Got that beer or wine for free and didn’t tell me in your review? Shame on you… New FTC Guidance on Social Media Disclosures for influencers.
Beer Twitter, Wine Twitter (is that a thing?) beer Instagram, wine columnists, writers, reporters,...
Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Regulatory and Legal Updates
UPDATE: Live broadcast of Mississippi wine shipping case oral argument moved to January 15 at 1:30 p.m. CST
Yes, all apologies to those of you hoping to tune in yesterday to the...
Have 1 or more employees? You need to know these new changes to Illinois employment laws to steer clear of penalties AND there are extra requirements for bars and restaurants.
The Illinois Human Rights Act is the Illinois law dealing with employment issues like...
USDA issues much needed guidance on hemp production.
The United States Department of Agriculture has released its initial guidance through an interim...
New Lebamoff Illinois filings and the case proceeds to discovery. Here’s the most recent filings in the Illinois wine retailer shipping case.
The slow march to realizing the impacts of the Tennessee Wine ruling will unfold...
Beer distributor wins reversal of arbitration award. Arbitrator didn’t disclose ownership interest in the arbitration entity which the beverage manufacturer used for 97 other arbitrations. Bonus: we’ve got the distribution agreements for you.
A beer distributor had a distribution agreement with Monster Energy to be the exclusive...
Anheuser files brief to end corn syrup dispute alleging tests show Miller Lite and Coors Light “DO” contain corn syrup it the finished product. “Corn syrup is not fully fermented by the yeast.”
When last we reported on this particular facet of the MillerCoors Anheuser-Busch corn syrup...
7th Circuit says no one gets anything until the District Court puts the corn syrup injunction on a separate document.
In a turn of events that was completely predictable in hindsight given the questions...
Watch the Mississippi wine shipping case oral arguments live on November 13 at 1:30 p.m. CST
Live telecast oral arguments may be a federal rarity, but MIssissippi is a bellwether...
Illinois announces the initial 2020 round of Adult Use Cannabis Dispensary applications and the map showing regions where the marijuana dispensaries will go.
The application forms for Illinois adult use cannabis dispensaries are now available through the...
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.
Back in October we wrote about Michigan’s Lebamoff decision and the win it represents...
Illinois Liquor Control Commission publishes informative FAQ for bars and breweries about Illinois’s new growler & crowler law.
The good people over at the Illinois Liquor Control Commission – the entity responsible...
