Judge Stephen C. Robinson, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, entered a preliminary injunction in connection with litigation filed last week by Starwood against Hilton Hotels Corp. and former Starwood executives Ross Klein and Amar Lalvani.

It enjoins Hilton, Klein and Lalvani from:

- Developing further the Denizen Hotels brand. This requires that all internal and external design, branding, development, promotion, programming, staffing and marketing of the Denizen Hotels brand cease.

- Engaging in any discussions or negotiations with prospective owners, developers and/or franchisees relating to the Denizen Hotels brand.

- Using, directly or indirectly, in any way the documents and electronic information obtained from Starwood or any information contained in or derived from the Starwood information.