Can a Beer Supplier Take Decades of Goodwill for Free? Coors’ 90-Day Fight
What good is a statutory right to cure a breach if a supplier can...
Category: Distribution Agreements
New Distributor, Wrong Courthouse: Wine Franchise Fight Kicked Back to State Court – But Could Have Been Avoided
Can a supplier line up a replacement distributor and then argue that the replacement...
When Suppliers Walk Away from Inventory: What Alcohol Distributors Can Learn from Labatt USA v. Friends Beverage Group
Alcohol distributors know the scenario too well: a brand underperforms, the parties agree to...
Oral Beer Distribution Agreements Do Get Franchise Protection and the Recent —Oak v. Yuengling Shows How to Plead Them
It finally happened. New York courts have at last spoken clearly on a question...
Defining The Brand: Protecting Distributor Goodwill When Non-Alcoholic Brands Enter the Alcohol Market
In the recent federal court decision from the Western District of Michigan, Capitol Beverage...
Navigating Supplier Relationships: Lessons From a Recent Decision on Wholesaler Agreements
A recent court decision [link to decision] involving a prominent Connecticut wholesaler and one...
JRC Beverage, Inc. v. K.P. Global, Inc.: A Milestone in Protecting Wholesalers under Alcoholic Beverage Control Law §55-c
In a landmark decision, the New York Appellate Division, Second Department, has reinforced the...
The Sixth Circuit Misses the Mark in Cavalier v. Lime Ventures – Failing to Protect the Value Distributors Create in Brands
In its recent decision in Cavalier Distributing Co., Inc. v. Lime Ventures, Inc. (link...
Crafting Clarity in Alcohol Franchise Transfers: Lessons from DET Beverages v. Willett Distillery
Navigating the legal labyrinth of alcohol franchise laws requires precision, as highlighted in DET...
Court rejects wine supplier’s attempt to dismiss wine distributor’s lawsuit for improper termination and reasonable compensation finding termination for lack of prompt payment and assertions of improper credit require factual determination.
A Michigan Federal Court has ruled that the motion to dismiss stage is no...
Court provides stark reminder to liquor and beer distributors about why FOB terms matter: the location of title transfer or sale can determine whether you have franchise protection thanks to the Dormant Commerce Clause.
In a recent opinion showing the 21st Amendment and state franchise laws must work...
Court rules beer franchise law may not apply to foreign breweries (and their beer) where wholesaler did not engage with foreign breweries or implicate them in contracting with their U.S. importer for distribution.
In a lesson for beer distributors in contracting with importers of foreign beer, a...
