Hospitality

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Latest News in Hospitality

  • November 21, 2025

    IP Notebook: Kahwa Mix-Up, WallStreetBets, Hotel California

    This round of Law360's look at emerging copyright and trademark issues includes a Federal Circuit case over an obscure tea drink and a nod to the Eagles' "Hotel California" in a precedential decision that is a primer on having an actual intent to use a trademark.

  • November 20, 2025

    Starbucks Can't Dump Investors' 'Triple Shot' Strategy Suit

    Starbucks and its former CEO can't shed investor class action claims that the company harmed shareholders by concealing its struggles to implement a "reinvention plan," which came to light when the company disclosed that its sales were being harmed by longer waits for customized drinks in its U.S. stores and by fierce competition in China.

  • November 20, 2025

    NoMo SoHo Hotel Owner Seeks $125M Sale In Ch. 11

    A New York bankruptcy judge agreed Thursday to approve sale procedures for the insolvent owner of the NoMo SoHo Hotel in Manhattan, setting it on a path to wrap up the process in just 20 days.

  • November 20, 2025

    NC Hotel Owner Says Insurer Botched Tornado Damage Claim

    An insurer failed to conduct a meaningful investigation of a North Carolina hotel's claim for tornado damage, the property owner alleged in a suit removed to federal court, saying the insurer issued a "puzzling" coverage denial referencing damage at a property 150 miles away and a workplace injury in Florida.

  • November 20, 2025

    Conn. Safari Co. Wins Bid To Arbitrate Hippo Attack Suit

    A Connecticut-based tour operator can force into arbitration a wrongful-death lawsuit involving a hippopotamus attack that killed a New Jersey woman while she and her husband were on safari in Zambia, a state judge ruled.

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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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