Challenge to The 3-Tier System Inevitable as Illinois Legislature Introduces Bill to Revoke Anheuser’s Stake in City Beverage
Illinois could soon find itself again at the center of the ongoing national debate...
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Southern Wine and Spirits Challenge to Missouri’s Residency Requirements 8th Circuit Briefing Complete And Five Amicus Briefs Filed
You may not remember the original district court opinion in the Southern Wine and...
Important Limitations Clauses In Your Warehousing Agreements
At some point, you’re likely going to need to store your products at a...
Get Ready For The Coming Food Safety Modernization Act Implementations
It’s time to start thinking about how your business plans on meeting the requirements...
Update on Beer Industry Fair Dealing Act Amendment – Senate Bill 3399
Those of you brewing may want to check your records and ask your distributor...
Check The Invoices or Purchase Orders You Receive to Make Sure They Don’t Create a Contract With Terms You Don’t Want
In some circles this topic is called the battle of the forms. The ordering...
Beer Industry Fair Dealing Act – Case Offers Some Insight on Termination
It’s Thursday here at Libation, so you know what that means… another exciting edition...
Tom Wark’s “Fermentation” Should Be Added to Your Blog Roll
Of all the blogs we follow on the industry, I can’t laud enough glowing...
Court Denies $1.6 Million Claim for Attorneys’ Fees in Granholm-style Commerce Clause Case That Helped Create the Craft Brewer’s License
I’m sure you all remember the Illinois kerfuffle from 2010 and 2011 that had...
Wine Distributor Found Liable for Conversion of Funds After Failing to Pay the Producer
There are some interesting lessons in a recently decided wine producer/distributor dispute. The plaintiff,...
A Second Successor Brewer Lesson for the Beer Industry Fair Dealing Act
Yes, we’ve made it to another Beer Industry Fair Dealing Act Thursday for all...
Illinois State Senate Proposes Change to Expedited Arbitration Provisions of the Beer Industry Fair Dealing Act
There’s a proposed amendment to the Beer Industry Fair Dealing Act that seeks a...
