UPDATE – Illinois posts executive order shuttering on-premise service from bars and restaurants.
The executive action we wrote about yesterday has an accompanying executive order which, given...
Category: Distillery
BREAKING! Illinois orders all bars and restaurants closed to dine-in customers beginning at the end of business March 16 and remain closed through March 30.
This afternoon Governor Pritzker announced the unprecedented step of closing all bars and restaurants...
Important information for Illinois bars and restaurants – Illinois Liquor Control Commission (@ILLiquorControl) issues guidance for return of alcohol purchased for cancelled St. Patrick’s Day parades. But act quickly!
Illinois liquor lawyers should pass this around to their bar and restaurant clients. The...
In bad result for alcohol wholesalers, Delaware spirits distributor loses argument that franchise law created enforceable exclusive distribution contract where alcohol was purchased on invoice and no oral or written agreement set a quantity of goods to be purchased.
Following a trial over claims of an alleged exclusive oral distribution agreement under Delaware’s...
FTC waits for #beertwitter to chime in: Public comment solicited for endorsement guides (the ones that require you tell me you got that beer or wine for free with the expectation you were going to post about it).
The Federal Trade Commission is looking for public input on whether it should modify...
Briefing completed in 8th Circuit case about out-of-state retailers shipping alcoholic beverages direct to in-state consumers [Missouri]. Mirrors ongoing challenges in 7th and 6th Circuits. Bonus: we’ve got the briefs for you.
We’ve yet to see any compelling arguments from States looking to protect their in-state...
In suits over leaky whiskey barrels, expect claims for the barrels and the lost spirits. Bonus: we’ve got the docs and you may find the prices of new oak barrels and example specifications instructive in ordering your own barrels.
Here’s a complaint that MGPI of Indiana (MGP to most of us) filed a...
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...
Illinois Liquor Control Commission posts FAQ-style bulletin regarding Illinois’s new craft distiller and distilling pub licenses.
We wrote about Illinios’s new craft distilling law creating new classes of licenses for...
Friendly reminder to stay away from saying it’s your brand’s Super Bowl Party or associating with the NFL’s trademarks.
It’s that time of year again… time to remind you that Super Bowl and...
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...
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...
