Jun. 27—EAU CLAIRE — Northwoods Brewing Corp. is suing its former attorney, claiming that a failure to renew a trademark has caused the Osseo-brewpub to incur over $148,000 in legal costs.
Filed last week in Eau Claire County Court, the civil lawsuit names Eau Claire law firm Herrick and Hart, retired attorney Terry Moore and the firm's insurer as defendants.
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