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Ignoring the circling Byrd, Court denies Missouri citizens the right to receive direct wine shipments from out-of-state retailers citing Southern Wine and Spirits precedent

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April 2, 2019

Back in November we wrote about the recent 7th circuit decision in Lebamoff v....

Opinoins regarding beer distribution agreement statute of limitations.

Argument about lack of distributor services may help in establishing shorter UCC statute of limitations for breach of your alcohol distribution agreement

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March 20, 2019

The statute of limitations on a breach of a liquor distribution agreement received some...

Supreme Court holds you’ll need to obtain registration of your copyright in order to protect that awesome label art and witty copy

Advertising / Beer / Craft Beer / Distilled Spirits / Labeling / Opinions / Statutes / Suits / Wine
March 12, 2019

We’ve written on many occasions about the benefits and added protections of copyrighting your...

Total Wine requests 2nd Circuit en banc hearing in antitrust case over State’s post and hold and pricing alcohol laws

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March 8, 2019

Total Wine (Connecticut Fine Wine & Spirits) brought a request to have their recent...

Advertising liability for your wine, craft beer and distilled spirits

Can hashtags promoting your beverage create liability in the same way other advertising content can? #YouBet

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March 6, 2019

A recent closing letter from the Federal Trade Commission has shed some light on...

TTB's updates to the distilled spirits labeling and advertising regulations

Are you ready for the TTB’s new alcoholic beverage labeling and advertising regs that would change distilled spirits labeling practices? (New TTB advertising and labeling rules Part 9)

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February 28, 2019

Last time, in Part 8 of our series on the TTB’s “Notice No. 176”...

Post and hold antitrust challenge to liquor laws sherman act

2nd Circuit finds post-and-hold pricing statute does not violate antitrust provisions absent an actual agreement not to lower prices for alcoholic beverages

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February 27, 2019

Plainly, the 2nd Circuit has now differed from other Circuits and determined that a...

breweries wineries and distilleries are having their bonding requirement eliminated in Illinois if they're under $50,000 per year in tax

Illinois bill proposes to eliminate bond requirement for small breweries, wineries and distilleries and importing distributors.

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February 22, 2019

It’s called House Bill 2577 (link to text) and it looks to accomplish what...

So you want to have your own Goose Island field goal challenge. A brief primer sweepstakes and skill contests.

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February 21, 2019

The Goose Island field goal challenge took the “you can’t buy this kind of...

Killian's Red Ad from Sport's Illustrated February 14 1994 Donald Newcombe likeness

Remember that time Don Newcombe took on Coors over that Killian’s Red advertisement and advanced the cause of sports celebrities and the use of their likenesses?

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February 20, 2019

The passing of civil rights pioneer Don Newcombe has stirred many kind tributes and...

Image of Olympia Beer Can from False Advertising Complaint

Facing false advertising suit, Olympia Beer removed the words “pure mountain water” from its website. Does that help or hurt?

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February 19, 2019

Olympia Beer is currently waiting for a court to decide if its various branding,...

Wine importing dormant commerce clause case about alcohol laws and the problems with the three tiered system chicago liquor license lawyer

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

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February 14, 2019

In a case that I was sure would be put off until after the...

Category: Wine

Ignoring the circling Byrd, Court denies Missouri citizens the right to receive direct wine shipments from out-of-state retailers citing Southern Wine and Spirits precedent

Argument about lack of distributor services may help in establishing shorter UCC statute of limitations for breach of your alcohol distribution agreement

Supreme Court holds you’ll need to obtain registration of your copyright in order to protect that awesome label art and witty copy

Total Wine requests 2nd Circuit en banc hearing in antitrust case over State’s post and hold and pricing alcohol laws

Are you ready for the TTB’s new alcoholic beverage labeling and advertising regs that would change distilled spirits labeling practices? (New TTB advertising and labeling rules Part 9)

2nd Circuit finds post-and-hold pricing statute does not violate antitrust provisions absent an actual agreement not to lower prices for alcoholic beverages

Illinois bill proposes to eliminate bond requirement for small breweries, wineries and distilleries and importing distributors.

So you want to have your own Goose Island field goal challenge. A brief primer sweepstakes and skill contests.

Remember that time Don Newcombe took on Coors over that Killian’s Red advertisement and advanced the cause of sports celebrities and the use of their likenesses?

Facing false advertising suit, Olympia Beer removed the words “pure mountain water” from its website. Does that help or hurt?

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

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