It has long been established that merchants (including bar/restaurant owners in this case) have a duty to use reasonable care to protect their identifiable invitees from the foreseeable criminal acts …
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In James Heuschneider v. Wolverine Superior Hospitality, Inc., unpublished per curium opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued June 4, 2019 (Docket No. 341053), the Michigan Court of Appeals held that …
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Demorest Law Firm has partnered with the Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau to present “Is It Legal?,” a seminar for hotel management and event planners. The seminar will be …
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In early March of 2016, a jury seated in Circuit Court for Davidson County in Nashville, Tennessee found in favor of Erin Andrews in a very publicized trial involving issues …
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The United States Supreme Court recently affirmed a holding of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding the privacy of hotel guest registries that was reviewed in this earlier blog post. …
Read More Our clients in the hotel industry should take note of a new law in Michigan that loosens restrictions on the sale and advertising of liquor for private functions. Previously, the …
Read More The Michigan Court of Appeals recently addressed the standard of care owed by a hotel to its guests related to criminal activity on the hotel’s premises in Burtiel Dean et al …
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Section 4205 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires that standard menu items at qualifying chain restaurants and vending machines have proper nutrition labeling. Section 4205 mandates …
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New IRS tipping rules took effect on January 1, 2014 that now requires employers in the hospitality industry who apply automatic gratuities to some of their customers’ bills to treat those gratuities as …
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