Bear Ranch, LLC v. Heartbrand Beef, Inc. et al

  1. July 12, 2018

    Cattle Co. Gets $115K In Attys' Fees In Koch Ranch Row

    A Texas federal judge on Thursday, in what he called a "complex and contentious case," awarded another $115,000 in attorneys' fees to Texas-based HeartBrand Beef Inc. in its long-running dispute with a ranch owned by billionaire Bill Koch over who had the rights to sell the company's specialty Japanese cattle.

  2. July 01, 2016

    Koch Ranch Told To Pay Cattle Seller $3.3M In Attys' Fees

    A federal judge on Thursday granted Texas-based HeartBrand Beef Inc. $3.2 million in attorneys' fees in its long-running dispute with a ranch owned by billionaire Bill Koch over who had rights to sell the company's specialty Japanese cattle.

  3. May 03, 2016

    Koch Ranch Loses Bid For New Trial Over Cattle Rights

    A ranch owned by billionaire Bill Koch lost its bid for a new trial in a dispute with cattle supplier HeartBrand Beef Inc. over who had rights to sell the company's specialty Japanese cattle, with a Texas federal judge finding that purported "new evidence" had no bearing on the case.

  4. April 26, 2016

    Koch Ranch Wants New Trial Over Cattle Sale Rights

    A ranch owned by billionaire Bill Koch renewed its bid in Texas federal court Monday for a new trial against cattle supplier HeartBrand Beef Inc. over who had rights to sell the company's specialty Japanese cattle, saying that HeartBrand's contention at trial that its restrictions on their sale were paramount is belied by a new advertisement.

  5. April 14, 2016

    Sparring Beef Co., Koch Ranch Seek New Trial In Cattle Fight

    HeartBrand Beef Inc. and a ranch owned by billionaire Bill Koch each asked a Texas federal judge on Wednesday to grant a new trial in their suit over who had rights to sell the specialty beef, saying, among other issues, the per-cow buyback price prescribed in the final judgment needs clarification.

  6. March 04, 2016

    Koch's Ranch Refused Fees In Specialty Beef Dispute

    A ranch owned by billionaire Bill Koch lost a bid Friday for nearly $300,000 in attorneys' fees and expenses related to an early victory in a Texas federal suit against a rancher over who had the rights to sell Akaushi cows' speciality beef.

  7. September 09, 2015

    Cows To Come Home To Texas In Bill Koch Cattle Fight

    A Texas federal judge last week ordered a ranch owned by billionaire Bill Koch to return more than 500 head of Akaushi cattle to a Texas rancher and pay $1.875 million in punitive damages, in a ruling he said hoped would finally end a "protean" dispute over who had the rights to sell the cows' specialty beef.

  8. March 07, 2012

    Ranch Says Meat Co. Monopolizes Prime Cut Of Beef Market

    A meatpacker that sells cows used in the production of high-grade beef was sued Tuesday in Texas federal court by a cattle rancher that says the beef seller has established a monopoly for its products by enforcing contractual provisions that foreclose competition in the industry.

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