{
  "id": 8122055,
  "title": "Uncle Nearest Faces a Lawsuit Over $108 Million. It Just Won 5 Gold Medals at an International Spirits Competition",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/uncle-nearest-faces-a-lawsuit-over-108-million-it-just-won-5-gold",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-17T23:11:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Inc.",
    "slug": "inc",
    "url": "https://www.inc.com/lucia-auerbach/uncle-nearest-faces-lawsuit-over-108-million-dollars-just-won-5-gold-medals/91407352"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Tennessee whiskey brand earned its highest honors yet at the San Diego competition while operating under receivership and facing a lender’s $108 million lawsuit.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}