Why does Buc-ee’s keep suing small businesses over a cartoon beaver?

When you think of famously litigious companies, your mind likely drifts first to giants like Apple, Disney, and Nintendo. Go ahead and add Buc-ee’s, the Texas-based gas station and travel center company, to the list. It’s spent years taking smaller brands to task for copyright infringement, and it’s just filed a new complaint that will put its legal mettle to the test once again. Buc-ee’s, which was founded in 1982, has long been known for iconic snacks like its Beaver...