The Fifth Circuit’s 2020 Brizzy–Vizzy ruling examines fizzy beverage names, packaging differences, and the evidence needed for a trademark injunction.
This 2020 analysis examines cannabis licensing residency challenges in Maine and the Commerce Clause risks posed by state preferences for local applicants.
A 2020 Mountain Crest ruling examines Canadian beer distribution practices, antitrust pleading defects, and the limits on another amended complaint.
A 2020 Olympia Beer ruling examines whether packaging and waterfall imagery plausibly suggest a particular water source despite production elsewhere.
Listen to the 2020 Sarasota Wine oral argument on Missouri retailer shipping, Tennessee Wine, and the need to develop a factual record.
A Wisconsin appellate opinion examines the bowling-center exception to underage access restrictions and its application to playing pool near a bar.
A 2020 complaint challenges RITA packaging over the source of its alcohol, highlighting cocktail terminology and the placement of malt-beverage disclosures.
A 2020 Minnesota ruling examines local ingredient requirements for farm wineries under the dormant Commerce Clause, with links to the opinion and briefs.
California’s 2020 response to a DEA subpoena examines relevance, confidential cannabis licensing records, and the tension between state and federal law.
A damaged wine shipment to Vietnam illustrates pleading issues under COGSA and why importers should document routing, delay, and temperature requirements.
Two 2020 Ohio wine-shipping cases illustrate constitutional limits on the Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act and disputes over retailer access.
A July 2020 update on Walmart’s Texas liquor-license petition examines public-company restrictions and the Supreme Court’s request for a response.
