NY Judge Dismisses Illegal Wine Shipping Suit

A New York State Supreme Court judge has dismissed the lawsuit between Empire Wines and the NY State Liquor Authority (NYSLA). Judge George Ceresia rejected Empire's complaint claiming, "the Court is of the view that (SLA) possesses abundant statutory authority to commence and maintain a license revocation proceeding."Background: In August, Empire Wine was hit with a notice from the NYSLA for allegedly violating a regulation that allows the agency to revoke, cancel or suspend a liquor license in the event