/hospitality?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Hospitality Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Fri, 05 Dec 2025 19:17:06 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2418731?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2418731 Two North Carolina restaurants have, for four years, kept and pooled tips from front-of-house employees, while unlawfully distributing them to tip-ineligible, back-of-house employees in order to offset labor costs, the U.S. Department of Labor told a North Carolina federal court. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:30:23 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2418932?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2418932 The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider whether federal courts have the authority to confirm or overturn arbitration awards arising out of cases they previously exercised authority over, taking up a tricky legal question stemming from a laid-off security guard's discrimination case. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:01:08 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2418876?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2418876 Former minority stockholders of a Mississippi-based gambling resort sued the casino operator's majority owner in the Delaware Chancery Court on Friday, alleging he used a coercive and information-starved tender offer to scoop up shares cheaply before the company issued a multimillion dividend. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 12:06:09 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2418437?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2418437 A Washington federal judge has found American Bridge Co. "solely responsible" for months of delays in a Seattle convention center project, concluding that the firm botched a steel work subcontract from the start and broke its promises to the general contractor, a joint venture between Clark Construction Group and Lease Crutcher Lewis. Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:02:36 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2415433?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2415433 Though agentic artificial intelligence has demonstrated significant promise for optimizing legal work, it presents numerous risks, so specific ethical obligations should be built into the knowledge base of every agentic AI tool used in the legal industry, says Steven Cordero at Akerman LLP. Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:56:02 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2418185?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2418185 The National Football League improperly introduced new arguments into their defense of the decision to dismiss the $4.7 billion verdict in their favor in the Sunday Ticket antitrust trial last year, a group of subscribers told the Ninth Circuit. Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:51:56 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2417233?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2417233 In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses recent rulings and identifies practice tips from cases involving securities, takings, automobile insurance, and wage and hour claims. Thu, 04 Dec 2025 10:21:17 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2397148?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2397148 Becoming a Gospel preacher has enhanced my success as a trial lawyer by teaching me the importance of credibility, relatability, persuasiveness and thorough preparation for my congregants, the same skills needed with judges and juries in the courtroom, says Reginald Harris at Stinson. Wed, 03 Dec 2025 22:39:53 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2401144?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2401144 The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's proposed new rules to limit America Invents Act patent reviews have generated scores of forceful comments, with supporters saying the proposal will curb redundant challenges and opponents arguing it would bar legitimate reviews and exceed the office's power. Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:24:44 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2417625?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2417625 A woman who accused Conor McGregor of sexually assaulting her during a 2023 NBA playoff game permanently dropped her civil suit against the mixed martial artist, according to a notice filed Tuesday in Florida federal court. Wed, 03 Dec 2025 18:11:58 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2417343?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2417343 UMB Bank NA has been granted wins on some of its claims in a suit regarding a failed $80 million Hard Rock Hotel development project, with a Kansas federal court ruling that claims it did not properly reimburse the project developer's costs have already been decided in Minnesota court. Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:55:23 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2417829?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2417829 Celebrity chef Barbara Lynch failed to line up new counsel or respond to an amended complaint the city of Boston brought against her in state court over an unpaid $1.7 million tax bill for her now-shuttered restaurants, the city has argued, asking that she be found in default. Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:24:47 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2417742?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2417742 The First Circuit on Wednesday expressed misgivings about a former BigLaw attorney's argument that a jury that convicted him of a campaign finance scheme during a failed run for Congress should have been required to unanimously find that each specific transaction was illegal. Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:44:13 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2416941?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2416941 A server and the Houston-area restaurant she accused of violating tip credit requirements have ended the Fair Labor Standards Act suit in Texas federal court, after a judge agreed to dismiss the case. Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:29:48 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2392989?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2392989 New litigators can better help their corporate clients achieve their overall objectives when they move beyond simply fighting for legal victory to a client-led approach that resolves the legal dispute while balancing the company's competing out-of-court priorities, says Chelsea Ireland at Cohen Ziffer. Tue, 02 Dec 2025 20:18:28 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2417270?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2417270 A California state appeals court has greenlit a new trial in a case where a jury awarded $1 million to a woman who was allegedly assaulted by a hotel owner during an eviction dispute, saying plaintiff's counsel improperly used the "reptile theory" trial technique to sway the jury. Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:11:12 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2417272?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2417272 An Italian restaurant in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood that recently received a "recommended" rating from the Michelin Guide improperly pooled tips and stole wages from its servers, according to a proposed class action filed in state court. Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:15:32 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2416830?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2416830 An insurer owes more than $790,000 for damage to a hotel roof during a winter storm and resulting water damage, a Colorado property owner alleged in a suit removed to federal court, saying the carrier unreasonably delayed and denied coverage. Mon, 01 Dec 2025 17:40:04 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2416030?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2416030 Law firm mergers should start with people, then move to strategy: A two-level screening that puts finding a cultural fit at the pinnacle of the process can unearth shared values that are instrumental to deciding to move forward with a combination, says Matthew Madsen at Harrison. Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:41:59 +0000 /hospitality/articles/2416530?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /hospitality/articles/2416530 A Wisconsin federal judge dismissed a claim by homeowners that local political jurisdictions of the Menominee Indian Tribe joined forces to increase their tax burden, saying the federal court can't grant the relief they seek.