The restaurant chain Hooters should give its general counsel and chief legal officer, Claudia Levitas, a round of applause. By testifying in court, she helped persuade a judge that Hooters is a family-friendly establishment worthy of a liquor license.
Hooters’ troubles began in April, when challenges were filed to the company’s application for Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission permits for a proposed location in Fort Worth, Texas. A group of nearby residents and downtown officials argued that the TABC should not issue Hooters the required permits, on the basis of the “general welfare, health, peace, morals and safety of the people and on the public sense of decency.”
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