May 04, 2015
American Licorice Co. on Friday agreed to drop a suit alleging that molasses it bought from a syrup supplier contained high levels of lead that prompted a nationwide recall of the company's black licorice.
October 23, 2014
A California federal judge Wednesday refused to let a molasses supplier duck American Licorice Co.'s $2 million suit over a shipment allegedly tainted with lead, saying the candy maker had shown sufficient evidence that the supplier's 45-day notice provision in its sales contract was unreasonable.
August 14, 2013
A California judge on Tuesday rejected a molasses supplier's bid to escape candymaker American Licorice Co.'s $2 million suit over a shipment allegedly tainted with lead that resulted in a nationwide product recall, saying a jury should weigh in on a pivotal purchasing contract.