Jury Hands Landry’s Loss in TM Spat with Whiskey Distiller

There’s nothing wrong with Lowell Zachary Landry using his surname to brand his whiskey, a Harris County jury determined Monday afternoon, rejecting arguments Landry’s — the restaurant and hospitality empire owned by Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta — had made during a short trademark trial.  

Opening statements were delivered to jurors Wednesday afternoon in the lawsuit Landry’s filed against Landry and his company, Landry Distilling, in March 2023. Landry was one of just four witnesses called to testify during the trial that ended with a verdict in his favor around 1 p.m. Monday.