Maryland’s Beer Delivery Case Shows Why “Employee Delivery” May Not Save Discriminatory Alcohol Shipping Laws
States defending local alcohol privileges often try to draft around the dormant Commerce Clause...
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Ninth Circuit Says the Dormant Commerce Clause Doesn’t Apply to Cannabis Licenses — Even Though Raich Said Marijuana Is Interstate Commerce (Enough to Criminalize)
States and municipalities keep acting like cannabis sits in some constitutional no-man’s-land where they...
TTB Publishes Shutdown Plan: What It Means for the Beverage Industry
On October 1, 2025, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) released...
Maryland’s Direct Beer Shipping Case Puts Granholm-Type Manufacturer Issue on Trial
A Manufacturer’s Fight, Not a Retailer’s On August 4, 2025, the U.S. District Court...
When Bottles Break and Contracts Bend: Lessons from the MacH Flynt v. Veritiv Warranty Dispute
When bottles break in transit or on the production line, the resulting cracks often...
Coors Light and the Rockies: A Case of Marketing, Misinterpretation, and the Reasonable Consumer
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued its decision in Lorenzo v. MillerCoors,...
The Sixth Circuit Misses the Mark in Cavalier v. Lime Ventures – Failing to Protect the Value Distributors Create in Brands
In its recent decision in Cavalier Distributing Co., Inc. v. Lime Ventures, Inc. (link...
Another court relies on the discounted cash flow analysis and not the simple multiple of gross profits for valuing distribution rights. Don’t worry, the DCA can result in acceptable numbers as well.
The old adage of taking a multiple of the gross profits earned by a...
Court provides stark reminder to liquor and beer distributors about why FOB terms matter: the location of title transfer or sale can determine whether you have franchise protection thanks to the Dormant Commerce Clause.
In a recent opinion showing the 21st Amendment and state franchise laws must work...
The Illinois Craft Brewers Guild “Beer Omnibus” bill contains some excellent advancements for bars, restaurants, wineries, distilleries and not-for-profits. With commentary.
Experience guides the law and the development of workable statutes is no exception to...
Court finds winery and distributor continued discussions sufficient to show intent to extend timing under statute allowing transfer following brand acquisition by new owner.
In addition to what we generally think of as the “regular” reasons for terminating...
Yes, changing your advertising and discontinuing your beverage can make a difference: Court nails coffin shut on Olympia Beer class action over “It’s the Water”
When last we wrote, things didn’t look so good for Pabst’s Olympia Beer –...
