Category: Vineyard

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New briefs filed in 6th Circuit out-of-state retailer direct wine shipping case with broad implications for alcohol delivery in the U.S. (Amazon of liquor… if Amazon wasn’t already registering in every state).

New 2019 briefs address Michigan’s retailer wine-shipping rules and the application of Tennessee Wine to interstate consumer deliveries.

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New Lebamoff Illinois filings and the case proceeds to discovery. Here’s the most recent filings in the Illinois wine retailer shipping case.

The 2019 Illinois Lebamoff filings move the retailer wine-shipping dispute toward discovery after Tennessee Wine’s Commerce Clause ruling.

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Amazon of liquor one step closer as Michigan files opening brief in 6th Circ. Commerce Clause appeal of injunction allowing out-of-state retailers to ship alcohol to residents like in-state retailers can.

Michigan’s 2019 opening brief challenges a ruling allowing out-of-state retailer shipments and addresses the impact of Tennessee Wine.

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Illinois Supreme Court case provides insight about whether the UCC requires a chance to cure if you want to revoke acceptance of goods – could be useful if you bought grapes, hops, grains that are defective.

An Illinois Supreme Court decision examines cure rights when buyers revoke acceptance, with implications for defective beverage ingredients.

What questions should you ask about your advertising and labels before making them public?

Here’s the argument audio from the 8th Circuit’s alcoholic beverage advertising case. Advertisers won this by a mile. Oh, and did I mention there’s evidence in the record that 3-tier is useless and doesn’t protect the public?

Listen to the Eighth Circuit’s 2019 argument on Missouri alcohol-advertising restrictions and the evidence supporting their First Amendment defense.

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Court dismisses Commerce Clause challenge to California’s requirements for out-of-state wine importers and wholesalers for lack of clarity on what the challengers were complaining about.

Orion Wine Imports’ 2019 case illustrates the need to identify the challenged import requirements clearly in a Commerce Clause complaint.

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8th Circuit sets argument in 1st Amendment challenge to Missouri’s alcohol advertising statutes and advertisers file brief challenging lazy arguments about reasons for restrictions on alcohol advertising.

A 2019 Missouri Broadcasters update links the reply brief and previews arguments about restrictions on truthful alcohol advertising.

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