Calif Appeals Court Finds For W.J. Deutsch In $5.6 Million Renwood Winery Litigation

A California appeals Court has denied Renwood Winery’s bid to invalidate an arbitrator’s decision against it in a $5.6 million contract dispute with W.J. Deutsch (WJD).

See WII’s earlier article: W.J. Deutsch-Renwood Legal War Worthy Of A Grisham Novel for more details on the legal fight behind this controversy.

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