January 28, 2020
A Florida federal judge on Tuesday tossed a suit alleging Bacardi USA Inc. used a harmful and illegal ingredient in its gin, saying the state statute the buyer leaned on was preempted by federal law and he hadn't shown he suffered any sort of harm from the drink.
December 06, 2019
A proposed class action claiming Bacardi and Winn-Dixie Supermarkets violated a 150-year-old Florida law by selling gin "adulterated" with a spice called grains of paradise will proceed in federal court after a judge ruled Friday that a bid to return the case to state court was untimely.
October 04, 2019
Bacardi USA Inc. and Winn-Dixie Supermarkets Inc. urged a Florida federal court on Friday to toss a suit claiming they sold a brand of gin "adulterated" with an ingredient called "Grains of Paradise," saying federal regulators explicitly categorize the spice as safe for consumption.