A few days ago I talked about what a hotel expert might say about one of three significant lodging industry lawsuits of which this is the second one to be discussed. The next excerpt from the article at HotelNewsNow.com is about the litigation involving a predominant seller and broker and three hotel transactions. Below are…
There is a practice in the litigation arena that is sometimes referred to as “benching” a hospitality expert or other types of consultants. This is where a law firm will name and retain an expert to prevent opposing counsel from using that particular person because of their credentials or as leverage to promote a settlement…
Recent news from a hotel expert witness perspective about a woman being assaulted by a stranger gaining access to her room is a call to check your own procedures. If your hotel must defend itself in a similar lawsuit, how hotel employees are trained and what they did subsequent to and as part of that…
It is highly likely that you will inevitably face a legal issue and engage a Hospitality Expert Witness to bolster your defense, no matter if you are the owner, operator, or participant at nearly any economic or legal level of a hospitality industry entity. The two most commonly-defended liability issues are “standard of care” and “custom…
Government enforcements can sometimes lead to private sector lawsuits from a hospitality expert witness perspective. This is because it sets the tone that non compliance is one basis that an employer may have treated certain workers unfairly. Usually these lawsuits get settled out of court. However, the time and money in legal fees and related…
Hotel safety expert panelists and others at the recent Global Congress on Legal, Safety, & Security Solutions expressed a myriad of concerns in the wake of the 9/11 anniversary. Terrorism planning and preparedness should be at the height of planning given the recent spate of attacks in the Middle East and those affecting Al Quida…
If you are in the business of providing hospitality management services for one or more hotels, the recent reported assaults of two housekeepers in New York should serve as a wake-up call. Not only are the safety of your guestroom cleaning staff and threats of bad publicity of major concerns, but also the potential lawsuits…
A number of years ago when the rise in bedbugs in hotels began, my firm was retained as a hotel expert witness and consultant as to the issues involving housekeeping, upkeep and maintenance surrounding several lawsuits. There were also a number of other publicized cases that followed those instances at the time. The resurgence of bedbugs…
Where the future lies for expert testimony, such as a hotel expert witness, will be part of this exciting program – “The History and Future of Expert Witnesses” – presented by the San Francisco Chapter of the Forensic Expert Witness Association (FEWA). It will be held in the evening on November 9, 2011 at the Fior d’Italia…