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Uncle Nearest's Restaurant Debt and Expanding Legal War
When the Barrel House Goes Broke: Uncle Nearest's Restaurant Debt and the Expanding Legal War The story of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey has always been bigger than whiskey. It was built on the recovered legacy of Nathan "Nearest" Green, acknowledged in 2016 as the first African-American master di
Mary Dowling Whiskey Co. Drops Trademark Suit Over Bourbon Name
The 'Mother of Bourbon' and the Battle Over a Name: Mary Dowling Whiskey Co. Drops Its Trademark Suit A legal skirmish over one of the most storied names in American whiskey history has come to a quiet close. Mary Dowling Whiskey Company — the brand built around the legacy of Mary Dowling, the pre
61 Groups Say This Whiskey Ban Must End
Sixty-one is not a number lawyers throw around lightly. That's how many organizations, states, and legal scholars just told the U.S. Supreme Court they think a 158-year-old federal law needs to go. Not a handful of activists. Not one advocacy group with an axe to grind. Sixty-one separate parties,
Jack Daniel's Loses Again to Bad Spaniels Parody Dog Toy
The Dog Toy That Wouldn't Die: Ninth Circuit Hands Jack Daniel's Another Courtroom Defeat in the Bad Spaniels Saga After more than a decade of litigation that has wound through federal district courts, the Ninth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court, a squeaky rubber dog toy shaped like a b
Bardstown Bourbon Company Faces Third Discrimination Lawsuit
A Third Strike Against Bardstown Bourbon Company: New Lawsuit Deepens Discrimination and Fraud Claims What began as a single whistleblower lawsuit filed in the dead of a Kentucky winter has ballooned into a full-blown legal crisis for one of the bourbon industry's most closely watched distilleries
Ohio Man Takes Home Distilling Ban to Supreme Court
An Ohio Brewery Owner, a Copper Pot Still, and the Future of Federal Power It is not every day that a man's desire to make a small batch of bourbon at home winds up at the steps of the United States Supreme Court. But John Ream, an accomplished aerospace engineer and brewery owner from Ohio, would
Uncle Nearest's Martha's Vineyard Property Sells After Legal Battle
Uncle Nearest's Martha's Vineyard Property Finds a New Buyer — But the Road There Was Anything But Smooth The story of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey has always carried a particular American weight — a brand built on the legacy of Nearest Green, the man history credits with teaching Jack Daniel how
Uncle Nearest Receiver Counterclaims Against Farm Credit
The Receiver Fires Back: Inside Uncle Nearest's Stunning Counterclaim Against Farm Credit Mid-America What began as a straightforward, if brutal, lender enforcement action has taken a turn that almost nobody saw coming. The court-appointed receiver overseeing the battered Uncle Nearest whiskey emp
Uncle Nearest's Martha's Vineyard Sale Signals Brand's Fall
The Fall of an Icon: How Uncle Nearest's Martha's Vineyard Property Became the First Domino Few stories in American spirits have carried the emotional weight of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey. Built from scratch on the long-buried legacy of Nathan "Nearest" Green — the man who taught Jack Daniel to
Defamation Suit Dismissed Against Bardstown Bourbon Whistleblower
Judge Dismisses Defamation Suit Against Bardstown Bourbon Whistleblower, Deepening Scrutiny of the Distillery's Corporate Culture A Kentucky circuit court judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit that a former Bardstown Bourbon Company executive filed against the whistleblower at the center of a h
