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Tyson & Mendes LLP

New Jersey Nightclub Cleared from College Teen’s Fatal Accident

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After over four and a half years of litigation, a New Jersey judge dismissed a claim against a nightclub after a Rutgers University student was fatally struck by a car, reasoning that, while the patron was visibly intoxicated...more

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A Nightclub Does Not Have a Duty to Defend and Indemnify an Intoxicated Minor in an Automobile Accident Case

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Garcia v. Myrtil, 48 Fla. L. Weekly D1483 (Fla. 3d DCA, Aug. 2, 2023) - The plaintiff brought suit against the intoxicated minor (the tortfeasor) and the subject nightclub that served him pursuant to Florida’s Dram Shop Law,...more

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Ontario, Canada Pauses Lifting of Capacity Limits in Remaining Higher-Risk Settings

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On November 10, 2021, Ontario announced that, out of an abundance of caution, it is pausing the lifting of capacity limits in the following higher-risk settings where proof of vaccination is required...more

Fisher Phillips

Los Angeles County Implements Vaccine Verification and Workplace Mandate Rules for Many Hospitality Businesses

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Not long after West Hollywood issued an Emergency Order requiring vaccine verification and a vaccine mandate for certain businesses, Los Angeles County followed suit with its own vaccine mandate for many hospitality...more

Stokes Wagner

LA County to Issue Mandate for Bars, Nightclubs, and Restaurants

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Los Angeles County will require proof of vaccination for customers and employees at indoor bars, wineries, breweries, nightclubs, and lounges. Under the order, customers and employees at indoor nightlife establishments will...more

White and Williams LLP

PA Governor Orders Targeted Mitigation Measures, Including Telework Unless Not Possible

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On July 15, 2020, Governor Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania issued an Order (the Governor’s Order) that included a requirement for businesses to conduct their operations through employee teleworking unless not possible. The Governor...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Reopening Guidance for D.C.'s Hospitality Industry: Phase 1 and Beyond

On May 27, 2020, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel E. Bowser announced the District will partially reopen and the Stay-at-Home Order will end on May 29, 2020. Her announcement was expected, given that Washington, D.C., recently...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Damages for Permit Revocation Constitute Covered “Loss of Use”

Insurers often claim “economic damages” are not covered under a standard commercial general liability (CGL) policy. The Fourth District Court of Appeal’s decision in Thee Sombrero, Inc. v. Scottsdale Ins. Co., 28 Cal. App....more

Littler

Littler Lightbulb: Highlighting Five Trends in Hospitality

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As part of our practice, we like to keep an eye on significant legislative, regulatory, and judicial developments affecting our clients in the hospitality industry....more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

Loss of Use can be “Property Damage” under Insurance Policies

General liability insurance policies normally cover “property damage.” Physical injury to, or outright destruction of, property almost always fits within policy coverage. But what about situations when the property is not...more

Carlton Fields

When A Nightclub Is Forced to Say Goodnight: California Appellate Court Applies Broad Reading of “Loss of Use” Provision

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The frustration property owners must feel when the actions of another cause them to no longer be able to use their property as originally intended is certainly palpable, but when the property is not damaged and still can be...more

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NYC Council Proposes Additional Harassment Training Requirement for "Nightlife Establishments" and Their Employees

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As previously reported, this year both the State of New York and the City of New York enacted legislation requiring employers to distribute sexual harassment prevention policies and to train their workforce about the...more

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Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies Dooms Nightclub’s Challenge to City Inspectors’ Administrative Reduction of Allowable...

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The threshold procedural requirements for litigating decisions made by California municipalities are critically important, and failure to meet such requirements generally leads to harsh results. These issues were on full...more

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New York City Repeals Prohibition-Era Cabaret Law

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The New York City Council overwhelmingly voted on October 31, 2017, to pass legislation (Int. 1652) that repeals the City’s longstanding Cabaret Law. At the same time, Int. 1652 retains certain security requirements of the...more

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Updates to Nevada’s Gaming Law – 2015 Legislative Session (Cont.)

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Extending the Reach of Nevada’s Gaming Regulation: SB38, SB40 and SB409 - SB38 - Senate Bill 38 extends the reach of the Board to a new category of licensees, to nightclubs and day clubs that are located on the...more

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Nevada Gaming Commission Nightclub Regulations Could Have an Impact Far Beyond Nightclubs

Nevada has a new law effective July 1, 2015, Senate Bill 38 (“SB 38”), ostensibly designed to address recurrent drug use, prostitution, sexual assault, and other crimes at Las Vegas’s night clubs and pool venues. But SB 38...more

Dickinson Wright

Gaming Legal News: Volume 8, Number 13

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Extending the Reach of Nevada’s Gaming Regulation: SB38, SB40 and SB409 - SB38 - Senate Bill 38 extends the reach of the Board to a new category of licensees, to nightclubs and day clubs that are located on the...more

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Nevada Set to Regulate Nightclubs in Gaming Establishments

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In the current legislative session in Nevada, a bill sponsored by the Nevada State Gaming Control Board has been amended to promote the regulation of nightclubs and nightclub employees that operate on a gaming premise. In...more

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