The estate of Ruthie Bisignano sued Exile Brewing Co. of Des Moines for "unjustified and unpermitted" use of Bisignano's persona to advertise the brewery's best-selling Ruthie lager. Des Moines' Exile ...
A mediator has failed to resolve a years-old dispute over a popular beer that bears the name of a long-deceased Des Moines bartender. Litigation over Exile Ruthie beer has been working its way through ...