Maker’s Mark 2, Class-Action Attorneys 020150729105500
Maker’s Mark 2, Class-Action Attorneys 0
Mark GillespieJuly 29, 2015Abbas Kazerounian, Beam Suntory, California, Clarkson Hine, class action, consumer protection, court, dismissal, Federal, Food & Drug Administration, handmade, John Houston, Kazerouni Law Group, labeling, Larry Alan Burns, lawsuit, litigation, Maker's Mark, Matthew Loker, plaintiff, ruling, safe harbor, Safora Nowruzi, statement, Travis Williams0 comments
July 29, 2015 – A California federal judge has dismissed the class-action lawsuit filed last December accusing Maker’s Mark Bourbon of def...
Diageo To Fight Bulleit Bourbon Class-Action Lawsuit20150603175534
Diageo To Fight Bulleit Bourbon Class-Action Lawsuit
Mark GillespieJune 3, 2015Abbas Kazerounian, Beam Suntory, Bulleit Bourbon, class action, court, defendant, Diageo, Diageo Americas Supply, Federal, Four Roses, Hyde & Swigart, Jim Beam, Kazerouni Law Group, label, language, Lawrenceburg, lawsuit, lawyer, litigation, Maker's Mark, Mamadou M'Baye, plaintiff, Shelby County, Zsoka McDonald1 comment
June 3, 2015 – Diageo’s Bulleit Bourbon is the latest whisky brand to be targeted by two California law firms specializing in class-action...
Episode 527: March 28, 201520150328230240
Episode 527: March 28, 2015
Mark GillespieMarch 28, 2015@Scalias_boner, acquisition, Adolph Rupp, adventure, adviser, anniversary, Ardbeg, Armoirk, attorney, auction, Award, Bardstown, basketball, Beam Suntory, bedtime stories, bids, board, bottling, California, Carole Andreen-Harris, Center for Academic and Tutorial Services, charity, Churchill Downs, class action, Clermont, Cleveland Whiskey, coach, collecting, commemorative, Compass Box, construction, Coxs Creek, culture, deal, death, defendant, Diageo, Drammie Awards, Drammies, Echlinville, economic, economic development, English Whisky Company, Feckin, Forged Oak, ForWhiskeyLovers.com, founder, Four Roses, Fourth Street Live, France, Fred Minnick, Glenfarclas, Hedonism Quindecimus, horse racing, information, interviews, investment, Ireland, Irish, Islay, J. Cobliegh, James Nelstrop, Japan, Jeffrey David, Jennifer Bramseth, Jim Beam, Jim Cherwinski, jobs, John Grant, Keeneland, Ken Goldenberg, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Laphroaig, Lawson, lawsuit, lawyer, Linda Harrison, Louisville, Maker's 46 Mile, Maker's Mark, Mark Williams, McTears, merger, news, Northern Ireland, Orphan Barrel, painting, peat bog, Peat Monster, Perpetuum, photo, Phyl Divine, plaintiff, Prime Minister, retail, Shane Braniff, Shinzō Abe, St. Feckin, Steven Sawtelle, Suntory, Takeshi Niinami, Thoroughbred, Tito's, Tokyo, Tom Lix, Torii, Travel, Twitter, University of Kentucky, Urban Stillhouse, voting, Woodford Reserve, Wyoming0 comments
Suntory Holdings CEO Takeshi Niinami is one of Japan’s leading business executives. He’s the first CEO from outside the founding Torii fa...
Jim Beam Moves to Dismiss Class-Action Lawsuit20150320221943
Jim Beam Moves to Dismiss Class-Action Lawsuit
Mark GillespieMarch 20, 2015Abbas Kazerounian, attorney, Beam Suntory, California, claim, class action, consumer, court, defendant, Federal, filing, handcrafted, handmade, Jim Beam, label, label approval, lawsuit, lawyer, litigation, Maker's Mark, motion, plaintiff, safe harbor, San Diego, Scott Belk, Tax & Trade Bureau, TTB0 comments
March 20, 2015 – Beam Suntory hopes a federal court hearing scheduled for May 4 in San Diego will lead to the dismissal of a second class-action...
Episode 524: March 7, 201520150308083429
Episode 524: March 7, 2015
Mark GillespieMarch 8, 2015Abbas Kazerouni, age statement, Alberta, Arran, attorney, babermac, Beam Suntory, Bob Lekan, Bomberger, Bomberger's, bottling line, Bourbon, Breckenridge Distillery, Brown-Forman, budget, cease and desist, Chicago, Chris Bauder, class action, Cleveland, Clipper, Colorado, competition, construction, consumer, containment, Cook County Chancery Court, craft, damages, defendant, Diageo, Dick Stoll, DISCUS, dispute, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, earnings, Edwin Vargas, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof, entry form, environment, Evan Williams Single Barrel, Federal, Fireball, flavored, Fort Nelson, Founder's Reserve, Four Roses Limited Edition Single Barrel, fraud, Fred Minnick, Gentleman Jack, George Dickel, Green Label, hand-made, historic, Huber, Indiana, Islay, Jack Daniel's, James Allan, Jim Beam, Joe Magliocco, John Lunn, Johnnie Walker, Kazerouni Law Group, labeling, Lawrenceburg, lawsuit, lawyer, liability, litigation, Louisville, Maker's Mark, MGP-I, Michter's, misrepresentation, misspoke, mystery, ocean, Old Pulteney, Orphan Barrel, pallets, Paul Varga, Pennsylvania, Peter Cressy, Pierre Weydert, plaintiff, premium, professor, Rebecca Sterritt, resignation, response, restoration, retraction, Ryan Engen, Ryan Irvine, safe harbor, sailing, sales, Sazerac, Scotch Test Dummies, Scotland, search, Shively, small batch, Society Insurance, spill, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Starlight, Stitzel-Weller, Switzerland, Templeton Rye, Tennessee Fire, The Glenlivet, Tito's, Tomatin, trademark, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, vodka, warehouse, Whiskey Row, whiskey seeker, whiskeyryan, Whiskies & Spirits Conference, whisky club, Whisky Magazine, Woodford Reserve, World Whiskies Awards, Wyoming Whiskey, yacht, Yamazaki1 comment
Lawyers are circling around the whisky industry, much like sharks around a shipwreck. At least five different US distillers and bottlers have been hit...
Ruling Expected Soon on Motion to Dismiss Maker’s Mark Lawsuit20150303143239
Ruling Expected Soon on Motion to Dismiss Maker’s Mark Lawsuit
Mark GillespieMarch 3, 2015Abbas Kazerouni, attorney, California, class action, consumer protection, court, defendant, false advertising, Federal, hand-made, handmade, Jim Beam, John Houston, Joshua Swigert, judge, Kazerouni Law Group, label approval, labeling, lawsuit, lawyer, legal, litigation, Loretto, Maker's Mark, Mona Amini, plaintiff, safe harbor, Safora Nowruzi, San Diego, Tax & Trade Bureau, Travis Williams0 comments
March 2, 2015 – A hearing originally scheduled for today in the proposed class-action lawsuit against Maker’s Mark has been cancelled. U.S...
Episode 522: February 21, 201520150221235852
Episode 522: February 21, 2015
Mark GillespieFebruary 21, 2015.36, .36 Single Barrel, @Fitz1776, @How2DrinkWhisky, @WhiskyHaze, 1824 Masters Series, 1870 Original Batch, Al Young, American Craft Spirits Association, asshole, attorney, Austin, Balcones, Baltimore, Baltimore Business Journal, Beam Suntory, beer, Ben Nevis, BenRiach, Best in Show, Bill Samuels Jr., Billy Walker, blood, Bourbon Virus, brewery, brewing, Brown-Forman, CDC, Centers for Disease Control, Chip Tate, Chris Morris, class action, Colin Ross, commentary, Compass Box, competition, Coppersea, court, death, Diageo, disease, Double Barrel, Duncan Taylor, expansion, Federal, Finland, Four Roses, Fred Minnick, Garrison Brothers, Glen Mhor, Glendalough, GlenDronach, Gordon & MacPhail, green malt, Green Malt Rye, Hall of Fame, hand-made, Heavy Seas, Highland Park, hospital, Hudson Valley, illness, infectious, Inverleven, Ireland, Irish, Jim Beam, John Glaser, judging, Kansas, Kazerouni, kiln, Ladyburn, Lahti, lawsuit, lawyer, litigation, Maker's Mark, Marianne Barnes, Mark McDavid, medal, medicine, Michael Urquhart, Millstone, New York, No. 6, Odin, Old Forester, Old Taylor, Pappy, Pappy Van Winkle, Peristyle, Peter Currie, Phil Eagleton, plaintiff, Ranger Creek, Rare Cask, Reflexion, Rimfire, San Antonio, Sazerac, Shane Helmick, single grain, social media, Steve Beal, tanks, Tantalus, Tate & Company, Teeling Whiskey, Teerenpeli, Texas, The Macallan, The Macallan M, The Netherlands, The Whisky Exchange, tick, Twitter, Valhalla Collection, virus, Whiskey Row, Whiskies & Spirits Conference, Whisky Bug, Whisky Magazine, William Grant & Sons, World Whiskies Awards, Zuidam1 comment
For the second straight year, a Texas whiskey has won Best in Show honors at the American Craft Spirits Association competition. San Antonio’s R...
Episode 497: September 21, 201420140921175209
Episode 497: September 21, 2014
Mark GillespieSeptember 21, 2014additive, age statement, Alex Salmond, Amontillado, Ardmore, Ardmore Legacy, Balcones, Bardstown, baseball bat, Beam Suntory, Bill Samuels Jr., Binny's, Bourbon Hall of Fame, Buffalo Trace, Buffalo Trace Antique Collection, Bulleit, Bulleit Frontier Whiskey Experience, Cairdeas, Chicago, Chip Tate, Christopher McNair, class action, Cork, court, Dave Montalvo, David Cameron, David Clouston, David Williamson, devolution, Diageo, Drew Kulsveen, Eagle Rare, Edelson, Edinburgh, Elijah Craig, Eric Burke, Explorer's Club, exports, First Minister, flavoring, Formula 1, Formula One, Four Roses, Fred Noe, Gordon Motion, Greg Allen, Greg Davis, Hall of Fame, Harlen Wheatley, hearing, Heaven Hill, Holyrood, Icons of Whisky Awards, independence, Iowa, Ireland, Jim Beam, Jim Beam Black, John Ramsay, Johnnie Walker, Julie Gorham, Julio's, KDA, Keith Kerkhoff, Kentucky, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Distillers Association, Knob Creek, Laphroaig, Larry Schwartz, lawsuit, lawyers, Limestone Branch, Lisa Wicker, London, Louisville, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, mayor, McLaren, MGP, Michter's, microdistillery, Midleton, Mirror, motorsports, Oklahoma City, Orphan Barrel, Pappy Van Winkle, Paul Beam, Pernod Ricard USA, plaintiff, Precinct No. 6, Prime Minister, racing, referendum, restraining order, Rick Edwards, Robin Burke, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Bush, Scottish National Party, Sherry Conner, Shively, St. George Spirits, Steve Beam, Stitzel-Weller, sugar whiskey, SWA, talks, Tax & Trade Bureau, taxes, Templeton Rye, Texas, The Glenrothes, The Whisky Show, Tom Bulleit, tourism, trade, trademark, Traditional Cask, Travel, Treasury Department, TTB, Tullamore, Tullamore Dew, US1, Victoria MacRae-Samuels, visitors, vote, Waco, Westminster, Whisky Magazine, Willett, William Grant & Sons, Willie Pratt0 comments
It’s Kentucky Bourbon Festival week, and there’s a lot of news coming out of Bourbon Country these days. Thousands of Bourbon lovers desce...
Episode 525: March 14, 2015