Perry Group International
The INNsider "L" Update©February 2012
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We periodically work with legal professionals and share articles relating to hospitality and related litigation. Here is a sampling regarding room key control, tip credit and landmark hotel lawsuits. I hope you find it useful.
Hotel Expert Witness Gut Check
On Room and Key Control Procedures
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 training will be a key part of whether your operation might be considered to be responsible or not by a jury. Read On...
What Would Restaurant Expert Witness Say
About Tip Credit Appeal?

It would be interesting to hear what restaurant expert witness opinions were rendered on the recent Applebee case, if any, that was rejected on appeal to the Supreme Court. The restaurant chain is concerned about the cost ramifications that the lower courts will impose among other issues.

Read On...

Hotel Expert Recap On Time, On Budget
Issues and Landmark Lawsuit
The recent ruling on the St. Regis lawsuit brought out some interesting issues from a hotel expert vantage point. In particular is what I call the "On Time, On Budget" barometer which project management aspires to in developing a hotel. In this circumstance, spending more time and money and the non adherence to a specific plan added a lawsuit award of $42 Million. Read on...
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Founded in 1985, Perry Group International is a management, consulting and expert services firm for lodging, foodservice, resorts, gaming and clubs. Our firm does work across North America. We also provide expert testimony on various hospitality, restaurant, bar and nightclub industry issues.

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Dennis Gemberling, President
Perry Group International