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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