Lite vs Light in Beer: Why Two 7th Circuit Cases Keep the Terms Fair Game
September marks the anniversary of the Seventh Circuit’s opinion in Miller v. Jos. Schlitz...
Category: Labeling
Coors Light and the Rockies: A Case of Marketing, Misinterpretation, and the Reasonable Consumer
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued its decision in Lorenzo v. MillerCoors,...
Yes, changing your advertising and discontinuing your beverage can make a difference: Court nails coffin shut on Olympia Beer class action over “It’s the Water”
When last we wrote, things didn’t look so good for Pabst’s Olympia Beer –...
Court finds craft brewer’s label protected by free speech, state regulation of label content unconstitutional (yes, it’s Flying Dog… again)
Flying Dog Brewery has long been known for its Ralph Steadman label artwork. Steadman...
False advertising lawsuit against Anheuser claims “RITA” cocktails and spritzers misrepresent source of alcohol.
Citing to dictionary definitions of “margarita,” “mojito,” “rose,” and “spritz,” a group of Anheuser-Busch-Rita-beverage-buying...
A guide to labeling your non-alcoholic beer. Rather, to labeling non-alcoholic malt beverages, brews, near beer, cereal beverages or whatever you choose to call it… Please just don’t call it “beer, ale, porter, lager, or stout.”
What should you know about labeling your non-alcoholic beer? Well, the first thing is...
7th Circuit hears oral argument in MillerCoors v. Anheuser-Busch corn syrup case. Bonus: we’ve got the audio for you.
Back in September, the 7th Circuit held firm on a procedural defect in the...
The new federal regulations on advertising and labeling malt beverages, wine, and distilled spirits. Part 1 – updates and issues regarding advertising and labeling regulations for malt beverages.
The TTB has published its final rule amending the regulations for the labeling and...
Remember, the Illinois statutes and regulations regarding cannabis packaging and labeling include the labeling requirements of Illinois’s Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, not just the Cannabis Act’s requirements.
Illinois’s Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act places the labeling and packaging oversight for recreational...
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...
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...
Suit against medicinal chocolate maker good reminder that mistakes on your labels over ABV%, THC, or CBD content are an invitation to a lawsuit, regardless of your intent.
Craft and nascent industry producers and manufacturers rarely face the realities of consumer fraud...
