Branson Missouri Hotel
Complaint: Patrick Ballinger, Dennis R. Weaver, Kosta S. Kovachev, Lee E. Larscheid, Benny G. Morris, Darin W. Roberts, Linda M. Sears, Todd F. Walker, Branson City Limits, Inc., Resort Hotels, Inc., Universal Financial Leasing, Inc., and Ozark And Travel, Inc., Defendant
1. At various times from in or about September 2000 to the present, defendants BRANSON CITY LIMITS, INC. ("BRANSON CITY") and RESORT HOTELS, INC. ("RESORT HOTELS"), through defendants PATRICK BALLINGER ("BALLINGER"), DENNIS R. WEAVER ("WEAVER"), DARIN W. ROBERTS ("ROBERTS"), TODD F. WALKER ("WALKER"), LINDA M. SEARS ("SEARS"), KOSTA S. KOVACHEV ("KOVACHEV"), UNIVERSAL FINANCIAL LEASING, INC. ("UNIVERSAL LEASING"), BENNY G. MORRIS ("MORRIS"), OZARK AND TRAVEL, INC. ("OZARK"), and LEE E. LARSCHEID ("LARSCHEID") (collectively, "DEFENDANTS"), and a nation-wide network of sales agents (collectively, the "sales force") fraudulently offered and sold at least $28 million in securities nominally structured as hotel timeshare rental interests ("units") in unregistered transactions to over 600 investors in 30 states through, among other things, the means and instrumentalities of interstate commerce and the mails (collectively, "interstate means"). BRANSON CITY's and RESORT HOTELS' securities offe ... [Read More]
Department of Justice ADA Settlements and Consent Agreements
New York-New York Hotel and Casino, LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada - re: new construction of a hotel and casino. ... Bass Hotels & Resorts, Atlanta, Georgia (Holiday Inn) - re: Barriers to access, auxillary aids and services and mediation (December 16, 1998) ... Bass Hotels & Resorts, Atlanta, Georgia (Holiday Inn) - re: Reservations policies (December 16, 1998) ... [Read More]
Commissioner's Office
Missouri State Board of Cosmetology, 8:30 a.m., Capitol Plaza Hotel, 415 West McCarty, Kansas City Meeting Room, Jefferson City, Missouri. Portions of this meeting may be closed pursuant to Sections 610.021 (1), (3), (5), (7), (13) and (14), RSMo., and Section 620.010.14 (7), RSMo. (573-751-2762) ... Missouri State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors, 12:00 p.m., Doubletree Hotel and Conference Center, 16625 Swingley Ridge Road, Chesterfield, Missouri. Portions of this meeting may be closed pursuant to Sections 610.021 (1), (3), (5), (7), (13) and (14), RSMo., and Section 620.010.14 (7), RSMo. (573-522-5503) ... [Read More]
2004 TEAM Conference Information
Branson Tourism ( http://www.branson.com ) ... Hotel/Accommodations Information ... Hotel/Accommodation Information ... [Read More]
NPS, The American Civil War, About the Civil War: Timeline of Events/Lead-in
Wakarusa War. Charles W. Dow, a Free State advocate, is murdered by F.M. Coleman, a Proslavery advocate, over a land dispute. After Sheriff Samuel J. Jones of Douglas County arrests not only Coleman, but a Free State witness, Jacob Branson, political tensions mount on both sides. When armed Free State men rescue Branson, each side begins to increase its forces. Proslavery reinforcements come from Missouri and Free State advocates from around Kansas. They converge on Lawrence, Kansas. ... [Read More]
Department of Justice ADA Index Page
ADA Business Brief: Communicating with Guests Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Hotels, Motels, and Other Places of Transient Lodging (HTML) ... [Read More]
Enforcing the ADA, Status Report from the Department of Justice, July - September 2002
A wheelchair user from Idaho complained that a Utah hotel had only one accessible room, which had been rented to another guest, and also that the hotel provided transportation to him in an ambulance because the hotel’s airport shuttle was not accessible. The hotel agreed to construct twelve additional accessible guest rooms, including the appropriate number of rooms equipped with roll-in showers. The corporation agreed to conduct a comprehensive review of its 36 properties prior to initiation of any planned renovations and to achieve full ADA compliance in all hotels by 2005. The corporation agreed to provide lift-equipped hotel shuttle service at every location, provide ADA training to its employees, pay the complainant $7,500, and provide free airfare and hotel accommodations for the complainant and his family to visit the hotel after completion of the accessibility modifications. ... [Read More]
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The Eastern Missouri Regional Conference: Prevention and Interventions forEnding Violence Against Women, Children and Families will be held July 26-28 atthe Hilton St. Louis Airport Hotel in St. Louis. Designed to increase awareness of violence and promote thedevelopment of community prevention and intervention strategies, the conferenceis open to nurses, health care providers, social workers, law enforcementofficers, prosecutors, victim advocates, public health workers and anyone whoworks with women, children or families. Featured speakers are Allison Turkel, senior attorney at the NationalCenter for Prosecution of Child Abuse, and Detective Wayne Promisel, Virginia’sFairfax County Police Department. Sponsors include Mercy Health Plans, The Child Center, Saint FrancisMedical Center and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. The conference registration fee is $35. Certificates of attendance and CEUs will beavailable. Program and registrationinformation ... [Read More]
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