Casino Ruling
• Marriott Beats Suit Claiming It Fired Worker For BLM Posts
• NJ Atty Hit With Sanctions For Ignoring Discovery
• 9th Circ. To Hear Dispute Over Calif. Tribal Casino In July
• Enterprise To Pay $505K To End Ill. Workers' BIPA Claims
• Change-Skimming Suit Against Caesars Gets Tossed
• Dead Woman's Father Can't Sue, Hotel And In-Laws Say
• 5th Circ. Rejects La. Hotel Co.'s COVID-19 Coverage Appeal
• Attorneys Should Have An Ethical Duty To Advance DEI
• Newsom Denies Validity Of Calif. Tribe's Gaming Compact Suit
• New Florida Law Lets Board Nix Disney Development Deals
• Insurer Awaits Final Judgment After Jury Win In COVID Case
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Calif. Ski Lodges' COVID Closure Suit
• No Injury Suit Coverage For Secret Nightclub, Insurer Says
• Subway Seeks Sanctions For Customer's Atty In Tuna Suit
• Wordy Briefs Ousted From NC Mismanagement Melee
• Popeyes Patron Dished Up Fried Mouse Suit To Wrong Party
• Qdoba Appeals COVID-19 Coverage Loss, Asks For Stay
• Data-Driven Insights Are Key To Attracting Today's Clients
• Oakley's Injury Suit Against MSG Revived Again By 2nd Circ.
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Kirkland, Fried
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Large Hardee's Franchisee Hits Ch. 11 With Plan To Sell
• Arson Survivors Sue Seattle Motel Owner For Negligence
• Drivers Hit Jimmy John's Franchisee With Unpaid Wage Suit
• SeaWorld Can't Use Loophole To End Texas Drowning Suit
• NLRB Judge Orders Starbucks To Rehire 5 Of 'Memphis 7'
• Sysco Says It's Owed Full Control Of Price-Fixing Claims
• Liberty Mutual Drops Coverage Suit Over Trafficking Claims
• Suit Says Restaurant Shirking Share Of Pittsburgh Food Hall
• Kochava Escapes FTC Data Privacy Suit, For Now
• Alabama Baseball Coach Fired Days After Ohio Betting Ban
• Spanish IT Provider Asks Court To Confirm $14M Award
• Split 8th Circ. Backs Sheraton In Guest's Race Bias Suit
• Commission Calls Out Apache Tribe Of Okla. For IGRA Abuses
• Insurer Owes $2M For Uri Storm Damage, Texas Hotel Says
• Retail Worker Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Data Breach Suit
• 'Y'all Do Different Stuff,' Judge Says In $48M Trademark Feud
• Insurer Asks Appeals Court To Review Wind Damage Case
• Evangelical Group Can't File Amicus In DeSantis Migrant Suit
• Olive Garden Parent Co. Buying Ruth's Chris In $715M Deal
• 11th Circ. Backs Inn's Nuisance Label After Several Overdoses
• Ghosting In BigLaw: Why Better Feedback Habits Are Needed
• Little Caesars Fights Class Certification Bid In BIPA Suit
• Mich. Panel: COVID Restrictions Challenge May Be Moot
• Cruise Software Co. Gets OK To Tap $2M In Ch. 11 Financing
• Ohio Bans Betting On University Of Alabama Baseball
• Insurer Freed From Covering Mich. Eatery Over Fatal Shooting
• Texas Resort Not At Fault In Woman's Fall From Horse
• 'Problem Gambler' Says BetMGM Pushed Him To Keep Betting
• Meat Co. Trims Its Exclusivity Beef With Steelers' Stadium
• Seattle Zookeeper Punished Over Diversity Protest, Suit Says
• Kansas Lawmakers Say Tribe Can Now Offer Sports Betting
• SEC Accuses Colorado Man of $1M Promissory Note Fraud
• Hyatt To Pay $1M To End Seattle Workers' Unpaid Wages Suit
• DeSantis-Appointed Board Sues Disney As Feud Stays Hot
• Marriott Operator Can't Get Coverage For Virus Losses
• Chick-Fil-A Urges Arbitration In Data Hack Suit
• Law Needs A Balance Between Humanism And Formalism
• Cruise Software Co. Hits Ch. 11 After Patent Loss To Carnival