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Latest News in Hospitality

  • September 18, 2026

    How Bifurcation And Verdict Forms Can Sway Jury Outcomes

    The bifurcated trial structure used in a Nevada personal injury case — where the jury recently awarded the plaintiff more than $56 million — highlights a strategic option that litigators often overlook and raises considerations about the potential advantage of carefully assembled verdict forms, says litigation consultant Clint Townson.

  • September 18, 2026

    Mall, Gift Card Cos. Can Get Fees In Payment IP Suit

    Shopping mall owner Simon Property Group and gift card company Blackhawk Network are entitled to fees from a patent-holding company after that company pursued an unreasonable infringement case over a card payment patent, a Texas federal magistrate judge has found.

  • September 18, 2026

    Fontainebleau Wins Case-Ending Sanctions In Rabbi Fight

    A Florida federal judge on Thursday issued case-ending sanctions against a rabbi for violating a gag order in the Fontainebleau Miami Beach's defamation suit against him, ruling that severe sanctions were necessary after repeated violations of the order.

  • September 17, 2026

    9th Circ. Revives Laos' $5M Enforcement Bid In Casino Case

    The Ninth Circuit on Thursday revived the government of Laos' bid to enforce some $5 million in arbitral awards against an entrepreneur who was not party to an underlying arbitration stemming from an ill-fated casino venture, saying a lower court should have taken a closer look at the government's arguments.

  • September 17, 2026

    Starbucks Settles Fla. AG's 'Race-Based Quota' DEI Claims

    Starbucks Corp. has agreed not to use race- or sex-based goals in hiring and promoting its employees and to not "participate in any organizations that require increasing the racial diversity of its board of directors" as part of a settlement with Florida's attorney general, according to an announcement made Thursday.

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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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  • Judges and court staff across the U.S.
  • Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
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