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ADA Defense Lawyer: Has Your Business Been Sued by Pacific Trial Attorneys or These Plaintiffs? How to Defend These Unruh Civil Rights Act Lawsuits

A recent spate of lawsuits from plaintiffs represented by Pacific Trial Attorneys has highlighted the need for businesses to ensure ADA compliance. In the below article, JMBM partner Stuart Tubis discusses the importance of website compliance, and h...

Stuart Tubis
Stuart Tubis
Lawyer at Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP and a member of JMBM’s ADA Compliance & Defense Group
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by Stuart Tubis
20 February 2024JMBMLegal
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Critical considerations for hospitality litigation, arbitration & alternate dispute resolution clauses in hotel contracts

Mark S. Adams is an experienced trial lawyer, partner, and senior member of JMBM’s Global Hospitality Group®. In his more than 14 years with the Firm, Mark has created an international reputation as a Hotel Dispute Lawyer, handling litigation, arbit...

Mark Adams
Mark Adams
Experienced trial lawyer and a member of JMBM’s Global Hospitality Group® and Chinese Investment Group™
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by Mark Adams
18 January 2024JMBMLegal
JMBM Global Hospitality Group
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Hotel Dispute Lawyer – Should New York law govern your hospitality contract? How about Texas, California or Florida law?

Mark S. Adams is an experienced trial lawyer, partner, and senior member of JMBM’s Global Hospitality Group®. In his more than 14 years with the Firm, Mark has created an international reputation as a Hotel Dispute Lawyer, handling litigation, arbit...

Mark Adams
Mark Adams
Experienced trial lawyer and a member of JMBM’s Global Hospitality Group® and Chinese Investment Group™
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Mark Adams
by Mark Adams
10 January 2024JMBMLegal
JMBM Global Hospitality Group
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New California Website Accessibility Bill Would Expose Your Business to ADA and Unruh Act Liability

Recently, the California Assembly quietly instituted a bill that would dramatically change the landscape of ADA website litigation. If you think the recent wave of ADA website lawsuits has been alarming, buckle up – because you haven’t seen anything...

Martin H. Orlick
Martin H. Orlick
Chair at JMBM’s ADA Compliance & Defense Group
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Martin H. Orlick
by Martin H. Orlick, Stuart Tubis and Christopher Whang
31 October 2023JMBMLegal
JMBM Global Hospitality Group
A Better Choice: Why Big Hotel Chains Need to Play Fair With Small Business Owners
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A Better Choice: Why Big Hotel Chains Need to Play Fair With Small Business Owners

When the Patel family opened a hotel in Dickinson, North Dakota in 2007, they agreed that brand recognition offered by a large franchise chain would be a valuable trade-off to operating independently. After careful analysis, they chose to operate th...

Laura Lee Blake
Laura Lee Blake
President and CEO of the Asian American Hotel Owners Association
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Laura Lee Blake
by Laura Lee Blake
4 October 2023AAHOALegal
A Better Choice: Why Big Hotel Chains Need to Play Fair With Small Business Owners
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Hotel Data Security Update: Time is Short – Reporting your Data Breach

Over the past years, hotel companies – including brands, managers and owners – have increasingly sought the benefit of access to public markets and, in doing so, have become subject to the registration and disclosure requirements of the United State...

Robert E. Braun
Robert E. Braun
Partner, Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell, LLP
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Robert E. Braun
by Robert E. Braun
1 August 2023JMBMLegal
JMBM Global Hospitality Group
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ADA Update: Accessibility Legislation and the Importance of Website Compliance

The Americans with Disability Act (ADA) is an important piece of legislation guaranteeing equal access to public facilities to the nearly 60 million people with disabilities in the US today. Stuart Tubis, a partner in JMBM’s ADA Compliance and Defen...

Stuart Tubis
Stuart Tubis
Lawyer at Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP and a member of JMBM’s ADA Compliance & Defense Group
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Stuart Tubis
by Stuart Tubis
16 May 2023JMBMLegal
JMBM Global Hospitality Group
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Florida Jury Awards $5.6 MM For Alcohol-Fueled Pool Party Injury

A Florida jury awards $5.6 million for a spinal cord injury sustained during an alcohol-fueled pool party at the Retreat in Gainesville. According to the Complaint, the Defendant, Retreat at Gainesville, LLC, hosted a St. Patrick’s Day event and pro...

Preston Rideout
Preston Rideout
CEO of Rideout Hospitality, Founder of The Dram Shop Experts and Nightclub and Bar Consultant at Cayuga Hospitality Consultants
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Preston Rideout
by Preston Rideout
4 May 2023Cayuga Hospitality ConsultantsLegal
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Incentive Management Fees Return with Recovery

Most management contracts include an incentive management fee in addition to the base management fee. The incentive fees are designed to make management more conscious of the bottom line since owners achieve their returns and pay their debts from pr...

Robert Mandelbaum
Robert Mandelbaum
Director of Research Information Services at CBRE Hotels
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Robert Mandelbaum
by Robert Mandelbaum and Tim Dick
3 May 2023CBRE HotelsLegal
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