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Latest News in Hospitality

  • August 26, 2026

    Eric Adams' Onetime Aide Says Feds' Bribery Rap Is Too Thin

    A former chief of staff to ex-New York Mayor Eric Adams told a federal judge Tuesday that prosecutors' claims that a hotel owner secured a $6.8 million migrant housing contract by papering City Hall with bribes is woefully short on detail, and the government should be ordered to flesh it out.

  • August 26, 2026

    11th Circ. Vacates $10.25M Verdict Over Carnival Assault

    The Eleventh Circuit has vacated a $10.25 million judgment against Carnival Corp. and ordered a new trial on a passenger's suit claiming she was held in a storage closet onboard a cruise ship and was sexually assaulted by a crew member.

  • August 26, 2026

    Carnival Hit With Suit Over Alleged Rape By Crew Member

    Carnival Corp. is accused of enabling a cruise ship bartender's sexual assault of a passenger in her stateroom by failing to properly respond to a foreseeable pattern of crew-on-passenger sexual assaults, according to a suit filed Wednesday in Florida federal court.

  • August 26, 2026

    'A Bad Argument': Southwest's Filing In FMLA Suit Irks Judge

    A California federal judge on Wednesday criticized counsel representing Southwest Airlines in a certified employment class action for filing an untimely and overbroad motion, saying Southwest's attorney was making "a bad argument" and telling counsel, "You guys should not have done that."

  • August 26, 2026

    3rd Circ. Hotel Ruling Flags Key Issues In Dynamic Pricing

    The Third Circuit's recent decision in Cornish-Adebiyi v. Caesars Entertainment relies on allegations that competitors used nonpublic data to set real-time rates considered exorbitant, highlighting both the potential risks and substantial benefits of utilizing emerging technologies, say attorneys at Baker McKenzie.

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