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Federal court history

Texas bar and restaurant operators with active federal court records — bankruptcy filings, wage-and-hour (FLSA) lawsuits, ADA accessibility cases, contract disputes, and more. Compiled from public federal docket records and refreshed on a rolling basis.

Operators with cases
976
Total cases on file
2,690
Open cases
440
Wage-and-hour
322
ADA accessibility
163
Bankruptcy
445

Most-sued operators

By total cases on file
Operator Cases Open FLSA ADA BK Most recent
CROSSMARK INC
defendant in 20
20 1 18 1
Reynolds v. Crossmark, Inc.
GASD · 2024
STEVENS TRANSPORT INC
defendant in 20
20 1 8 1
Cook v. Stevens Transport Inc
TXND · 2023
DENNY'S INC
defendant in 20
20 2 8 5
Weingrad v. Denny's, Inc.
ORD · 2026
WINCO FOODS LLC
defendant in 20
20 1 6 4
Carter v. Winco Foods, LLC
ORD · 2024
ALASKA AIRLINES INC
defendant in 18
20 3 6
Kent v. Alaska Airlines, Inc.
ORD · 2026
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO
defendant in 20
20 4 6 1
Sims v. Southwest Airlines Co.
MOED · 2025
CEVA FREIGHT LLC
defendant in 20
20 4 6 1
Iminov v. Ceva Freight, LLC
NYED · 2026
RED ROBIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
defendant in 17
20 2 5 2
Fernandez v. Red Robin International, Inc.
FLSD · 2024
AMERICAN AIRLINES INC
defendant in 18
20 2 5 2 1
Miller v. American Airlines, Inc.
OHND · 2026
ENVOY AIR INC
defendant in 20
20 2 5 1
Parks v. Envoy Air Inc.
TXWD · 2025
NFI INTERACTIVE LOGISTICS LLC
defendant in 19
20 6 4 1
Archibald v. NFI Interactive Logistics LLC
INND · 2026
CASEY'S MARKETING COMPANY
defendant in 20
20 2 4 1
Colvin v. Casey's Marketing Company
MOWD · 2025
SODEXO OPERATIONS LLC
defendant in 9
20 4 4
Sodexo Operations, LLC v. Calvin Community
IASD · 2026
THE AMERICAN BOTTLING COMPANY
defendant in 19
20 4 4 1
Pitta v. The American Bottling Company
NJB · 2025
HILLSTONE RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.
defendant in 15
20 1 3 7
Castro v. Hillstone Restaurant Group, Inc.
FLSD · 2025
MARTEN TRANSPORT LTD
defendant in 20
20 4 3 1
White v. Marten Transport Ltd.
GAND · 2025
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC
defendant in 20
20 4 3 3
Jayroe v. United Parcel Service Inc
WYD · 2026
CITY OF TEXAS CITY
defendant in 20
20 4 3
Cravens v. City of Texas City, Texas
TXSD · 2026
MERRITT HOSPITALITY LLC
defendant in 20
20 6 3 3
Goodman v. Merritt Hospitality, LLC
NYSD · 2026
MERRITT HOSPITALITY LLC
defendant in 20
20 6 3 3
Goodman v. Merritt Hospitality, LLC
NYSD · 2026
TA OPERATING LLC
defendant in 20
20 3
Drewry v. TA Operating LLC
FLMD · 2023
MERRITT HOSPITALITY LLC
defendant in 20
20 6 3 3
Goodman v. Merritt Hospitality, LLC
NYSD · 2026
PAPPAS RESTAURANTS, INC.
defendant in 12
20 1 2 2
Dukes v. Pappas Restaurants, Inc.
GAND · 2024
PAPPAS RESTAURANTS INC.
defendant in 14
20 1 2 2
Dukes v. Pappas Restaurants, Inc.
GAND · 2024
300, INC.
defendant in 1
20 1 2 5
Gustafson v. Norrells
GAND · 2024
UNITED AIRLINES, INC.
defendant in 16
20 5 2 1
Zavala v. United Airlines, Inc.
COD · 2025
ROEHL TRANSPORT INC
defendant in 19
20 1 2 1
Pritchett v. Roehl Transport, Inc.
OHND · 2025
BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION
defendant in 15
20 2 2 1
Brown-Forman Corporation v. NLRB
CA6 · 2024
ATLAS AIR INC
defendant in 16
20 4 2 3
Dodson v. Atlas Air, Inc.
FLSD · 2025
MERRITT HOSPITALITY LLC
defendant in 20
20 5 2 3
MILBURN v. MERRITT HOSPITALITY, LLC
DCD · 2026
CHEDDAR'S
defendant in 20
20 7 2 1
Agee v. Cheddar's Casual Cafe, Inc.
MOWD · 2026
TW RESTAURANT HOLDER, LLC
20 18 1 18
Hooters of America, LLC and Wind-Down Entities...
TXNB · 2025
SF MARKETS LLC
defendant in 20
20 2 1 8
Cohan v. SF Markets, LLC
FLSD · 2025
Ripley Entertainment Inc.
defendant in 19
20 1 2
Ripley Entertainment, Inc. v. Pierce, Jr.
FLMD · 2023
FRONTIER AIRLINES INC
defendant in 20
20 2 1
Pavlovski v. Frontier Airlines Inc.
MND · 2024
CIRCLE K STORES INC
defendant in 19
20 6 1 4
Watford v. Circle K Stores, Inc.
SCD · 2026
BUC-EE'S LTD
defendant in 8
20 4 1 2 1
Rice-McGarity v. Buc-ee's, Ltd.
FLMD · 2026
CLUB OPERATIONS LLC
defendant in 2
20 17 12
Palomino v. Club Operations LLC
TXND · 2024
MVT SERVICES LLC
defendant in 17
20 5
Bracey v. MVT Services LLC
OKWD · 2026
FAMILY DOLLAR STORES OF TEXAS LLC
defendant in 20
20 1 2
Whyte v. Family Dollar Stores of Texas, LLC
TXED · 2023
PRINCESS CRUISE LINES LTD
defendant in 16
20 5
Hulse v. Princess Cruise Lines, Ltd.
FLSD · 2026
KROGER TEXAS L.P.
defendant in 13
20 4 1
EEOC v. Kroger Texas, L.P.
TXSD · 2026
CRETE CARRIER CORPORATION
defendant in 17
20 2 1
Ramirez v. Crete Carrier Corporation
GAND · 2024
THE COUNTRY CLUB
defendant in 18
19 5 2 1
Marzena Chmielewska v. The Country Club Northhill Ltd.
CACD · 2026
Immaculate Heart of Mary
defendant in 5
19 7 1 8
Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
NYSB · 2025
HOLIDAY INN CLUB VACATIONS INCORPORATED
defendant in 17
19 1 1
Archie v. Holiday Inn Club Vacations Incorporated
CAND · 2025
PERNOD RICARD USA LLC
defendant in 12
19 1 2
Bullock v. Pernod Ricard USA, LLC
NYSD · 2025
LANDSTAR EXPRESS AMERICA INC
defendant in 14
19 3 6
Landry v. Landstar Express America, Inc.
ILSD · 2026
CITY OF WICHITA FALLS
defendant in 18
18 2
Dunn v. City of Wichita Falls
TXND · 2026
White Lodging Services Corporation
defendant in 13
17 3 6
Ortiz v. White Lodging Services Corporation
TXWD · 2021

Biggest wage-and-hour defendants

FLSA filings
OperatorFLSATotal
CROSSMARK INC
Reynolds v. Crossmark, Inc.
18 20
STEVENS TRANSPORT INC
Cook v. Stevens Transport Inc
8 20
DENNY'S INC
Weingrad v. Denny's, Inc.
8 20
ROADRUNNER INTERMODAL SERVICES LLC
Cox v. Roadrunner Intermodal Services, LLC
8 10
WINCO FOODS LLC
Carter v. Winco Foods, LLC
6 20
ALASKA AIRLINES INC
Kent v. Alaska Airlines, Inc.
6 20
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO
Sims v. Southwest Airlines Co.
6 20
CEVA FREIGHT LLC
Iminov v. Ceva Freight, LLC
6 20
SADDLE CREEK CORPORATION
Liticker v. Saddle Creek Corporation
6 14
RED ROBIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Fernandez v. Red Robin International, Inc.
5 20
AMERICAN AIRLINES INC
Miller v. American Airlines, Inc.
5 20
ENVOY AIR INC
Parks v. Envoy Air Inc.
5 20
CAFE ISTANBUL, INC.
Ayyad v. Cafe Istanbul Inc.
5 7
NFI INTERACTIVE LOGISTICS LLC
Archibald v. NFI Interactive Logistics LLC
4 20
CASEY'S MARKETING COMPANY
Colvin v. Casey's Marketing Company
4 20
SODEXO OPERATIONS LLC
Sodexo Operations, LLC v. Calvin Community
4 20
THE AMERICAN BOTTLING COMPANY
Pitta v. The American Bottling Company
4 20
A. H. D. HOUSTON, INC.
Nicholson v. A.H.D. Houston, Inc.
4 6
HILLSTONE RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.
Castro v. Hillstone Restaurant Group, Inc.
3 20
MARTEN TRANSPORT LTD
White v. Marten Transport Ltd.
3 20
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC
Jayroe v. United Parcel Service Inc
3 20
CITY OF TEXAS CITY
Cravens v. City of Texas City, Texas
3 20
MERRITT HOSPITALITY LLC
Goodman v. Merritt Hospitality, LLC
3 20
MERRITT HOSPITALITY LLC
Goodman v. Merritt Hospitality, LLC
3 20
TA OPERATING LLC
Drewry v. TA Operating LLC
3 20

Bankruptcy filings

Operators with federal BK history
OperatorBKTotal
TW RESTAURANT HOLDER, LLC
Hooters of America, LLC and Wind-Down Entities...
18 20
CLUB OPERATIONS LLC
Palomino v. Club Operations LLC
12 20
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
8 19
LANDSTAR EXPRESS AMERICA INC
Landry v. Landstar Express America, Inc.
6 19
OCEAN PETROLEUM INC
In Re: Ocean Petroleum Inc. v. .
6 8
LONE STAR CAFE INC
Moreland v. Lone Star Cafe, Inc.
6 7
300, INC.
Gustafson v. Norrells
5 20
Holy Family Roman Catholic Church
Holy Family Roman Catholic Church, Franklinton, Lo
5 8
EL PATIO LLC
El Patio, LLC v. Penny
5 6
SUCCESS FOODS MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC
VB Assets, LLC, d/b/a Voicebox Tech v. Success...
4 11
FALCON TRANSPORT INC
Dalton v. Falcon Transport, Inc.
4 11
SCOREBOARD
Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. v. Scoreboard Sports...
4 9
APPLAUSE LLC
APPLAUSE, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABIL
4 7
JOSE LUIS FLORES JR
Jose Luis Flores, Jr. and Emily Elizabeth Flores
4 4
ATLAS AIR INC
Dodson v. Atlas Air, Inc.
3 20
RICE ENTERPRISES, LLC
Rice Enterprises LLC v. Backgroundchecks.com LLC
3 7
I GOTCHA INC
Geiger v. I Gotcha Inc
3 7
ETB Inc
Fieldwood Energy LLC
3 6
ARAMARK BUSINESS DINING SERVICES OF...
Alvarez, Sr. v. Yosemite National Park
3 5
TRIPPER, INC.
Konecny (PS) v. Tripper, Inc.
3 5
HAPPY TIMES INC.
Happy Times, Inc. v. Fernbank Science Center
3 5
TRAVEL TRADERS HOTEL STORES INC.
DDC Group, Inc.
3 4
Rush Group LLC
Sears Holdings Corporation
3 4
COLONIAL COUNTRY CLUB
DeFeo v. Colonial Country Club Community...
3 4
SUSHI ZUSHI OF TEXAS, LLC
Topway Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Kazy's Gourmet...
3 4

Source: BoozeReports.com. Federal court filings are public records under the E-Government Act of 2002. Inclusion here does not imply guilt, liability, or wrongdoing — many cases are dismissed, settled, or decided in the defendant's favor. Records are matched against TABC-permitted taxpayer names; the cache is refreshed on a rolling backfill basis and may be incomplete.