September 27, 2023
A Texas federal judge tossed a lawsuit alleging the parent company of the NBA's Houston Rockets breached its contract by failing to adequately distribute Rokit Drinks LLC's alcoholic beverages at games and other venues, citing the lack of a written contract and a failure to set the price and quantity of the agreement.
July 18, 2022
A company that owns the Houston Rockets says a lawsuit over alcohol sales is frivolous and "bordering on unethical" because there is no proof of a contract and is an attempt by a beverage company to get out of paying an $11 million arbitration award.
May 16, 2022
A beverage company hit Houston Rockets owner Fertitta Entertainment Inc. with a breach-of-contract suit alleging Fertitta reneged on a promise to buy and distribute the company's drinks as part of a sponsorship deal with the basketball team.