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Waffle House Wins Challenge to Arbitration Requirement

Atlanta-based 24-hour restaurant chain Waffle House Inc. has won a challenge to a Florida federal judge's denial of a motion to compel arbitration in a class action employment lawsuit.
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New York Law Journal

Lake George Resort Must Dissolve Amid Shareholder Spat

A Lake George resort must dissolve as a corporation because majority shareholders looted company assets and took oppressive actions toward minority shareholders, such as trying to force them out, an appeals court has ruled.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Lawyers to Appeal Ruling Sinking Zipline Case

A zipline that collapsed at a Dominican Republic resort in May 2014 presents legal questions that are still being debated. The Georgia Court of Appeals scuttled a lawsuit Tuesday against the company that inspected the line and certified its safety—Signature Research Inc. of Douglasville—under the doctrine of forum non conveniens, "which provides that the trial court may dismiss an action if the interests of justice and convenience of parties renders another forum more appropriate."
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Closing Time: Protecting Your Interests When Your Hotel Purchase Fails to Close

Joshua D. Bernstein and Kathleen M. Prystowsky write: After putting so much time and resources into negotiating a purchase agreement, and recognizing that deposits for the sale of hotels can run in the millions of dollars, it is important to put significant effort into protecting the seller's rights throughout the implementation of the agreement. Such steps are crucial to lessen exposure should the transaction fail.
18 minute read

Daily Report Online

Nigerian Living in Metro Atlanta to Be Sentenced for Immigration Fraud

Convicted of immigration fraud for lying on his application to become a naturalized citizen, the man lost his citizenship status and will face sentencing in October, a U.S. attorney announced.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Court Tosses Lawsuits Against Florida Pilot Over Plane Crash in Nigeria

Effectively scuttling 38 lawsuits combined on appeal, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that lawsuits by foreigners against the estate of the pilot, who was from Florida, cannot be pursued in the U.S. for a 2012 plane crash that occurred in Nigeria.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Trump's DOJ Is 'Misleading' Court in Emoluments Suit, New Study Claims

A comprehensive study of the historical meaning of "emolument" broadly attacks the U.S. Justice Department for using an "inaccurate, unrepresentative and misleading" definition in its opposition to a lawsuit that accuses President Donald Trump of violating anti-corruption provisions in the Constitution.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Burford Claims Almost Half of $324M Argentina Arbitration Win

The company announced that it stands to take home roughly $140 million from aninvestment in a case brought on behalf of Spanish investors in two Argentinean airlines.
10 minute read

Daily Business Review

Gambling Officials Approve Ending Dog Races at Miami Track

Florida gambling regulators gave a Miami dog track permission to ditch greyhound races but keep more lucrative slot machines and card games, in a first-of-its-kind ruling.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

DC Court: 'Smoking' or Not, No E-Cigs on Planes

The federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., upheld a regulation Friday grounding the use of e-cigarettes on aircraft.
10 minute read

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