Ailing iced tea maker files lawsuit against Duck Dynasty stars
Chinook USA, manufacturers and marketers of Uncle Si's iced tea, are suing the stars of Duck Dynasty for failing to appropriately promote the brand. The complaint, brought forward after Chinook USA filed for bankruptcy, alleges that stars of the reality TV series Duck Dynasty and members of the Robertson family failed to promote the products on national TV and made conflicting licensing agreements with other beverage companies. To secure the endorsement, Chinook USA was supposed to pay a personal endorsement fee of $1 million. It claims it spent more than $4.5 million to launch Uncle Si's iced tea.