Archive for April, 2008

HospitalityLawyer Hospitality Law: Barth’s NonSmoking Challenge to Industry Gains Momentum – More and More Businesses Realize Benefits of Going Non-Smoking Everyday

Read Barth’s NonSmoking Challenge to the Industry Beijing announced on Friday that it would ban smoking in time for the Olympics.  The ban would cover most public buildings.  According to the USAToday article, “restaurants, bars, and hotels can still allow smoking but must provide smoke-free areas or rooms.”  In a city where “23% of those above age 15 smoke,” one …

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HospitalityLawyer: Mexico City Bans Smoking

MEXICO CITY, one of the world’s smoggiest cities, has banned smoking in all public spaces, including bars, restaurants and office buildings. Mexico City is the largest city in the world to pass a smoking ban. Exceptions to the new law, which was passed by the city assembly late last year, include parks, soccer stadiums and outdoor seating areas. Smokers who …

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HospitalityLawyer: Effectively Dealing with Claims During Periods of Economic Down Turns

Christian Stegmaier, shareholder at South Carolina’s law firm Collins and Lacy, GAHA member since 2006, and presenter at the 2007 and 2008 Annual Hospitality Law Conferences, writes, the following memo: According to the mainstream media, our country is in an economic slowdown, perhaps a recession.  Whether you believe the news reports or not, we do know that personal injury lawsuits …

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