Hotel Law Blog
Covers hotel case law and news and events dealing with hotel law.
Author: Author Jim Butler is a partner at Jeffer Mangels Butler & Marmaro in Los Angeles. His firm also authors Class Action Defense Blog.
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Recent Posts from Hotel Law Blog
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Occupancy tax update on internet hotel booking: More lawsuits against Expedia and online travel companies (OTCs) over "lost" bed taxes -- Why hotels should care about the transient occupancy tax (TOT) battle
Hotel Lawyer: The transient occupancy tax litigation by cities and local governments continues to mushroom. On November 3, Florida became the first State to file suit against Expedia, Orbitz and other online travel companies (OTCs)…
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Hotel Occupancy Tax Alert: online travel company suits over transient occupancy taxes raise - 5 things every hotel owner and operator needs to know
How Expedia, Orbitz, Travelocity and other online travel companies (OTCs) create huge headaches for owners and operators on their suits over hotel occupancy taxes. Billions of dollars of hotel rooms have been sold through the…
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Hotel Lawyer: Distressed hotel investments -- Maximizing the value for Lenders, Borrowers and Investors
Our national hotel practice focuses on being the legal and business advisors for lenders, borrowers and investors. With the hotel industry suffering a record-breaking collapse of revenues and no immediate relief in sight, everyone is…
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ADA Hotel Lawyers: California opens door to more ADA litigation, but also offers protection to the well-informed
Worried about ADA claims? If not, you should be! There is a flood of private claims driven by evangelistic "true believers" and blackmail artists. The real tsunami is still coming. The government itself is initiating…
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Hotel Lawyers in Phoenix: What happened at the Phoenix lodging conference? Can we find a Black Swan?
Hotel Lawyers' insights from The Lodging Conference at the Arizona Biltmore. As our Global Hospitality Group® members compared notes from last week's Phoenix Lodging Conference, we had some observations we wanted to share. Congratulations to…
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New CMBS rule insights from Hotel Lawyer -- effective immediately. Panacea or placebo?
Hotel Lawyer insights on the new CMBS rules -- implications for troubled loans today. On September 15, 2009, the United States Treasury changed the REMIC rules applicable to CMBS to give servicers greater flexibility to…
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Hotel Lawyer: Hotel liability -- Have you checked your parental release forms lately?
Florida Supreme Court invalidates parental release. Hotel Lawyers suggest fast action. A recent opinion out of Florida involving a fatal ATV accident to a 14 year old at an ATV track could have a major…
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The Hotel Owner's and Hotel Lender's Dilemma: Sell now or sell later? How long does it take to market a hotel today?
As a hotel owner or lender with a distressed property in the worst business environment for more than 70 years, you have a decision to make. Do you sell the hotel now at a deep…
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Hotel Lawyer: Does "End of the Recession" mean "Recovery"? Not for luxury hotels!
Hotel Lawyer with some bad news for the luxury hotel segment. From some reactions, you might think that the likely "End Of The Recession" by the end of 2009 means that the "Recovery" is close…
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Hotel Lawyer: Some practical alternatives to hotel closings - turning around operating results.
Hotel closings: Hotel Lawyer with another look at alternatives to closing that hotel. We have gotten a lot of feedback on our recent article about the precipitous drop in value that accompanies a hotel closing,…