Hospitality

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Latest News in Hospitality

  • June 10, 2026

    Royal Caribbean Says Stay Bars Voyeur Suits' Consolidation

    Royal Caribbean urged a Florida federal judge to reject a recommendation to combine 11 lawsuits alleging a former crew member planted hidden cameras in passengers' staterooms, arguing that a stay in a similar proposed class action bars consolidation until the Eleventh Circuit rules on whether claims can be arbitrated. 

  • June 10, 2026

    Restaurant's Attys Sanctioned After Sushi Chef's Deposition

    A Connecticut restaurant's attorneys must pay $7,000 to a sushi chef's attorneys after bringing the chef's ex-manager onscreen during a remote deposition in a wage lawsuit, a Connecticut federal judge ruled Wednesday, saying sanctions are warranted for conduct that can reasonably be interpreted as an intimidation tactic.

  • June 10, 2026

    Feds Immune From Atty's Suit Over Lake Debris Impalement

    A Washington federal judge has thrown out an attorney's lawsuit blaming the federal government after he was gravely injured when he jumped off a dock at a National Park Service campground and landed on wooden debris in Lake Chelan, concluding Tuesday the stick was natural and unknown to the government.

  • June 10, 2026

    No Arbitration In Yacht Broker Fee Case, 11th Circ. Affirms

    An Eleventh Circuit panel affirmed a lower court ruling Wednesday, refusing a yacht listing service's bid to force arbitration in a case over an alleged conspiracy to inflate the fees brokers collect for the sale of preowned yachts.

  • June 10, 2026

    British Airways Owes £5.8M Tax Over Hotel Stays, HMRC Says

    Britain's tax authority urged a London tribunal Wednesday to rule that British Airways is liable for around £5.8 million ($7.8 million) in tax over hotel rooms provided to cabin crew on back-to-back flights.

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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
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  • Merger reviews
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  • Labor and employment disputes
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  • 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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