Legal Opinion
Smart & Associates, LLC v. Independent Liquor (NZ) Ltd.
District Court, W.D. Kentucky
Decided December 30, 2016No. Civil Action No. 3:10-cv-614-DJH-DWPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
David J. Hale, Judge, United States District Court
This lawsuit involves a business dispute between American and New Zealand companies involved in the production, distribution, and sale of ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages known as “twistee shots.” Plaintiff Smart Beverage Group was the exclusive North American importer and distributor of twistee shots for over three years. Defendants include the producer of the twistee-shot brand, Independent Liquor (NZ); its holding company, Flavored Beverages Holding Group; and the current exclusive American importer of twistee…
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