Absolut rejects £33m lawsuit for 'stealing' TV programme concept

By Ben Bold, 06 February 2009, 09:00am

LONDON - Absolut Vodka has said it is confident it will win a £33m legal action brought against it by an Australian entrepreneur who is claiming it stole his idea for a charity-focused reality TV show about New York bartenders.

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