First Amendment labeling suit to prohibit COLA enforcement during shutdown set for status today.
The lawsuit filed by Atlas Brew Works that we’ve been tracking here at Libation Law Blog has been called for status today. The parties...
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Modern Law Library interviews Nancy Maveety on her new book about the Supreme Court’s history with alcohol
The American Bar Association’s podcast, the Modern Law Library, has posted episode that alcohol law geeks are going to gush over. They’ve landed a...
What questions should you ask about your advertising and labels before making them public?
Beverage producers should take a lesson from the recent media hullabaloo over Hearst Communications’ loss for publishing a photograph of President Trump at a...
U.S. files response in craft brewery’s First Amendment case for TTB’s failure to grant COLAs during shutdown; brewer replies (we’ve got the briefs – argument is this afternoon)
Recap: For those of you not following the fun, Atlas Brew Works out of D.C. filed for an injunction against the U.S. Government’s enforcement...
BREAKING: We’ve got the oral argument audio in important SCOTUS liquor case for you – Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers v. Blair (Byrd)
Fresh from the United States Supreme Court here is the oral argument audio in Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Assn. v. Blair: You can...
What the new Illinois “of value” regulations say about tap takeovers and donations to charitable causes. (Illinois’s new “of value” standards Part 3.)
You can read and download the full text of the of new Illinois “of value” regulations here. In our first part of this series...
Why craft brewer’s 1st Amendment lawsuit over the lack of COLAs during the shutdown is necessary and you should thank them; and how it might have been avoided.
In this article by the Washington Times on the matter (and in the complaint and motion) the owner confirmed that this is about their...
Updated: Oral Argument Transcript. It’s Byrd Day – 100 years to the day after the ratification of the 18th Amendment. Check back for oral argument transcripts this afternoon.
Exactly 100 years after the ratification of the 18th Amendment and one day before the 99th anniversary of the enactment of prohibition, the United...
When is cleaning your beer lines not really cleaning? When it’s in Ohio, of course.
Decent semantic debates translate to crappy court rulings. And you know something odd is coming out of a legal opinion when a judge cites...
Winery cannot avoid contractual forum selection provision in dispute with distributor – a good clause lets you choose where a suit or arbitration will take place
A little background on this dispute. Westside Winery, Inc., contracted with Pasternak Wine Imports LLC (“Pasternak”), making Pasternak the sole distributor and marketing agent...
Court rejects allegations of “exclusive” territory in oral beer distribution agreement
Much of this centers on the plaintiff distributor’s failure to properly plead an oral agreement. But the interesting point is the exclusivity. Without pleading...
Are portions of the Federal Regulations and the Federal Alcohol Administration Act governing alcohol labeling and advertising FUCT?
The Supreme Court just granted cert in the Patent and Trademark Office’s appeal of In re Brunetti, 877 F.3d 1330 (Fed. Circ. 2017). It’s...
