A whistleblower lawsuit filed against Bardstown Bourbon Co. will be refiled with some information redacted.
The move comes after a March 18 hearing on the distillery’s motion to strike the complaint.
Although Nelson Circuit Judge Charles C. Simms III denied Bardstown Bourbon’s motion, the judge accepted a suggestion to seal the original complaint and refile a redacted complaint.
The compromise allowed both sides to claim a win.
“We’re pleased the court recognized the validity of our privacy concerns by ruling that the plaintiff’s original complaint be sealed by the Clerk of the Court,” said Holly Weyler, spokeswoman for Lofted Spirits, umbrella company for Bardstown Bourbon and Green River Distilling, in a statement. “The court further ordered the plaintiff to file a replacement complaint redacting individual non-parties names, as BBC requested in the Motion to Strike. This action was necessary to protect the privacy of our team members after certain information was needlessly disclosed.”
James M. Morris, attorney for complainant Sylvia Sanders, who on Feb. 13 filed a discrimination lawsuit against Bardstown Bourbon Company, parent Lofted Spirits, Lofted CEO Mark Erwin, BBC president Peter Marino, Pritzker Private Capital Investment Partners and PPC operating partner Christian Brickman, expressed satisfaction, too.
“We are, obviously, pleased with the court’s rejection of the motion to strike based upon the facts being relevant to the complaint, and that the court followed...
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