| SEATTLE - Aug. 31, 1999 --The hearing date of Seattle Seventh
Avenue�s motion for partial summary judgement to block the opening of the
�W� Hotel in Seattle has been postponed from September 3, 1999, to October
29, 1999, by order of U.S. District Court Judge Thomas S. Zilly.
The order calls for Starwood Hotels Resorts Worldwide Inc., owners of
the �W� Hotel and Seattle Sheraton Hotel joint venture partner, to file
materials in opposition to the motion by October 15, 1999. Seventh Avenue
Associates must file its reply in support of the motion by October 22,
1999. In issuing the order, Judge Zilly encouraged both parties to
try and resolve their differences through mediation.
A mediation hearing in front of Judge Terrance Carroll is scheduled
for September 16, 1999. �This postponement in no way will effect
our resolve for a fair solution to this problem,� said Seventh Avenue Associates
spokesman Stuart Rolfe. �We have tried numerous times and ways to get this
behind us, but Starwood refuses to honor their commitment to this business
agreement.�
�Although this action by Judge Zilly will allow the �W� Hotel to open
on schedule,� Rolfe said, �we intend to enforce our contractual rights
until we reach a satisfactory resolution.� |
