Jӓgermeister uses the old “Shelton Brothers gambit” to beat Major Brands in Missouri liquor franchise law termination dispute
In this case, Jӓgermeister sent its Missouri distributor, Major Brands, a termination letter saying...
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Total Wine requests 2nd Circuit en banc hearing in antitrust case over State’s post and hold and pricing alcohol laws
Total Wine (Connecticut Fine Wine & Spirits) brought a request to have their recent...
State high court rules it doesn’t take two to tango – finds craft beer wholesaler paying money is an “of value” pay-to-play violation, but retailer accepting same money is not
This case involves two decisions of the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission that resulted...
Challenges to discriminatory and protectionist liquor distribution and sales laws continue in spite of pending SCOTUS case as wine importing challenge in CA gets hearing on motion to dismiss
In a case that I was sure would be put off until after the...
Authorities alleging “of value” violations over pricing discounts still need to show discount threatens retailer independence and risks “tied-house” integration
You may want to think twice before just accepting a regulator’s assertion that a...
Updated: Oral Argument Transcript. It’s Byrd Day – 100 years to the day after the ratification of the 18th Amendment. Check back for oral argument transcripts this afternoon.
Exactly 100 years after the ratification of the 18th Amendment and one day before...
Winery cannot avoid contractual forum selection provision in dispute with distributor – a good clause lets you choose where a suit or arbitration will take place
A little background on this dispute. Westside Winery, Inc., contracted with Pasternak Wine Imports...
Court rejects allegations of “exclusive” territory in oral beer distribution agreement
Much of this centers on the plaintiff distributor’s failure to properly plead an oral...
MillerCoors Bonanza Part 2 – A state statute admits economic protectionism is the justification for its alcohol distribution laws and some other lessons from the District Court’s opinion
Recently, we wrote about this decision out of Nevada where a Federal Court judge...
ACLU files brief against Missouri’s unconstitutional alcohol advertising laws – here are the briefs in the important Missouri Broadcasters First Amendment alcohol advertising 8th Circuit appeal
The state filed the final reply brief yesterday (links to all the briefs below)....
Court properly interprets “reasonableness” requirement in clause common to most beer distribution franchise statutes concerning sales of rights and changes in ownership
Bonanza Beverage took MillerCoors to court over MillerCoors’s attempts to enforce a portion of...
What the new Illinois “of value” regulations say about using social media. (Illinois’s new “of value” standards Part 2.)
Today we continue our updates regarding the Illinois Liquor Control Commission’s new regulations governing...
