Diana S. Barber• Co-author w/Stephen Barth,
Hospitality Law: Managing Legal Issues in the Hospitality Industry (5th Edition)
• Of Counsel with Berman Fink Van Horn, PC
• Columnist, Georgia Hotel & Lodging Association
Professor/Lawyer/Speaker
Karen Morris
• Author, Hotel, Restaurant and Travel Law (six editions)
• Columnist, Hotel Management Magazine
• Judge, Town of Brighton
Professor/Lawyer/Judge
THE TOP 100+ CASES THAT
IMPACTED US IN 2018
# 4Murphy Elevator Co., Inc.
v. Coco Key Hotel & Water
Resort(Ohio)
Contracts Karen
# 7Couture Hotel Corporate
v. US
(Ct. of Federal Claims)
Contracts Karen
# 11James
v. Taco John’s International, Inc.
(Wyoming)
Employment Agreement Diana
# 18Bialy
v. Chipotle Mexican Grill
(Pennsylvania)
Employment/Discrimination/ADA/Association Discrimination Diana
# 9North Carolina Dept. of
Transportationv.
Laxmi Hotels, Inc.(North Carolina)
Eminent Domain Karen
# 21MacAlister
v.Millennium Hotels & Resorts
(New York)
Employment/Discrimination/ADEA Karen
# 28Jean Pierre
v. Park Hotels and Resorts, Inc.
(Florida)
Employment/Discrimination/Religion Diana
# 30Acosta
v. Cathedral Buffet, Inc.
(Ohio)
Employment/FLSA Diana
# 24Morton
v.Grand River Hotel
(Michigan)
Employment/Discrimination/Nepotism Karen
# 50Lenexa Hotel, LP
v.Holiday Hospitality
Franchising, Inc.(Kansas)
Franchise/Fraud Karen
# 40Rodriguez
v. Taco Bell Corp.
(California)
Employment/Meal Breaks Diana
# 49Lokhandwala
v.KFC Corp.
(Illinois)
Franchise/Breach of Agreement Diana
# 54Butler
v.Jimmy John’s Franchise
(Illinois)
Franchise/Sherman Act Karen
# 58Geissler
v.Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
(New Jersey)
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Karen
# 56 Cervelli
v. Aloha Bed & Breakfast
(Hawaii)
Guest Discrimination Diana
# 79Buckley
v. W. Hollywood Hotel
(California)
Negligence/Wrongful Death Diana
# 64Parker
v. Four Seasons Hotels, Ltd.
(Illinois)
Negligence/Damages Karen
# 67Jordan
v. Marriott International, Inc.
(Georgia)
Negligence/Limitation of Liability Karen
# 93Viacom International
v.IJR Capital Investments, LLC
(Texas)
Trademarks/Lanham Act Diana
# 94Billy Goat IP LLC
v. Billy Goat Chip Co., LLC
(Ilinois)
Trademarks/Lanham Act Diana
# 4# 7# 9# 11# 18
# 21# 24# 28# 30# 40
# 49# 50# 54# 56# 58
# 64# 67# 79# 93# 94
And The Winner Is………
Thank You
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