Here’s the oral argument audio in the Bacardi grains of paradise preemption case.
You can read about this case in our previous posts on it here, and...
Category: Beer
Last day for bars and restaurants (and others) to apply for round-2 Illinois Business Interruption Grants h/t to the Hospitality Business Association of Chicago (links included)
Just got an important reminder from the Hospitality Business Association of Chicago. Today is...
Molson and Anheuser win full dismissal of Mountain Crest (Minhas) antitrust lawsuit.
You’ll recall that the court had recently dismissed this matter finding that Minhas’s second...
Hyperbolic complaint by a handful of perfect-scoring applicants stalls re-scoring efforts for those that didn’t receive fair scoring and notice in the ongoing first round of Illinois cannabis dispensary hopefuls.
Omitting facts rarely ends well for people, let alone attorneys. Likewise, disregarding the law...
Beer, wine, and liquor trade groups come out of the woodwork to file amicus petition to stomp expansive First Amendment protections and keep Bad Spaniel‘s from making their Jack Daniel’s parody dog toys. Bonus: we’ve got the briefs for you.
You’ll remember the fun of the 9th Circuit opinion in the VIP Products v....
Pabst loses latest bid to dismiss class action over claims Olympia beer misleads consumers into thinking its brewed from Olympia’s artesian waters. (Thank god for statutes of limitation or people would start suing because the beer came from Tumwater.)
When we last wrote about this case we discussed how Pabst, the maker of...
Court finds fine print requires dismissal of beer wholesaler’s insurance claims for spoiled beer wholesaler couldn’t sell on account of Disney’s COVID-19 closure. Hint: Disney’s closure caused the loss, not the COVID.
The plaintiff, a wine and beer distributor bought beer in accordance with its contract...
8th Circuit gives Missouri a hard-time in oral argument over important Commerce Clause wine (and beer and liquor) shipping case. Bonus: We’ve got the audio for you.
As one judge put it to the state during this oral argument – “The...
Appellate Court confirms reversal on years of bowling alley oppression. So now what’s the difference between a bowling alley and a bowling center? Playing pool near the bar – if you’re under 21 and in Wisconsin.
Here’s a great case from behind the cheddar curtain. You know, the state where...
False advertising lawsuit against Anheuser claims “RITA” cocktails and spritzers misrepresent source of alcohol.
Citing to dictionary definitions of “margarita,” “mojito,” “rose,” and “spritz,” a group of Anheuser-Busch-Rita-beverage-buying...
Bell’s Brewery wins order forcing beer distributor to arbitration in one of several continuing disputes over the brewer’s decision to exit an entire state (not the first time it’s done that). Bonus: we’ve got the docs and contracts for you.
Bell’s Brewery is racking up wins for brewers’ rights to obtain arbitration where agreements...
What does the Illinois Beer Industry Fair Dealing Act say about a distributor assigning my distribution agreement (“selling my brand rights”) to another wholesaler and what recourse does a craft brewer have in that situation?
We’ve written quite a bit over the years about Illinois’ beer franchise statute –...
