Originally Posted by
LuxuryRogue
I didn't bring up the supra-national
law discussion, but I noted that you avoided
the issue of the informal Norwegian
"Jante's law" (an anti-arrogance-attitude, typical for Scandinavia, which the aggressive Portuguese migrant worker tried to claim for himself, instead of just doing his service job).
Janteloven is often used in Danish and Norwegian brooding about national character, but I don't think that a 81-year old literary concept is all that relevant for this discussion.
I would be happy to limit the law discussion to the criminal case itself
Your OP was AFAIU about a civil case in the US. Or are you planning a criminal case against the waiter and the hotel manager in the US?