Retail, Hotel and Restaurant Industry Practice

"Retailers are under increasing pressure from litigation… and awards are getting larger and larger.  Our extensive experience with this industry enables us to evaluate each case at an early stage, so we can quickly advise our client on the most cost-effective way to proceed."

Retailers face a wide variety of potential adverse exposures ranging from the most common slip and fall case to sensitive false arrest and racial discrimination actions. Retailers have become targets for significant money damage claims and awards against major retailers have been on the rise.

Our extensive experience with this industry enables us to evaluate each case at an early stage, so we can quickly advise our client on the most cost-effective way to proceed. Further, our unique knowledge of the industry allows us to not only evaluate the potential monetary exposure to the client, but also potential impact upon the retailer’s public perception. By understanding the concerns of our retail clients, we can more appropriately protect the client from all areas of adverse exposure.

Our practice group includes defending:

• Premises liability claims;
• Negligence actions;
• False arrest;
• Malicious prosecution;
• Assault;
• Defamation;
• Civil Rights;
• Discrimination actions;
• Products Liability;

Our representative clients include:

• Federated Department Stores;
• Macy’s;
• Bloomingdale’s;
• Home Depot, U.S.A., Inc.;
• Saks, Inc.;
• Brooks Brothers;
• Henri Bendel;
• IKEA;
• Eddie Bauer;
• The Sports Authority;
• Century 21 Department Stores; and
• Consolidated Stores.

The retail group also defends restaurant establishments and hotels. Once again, our extensive experience with the hotel and restaurant industry allows us to tailor our defense to suit the client’s needs. Our impressive restaurant industry client list includes:

• Burger King;
• White Castle;
• Roy Rogers;
• TGI Fridays; and
• Domino’s Pizza.

In addition, we represent several major hotel chains and resorts, including:

• Doral Hotels and Resorts;
• Pentigroup;
• ITT Sheraton;
• Omni Hotels;
• Marriott Hotels.

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