May 24, 2012

Taking a Bite Out of Bed Bug Litigation - A Strategic Plan May Be the Best Defense

Greenberg Traurig
Tara K. Gorman
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Real Estate
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Litigation against hotel owners due to bed bug infestation is running rampant.  The best way to take a bite out of a bed bug claim, may just be to bite back with a good strategic defense plan before the problem arises.  Let’s face it - there is a huge “ooogh” factor when it comes to bed bugs.  Bed bugs are small nocturnal animals that are flat until they bite and suck human blood and puff up - ooogh!  Of course hotel guests would be unwelcoming to bed bugs.  The first line of defense to a bed bug claim is to train your staff to take complaints seriously.  A guest who feels that the hotel is not taking the complaint seriously, may just run to the lawyer and file a claim.  The second step is to have a plan to monitor bed bug infestation and bite back with a protective plan before the bed bugs can get the better of your hotel - and in turn your bottom line.

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Tara K. Gorman
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Tara K. Gorman focuses her practice on general commercial real estate transactions, including commercial real estate acquisitions and sales, hotel acquisitions, operations, development and finance, office leasing, various financing transactions involving lender and borrower representation and telecommunications and access matters on behalf of building owners and managers.

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