/hospitality?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Hospitality Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Fri, 22 Aug 2025 19:04:29 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2380260?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2380260 Five Guys, BJ's and other chain restaurants have been sued in Texas federal court by Smart Order LLC, which alleges that the eateries are infringing its patent covering online customer purchasing systems available through mobile apps or in-store kiosks for curbside pickup or scheduled preorders that help cut down on waiting times. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 14:46:58 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2378179?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2378179 The Seventh Circuit’s recent decision in Pable v. Chicago Transit Authority, affirming the dismissal of an ex-employee’s retaliation claims, highlights the importance of properly handling the preservation of ephemeral messages and clarifies key sanctions issues, says Philip Favro at Favro Law. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 14:33:43 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2380133?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2380133 In this week's Taxation With Representation, private equity firm Thoma Bravo buys human resources software provider Dayforce Inc. in a take-private deal, Lowe's buys Foundation Building Materials, Nexstar Media Group Inc. acquires fellow media company Tegna Inc., and Soho House & Co. Inc. inks a take-private deal with hotel operator MCR. Fri, 22 Aug 2025 14:20:41 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2379823?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2379823 A Pennsylvania-based franchisee of fast-casual salad eatery Saladworks reached a settlement with a former employee to end a proposed class action accusing it of misclassifying assistant managers as overtime-exempt, according to a signed order issued in federal court. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 18:48:23 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2379731?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2379731 The parents of a 5-year-old girl who drowned in a Miami Beach hotel pool have brought a Florida state court wrongful death lawsuit against the hotel's parent companies, alleging they failed to implement proper safety measures that would have prevented their daughter's death. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 17:38:23 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2379266?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2379266 A Michigan couple have sued a Mexican resort company in a bitter feud over a timeshare, arguing that they were jailed in Mexico and forced, under threat of further imprisonment, to sign a settlement agreement sending any additional aspects of the dispute to arbitration in Canada. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 17:09:44 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2379771?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2379771 A lower appellate court got it right when it ruled that the city of Houston was shielded from a lawsuit over an airport concessions contract under the state's government code, the city told the Texas Supreme Court. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 17:06:33 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2379770?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2379770 A Connecticut state court's findings that a steakhouse at the Foxwoods Resort Casino was not liable for untipped work should have dismantled a class of tipped servers claiming unpaid wages, the steakhouse argued. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 15:28:48 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2379584?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2379584 A UNITE HERE local asked a California federal judge to deny a Native American casino's bid for an injunction to stop casino workers from striking, saying the tribal ordinance that the casino seeks to invoke doesn't apply. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 11:45:43 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2379600?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2379600 A former top aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday was hit with a slew of new bribery charges, with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg saying she engaged in a "wide-ranging series" of conspiracies alongside her son and others in the city. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:56:40 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2356412?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2356412 Turning intricate patterns of fabric and thread into quilts has taught me that craftsmanship, creative problem-solving and dedication to incremental progress are essential to creating something lasting that will help another person — just like in law, says Veronica McMillan at Kramon & Graham. Wed, 20 Aug 2025 22:30:57 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2379267?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2379267 United and Delta on Tuesday were hit with a pair of proposed breach of contract class actions in California and New York federal courts by customers who accused the airlines of charging premium fees for windowless seats that are misleadingly advertised as having windows.  Wed, 20 Aug 2025 22:28:09 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2379356?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2379356 A New York federal judge on Wednesday ruled that Visa cannot enforce a $5.54 billion settlement in long-running multidistrict antitrust litigation against a class of Visa debit cardholders in a separate, similar suit, finding that the deal does not cover their claims, and therefore the claims can't be released. Wed, 20 Aug 2025 16:57:33 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2379132?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2379132 A Connecticut federal judge will not docket a pro se recusal request in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission fraud action accusing a man of skimming nearly $1 million in investments designated for hotel repair work, saying in a minute order that the defendant otherwise has counsel and submitted a meritless, error-riddled bid. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 19:43:02 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2378353?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2378353 A Connecticut-based cruise line has reached a settlement with a former job applicant in a putative class action accusing the company of violating a prospective employee's rights by refusing to share a copy of his background check with him before rejecting him. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 18:50:38 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2378527?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2378527 Six women who claim they were secretly filmed during an "all-girls stay" at a Palm Springs, California, Airbnb are opposing the company's bid to push their claims into arbitration, telling a state court that federal law explicitly prohibits anyone from forcing a sexual misconduct claim into arbitration. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 18:39:50 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2378753?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2378753 The parent company of popular hotel booking sites Booking.com and Kayak will pay $9.5 million to settle claims that it misled customers through rampant use of junk fees, the Texas Office of the Attorney General announced Tuesday. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 18:04:13 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2377840?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2377840 A Minnesota federal judge won't revisit an order that dismissed a commercial casino and horse racetrack operator's Class III gaming lawsuit on sovereign immunity grounds, saying another attempt can't overcome appellate court precedent. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 14:38:42 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2376960?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2376960 After a semester using generative artificial intelligence tools with students in an entrepreneurship law clinic, we came away with numerous observations about the opportunities and challenges such tools present to new transactional lawyers, say professors at Cornell Law School. Mon, 18 Aug 2025 15:31:08 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2378191?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2378191 The board of governors at a private Charlotte golf club is trying to undercut its members by forcing a more than $20 million clubhouse renovation after they voted against it, according to a complaint designated Monday to the North Carolina Business Court.