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Schrader Cellars, LLC v. Roach

  1. June 09, 2023

    No Atty Fees For Either Side In Vineyard Venture Gone Sour

    A California federal magistrate judge has declined to grant attorney fees to either side of a long-running dispute between a California vineyard and its erstwhile attorney, ruling that both parties should be content with emerging from the litigation without suffering substantial financial losses.

  2. March 08, 2023

    Texas Atty Says He Didn't Harm Winery With Duty Breach

    Counsel for Texas attorney Randy Roach told a California jury at trial openings Wednesday that although he was found to have breached his fiduciary duty to former client Schrader Cellars by failing to memorialize a partnership agreement with its original owner, the professional duty breach didn't harm the winery.

  3. November 17, 2022

    IP Forecast: Winery, Its Former Lawyer To Face Off In TM Row

    A winery is set to go before a California federal judge next week to argue that its former lawyer has no rights to any of the trademarks tied to its reported $60 million sale, while the lawyer is expected to claim he was the sole financial backer for one of the winery owner's most popular brands. Here's a look at that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.

  4. March 21, 2022

    Napa Valley Vintner's Ex-Atty Loses Bid To Sanction Winery

    A California federal judge on Monday denied a sanctions motion from a former lawyer for the founder of a Napa Valley winery that sold for a reported $60 million, saying he lacked "rock solid" evidence that the wine company's lawsuit challenging his investor-ownership claim is frivolous.