Article: Judge Finds Washington Wine & Beverage Co. Suit "Meritless"; Orders Them to Pay Washington Hills Cellars $145,000.

KIRKLAND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 1998--A Yakima County Superior Court judge has ruled that Washington Wine and Beverage Co. of Bothell (which bottles wine under the Silver Lake label and has a tasting room in Woodinville) must pay $145,000 to Washington Hills Cellars, which includes legal fees Washington Hills incurred defending itself in a lawsuit filed by Washington Wine.

After a lengthy trial in Yakima, Judge Heather K. Van Nuys found that Washington Wine's allegations were completely without merit, and entered the judgment in Washington Hills Cellars favor.

The dispute between the two companies is somewhat complex. The focus was ...

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