RumbergerKirk’s work in the retail and hospitality sectors encompasses a wide range of litigation, transactional, and regulatory services. We have experience serving as regional and coordinating counsel for a big box retailer, in addition to serving as Florida counsel for numerous retailers. Our counseling under the retail law umbrella ranges from advising clients on legal initiatives, risk assessment and avoidance, ADR solutions, and litigating all manner of cases.
We are mindful of the financial burden lawsuits place on its retail and hospitality clients. These suits may disrupt business operations and consume employees’ time. With this understanding, our approach to defending these types of lawsuits also keeps costs at the forefront. If possible, and beneficial to the client, we will attempt early resolution of lawsuits before significant fees and costs are incurred. We work with major hotels, restaurants, theme parks, zoos, sports, pari-mutuel, other entertainment venues, go-cart tracks, roller rinks, and many other types of family recreational centers.
Our team of attorneys provides ongoing counsel and representation in areas critical to the retail sector such as:
RumbergerKirk defends franchise hotels and resorts against claims of personal injury, ranging from routine slip and falls to wrongful death, and claims resulting from crimes committed by unknown perpetrators against guests. To defend these claims, we investigate the scene, speak with the employees and law enforcement officers, and work with experts in the security field.
We provide a full array of litigation services for the restaurant industry. Our clients have ranged from the nation’s leading fast food and sit-down restaurants to family-owned restaurants and third party delivery services. We defend restaurant clients against a variety of suits:
We also help clients in franchise termination lawsuits and in other commercial disputes between franchisors and franchisees. Our attorneys provide counsel to restaurant owners for minimizing the possibility of, and handling, discrimination lawsuits, Fair Labor Standard Act litigation, and sexual harassment claims.
We represent amusement and theme parks, carnivals, and other places of entertainment in all types of litigation, including but not limited to:
