News Type: Articles

Matthew Yarbrough, Jason Blackstone and the team of intellectual property pros at M&R recently resolved a legal battle that the Dallas Morning News referred to as “the great Texas red sauce wars” and “the greatest trademark case in 30 years.” The headline grabbing litigation in which our client Carbone’s Fine Food and Wine, a mainstay of the Dallas restaurant scene for more than a decade, faced off against New York-based hospitality powerhouse Major Food Group LLC—ended quite favorably for Carbone’s.

Mark Robinson and Ryan Hong outline what insurance agents and brokers should know when preparing their companies for sale in their most recent Insurance Journal article.

Mark Robinson’s latest article, “A New Law Means New Obligations for Insurance Producers,” was published by Insurance Journal on November 16, 2022. The piece provides an overview SB 1242, which takes effect on January 1, 2023 and imposes certain requirements upon agents and brokers relative to insurance fraud reporting and education mandates, fingerprinting and licensing disclosures.

Alex Safyan’s article on misleading product packaging in the food and beverage space was published by Food Manufacturing. In the piece, Alex reviews a pending federal court case on the topic and provides tips to manufacturers looking to avoid legal exposure for falsely insinuating their products’ place of origin.

Alex Safyan and Jon-Jamison Hill’s article titled, “California Case Offers New Take on Liquidated Damages,” was published by Law360. The piece covers a recent decision by a Court of Appeals that breaks from well- established precedent that has historically found liquidated damages provisions to be unenforceable to the extent they do not bear a reasonable relationship to the actual damages that would be suffered in the event of a breach of the settlement agreement.

Lauren Varnado’s first-person account of her headline-grabbing showdown in a West Virginia courtroom has been published in Houstonia. The article, titled “Trial By (Gun) Fire,” covers her remarkable encounter with a gun-toting judge.

Jennifer Mauri has been published in Trademark Lawyer Magazine. Her article, titled “A virtual certainty: the metaverse will give rise to plenty of trademark disputes,” provides insight into trademark protection of real-world goods verses those of virtual goods in the metaverse.

Ron Camhi has offered insight into how companies can leverage legal counsel to best navigate an economy that may be teetering on the edge of a recession. His commentary was published on October 31 in a Los Angeles Business Journal article titled, “With Economic Headwinds Blowing, the Time Is Now for Legal Housekeeping.”

Dana Kravetz recently had an article published by Hotels Magazine titled, “Reassessing Workplace Training, Parity.” The piece covers how hotels and resorts can protect their brands and staff by focusing on training and gender parity in management.

David Dehoney recently had an article published by Solar Power World titled, “Navigating mineral owner rights when developing large-scale solar.” The piece covers the conflict potential of solar projects in situations where mineral estates are severed, or owned separately, from given surface estates.