Wisconsin court says beer distributors must arbitrate each other over fair value of distribution rights even when they don’t timely file.
Wisconsin is one of several states with a beer franchise law that allows brewers...
Category: Wholesalers
Dissent In Texas Three-Tier Case Contains Powerful Indictment Of Strict Enforcement Of Cross-Tier Ownership
As you all probably have heard, in Cadena Commercial v. Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission,...
Craft Brewers Need to Watch This Texas Dispute Over Getting Money From Wholesalers For Selling Distribution Rights – State Files Opening Brief in Appeal of Challenge to Texas Brewer’s Ability to Sell Their Distribution Rights for Payment
It used to be that brewers signed with wholesalers and gave up their self-distribution...
Final Briefs Filed as Craft Brewers’ Fight to Terminate Distribution Agreements in Ohio Rolls On
When last we wrote about the ongoing attempts by Great Lakes Brewing and Boston...
Oral Argument Video of Challenge to Alcohol Advertising Tied-House Regulations at 9th Circuit
As we said we would yesterday, here is the video of the oral argument...
Tied-House Challenge To Allow Alcohol Advertising Payments to Retailers Has Oral Argument In Front of En Banc 9th Circuit – Here’s a Live Link!
Officially, you can view 9th Circuit oral arguments here the day after they occur....
TTB Finalizes Rule For Brewers, Vintners, Distillers, and Others Regarding Import / Export Procedures
Get ready to use a single interface for all your import/export filing requirements. The...
Brewers Seek Distributor Termination in Ohio Lawsuit That Could Result in Important Legal Interpretation Regarding Beer Distribution Agreements and Franchise Laws
There are a few interesting cases winding their way through the courts in 2017...
A call for analyzing the 3-tiered system? NJ Court says alcohol regulations need to be revisited in light of changing conditions
There’s an quote from Justice Holmes’ The Path of the Law that goes “[i]t...
Court Upholds Brewer’s Contractual Language Reserving The Right To Choose Which Products A Distributor Receives
A Federal District Court in Pennsylvania recently denied a distributor’s motion to reconsider the...
Court Addresses Some Issues That Every Winery, Brewery, Importer, and Merchant Needs to Consider Before Making an Interstate Shipment
The use of the internet and email as a tool for agreeing to interstate...
8th Circuit Affirms Decision Denying Wholesaler Licenses to Non-Residents in Southern Wine & Spirits case
Today the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals released its decision in the Southern Wine...
