Restaurant group disputes claims in lawsuit filed by famed Doc Ford author

A Fort Myers restaurant group dispute claims made in a Lee County lawsuit by best-selling author Randy Wayne White that they violated a licensing agreement for a chain of restaurants named for his character Doc Ford.

In a court filing Monday responding to White’s lawsuit, HM Restaurant Group accuses the author of “trying to seek royalties from restaurants owned and operated by HM which are not operating under the name Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille.”