Saturday, September 18, 2010

Hilton name abused in Pittsburgh, hotel chain tells court

Stop calling it a Hilton.


That's what a subsidiary of Hilton Worldwide Inc. is demanding of the owner of the former Hilton Pittsburgh, Downtown.

In a complaint filed Friday in U.S. Bankrupcty Court in Pittsburgh, HLT Existing Franchise Holding LLC is asking for a judge to stop Shubh Hotels Pittsburgh LLC from using the Hilton name any longer.

Hilton terminated its franchise license agreement with Shubh earlier this month, citing poor quality assurance scores, unpaid debts and judgments, and negative publicity surrounding the hotel.

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