Law360, New York (July 02, 2012, 7:00 PM ET) -- A federal judge on Friday kept alive a proposed class action accusing Beam Global Spirits and Wine Inc. and a reality TV star of falsely advertising their Skinnygirl Margarita as all-natural, rejecting Beam's contention that consumers' problems were with retailers, not the manufacturer.
U.S. District Judge Noel L. Hillman denied Deerfield, Ill.-based Beam's motion to dismiss, along with its argument that consumers lacked a “direct relationship” with the spirits maker, because they'd bought their Skinnygirl Margaritas, associated with reality TV star Bethenny Frankel, in liquor stores,...
Skinnygirl Margarita Maker Can't Wriggle Out Of False Ad Suit
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