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Marshall Dennehey

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Refused to Extend Civil Liability to Social Hosts Serving Alcoholic Beverages

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Klar v. Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., 2023 WL 5354105 (Pa. Super. 2023) -The plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle accident when he was struck by an employee of the defendant’s employer, who swerved across the center...more

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COVID-19 Litigation: What Hotels Have Learned and How to Mitigate Future Exposure

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With travelers returning to hotel destinations across the world, threats of COVID-19 contamination continue to expose the hospitality industry to various legal risks. With more than 2,000 COVID-related cases currently on file...more

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Lawsuit Against Rodeway Inn Hotel Serves as Reminder to Hotel Industry of Importance of Premises Safety

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A newly-filed negligent security lawsuit in Miami-Dade County — NN and Ma vs. O.J.A. Development Company, Supra Security, Inc. and Travon Smith – raises a series of liability-related issues amidst a backdrop of especially...more

Tyson & Mendes LLP

Stop Saying, “Safety is our Top Priority”

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In the hotel business, creating a welcoming, home away from home is key to customer loyalty. Naturally, making sure guests are safe is a bedrock of the hospitality industry. As both leisure and business travel ramps back up...more

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Premises Liability Concerns as Hotels Re-Open in the Wake of COVID-19

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COVID-19 has ravaged the economy, with the hospitality industry feeling especially compromised. Fear of community spread of the virus through travel and group events has dramatically reduced occupancy rates across the...more

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Find Your Footing: Don’t stumble when it comes to slip-and-fall claims

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Some regard slip-and-fall claims as nuisance litigation and often make billboard plaintiffs’ lawyers the butt of jokes. But, occasionally, these claims represent catastrophic injuries with verdicts to match, and even garden...more

Lowndes

10 Ways to Protect Yourself in Light of the Starwood/Marriott Breach

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Marriott International announced a massive data breach of its Starwood database. Hackers took off with names, mailing addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, passport numbers, affinity account information, dates of birth,...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Marriott Confirms Over 5 Million Passport Numbers Stolen in Data Breach

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Marriott International Inc. has released new numbers relating to its Starwood Hotel’s reservation database by stating that 5 million passport numbers were stolen in the database....more

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Privacy Tip #169 – What to Do When You Get the Breach Notification Email from Starwood Hotels/Marriott

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I knew I would get it. It was just a matter of time. The dreaded breach notification email from Starwood Hotels/Marriott hit my inbox this Monday. As you know, I am one that is serious about data privacy....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Multiple Lawsuits filed Against Marriott After Data Breach – “One of the Largest Digital Infestations in History”

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Calling the Marriott data breach “one of the largest digital infestations in history,” a putative class action was filed in Oregon this week seeking up to $12.5 billion dollars in relief. ...more

Hogan Lovells

Terrorist Attacks: The importance of adequate security measures at hotels

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Hotels are targets for terrorists due to the likely presence of foreign tourists and the consequent possibility of impacting multiple nations with one attack. We blogged...more

Carlton Fields

Accrual to be Kind: Pennsylvania Appellate Court Addresses Statute of Limitations for Declaratory Claim

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A Pennsylvania appeals court recently addressed a nuanced procedural question: the applicable statute of limitations in a declaratory action of a coverage dispute. In Selective Way Ins. Co. v. Hospitality Group Svcs, Inc.,...more

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