My practice focuses on businesses in the alcoholic beverage industry. Trafficking in the manufacture and sale of alcohol is heavily regulated at the f...
Yelp Can be a Liability to Your Retail Liquor License
A client holding a retail liquor license recently reported to our office a difficult exchange with a State Liquor Authority (SLA) investigator visitin...
SHOULD YOU BE CONSIDERING SELF-POUR BEER TECHNOLOGY?
Labor rates keep rising, as well as all of the associated costs. The restaurant industry has been hit particularly hard by wage, mandatory paid leave ...
DIERKS BENTLEY’S WHISKEY ROW CASE HAS 2 INTERESTING TAKEAWAYS FOR TRADEMARK APPLICANTS
PHOTO CREDIT: Peter Speyer/Special to the Tribune Dierks Bentley and his Whiskey Row pub chain succeeded in a trademark infringement claim brought by...
Applicants and Licensees are experiencing tremendous delays at the New York State Liquor Authority
The New York State Liquor Authority has announced that it is experiencing significant delays in processing applications. The busy tourism season in Ne...
3 apps unlock hidden income sources for big city restaurants and bars
Bars and restaurants are often situated in prime locations. They pay the highest rent for this class A retail space in popular areas with a high vol...
Illinois Bar Sued for 7 Songs
An Illinois bar was sued last month for public performances of 7 songs without a music license. In this case, BMI and Against the Wind Publishing su...
Did you know changing architects can put you at risk for copyright infringement and DCMA claims?
The popular Five Guys chain was sued by a former architecture firm after it switched to a new architectural firm started by one of the employees who h...
As your production grows, you may need to review your marketing message and label content
A customer sued Tito’s Handmade Vodka claiming the distiller misled consumers into believing it was handmade when the production process was actuall...
Lesson of the day: When employees leave, they can take your proprietary property with them.
The owner of six Italian restaurants and wine bars in New York City known as Passon & Passon sued two former employees alleging they opened a R...