Combs Wines and Spirits LLC, a company owned by Sean “Diddy” Combs, has a long-standing business relationship with Diageo North America Inc. by which Diageo distributes Ciroc Vodka and DeLeon Tequila.
In May, Combs filed a complaint against Diageo in New York Supreme Court alleging that Diageo had failed to comply with its contractual obligation to treat the DeLeon brand equally to its other tequila brands due to racial animus.[1]
The complaint seeks an injunction requiring Diageo to comply with the agreement’s equal treatment provision requiring that Diageo treat the Diageo-Combs DeLeon tequila joint venture brand equal to the way Diageo …
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