Category: Retail and Hospitality

​​Hotel management agreements (HMAs) represent the unique business relationship between hotel owners and the management companies or operators that run them. An HMA  must clearly define each party’s expectations, rights, and obligations. Each party has specific interests that the contract needs to protect. Success for both parties largely depend on the financial performance of the…

​​Many municipalities across the state of Texas and around the United States have adopted some form of regulation regarding “bring your own bottle” (BYOB) service. Recently, the City of Houston passed a sweeping new ordinance that provided more guidance to local restaurants that have offered BYOB service in the past or that are considering adopting…

​​Food and beverage manufacturers are under siege these days from lawsuits, some of them with questionable merits. One of the frequent areas in which these manufacturers are sued is product labeling. Plaintiffs’ attorneys are always on the prowl for lawsuits to file against food and drink makers in the hope of scoring a quick and…

​​Although extended-stay hotels do not make up a large part of the industry’s capacity, more operators are switching to this business model. Extended-stay hotels are increasingly profitable for their owners. That’s because they have relatively steady occupancy and they can maintain a lower staffing level. Plus, they do not need to provide as many services as transient hotels have to in order to attract guests. The high profit margins enjoyed by operators of extended-stay properties are an attractive incentive for others to transition their properties from transient hotels to extended-stay properties.

​​Personal injury plaintiffs’ lawyers have found a new niche market in the wake of the global pandemic. They are filing lawsuits against hotels and other establishments for negligent exposure to COVID-19 when customers claim they contracted the virus while on their property. Although it is too early to know how these claims will play out…