5th Circuit’s pun-filled opinion upholds CANarchy’s right to sell beer to go in Texas because it leases and does not “own” most of its breweries across the country.
When we first wrote about this matter back in February of 2021, it was...
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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...
Molson and Anheuser win full dismissal of Mountain Crest (Minhas) antitrust lawsuit.
You’ll recall that the court had recently dismissed this matter finding that Minhas’s second...
Pabst loses latest bid to dismiss class action over claims Olympia beer misleads consumers into thinking its brewed from Olympia’s artesian waters. (Thank god for statutes of limitation or people would start suing because the beer came from Tumwater.)
When we last wrote about this case we discussed how Pabst, the maker of...
Farm wineries win as court declares Minnesota law mandating use of majority in-state wine ingredients in wines made by farm wineries facially unconstitutional in light of SCOTUS Dormant Commerce Clause jurisprudence. Bonus: we’ve got the briefs for you.
A pair of farm wineries challenged a portion of Minnesota’s farm winery law that...
Heaven Hill Distilleries seizure of heavenhlll.com good lesson on how to protect your craft spirits, craft beer, cannabis and wine brand from typosquatting or cybersquatting
Heaven Hill Distilleries recent win against a typosquatter holding heavenhlll.com provides a textbook example...
New case sides with Illinois bar and restaurant over rent decrease under force majeure clause during reduced operations under COVID-19 orders. Happened in the context of a bankruptcy, but the opinion contains valuable arguments and guidance that bars and restaurants should be aware of.
It was bound to happen. And I’m happy it was in Chicago, Illinois, that...
No rehearing for 6th Circuit out-of-state retailer alcoholic beverage shipping case. Other Federal Appellate Court Circuit cases continue.
There are similar suits winding their way through different District and Appellate Courts at...
Indiana alcohol regulatory body enjoined from enforcing in-state residency requirements for packaged liquor retailer licenses. Tennessee Wine applied means some regular state arguments for statutory justification must be rejected and cannot satisfy health and safety analysis. Bonus: we’ve got the docs for you.
Upholding the rulings of Granholm and Tennessee Wine, A Federal Court in Indiana has...
Bud Light wins creative advertising row! Molson Coors and Anheuser-Busch corn syrup lawsuit put to rest in terse and certain terms: “Litigation should not be a substitute for competition in the market.”
The 7th Circuit wasted no time in publishing its opinion in favor of Anheuser-Busch’s...
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.
In case you don’t want to read through this, the majority of the reasoning...
The 9th Circuit rules parody trumps Jack Daniel’s claims of trademark dilution and allows “Bad Spaniels” dog toy. Just because a product is commercial doesn’t mean it isn’t protected by the 1st Amendment against trademark-related claims.
This case follows a long line of parody grounded first amendment awesomeness with the...
