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February 14, 2024
Insurer Wants Out Of Covering SC Club Shooting
A Nationwide unit has told a South Carolina federal court it doesn't have to defend a nightclub operator against a former patron's negligence suit, arguing that an assault and battery exclusion in its liquor liability policy bars coverage for the claimant's shooting-related injuries.
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February 14, 2024
Hospitality Cos. Seek To Sink Trafficking Survivor's Suit
Choice Hotels International Inc., Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc. and other hotel companies are urging an Ohio federal judge to end a suit from a sex trafficking survivor alleging they allowed crimes against her to continue, with Choice Hotels eyeing dismissal and the other defendants seeking early wins.
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February 13, 2024
Hilton And Franchisee Defeat NC Sex Trafficking Suit
A North Carolina federal judge on Tuesday threw out a suit by an anonymous accuser who says she was the victim of sex trafficking at a Hampton Inn, finding she did not allege in her complaint any wrongdoing under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act by the hotel's franchisee and its Hilton franchisor.
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February 13, 2024
Wyndham Gets Default Win In Timeshare Exit Suit
A Florida federal judge has granted Wyndham Vacation Ownership Inc. a default victory in its lawsuit accusing multiple companies of levying unnecessary fees to help customers exit their timeshares, after adopting a magistrate's report and recommendation when one company failed to respond.
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February 13, 2024
Insurer Can't Toss Claims As Sanctions In Hotel Fire Suit
A Colorado federal judge has rejected an insurer's request to toss a construction contractor's counterclaims as sanctions for discovery failures in a dispute over a $3 million hotel fire, with the judge finding no problems with a magistrate judge's decision to instead award attorney fees and costs.
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February 13, 2024
Fla. Casinos Ask Justices To Undo Seminole Gaming Compact
Two Florida casino operators are asking the Supreme Court to reverse a lower federal court's decision that said a compact allowing online sports betting off tribal lands between the Sunshine State and the Seminole Tribe is lawful, arguing that the outcome of the case could set a nationwide precedent as an end-run around state and federal limitations in the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
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February 13, 2024
Restaurants Trying To Derail Chicken Deals, 7th Circ. Told
Direct broiler chicken purchasers who've inked nearly $285 million in price-fixing settlements blasted Boston Market and other restaurants' attempts to stop an $8 million deal from Simmons Foods, telling the Seventh Circuit the companies are trying to illegally unwind a strategic mistake.
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February 13, 2024
Colo. Justice Says Something 'Wrong' With Ski Lift Waivers
A Colorado Supreme Court justice appeared unsettled on Monday by a ski resort's argument that it could free itself from most liability by requiring guests to sign waivers before riding a ski lift, saying the industry seems to be subverting the will of state lawmakers.
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February 13, 2024
Hotel Rental Co. Hid Litigation And Failed Deal, Suit Says
Real estate company LuxUrban Hotels has been hit with a proposed class action alleging it lied about a 25-year deal with the Royalton Hotel in New York and multiple lawsuits over unpaid rent, which it says caused shares to decline after a short-seller report disclosed the issues.
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February 13, 2024
Starbucks Made Statements With Actual Malice, Union Says
Workers United accused Starbucks of posting statements with actual malice that relate to the union's now-deleted tweet saying "Solidarity with Palestine," telling a Pennsylvania federal court that the coffee chain implied that the union "committed a felony."
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February 13, 2024
NY Court Refuses To Toss E. Coli Suit Against Salad Chain
A New York appellate panel on Tuesday refused to toss a suit seeking to hold Chopt Creative Salad Co. LLC liable for a woman's E. coli food poisoning, allegedly due to eating contaminated spinach in a sandwich, saying that she had shown sufficient testimony and tests to go to trial.
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February 13, 2024
ESPN Bet To Launch In NY After Sports Betting Licenses Deal
Penn Entertainment Inc. revealed Tuesday that it is acquiring New York mobile sports wagering licenses from Kirkland & Ellis LLP-advised Wynn Interactive Holdings for $25 million, allowing the entertainment giant to launch ESPN Bet in the state.
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February 13, 2024
Ex-DraftKings Exec's Attys Seek $310K For Court Pingpong
Lawyers for a former DraftKings Inc. executive who recently defected to rival Fanatics are seeking more than $310,000 in attorney fees, arguing the amount is reasonable and would cover their work for two "objectively unreasonable" removals of the case to federal court by DraftKings, behavior they called "disturbing litigation conduct."
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February 13, 2024
Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
A pizza chain, an energy company, a medical-device maker and a Manila casino were all hit with book-and-record demands last week in Delaware's Court of Chancery. A shoe company also walked away from a shareholder suit, two cryptocurrency companies tallied the costs of a broken merger, and three cigarette giants argued over Florida settlement payments.
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February 13, 2024
Insurer Says Fire Co. Owes $3.7M For Hotel Water Damage
A fire protection and security services company must pay more than $3.7 million for water damage at an Ohio hotel, a Liberty Mutual unit told an Ohio federal court, arguing that the damage was caused by the company's negligence in maintaining a fire sprinkler system.
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February 12, 2024
Justices Asked To Ignore 'Unremarkable' McDonald's Ruling
Former McDonald's workers urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to review the hamburger chain's appeal of a Seventh Circuit ruling reviving a proposed class action targeting the company's since-discontinued franchise agreement's no-poach provisions.
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February 12, 2024
Activists Ask Justices To Reverse Calif. Tribal Casino Approval
An anti-casino advocacy group has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Ninth Circuit decision that upholds the dismissal of its suit, claiming the federal government erred when finding that the Ione Band of Miwok Indians is eligible to open a casino in California.
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February 12, 2024
Judge Amends Camp Operator's $1M Surety Bond Order
A federal district judge has agreed to modify a Montana campground operator's $1 million surety bond stay order pending an appeal to the Ninth Circuit, saying the company's proposed substitution of its projected net income for 2024 raises questions about its reported principal income.
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February 12, 2024
Customer Can Sue Closed Bowling Alley For Slip-And-Fall
A Michigan appeals court won't spare the former operator of a Detroit-area bowling alley from a man's slip-and-fall lawsuit, saying she missed her opportunity to shutter her companies in such a way as to shorten the window when civil liability claims could be filed.
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February 09, 2024
2 Women Get $24.5M Award In Philly Motel Trafficking Claims
An arbitrator has awarded $24.5 million to two women forced into prostitution as teenagers at the Philadelphia motel where they were subject to human trafficking, their lawyers said Friday, which the motel's owner will have to pay.
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February 09, 2024
Fla. Judge Won't Halt Alleged 'Payback' By Miami Official
A Florida federal judge on Friday declined to issue an injunction against a Miami city commissioner who's accused of continuing his campaign of retaliation against two business owners despite a $63.5 million judgment against him for the same conduct, saying the proposed order is too vague.
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February 09, 2024
DC Circ. Mulls NLRB Finding That Starbucks Broke Labor Law
The D.C. Circuit seemed split Friday morning on whether Starbucks had stepped on labor law by barring a worker from passing out pro-union pins on the store floor during company time, which the manager said included paid breaks.
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February 09, 2024
Insurer Settles $1.7M Fluorescent Sign Fire Damage Suit
United Fire & Casualty Co. reached a settlement in its $1.7 million suit against a Texas sign-making company, resolving its bid to recover funds paid to a bed and breakfast after a fluorescent sign caught fire and damaged the property.
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February 09, 2024
11th Circ. Won't Restore Sex Trafficking Suit Against Ga. Hotel
The Eleventh Circuit on Friday rejected a woman's attempt to revive her lawsuit claiming that a Georgia hotel owner knowingly benefited from years of her forced prostitution, ruling there wasn't enough evidence to show the company took part in sex trafficking.
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February 09, 2024
Texas Hilton Hotel Tells DOJ It Will Comply With ADA
An Austin, Texas, hotel has inked an agreement with the federal government to train its staff to provide equal services to guests after a disabled woman complained about her alleged treatment to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Expert Analysis
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Tips For In-House Legal Leaders In A Challenging Economy
Amid today's economic and geopolitical uncertainty, in-house legal teams are running lean and facing increased scrutiny and unique issues, but can step up and find innovative ways to manage outcomes and capitalize on good business opportunities, says Tim Parilla at LinkSquares.
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What Associates Need To Know Before Switching Law Firms
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
The days of staying at the same firm for the duration of one's career are mostly a thing of the past as lateral moves by lawyers are commonplace, but there are several obstacles that associates should consider before making a move, say attorneys at HWG.
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A Case For Sharing Mediation Statements With Counterparties
In light of a potential growing mediation trend of only submitting statements to the mediator, litigants should think critically about the pros and cons of exchanging statements with opposing parties as it could boost the chances of reaching a settlement, says Arthur Eidelhoch at Eidelhoch Mediation.
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Calif. Independent Contractor Lessons From Grubhub Suit
California courts have been creating little in the way of clarity when it comes to the employment status of gig workers — and a recent federal court decision in Lawson v. Grubhub illustrates how status may change with the winds of litigation, offering four takeaways for businesses that rely on delivery drivers, say Esra Hudson and Marah Bragdon at Manatt.
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EB-5 Reform Continues To Weigh Heavily On Participants
Recent U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services guidance helps clarify aspects of the 2022 EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act, which increased oversight of EB-5 regional centers, but does not end the industry's continuing state of uncertainty, says Robert Divine at Baker Donelson.
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3 Key Areas Where Fintech And Sports Gaming Intersect
Sports gaming operators cannot produce reliable and efficient products without the full participation and support of their fintech vendors and suppliers, so firms in both industries should follow developments and changing regulation in the arena, including state expansion of crypto-funded wagering and advancements in payment processing, say attorneys at Nelson Mullins.
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Preparing For Legal Scrutiny Of Data Retention Policies
Two recent cases involving Google and Meta should serve as a call to action for companies to ensure their data retention policies are updated and properly implemented to the degree of being able to withstand judicial scrutiny, especially as more data is generated by emerging technologies, say Jack Kallus and Labeed Choudhry at Kaufman Dolowich.
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Defending Against Fail-Safe Classes With Rule 23
The D.C. Circuit's recent decision in the case of White that there is no stand-alone rule against fail-safe classes deepens an existing circuit split — but defendants can still effectively attack fail-safe class definitions via different procedural arguments based in Rule 23, say Jeffrey Huberman and Andrew Soukup at Covington.
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Opinion
Attorneys Should Have An Ethical Duty To Advance DEI
National and state bar associations are encouraging attorneys to apply diversity, equity and inclusion practices in the legal profession and beyond, and these associations should take it one step further by formally recognizing ethical duties for attorneys to promote DEI, which could better the legal profession and society, says Elena Mitchell at Moore & Van Allen.
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Data-Driven Insights Are Key To Attracting Today's Clients
As law firm growth slows and competition for clients increases, modern firms must rely on robust data analytics to develop the sector-based expertise and industry insights that clients increasingly prioritize in relationships with counsel, says Lavinia Calvert at Intapp.
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Ghosting In BigLaw: Why Better Feedback Habits Are Needed
Not giving assignments or constructive criticism to junior associates can significantly affect their performance and hours, potentially leading them to leave the firm, but partners can prevent this by asking the right questions and creating a culture of feedback, says Rachel Patterson at Orrick.
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Rebuttal
Law Needs A Balance Between Humanism And Formalism
A recent Law360 guest article rightly questions the pretextual pseudo-originalism that permits ideology to masquerade as judicial philosophy, but the cure would kill the patient because directness, simplicity and humanness are achievable without renouncing form or sacrificing stare decisis, says Vanessa Kubota at the Arizona Court of Appeals.
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Short Message Data Challenges In E-Discovery
As short message platforms increasingly dominate work environments, lawyers face multiple programs, different communication styles and emoji in e-discovery, so they must consider new strategies to adapt their processes, says Cristin Traylor at Relativity.
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How Unions Could Stem Possible Wave Of Calif. PAGA Claims
Should the California Supreme Court hold in Adolph v. Uber that the nonindividual portions of Private Attorneys General Act claims survive even after individual claims go to arbitration, employers and unions could both leverage the holding in Oswald v. Murray to stifle the resurgence in representative suits, say attorneys at Greenberg Traurig.
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Opinion
Thomas Report Is Final Straw — High Court Needs Ethics Code
As a recent report on Justice Clarence Thomas' ongoing conflicts of interest makes evident, Supreme Court justices should be subject to an enforceable and binding code of ethics — like all other federal judges — to maintain the credibility of the institution, says Erica Salmon Byrne at Ethisphere.