“Whiskey Fraud” – is there insurance for that? In recent suit, business looks to insurance to recover for missing spirits.
Those readers that remember the wine fraud travails of investors and collectors deceived by...
Category: Distilled Spirits
State court rules spirits company cannot terminate distribution agreement absent event of default – agreement with no defined time period is not terminable at will and lasts forever. Bonus: We’ve got the docs for you.
Few Spirits (fun fact, the F.E.W. stands for Francis Elizabeth Willard president and founder...
Florida appellate court overturns regulators and greenlights automated alcohol vending machine sales that implement purchasing oversight much more restrictive and thorough than hotel mini-bars.
La Galere Markets operates gourmet mini-markets inside high-rises that use self-checkout systems. Only building...
Bacardi wins grains of paradise lawsuit. Court finds state alcohol law preempted by Federal statute for GRAS ingredients.
A quick liquor lawyer tip: You’ve lost when an opinion about your silly adulterated...
Oral Arguments set in Michigan Lebamoff case about out-of-state retailers shipping liquor to in-state residents where state allows in-state retailers to ship to them.
The 6th Circuit has set oral argument in the Michigan liquor retailer shipping case...
OK Supreme Court strikes down law barring exclusive distribution relationships based on state constitutional right allowing liquor and wine manufacturers to sell to whom they please.
A little bit of background makes this seem like an easy decision given that...
One of the nation’s largest beverage wholesalers files amicus brief in support of Total Wine’s challenge to Connecticut’s anti-competitive liquor pricing and alcohol post-and-hold rules.
Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, one of the nation’s largest alcoholic beverage distributors, has...
TTB posts informative trade practices video series about the history of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act, tied-houses, exclusive outlets, bribery, and consignment.
The TTB has posted some informative videos about different issues in its trade practices...
Photographer’s win against wine retailer good reminder that you should ensure you have rights to pictures you use in advertisements.
The plaintiff in this case is a professional photographer whose work is registered with...
Wine enthusiast? Liquor retailer? Today at 1:30 CST, watch the Mississippi direct wine shipping oral arguments live! Bonus: we’ve got the link and the video.
That’s right, the oral arguments in this historic wine shipping case involving the rights...
Flavored vodka lipstick trademark dispute between Jim Beam and Johnny Love has 2nd oral argument at 9th Circuit. Bonus: We’ve got the video for you.
The Ninth Circuit heard argument on the trademark dispute that Jim Beam, the maker...
In blow to three-tier restrictions, 8th Circuit rules state alcohol advertising laws violate the First Amendment.
We called this a while back for the broadcasters, producers, and distributors challenging Missouri’s...
