Beer industry law and business developments, including brewing, labeling, advertising, distribution, franchise disputes, and licensing.
Thirty-three years of distribution could not save BeerMart after employees concealed the age of fifty-one cases of Schlitz. This Throwback Friday examines the Seventh Circuit decision, contrasting freshness disputes, and contract terms that help brewers and distributors keep stale beer from becoming a termination fight.
Beer Wolf’s comeback came with a federal lawsuit. The dispute offers practical lessons about defining licensed property, controlling trademark registrations, approving merchandise, and spelling out sell-off rights when a licensing relationship ends.
Coors Distributing’s Colorado disputes ask whether a 90-day notice can bypass protections for cure, continuity, and distributor goodwill. We examine the statutory provisions together and the consequences for suppliers and wholesalers negotiating termination rights.
An employee-only delivery rule can favor local producers even without naming out-of-state competitors. The Furlong litigation examines the practical effect of Maryland’s beer-delivery rules and what manufacturer parity could mean for alcohol shipping disputes.
The Ninth Circuit’s Peridot Tree decision rejects a dormant Commerce Clause challenge to cannabis residency requirements. We examine the tension with Raich’s treatment of marijuana as commerce and the implications for state licensing and economic protectionism.
TTB’s 2025 contingency plan explained which operations would stop during an appropriations lapse and which would continue. This historical overview links the plan and identifies effects on approvals and tax administration.
Furlong v. Brown concerns manufacturers’ beer-delivery rights and Maryland residency requirements. This article examines the August 2025 summary-judgment decision and the factual questions left for trial.
Broken bottles exposed a dispute over which supply terms governed. MacH Flynt v. Veritiv offers lessons about signed agreements, purchase orders, website terms, warranties, and forum-selection clauses.
Mountain imagery can communicate heritage without making every claim a consumer attributes to it. This article examines Lorenzo v. MillerCoors, its advertising exhibits, and the reasonable-consumer analysis.
An importer’s bankruptcy can expose the limits of a distributor’s protection. This article critiques Cavalier v. Lime Ventures and offers sample language addressing successors and brand-owner consent.
A multiple of gross profit gives parties a quick estimate. The Ste. Michelle dispute shows how a discounted cash flow analysis approaches the same distribution rights.
Where does a sale occur under your beer distribution agreement? The second Amtec dismissal ruling shows how the place of sale and transfer of title can matter.
