https://www.law360.com/hospitality?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Hospitality Copyright 2026 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Tue, 26 May 2026 18:47:29 +0000 https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2482017?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2482017 The Delaware Chancery Court this past week handled a broad mix of cross-border corporate control disputes, merger settlements, startup equity fights, advancement claims and board oversight litigation, while also weighing fallout from high-profile deals involving Microsoft Corp., The Boeing Co. and Nikola Corp. Tue, 26 May 2026 15:23:34 +0000 https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2481684?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2481684 The Eleventh Circuit said it does not have jurisdiction to hear an insurer's appeal of a Georgia federal court decision tossing its claim that the company has no duty to defend an Atlanta-area hotel against a sex trafficking suit. Tue, 26 May 2026 11:23:22 +0000 https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2481641?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2481641 Two former event company workers who alleged their employer shorted them on overtime pay and improperly cut managers into tip pools asked a Georgia federal court to approve a $180,000 settlement, according to a joint motion in the Northern District of Georgia. Mon, 25 May 2026 20:01:25 +0000 https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2470226?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2470226 This past year, 10 lawyers across the country at plaintiffs' firms big and small helped secure millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for their clients, going up against powerful defendants like Google, Monsanto and the Trump administration, earning the attorneys recognition as Law360's Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar for 2026. Fri, 22 May 2026 16:41:08 +0000 https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2481306?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2481306 An unusual Trump administration notice exhorting financial institutions to be on guard for human trafficking activity during the 2026 FIFA World Cup could create compliance challenges not just for banks but an array of other industries, experts told Law360. Thu, 21 May 2026 20:11:29 +0000 https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2480597?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2480597 Seventh Circuit judges sounded unwilling Thursday to disturb an arbitrator's finding that a Chicago hotel failed to employ union-represented workers during its use as a migrant shelter, suggesting the hotel took issue with interpretations of key words the arbitrator appropriately drew from the underlying collective bargaining agreement. Thu, 21 May 2026 19:31:30 +0000 https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2480854?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2480854 Entertainment giant Live Nation will settle a lawsuit from the families of two concertgoers slain in a 2023 shooting at the Beyond Wonderland music festival, the families announced in a Washington state court filing Wednesday ahead of a trial set to begin June 1. Thu, 21 May 2026 11:53:09 +0000 https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2455590?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2455590 Every morning I let The New York Times humble me with word games, which offer a chance to recalibrate my brain before the day's chaos arrives and remind me that a solution — whether to a puzzle or employment law issue — almost always exists once I find the right angle, says Amy Epstein Gluck at Pierson Ferdinand. Thu, 21 May 2026 10:34:51 +0000 https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2457277?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2457277 The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday adopted a broad view of a federal law allowing U.S. victims of property seizures by the Cuban government to seek damages, vacating an Eleventh Circuit opinion that overturned a $440 million judgment against several cruise companies for trafficking in property seized by the Cuban government. Wed, 20 May 2026 23:43:23 +0000 https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2480191?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2480191 A group of private equity fund managers and their companies urged a Florida federal court to dismiss a proposed class action brought by investors alleging a conspiracy to steal $150 million through a complex financial scheme, saying the complaint is disorganized and fails to allege wrongdoing. Wed, 20 May 2026 21:28:29 +0000 https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2480215?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2480215 A Washington state judge denied Live Nation's effort to split an upcoming trial over a 2023 music festival shooting into separate liability and damages phases, siding with victims' family members who argue they would be unfairly prejudiced by bifurcating the case. Wed, 20 May 2026 19:19:04 +0000 https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2479744?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2479744 Online food delivery platforms are charging people differently based on the personal data they glean from their smartphones, and the Federal Trade Commission ought to force companies to be upfront about it, say 16 state attorneys general. Wed, 20 May 2026 19:03:46 +0000 https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2479905?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2479905 A Texas federal judge has ruled a woman's claims she was trafficked at a hotel within a Texas hospitality chain are not time-barred and can be brought under a doctrine often used in employment disputes, denying A&D Hotel LLC's bid for an early win. Wed, 20 May 2026 18:31:40 +0000 https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2479731?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2479731 A Florida federal bankruptcy judge approved performance-based bonuses to a group of workers of a Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen franchise operator, saying the program is key to maximizing the value of the debtor ahead of a Chapter 11 sale. Wed, 20 May 2026 17:49:18 +0000 https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2479643?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2479643 A ballot group at the center of a voter referendum that revoked an Arkansas gaming permit for Cherokee Nation Entertainment is backing the state's right to enforce the ballot measure in the Eighth Circuit, arguing that state and Prohibition-era Supreme Court precedent confirms there's no protectable property interest in the license. Wed, 20 May 2026 11:19:20 +0000 https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2462632?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2462632 Law school often skips over explicitly teaching students how to determine what kind of problem a case presents before they commit to a particular doctrinal path, which risks building arguments that are internally coherent but externally misaligned, says Melanie Oxhorn at Kobre & Kim. Tue, 19 May 2026 20:57:09 +0000 https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2479730?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2479730 The former boss of a Connecticut strip club admitted Tuesday that he failed to pay taxes on income derived from prostitution and ripped off a COVID-19 relief program, and he will forfeit more than $1.5 million under a deal with federal prosecutors. Tue, 19 May 2026 17:26:46 +0000 https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2479642?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2479642 The Pennsylvania Superior Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by the estate of a man who died while staying at an Airbnb property, saying a recent state high court ruling bars it from reviewing a trial court's decision to send the case to arbitration. Tue, 19 May 2026 16:00:54 +0000 https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2474056?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2474056 Candidates for general counsel roles at private equity-backed portfolio companies should prioritize proving their sector-specific experience, commercial judgment and ease with uncertainty — and attorneys hoping to be candidates in five to 10 years should start working on those skills now, says Dimitri Mastrocola at Major Lindsey. Tue, 19 May 2026 14:03:18 +0000 https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2479140?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/hospitality/articles/2479140 A proposed $32 million settlement would end consolidated Delaware Chancery Court litigation challenging private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners LP's $2.5 billion take-private acquisition of medical equipment company Agiliti Inc., resolving claims that minority stockholders were squeezed out at an unfair price.