Judge drops one suit brought by Bessinger Federal ruling gives grocers right not to stock his sauce By CLIF LeBLANC Staff Writer Barbecue king Maurice Bessinger’s lawsuit against grocery chains that pulled his sauce from their shelves because of his views on race and religion took a hit Monday, but he vows to continue the fight. Bessinger’s suit against four of the nine chains was dismissed by Chief U.S. District Judge Joe Anderson. Most of the five remaining suits are in state courts. Bessinger contends the chains unfairly removed bottles of his mustard-based barbecue sauce because he flies the Confederate...