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TTB provides insight for tax relief and destruction of unmerchantable beer; also changes some trade practice policies for craft distillers, craft brewers, wholesalers, bars and wineries during COVID-19.

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May 12, 2020

Through a series of FAQs regarding the processes for the destruction of beer and...

OSHA4017 - Bars and Restaurants operating during coronavirus COVID-19 - COVID-19 Guidance for Restaurants & Beverage Vendors Offering Takeout or Curbside Pickup

OSHA has COVID-19 guidelines for bars and restaurants – adding to the manufacturing and delivery ones that brewers, vintners and distillers should read.

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May 11, 2020

OSHA has released guidelines for bars and restaurants serving the public through takeout or...

6th Circuit rules in favor of 3-tier system blocking access to out-of-state liquor retailers in Michigan case looking to allow out-of-state retailers to deliver to in-state consumers where in-staters have that privilege.

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April 27, 2020

In case you don’t want to read through this, the majority of the reasoning...

SCOTUS denies cert. in Total Wine’s antitrust lawsuit over Connecticut’s post-and-hold, minimum pricing, and volume discount laws

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April 7, 2020

The Supreme Court denied Connecticut Fine Wine’s request for review of the Second Circuit...

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Illinois Liquor Control Commission (@ILLiquorControl) updates FAQ to respond to issues raised for Illinois’s Stay at Home Executive Order – breweries, restaurants, distilleries, wholesalers, wineries, bars, liquor stores remain open (no on-premise consumption) and delivering.

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March 21, 2020

Last night the Illinois Liquor Control Commission (these people are working tirelessly) posted an...

TTB Allows Returns of alcoholic beverages for COVID-19

UPDATE: Illinois allows beer returns during COVID-19 Epidemic following TTB authorization of returns of alcoholic beverages purchased for events and gatherings cancelled due to COVID-19.

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March 19, 2020

UPDATE: A portion of the issues originally described in this post have been addressed...

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Total Wine files reply brief requesting Supreme Court hear antitrust dispute over alcoholic beverage post-and-hold, minimum pricing, and discount and rebate laws. Bonus: we’ve got the brief for you.

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March 19, 2020

As we’ve written before, a liquor store, Connecticut Fine Wines (the Connecticut arm of...

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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!

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March 11, 2020

Illinois liquor lawyers should pass this around to their bar and restaurant clients. The...

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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.

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March 10, 2020

Following a trial over claims of an alleged exclusive oral distribution agreement under Delaware’s...

Connecticut AG and liquor industry and distributor amici ask SCOTUS not to grant cert in alcohol pricing antitrust case. Bonus: we’ve got the briefs for you.

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March 5, 2020

In December we reported that Total Wine had filed its Petition for Certiorari in...

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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.

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February 17, 2020

Few Spirits (fun fact, the F.E.W. stands for Francis Elizabeth Willard president and founder...

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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.

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January 24, 2020

A little bit of background makes this seem like an easy decision given that...

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TTB provides insight for tax relief and destruction of unmerchantable beer; also changes some trade practice policies for craft distillers, craft brewers, wholesalers, bars and wineries during COVID-19.

OSHA has COVID-19 guidelines for bars and restaurants – adding to the manufacturing and delivery ones that brewers, vintners and distillers should read.

6th Circuit rules in favor of 3-tier system blocking access to out-of-state liquor retailers in Michigan case looking to allow out-of-state retailers to deliver to in-state consumers where in-staters have that privilege.

SCOTUS denies cert. in Total Wine’s antitrust lawsuit over Connecticut’s post-and-hold, minimum pricing, and volume discount laws

Illinois Liquor Control Commission (@ILLiquorControl) updates FAQ to respond to issues raised for Illinois’s Stay at Home Executive Order – breweries, restaurants, distilleries, wholesalers, wineries, bars, liquor stores remain open (no on-premise consumption) and delivering.

UPDATE: Illinois allows beer returns during COVID-19 Epidemic following TTB authorization of returns of alcoholic beverages purchased for events and gatherings cancelled due to COVID-19.

Total Wine files reply brief requesting Supreme Court hear antitrust dispute over alcoholic beverage post-and-hold, minimum pricing, and discount and rebate laws. Bonus: we’ve got the brief for you.

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!

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.

Connecticut AG and liquor industry and distributor amici ask SCOTUS not to grant cert in alcohol pricing antitrust case. Bonus: we’ve got the briefs for you.

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.

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.

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