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Have 1 or more employees? You need to know these new changes to Illinois employment laws to steer clear of penalties AND there are extra requirements for bars and restaurants.

Brewery / Brewpub / Chicago / Dispensaries / Distillery / Retailers / Statutes / Vineyard / Wholesalers
November 13, 2019

The Illinois Human Rights Act is the Illinois law dealing with employment issues like...

Watch the Mississippi wine shipping case oral arguments live on November 13 at 1:30 p.m. CST

Beer / Brewery / Craft Beer / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distribution / Licensing and Permits / Opinions / Regulations / Retailers / Sales / Statutes / Vineyard / Wine / Winemaking
October 14, 2019

Live telecast oral arguments may be a federal rarity, but MIssissippi is a bellwether...

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Amazon of liquor one step closer as Michigan files opening brief in 6th Circ. Commerce Clause appeal of injunction allowing out-of-state retailers to ship alcohol to residents like in-state retailers can.

Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Brewpub / Cider / Commerce Clause / Craft Beer / Delivery and Shipping / Direct Shipping / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Distribution / Licensing and Permits / Opinions / Regulations / Retailers / Sales / Statutes / Suits / Vineyard / Wholesalers / Wine / Winemaking
October 7, 2019

Back in October we wrote about Michigan’s Lebamoff decision and the win it represents...

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Illinois Supreme Court case provides insight about whether the UCC requires a chance to cure if you want to revoke acceptance of goods – could be useful if you bought grapes, hops, grains that are defective.

Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Brewpub / Cannabis / Cider / Craft Beer / Craft Growers / Delivery and Shipping / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Distribution / Illinois Cannabis / Import / Export / Marijuana / Opinions / Sales / Statutes / Suits / Vineyard / Wholesalers / Wine / Winemaking
October 2, 2019

Admit it, you’ve purchased ingredients you found out later were defective, or spoiled. Well,...

What questions should you ask about your advertising and labels before making them public?

Here’s the argument audio from the 8th Circuit’s alcoholic beverage advertising case. Advertisers won this by a mile. Oh, and did I mention there’s evidence in the record that 3-tier is useless and doesn’t protect the public?

Advertising / Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Brewpub / Cider / Craft Beer / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Regulations / Retailers / Statutes / Suits / Vineyard / Wine / Winemaking
September 27, 2019

You’ll recall this is the second appeal in this matter where a group of...

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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.

Advertising / Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Brewpub / Cider / Craft Beer / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Labeling / Opinions / Sales / Suits / Trademark
September 24, 2019

“That may be about as much as I care to learn.” – Judge...

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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.

Beer / Brewery / Brewpub / Chicago / Craft Beer / Distillery / Opinions / Retailers / Sales / Suits / Vineyard
September 20, 2019

It’s rare to see textbook examples of the application of legal principles, even less...

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Is it regulating manufacturing, or the sale to consumers? Michigan court refuses to enjoin law that prohibits a winery/cidery receiving a bonded transfer from selling the transferred wine/cider to consumers without further processing.

Cider / Distillery / Opinions / Regulations / Statutes / Suits / Vineyard / Wine / Winemaking
September 18, 2019

A mischaracterization of what a Michigan statute regulates and what rights of a winery/cidery...

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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.

Advertising / Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Brewpub / Cider / Craft Beer / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Regulations / Retailers / Sales / Statutes / Suits / Vineyard / Wine / Winemaking
September 10, 2019

One of our favorite alcohol advertising cases is finally progressing again. The 8th Circuit...

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UPDATE – Governor signs Illinois bill allowing craft distillers greater freedom, self-distribution, and distilling “pubs.”

Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Distribution / Statutes
August 23, 2019

It’s officially a public act. As we wrote about before on this bill, many new...

UPDATE Scotch Whisky Association drops lawsuit against Virginia Distillery Co., over Virginia-Highland whisky.

Beer / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Suits / Trademark
August 22, 2019

Here’s the link to our previous piece about this suit over that Scotch Trooper...

amazon of liquor? Mississippi wine shipping case could have big impacts for shipping alcohol to consumers

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.

Beer / Brewery / Brewing / Cider / Craft Beer / Distilled Spirits / Distillery / Distilling / Retailers / Sales / Suits / Vineyard / Wine / Winemaking
August 15, 2019

Justice Gorsuch’s much vaunted “Amazon of liquor” comment from the oral argument on the...

Category: Distillery

Have 1 or more employees? You need to know these new changes to Illinois employment laws to steer clear of penalties AND there are extra requirements for bars and restaurants.

Watch the Mississippi wine shipping case oral arguments live on November 13 at 1:30 p.m. CST

Amazon of liquor one step closer as Michigan files opening brief in 6th Circ. Commerce Clause appeal of injunction allowing out-of-state retailers to ship alcohol to residents like in-state retailers can.

Illinois Supreme Court case provides insight about whether the UCC requires a chance to cure if you want to revoke acceptance of goods – could be useful if you bought grapes, hops, grains that are defective.

Here’s the argument audio from the 8th Circuit’s alcoholic beverage advertising case. Advertisers won this by a mile. Oh, and did I mention there’s evidence in the record that 3-tier is useless and doesn’t protect the public?

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.

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.

Is it regulating manufacturing, or the sale to consumers? Michigan court refuses to enjoin law that prohibits a winery/cidery receiving a bonded transfer from selling the transferred wine/cider to consumers without further processing.

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.

UPDATE – Governor signs Illinois bill allowing craft distillers greater freedom, self-distribution, and distilling “pubs.”

UPDATE Scotch Whisky Association drops lawsuit against Virginia Distillery Co., over Virginia-Highland whisky.

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.

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