Mealey's (May 25, 2018, 9:40 AM EDT) -- HOUSTON — A Texas federal judge on May 22 awarded a hotel franchisor more than $900,000 on its unopposed motion for damages and attorney fees against a former franchisee that continued to use registered trademarks after its franchise agreement was terminated and now must remit profits during that time under the Lanham Act and state law (Choice Hotels International, Inc. v. Frontier Hotels, Inc., et al., No. 15-2355, S.D. Texas, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 85914)....