Muscogee County Jury Awards The Bottle Shop $573,000 in Abusive Litigation Suit
Thursday, June 9th, 2022
A Muscogee County State Court jury awarded owners of a Columbus liquor store more than $573,000 dollars in compensatory damages, punitive damages, and attorneys fees Tuesday in a lawsuit against a competitor.
The jury deliberated for about 30 minutes before returning a verdict finding that The Bottle Shop LLC was wrongfully closed in 2017 when a competitor, P&J Beverage Corporation, filed a Superior Court lawsuit claiming the Bradley Park store was too close to a school. Under Georgia law, liquor stores had to be more than 600 feet from a school. See more.
