Aspen businessman Ryan Chadwick and three companies under his control the Aspen bar, Escobar Vodka and Escobar Aspen in Denver federal court.
The $5 million suit intended to force Chadwick into ceasing and desisting from using the Escobar monikers was served on the defendants in December. Escobar Inc.’s suit maintains it holds intellectual property rights to the name and also purports the company to be founded by Roberto Escobar, brother of the late Colombian drug lord.
Earlier this month, defense attorneys introduced a motion to dismiss casting the lawsuit in a questionable light and contending Escobar Inc. rents a UPS mailbox but calls it company headquarters.