If lawsuits in state and federal courts against Madison taverns that sought to end some drink specials magically came to an end over the holiday season, tavern owners would still be out almost a half-million dollars in legal fees.
Campus area taverns had agreed to end the specials after they were pressured by the city and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. But there is no chance that the legal actions, brought by the Minneapolis law firm of Lommen, Nelson, Cole & Stageberg on behalf of three UW students are going to end soon on either of two fronts.