Pinky Cole’s Vegan Empire to Bankruptcy Story
6/24/202646 min
Legal team, on the docket this week we’re discussing RHOA star Pinky Cole’s various lawsuits that have taken a hit at her successful vegan empire and led her to file for bankruptcy. These cases involve dram shop laws, wage and hour violations, and streaming without proper commercial licensing against Bar Vegan, one of Pinky’s Atlanta establishments. It seems Pinky is already turning her story of failure around to educate her audience about what she has learned from her business mistakes.
What’s on the docket?
- Who is Pinky Cole
- Pinky Cole’s various lawsuits
- Overview of Pinky Cole’s business endeavors - Slutty Vegan and Bar Vegan
- Pinky’s philanthropy and charitable efforts
- Causes of action for the Bar Vegan vehicle collision lawsuit in January 2022
- What are dram shop laws
- Wage and hour violation laws
- Cesie’s Starbucks lawsuit
- Bar Vegan’s CFO’s money laundering scheme
- Joe Hand Promotions vs. Bar Vegan commercial licensing violation lawsuit
- Omi in a Hellcat copyright infringement and piracy lawsuit
- Breaking down Chapter 7, 11, 12, 13 bankruptcies
- Current status of Pinky Cole’s lawsuits
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