/hospitality?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Hospitality Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Fri, 17 Oct 2025 22:21:29 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2400530?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2400530 Sentinel Insurance Co. waited months to pay a dog daycare business after both of its Seattle locations went up in flames, then underpaid by hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to a lawsuit removed to Washington federal court. Fri, 17 Oct 2025 16:54:21 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2401026?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2401026 The federal court system has run out of money and will scale back operations beginning Monday as a result of the ongoing government shutdown, possibly leading to case delays. Fri, 17 Oct 2025 10:52:05 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2398043?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2398043 As public trust in the U.S. Supreme Court continues to decline, the court should adopt a collegial framework in which all justices decide questions of recusal together — a reform that respects both judicial independence and due process for litigants, say Michael Broyde at Emory University and Hayden Hall at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Thu, 16 Oct 2025 22:19:06 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2397941?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2397941 Golf legend Jack Nicklaus told a Florida jury on Thursday that he filed for an arbitration in Miami to reclaim his intellectual property after parting ways with the company named after him, but added the chairman "did not want to give me my freedom."  Thu, 16 Oct 2025 20:54:31 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2399982?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2399982 La Colombe's hourly paid production workers have received final approval of a $450,000 settlement with the coffee chain, which was accused of failing to pay them for time spent donning and doffing protective equipment before and after their shifts, according to an order by a Pennsylvania federal judge. Thu, 16 Oct 2025 17:58:40 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2400271?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2400271 MGM Resorts International, guided by Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, plans to sell the operations of a racetrack and casino in Northfield Park, Ohio, for $546 million to private equity firm Clairvest Group, advised by Chapman and Cutler LLP and Duane Morris LLP, the companies said Thursday. Thu, 16 Oct 2025 14:41:29 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2400355?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2400355 The Fair Labor Standards Act tackles only who can litigate claims and is silent on whether settlement class members who have not opted into a collective can release their claims under the federal law, the Third Circuit found Thursday. Thu, 16 Oct 2025 10:24:22 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2380722?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2380722 Traveling by myself has taught me to assess risk, understand tone and stay calm in high-pressure situations, which are not only useful life skills, but the foundation of how I support my clients, says Lacey Gutierrez at Group Five Legal. Wed, 15 Oct 2025 14:48:34 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2399865?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2399865 The owners of a boutique hotel in Brooklyn and its management company must return pandemic-era refundable tax credits that they received as the hotel filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a New York bankruptcy judge ruled, saying they had unfairly pocketed the money at the bankruptcy estate's expense. Wed, 15 Oct 2025 13:48:51 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2381719?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2381719 Law school teaches you how to interpret the law, but it doesn't teach you some of the key ways to keeping clients satisfied, lessons that I've learned in the most unexpected of places: a book on how to be a butler, says Gregory Ramos at Armstrong Teasdale. Tue, 14 Oct 2025 22:03:49 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2399575?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2399575 An executive for the company bearing Jack Nicklaus' name denied making alleged defamatory statements in emails to clients regarding the golf legend's interest in a competing Saudi Arabian league, telling a Florida state court jury on Tuesday that he received contradicting information and wanted to protect the business' brand name. Tue, 14 Oct 2025 20:35:56 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2399266?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2399266 The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away a hotel group's bid to deny First Amendment and government lobbying protections to certain union protests, rejecting a challenge to a Ninth Circuit ruling that excused a union's fight against a plan to redevelop a California hotel. Tue, 14 Oct 2025 17:59:02 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2399156?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2399156 The city of Boston is accusing celebrity chef Barbara Lynch of intentionally scheming to avoid paying nearly $1.7 million in property taxes by "siphoning off" corporate assets, asking a judge to pierce the corporate veil and hold her liable for the bill. Tue, 14 Oct 2025 17:57:08 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2398670?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2398670 A hotel group's suit seeking $12.5 million for business interruption losses stemming from Hurricane Helene should be tossed, a Liberty Mutual unit told a North Carolina federal court, saying it already filed suit first in Georgia federal court. Fri, 10 Oct 2025 19:10:26 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2398547?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2398547 Concerns that President Donald Trump's gold card will siphon off noncitizens who would otherwise seek permanent residency through the EB-5 investor program might be overblown, with experts suggesting the program's 35-year track record and stability will continue attracting foreign investors. Fri, 10 Oct 2025 18:12:18 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2398494?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2398494 A North Dakota federal judge trimmed a suit by the ex-CEO of a tribe-owned casino who alleged his healthcare benefits were cut off following a period of leave, finding the court lacked jurisdiction over common law claims, but claims under federal benefits law were sufficiently backed up to reach discovery. Fri, 10 Oct 2025 17:27:19 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2397451?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2397451 MSC Cruises is urging a Florida federal court to dismiss a Nicaraguan former crewmember's claims for medical care for a hernia he suffered while working on a ship and force him to arbitrate his case in London. Fri, 10 Oct 2025 16:40:03 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2398502?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2398502 A nonprofit that focuses on antitrust issues urged entire Ninth Circuit to rehear a price-fixing case accusing several Las Vegas casino-hotel operators of using the same algorithm to set prices for hotel rooms. Fri, 10 Oct 2025 14:50:02 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2398381?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2398381 A California hot springs resort dodged a Jewish rock musician's lawsuit accusing the company of violating civil rights law when it canceled a Hanukkah concert he was due to perform at because of his pro-Israel views, as a federal judge ruled that he failed to connect the cancellation to his religion. Fri, 10 Oct 2025 12:29:48 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2396626?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2396626 After 23 years as a state and federal prosecutor, when I contemplated moving to a law firm, practicing solo or going in-house, I found there's a critical first step — deep self-reflection on what you truly want to do and where your strengths lie, says Rachael Jones at McKool Smith.