Patrick Danner

San Antonio

Business Writer at MYSA

Business Writer at The San Antonio Express-News

San Antonio Express-News business writer, covering banking and civil courts. Former Miami Herald reporter.

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Investors want Devils River Whiskey to shut down and sell assets

6 days ago | expressnews.com | Patrick Danner

A trio of Devils River Whiskey investors say it's time for last call at the struggling San Antonio distiller. In a filing late Wednesday in Devils River's bankruptcy case, they say the business has never turned a profit and only survived on investment funding and loans. "Unfortunately there is no viable path to profitability for the Debtors and the time has come for them to cease operations and liquidate assets," they say.
Legal fight not over for woman nearly murdered by ex in San Antonio apartment

6 days ago | expressnews.com | Patrick Danner

Julie Vega returned home from work Nov. 8, 2021, to discover her ex-boyfriend lying in wait in her San Antonio apartment. Shane Jernigan had been let in by a member of the Polo Club Apartments' maintenance crew even though he no longer lived with Vega and his name had been taken off the lease.
San Antonio attorney sues rival, alleges SEO use of his name to steer clients

1 week ago | expressnews.com | Patrick Danner

San Antonio personal injury attorney George Salinas has accused another law firm of using his and four other lawyers' names on its website without permission as a way to drum up clients.
USAA Bank fraud conspiracy case nets Louisiana woman long prison sentence

1 week ago | expressnews.com | Patrick Danner

A Louisiana woman who federal prosecutors say masterminded a bank fraud conspiracy targeting customers at USAA Federal Savings Bank and other financial institutions has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison. Destane Glass, 24, of Shreveport, La., was sentenced to 135 months in prison and ordered to pay almost $540,000 in restitution after pleading guilty in November to conspiracy to commit bank fraud, according to a court filing Monday.
Bill Miller Bar-B-Q facing another lawsuit over spilled hot BBQ sauce

2 weeks ago | expressnews.com | Patrick Danner

Three months after a San Antonio jury socked Bill Miller Bar-B-Q with a $2.8 million verdict in the case of a customer who suffered second-degree burns from spilling hot barbecue sauce on her thigh, the restaurant chain has been hit with a new lawsuit over an allegedly similar incident. San Antonio resident Angelica Ochoa this week sued Bill Miller Bar-B-Q Enterprises Ltd. for negligence over second-degree burns she says she sustained after spilling barbecue sauce on her leg.
Methodist Healthcare plans appeal of 'eye-watering' $24 million verdict

1 month ago | expressnews.com | Patrick Danner

Methodist Healthcare System and an affiliate intend to appeal what they called an "eye-watering" $24 million verdict after requests for a new trial or reduced judgment were denied this week.
San Antonio investor wants all of El Pollo Loco. But will it bite?

1 month ago | expressnews.com | Patrick Danner

San Antonio investor Sardar Biglari has targeted fast-food chain El Pollo Loco, known for its grilled Mexican chicken, as his next possible acquisition. In a regulatory filing Monday, El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. disclosed that it received "an unsolicited, non-binding indication of interest" from Biglari to buy the shares of the company he doesn't already own.
San Antonio bookkeeper Monica Padilla arrested again; will remain in jail

2 months ago | expressnews.com | Patrick Danner

The FBI has arrested a San Antonio bookkeeper for the second time on suspicion that she committed another scheme to steal from companies she was working for in recent months. Monica Marie Padilla, 47, who was arrested on 30 criminal charges in 2023 and had been free on a $20,000 unsecured bond, saw her bond revoked Monday during a hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Elizabeth "Betsy" Chestney.
Alamo Beer Co. seeks bankruptcy protection amid struggles for craft brewers

Feb 4, 2025 | expressnews.com | Patrick Danner |Madison Iszler

Alamo Beer Co. LLC, a ubiquitous name in San Antonio's craft brewery scene, has filed for bankruptcy reorganization amid the industry's ongoing struggles. On Monday, the company filed a skeleton listing estimated assets and liabilities each in the range of $1 million to $10 million. The 19-page petition offered no details on the events that led Alamo Beer to seek refuge in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in San Antonio.
Carabin Shaw law firm sues partner's ex-wife over cheeky website stunt

Jan 29, 2025 | expressnews.com | Patrick Danner

San Antonio attorney Kirsten Carabin has irritated former marital and law partner James "Jamie" Shaw with the launch of carabin-shaw.com to promote her own law practice. "Carabin minus Shaw," the website proclaims. "Pick the better half."Shaw, the name partner of personal-injury firm Carabin Shaw - formerly Carabin & Shaw - isn't amused.