Hospitality

Hospitality Law360 provides breaking legal news and analysis on the hospitality industry. Coverage includes litigation, policy developments, and corporate deals involving hotels, casinos, cruise lines, restaurants, amusement parks, entertainment venues, travel services providers, and other hospitality companies.



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Latest News in Hospitality

  • April 03, 2026

    11th Circ. Says Waffle House Isn't Liable For Patron's Stabbing

    The Eleventh Circuit ruled Friday that Waffle House is not liable for injuries caused by an off-duty employee who stabbed an argumentative customer with a waffle pick, finding a reasonable jury could not conclude that the worker was acting within the scope of his employment.

  • April 03, 2026

    Taxation With Representation: Cleary, Hogan Lovells, Wachtell

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, spice maker McCormick acquires Unilever's foods business, wholesale restaurant food distributor Sysco buys Jetro Restaurant Depot, and private equity giant KKR closes a fund focused on investments in North America.

  • April 02, 2026

    Space Needle Fights Arbitrator's Order To Rehire Worker

    The operator of Seattle's Space Needle has asked a Washington federal court to reverse an arbitrator's order to reinstate a fired worker, arguing that discharge was the correct discipline for a worker who violated several workplace rules while spending time with an ex-coworker who visited her at work.

  • April 02, 2026

    Judge Says Maine Tribes Can Defend State Gaming Law

    A Maine federal court judge is allowing the Wabanaki Nations to back the state's gaming director in a challenge by Churchill Downs and its subsidiaries that looks to block the enforcement of a law that will allow the tribal governments to operate online gaming.

  • April 02, 2026

    Chamber Urges 1st Circ. To Affirm Toss Of Tobacco Fee Suit

    A Rhode Island federal judge got it right when she tossed a proposed class action alleging that workers who completed a smoking cessation program are entitled to refunds of surcharges to their health insurance premiums, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce told the First Circuit.

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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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