by evansfox | Jul 27, 2018
PHOTO CREDIT: Peter Speyer/Special to the Tribune Dierks Bentley and his Whiskey Row pub chain succeeded in a trademark infringement claim brought by The Row, a Nashville pub. The Row brought the case in federal court when Whiskey Row announced it would be opening a...
by evansfox | Jul 25, 2018
The New York State Liquor Authority has announced that it is experiencing significant delays in processing applications. The busy tourism season in New York increases the application volume and they have just launched a new licensing system and new application forms....
by evansfox | Jun 6, 2018
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 volume of foot traffic, especially in high demand tourist and business visitor locations in major cities. Creative...
by evansfox | Jun 4, 2018
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 sued the bar and its owners personally after an alleged 80 attempts to reach the bar owners about buying a license,...
by evansfox | Apr 7, 2018
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 had worked on projects at the former architectural company. When the employee forged out on his own, the chain took its...
by evansfox | Apr 6, 2018
A customer sued Tito’s Handmade Vodka claiming the distiller misled consumers into believing it was handmade when the production process was actually “highly automated.” Recently settled, the customer was bringing a class action suit because the product name deceived...
