Hospitality is constantly evolving regarding safety and security issues. Having a neutral, 3rd party to assist you with an independent perspective is an economically smart thing to do.
Representative Cases
I have represented approximately the same number of defendant & plaintiff cases.
Since 2009, I have worked with counsel regularly representing hotels, restaurants and businesses as defendants, but I have also worked with plaintiffs against properties that I believed had not met industry standards of care and elements of reasonable care.
I have been retained in with cases involving:
- branded and independent properties
- casinos in all areas, including gaming areas, public facilities, restaurants, lobbies, parking garages, restricted spaces, and guest rooms
- restaurants, both free standing and hotel food offerings
- time shares
- destination markets
- resorts, convention facilities
- extended stay properties
- all suite hotels
- full service and select service hotels
- properties under renovation
Updated January 2023 – Expert Witness Representative Cases to date:
- Reasonable Care, Standards of Care
- ADA cases – bathroom and parking lot cases
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning cases
- Contract disputed terms – leased agreement
- EEOC Discrimination Case
- Human Trafficking
- Incident involving injury of minor from faulty glass furniture
- Injury from minor claiming a change machine “fell” on them
- International, high profile celebrity case vs major franchisor re: issues of “control”, guest privacy , joint employer
- Legionella claim, resulting from failure to use recommended chemicals in water systems
- Negligence claims in hotel bathrooms relating to alleged condition of sinks and toilets
- Negligence claims on part of luxury hotel relating to poorly designed and installed furniture
- Negligence claims in free standing restaurants, parking lots/garages, and publicly accessible areas
- Negligence claims in truck stops on interstates, consumer warehouse clubs, office buildings and other public areas
- Negligence claims on security and hiring practices in hotel and lounge
- Negligence claims relating to bedbugs
- Negligence claims relating to hotel transportation services
- Negligence claim on part of extended stay hotel relating to gas fireplaces
- Negligence claims against a branded mega hotel and linen company in major market
- Negligence claim on part of luxury hotel giving key to 3rd party, resulting in sexual assault
- Negligence claim – fall from 2nd Floor Window
- Negligence claim – responsiveness to a Norovirus outbreak at a major convention hotel
- Negligence claims relating to window openings safety, resulting in physical harm
- Negligence claims on hiring practices and lack of reasonable care claim
- Negligence claims against a shopping center owner & property management firm for issues at a tenant’s business
- Research on definitions of revenue – contract dispute
- Slip and Falls claims (a number of cases in many areas of hotels, motels, casinos, time shares, garages & restaurants)
- Spider bite negligence claim
- Wrongful death claims in hotel pool drownings
- Wrongful death claim from scalding (running hot water at 145 degrees without safety mixing valves precautions)
- Wrongful death claim of a child involving a roman shade cord
- Wrongful death claim – electrocution in pool
- Wrongful death claim from fire
- Wrongful death claim in factors leading to an auto accident death from minors staying in a hotel
- Wrongful death claim against major franchisor case re: joint employer and issue of “control”
- Wrongful death claim – hotel laundry chute
- Wrongful death claim – security negligence
System Support for Hotels and Hotel Management Groups:
There are constantly changing situations that should be regularly reviewed, evaluated, and updated if or as needed.
- I can assist with reviewing existing practices relating to safety and security issues.
- I can assist with recommending policies and procedures relating to safety and security issues.
Hot Topics
- Reviews of existing practices dealing with Safety, Security and Legal Issues facing the Industry today
- Presentations on HOT TOPICS dealing with Safety, Security and Legal Issues facing the Industry today
