Hospitality

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Latest News in Hospitality

  • March 31, 2026

    Del. Judge Won't Nix $60M Casablanca Hotel Award Case

    A Delaware federal court rejected an investor's bid to escape litigation aimed at enforcing a $60 million arbitral award favoring the current owner of the Royal Mansour Hotel in Casablanca, pointing to a Third Circuit decision that reversed an earlier ruling by the lower court.

  • March 31, 2026

    11th Circ. Says Hotels Must Face Jury On Trafficking Claims

    Property owners don't need to have specific knowledge of a sex trafficking victim's exploitation to be complicit in their forced prostitution, the Eleventh Circuit ruled, in the process reviving claims against two Atlanta-area hotels where three teenage girls were allegedly forced into sex work.

  • March 31, 2026

    Luxury Hotels, Amadeus Escape Info Exchange Case

    An Illinois federal court Tuesday tossed a proposed class action from guests accusing luxury hotel chains of using software provided by Amadeus IT Group to exchange future occupancy information, finding that exchanging information on its own does not violate antitrust law.

  • March 30, 2026

    Expedia Looks To Escape Suit Over Carbon Monoxide Deaths

    Expedia has sought to escape a suit over the carbon monoxide poisoning deaths of three young women at a Belize resort allegedly due to a poorly installed water heater, telling a Massachusetts federal court it had no duty to warn customers about potential dangers at the hotels listed on its website.

  • March 30, 2026

    Fla. Gov. OKs Land Use Bill Despite Miami Beach Resort Fight

    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that imposes a variety of preemptions over local governments' land use review powers, potentially teeing up a fight with Miami Beach over a contentious proposal that could pave the way for a resort water park project that faces steep opposition. 

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  • AGENCIES
  • Internal Revenue Service
  • U.S. Department of Justice
  • U.S. Department of Labor
  • National Labor Relations Board
  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • International hospitality regulators
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  • Developments at state gaming commissions
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  • Immigration actions
  • Public health and safety enforcement
  • Merger reviews
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  • Data breach actions
  • Labor and employment disputes
  • Mass torts
  • Product liability and personal injury suits
  • Shareholder disputes
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  • Bankruptcy proceedings
  • TRANSACTIONS
  • Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
  • Franchise and management agreements
  • Hospitality project finance and real estate deals
  • Brand conversions for luxury properties
  • Securities sales backed by hotel mortgages
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
  • Profiles of hospitality practices

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