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Ohio Federal Court Grants Hotel Franchisors’ Motions for Summary Judgment on Sex Trafficking Claims

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A federal court in Ohio recently granted summary judgment in favor of multiple hotel franchisors on sex trafficking claims brought under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA). S.C. v. Wyndham Hotels &...more

Genova Burns LLC

“Borgata Babes” May Challenge the Hotel’s Personal Appearance Standards in Court

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The remaining plaintiffs in the 11-year old, “Borgata Babes” case can proceed to litigate alleged violations of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD). On May 20, 2019, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate...more

Carlton Fields

Clearing The Air: Tenth Circuit Strikes Down An Indoor Air Quality Exclusion, Citing Ambiguity

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Ambiguity strikes again. While the heavily litigated pollution exclusion is well-known in the insurance world, its progeny—the indoor air exclusion—only recently has started making its way around the block. ...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Commercial Division allows fraudulent conveyance claims to proceed in two separate cases

In a pair of recent decisions, Justices Shirley W. Kornreich and Lawrence K. Marks of the Commercial Division ruled that creditors could proceed on their fraudulent conveyance claims seeking reversal of asset transfers made...more

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Ninth Circuit Reverses Confirmation Of Arbitration Award, Requires Evidence As To Contract Interpretation

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The hotel management agreement (HMA) between hotel manager Four Seasons and hotel owner Burton Way provided that Four Seasons could not license any of the “Four Seasons Operational Benefits” within 14 miles of the Four...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

“The Donald” Trumps Condo Buyers by Avoiding Trade-mark Licensor Liability

United States presidential candidate Donald Trump avoided liability for alleged misrepresentations of the attributes of purchased hotel condominium units by a developer that is licensed by one of Mr. Trump’s corporate...more

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