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Teremana Tequila
Case Name (Date)
Tomescu et al. v. Siete Bucks Spirits, LLC
26-cv-3709, N.D. Ill.
(April 2026)
Product/Service
Teremana Tequila
Allegations
Falsely marketing products as “hand crafted, “small batch,” “100% agave” products when they are produced by machines in large, industrial facilities and contain ethanol that is not derived by the agave plant
Status
Pending
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