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...
Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Regulatory and Legal Updates
Beer wholesaler finds out that timely objecting to an invoice can be the difference between not paying and having a court order payment.
The case, Stardom Brands LLC v. SKI Wholesale Beer Corp. (link to opinion) revolved...
Illinois Supreme Court case provides insight about whether the UCC requires a chance to cure if you want to revoke acceptance of goods – could be useful if you bought grapes, hops, grains that are defective.
Admit it, you’ve purchased ingredients you found out later were defective, or spoiled. Well,...
BIG SIX nixed for wine trademark as the big six is generic in the wine world.
The Trademark Trial and Appeals Board and the USPTO don’t work in a vacuum...
10th Circuit rejects employer’s arguments that marijuana-security business employees aren’t protected by Federal labor statutes.
You probably know it’s headed downhill as a party in a lawsuit when the...
Here’s the argument audio from the 8th Circuit’s alcoholic beverage advertising case. Advertisers won this by a mile. Oh, and did I mention there’s evidence in the record that 3-tier is useless and doesn’t protect the public?
You’ll recall this is the second appeal in this matter where a group of...
Here’s the full complaint Three Floyds Brewing filed against Floyd’s Spiked Beverages. Bonus – Untappd shaming
You can read and download the full complaint here. In case you were wondering...
UPDATE: SAFE Banking Act of 2019 passes U.S. House and is on to the Senate.
We wrote about the importance of the The Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act...
SAFE Banking Act comes to the House floor today. If it passes, then on to the Senate.
The Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019 is the House Bill cannabis...
Here’s the audio of the 7th Circuit corn syrup argument between MillerCoors and Anheuser – Anheuser references a document MillerCoors wants kept sealed discussing what’s in Miller Lite.
“That may be about as much as I care to learn.” – Judge...
Federal court’s rejection of contract remedy because contract involved cannabis business should make you consider forum selection clauses carefully in your cannabis related agreements.
In Polk, the plaintiff sued the defendants to obtain his ownership and profits from...
Court applies legal principles that bars/restaurants/brewpubs/taprooms should understand in ruling that owner had no liability for patron stabbing that occurred on its premises.
It’s rare to see textbook examples of the application of legal principles, even less...
