Here’s the audio of the 7th Circuit corn syrup argument between MillerCoors and Anheuser – Anheuser references a document MillerCoors wants kept sealed discussing what’s in Miller Lite.
“That may be about as much as I care to learn.” – Judge...
Category: Beer
Court applies legal principles that bars/restaurants/brewpubs/taprooms should understand in ruling that owner had no liability for patron stabbing that occurred on its premises.
It’s rare to see textbook examples of the application of legal principles, even less...
Court rules Patagonia’s lawsuit against Anheuser’s “Patagonia” beer can proceed. Plus pictures to let you decide how you feel about this.
Patagonia’s (the clothing maker) lawsuit against Anheuser Busch will proceed following a finding that...
8th Circuit sets argument in 1st Amendment challenge to Missouri’s alcohol advertising statutes and advertisers file brief challenging lazy arguments about reasons for restrictions on alcohol advertising.
One of our favorite alcohol advertising cases is finally progressing again. The 8th Circuit...
7th Circuit breathes new life into small U.S. brewer’s suit against Molson and Anheuser over damages for anticompetitive practices in Ontario.
The 7th Circuit has reversed and remanded a district court’s dismissal of a small...
10th Circuit decision on lack of insurance coverage for wine collection means taking inventory and ensuring off-site purchased and stored collectible wines, spirits and beer may be best bet to ensure you’ll have coverage in case of a loss.
A “Ponzi scheme for wine” – that’s how the government summarized the operations of...
Briefing done in MillerCoors – Anheuser appeal and oral argument set. Bonus: We’ve got the briefs for you. And in the ongoing trial court case – Anheuser loses right to use “no corn syrup” packaging.
Our last update on the ongoing corn syrup saga was that MillerCoors had appealed...
**UPDATE** Governor signs Illinois bill allowing bars and restaurants to fill growlers/crowlers and expanding brewpub rights. Let the beer flow.
House Bill 3610 became an amalgam of rights for Illinois’s hospitality industry, combining an...
**UPDATE** Scotch Whisky Association drops lawsuit against Virginia Distillery Co., over Virginia-Highland whisky.
Here’s the link to our previous piece about this suit over that Scotch Trooper...
Voluntary disclosure program for alcohol wholesalers and importers to report changes in control and proprietorship could be the chance you need to get compliant.
Last year’s TTB suspension of Skokie Valley Beverage’s wholesaler’s permit which asserted the permit...
Don’t miss the Wine, Beer & Spirits Law Conference in Charlotte, NC
Want to have a fun time in a great place surrounded by beverage lawyers?...
Briefing is done in that Mississippi wine shipping case that could result in “Amazon of liquor.” Here’s why you should be paying attention to it.
Justice Gorsuch’s much vaunted “Amazon of liquor” comment from the oral argument on the...
