Judge Forces NYSLA to Hand Over Documents to Empire Wine

New York retailer Empire Wine won another battle against the State Liquor Authority last week when a state Supreme Court justice ruled that the NYSLA has to produce documents it sought to withhold from its hearing with the retailer.Among the documents in question are the NYSLA's communications with the Illinois Liquor Control Commission. You may recall, Empire Wine claims the NYSLA "fabricated" the complaints it said it received from other state liquor agencies [see WSD 04-01-2015].Supreme Court Justice Debra Young