Lawsuits

Unanswered Questions Plague Dueling Dallas Barbecue Lawsuits

By Courtney E. Smith November 13

Investors File and Quickly Dismiss Lawsuit Against Lucky’s Hot Chicken

By Courtney E. Smith September 5

The Legal Battle Between Lockhart Smokehouse and Crossbuck BBQ

By Courtney E. Smith July 17

Carbone’s Sues Carbone Dallas for Trademark Infringement

By Courtney E. Smith June 7, 2022

Beloved Bakery and Upstart Restaurant Settle Lawsuit Over Name Battle

By Courtney E. Smith May 9, 2022

Judge Orders Dallas Restaurant Bisou to Temporarily Stop Using Its Name Amid Trademark Infringement Lawsuit

By Amy McCarthy August 23, 2021

Alleging Racism and Discriminatory Hiring Practices, a Former Vandelay Hospitality Employee Sues for $1M

By Amy McCarthy July 23, 2021

The DFW Restaurant Whose Lawsuit Halted Pandemic Relief for Thousands of Businesses Has Already Received Nearly $200K in Aid

By Amy McCarthy June 15, 2021

Two Trump Cronies and a DFW Restaurant Are Behind the Lawsuit Preventing Minority-Owned Businesses From Receiving Restaurant Revitalization Fund Relief

By Amy McCarthy June 14, 2021

Salt Bae’s Dallas Steakhouse Is Already Embroiled in Legal Drama — and It Isn’t Even Open Yet

By Amy McCarthy February 3, 2021

Federal Judge Rules Deep Ellum Brewing Company Can Finally Sell Beer To-Go

By Amy McCarthy January 28, 2021

Deep Ellum Brewing Company Founder John Reardon Ousted Amid Messy Lawsuit

By Amy McCarthy September 1, 2020

State Fair Corny Dog Icon Fletcher’s Wins Messy Family Trademark Battle

By Amy McCarthy January 21, 2020

Embroiled in a Lawsuit, A Dallas Corn Dog Restaurant Looks For a New Name

By Amy McCarthy January 17, 2020

Uptown Bar Sued By Songwriters Organization For Allegedly Failing to Pay Licensing Fees

By Amy McCarthy November 1, 2019

Lawsuit Accuses Fort Worth Restaurant of Ripping Off an Iconic Austin Queso

By Amy McCarthy July 1, 2019

Mr. Mesero’s Mico Rodriguez Settles With Former Partners Following $1 Million Lawsuit

By Alaena Hostetter May 15, 2018

Dallas Restaurateur Phil Romano Resolves Sexual Harassment Case Out of Court

By Adele Chapin March 9, 2018

Matt McCallister And Filament Face Lawsuit Alleging Unpaid Rent

By Alaena Hostetter October 16, 2017

Uptown’s Sambuca Is Literally Falling Apart

By Amy McCarthy July 31, 2017

Kent Rathbun Legally Can't Call Himself 'The Chef With No Name'

By Amy McCarthy April 12, 2017

Fort Worth Man Sues Dallas-Based Dairy Queen Operator Over Reportedly Moldy Cheeseburger

By Amy McCarthy March 13, 2017

Dallas Man Sues Richardson Bar For Letting Him Get Too Drunk

By Amy McCarthy June 30, 2016

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Katy Trail Ice House Faces $1 Million Lawsuit Over Texas-OU Weekend Melee

By Amy McCarthy June 3, 2016

Scorned Attorney Threatens Dallas-Area Restaurant With $2.25 Soup Lawsuit

By Amy McCarthy April 25, 2016

Woman Sues Dallas Chick-Fil-A Over Sepsis & Heart Attack-Inducing Cherry Pit

By Gwendolyn Knapp December 4, 2014