Hospitality

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Latest News in Hospitality

  • October 05, 2026

    Airbnb Can't Monopolize 'BNB' Acronym, Real Estate Co. Says

    Airbnb cannot monopolize the acronym "BNB," which is an internationally recognized, generic and unregistrable abbreviation for "Bed and Breakfast," and its opposition to a luxury real estate management enterprise's trademark application for "LUXBNB" should be dismissed, alleges a declaratory action filed Monday in New York federal court. 

  • October 05, 2026

    Groups Say Fla. City Bent Rules For Related Ross Hotel Tower

    Two West Palm Beach neighborhood groups are arguing to a Florida state appeals court that city officials advanced an 18-story Related Ross convention center and hotel project while ignoring concerns that the project's valet operations could pose a risk to pedestrians, among other issues in the approval process.

  • October 05, 2026

    Expedia Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Hotel Pricing Restrictions

    Expedia broke federal antitrust law by barring listed hotels from selling rooms at lower rates through their own booking channels and using algorithms to punish them for offering reduced prices on competing travel agency websites, consumers claimed in a proposed class action filed in Washington federal court Friday.

  • October 05, 2026

    Colo. Caesar's Bartender Says Retaliation Cost Him Tips, Job

    A former casino bartender has told a Colorado federal judge he was retaliated against and terminated by his managers for reporting a coworker's drug use and sexual harassment.

  • October 05, 2026

    7th Circ. Rejects Ex-Club Prez's Claim Of Fake Canceled Debt

    The Seventh Circuit upheld the dismissal of a former country club president's claim that the club filed a fraudulent information return with the IRS reporting a canceled debt, saying he failed to make a case for overturning precedent that limited taxpayers' ability to seek damages for fraudulent return filings.

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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
  • International hospitality regulators
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  • Developments at state gaming commissions
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  • Immigration actions
  • Public health and safety enforcement
  • Merger reviews
  • LITIGATION
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  • 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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