Sazerac Company, Inc. – the makers of Fireball Cinnamon Whisky – are facing a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges the branding of its Fireball Cinnamon beverage is misleading, as it is nearly identical to the branding of the company’s signature Fireball Cinnamon Whisky, except the Fireball Cinnamon product does not contain whisky. The labeling […]
In a UK-based legal dispute between spirits distributor giants, Brown-Forman has been awarded a $67.6 million ruling by a UK tribunal as a result of a cost-sharing disagreement. Brown-Forman and Bacardi first collaborated on their UK-based distribution process in 2002 but officially ceased that collaboration in April 2020 and Brown-Forman immediately formed their own UK […]
Rémy Martin & Company – the world’s second-largest cognac producer/seller behind LVMH Hennessy – has filed a complaint against Sire Spirits, Vetro and VSPA, in New York, creators of Branson Cognac, for infringement on their bottle design. Sire Spirits is owned by 50 Cent – aka Curtis J Jackson III. Remy Martin claims that Sire […]
If you have ever purchased a bottle of Templeton Rye Whiskey in the past year or so, then you may be getting a refund. That’s because the founders of the Iowa-based, Indiana-made whiskey have settled three class action lawsuits brought against them by people and their lawyers who were miffed that Templeton Rye both originally […]