Hospitality

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Latest News in Hospitality

  • November 10, 2026

    App Says Ex-Engineer Stole Secrets, Used AI To Plan Move

    Members-only hospitality platform Dorsia alleged Tuesday in New York state court that its former senior engineer used a company-paid Anthropic Claude account to strategize his departure to join rival startup Rumor and ignored the chatbot's warnings that he'd be "toast" if he brought Dorsia's confidential information with him.

  • November 10, 2026

    Ex-NBA Player, Longtime Atty Settle Legal Malpractice Suit

    Former NBA player Chris "Birdman" Andersen and an attorney whom he claimed failed to protect his intellectual property in a documentary film deal about his life and ruined his in-laws' crepe business have settled the legal malpractice lawsuit, a joint notice filed Tuesday in Colorado state court shows.

  • November 10, 2026

    NC Sports Bar Urges 4th Circ. To End Ex-Manager's Appeal

    A North Carolina sports bar and its owner asked the Fourth Circuit to axe a former manager's bid to revive claims over profit sharing, emotional distress and unpaid wages, arguing that she failed to offer evidence that the business actually earned profits she was entitled to share.

  • November 06, 2026

    Blank Rome Partner, Hotel Founder Disputes $15.6M Tax Bill

    A Blank Rome LLP partner who founded a luxury boutique hotel in Italy told the U.S. Tax Court the IRS improperly determined he owes roughly $15.6 million in taxes and penalties, disputing the agency's assertion that his hotel operations didn't qualify as a business for purposes of claiming expenses.

  • November 05, 2026

    Kartri Infringed Curtain Patents But Not Willfully, Judge Rules

    A New York federal judge on Thursday let stand a ruling that a shower curtain distributor infringed patents for hookless curtains, but determined that the infringement was not willful and cleared the curtains' manufacturer of infringement, more than a year after the Federal Circuit overturned a $4 million judgment against them.

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Areas of Coverage

  • 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
  • POLICY & REGULATION
  • Legislation and regulation affecting gaming and gambling companies
  • Developments at state gaming commissions
  • ENFORCEMENT
  • Food and beverage recalls
  • Gaming enforcement actions
  • Immigration actions
  • Public health and safety enforcement
  • Merger reviews
  • LITIGATION
  • Breach of contract suits
  • Data breach actions
  • Labor and employment disputes
  • Mass torts
  • Product liability and personal injury suits
  • Shareholder disputes
  • Trademark suits
  • 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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