Massachusetts Federal Court rules against Craft Beer Cellar in dispute with Glassdoor.com over anonymous negative online comments
Reporter and spectacular beer writer, Bryan Roth, published an excellent in-depth piece about Craft...
Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Regulatory and Legal Updates
Wyoming Supreme Court rules winery’s in-home free promotional tastings where nothing is sold but “offers to purchase” are collected are “sales” and are banned under Wyoming law.
You read that right. The Wyoming Supreme Court was recently confronted with a heck...
North Coast Brewing has big win in lawsuit by deceased artist’s wife over use of painting used on Brother Thelonious label.
In what can only be a stark reminder to every brewery, distillery, and winery...
Mexico’s Tequila board moves to stop Tequila-like marks – a good reminder that it’s agave if it’s not certified.
Back in February we reported that a years’ long struggle with Luxco ended favorably...
Court certifies class action in Kona Brewing “not from Hawaii” false advertising lawsuit – Kona appeals.
We’d previously reported on the Kona Brewing false advertising lawsuit where a Kona purchaser...
Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control issues emergency amendment to deal with Missouri Broadcasters ruling invalidating restrictions on advertising alcoholic beverages.
The Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control has responded to the ruling in...
Michigan court grants stay of injunction forcing Michigan to allow out-of-state retailers to sell wine directly to customers until Supreme Court Decides Byrd.
Judge Tarnow has granted a stay of his injunction in the Lebamoff case prohibiting...
Arguments advanced by Plaintiffs in Missouri Broadcasters win invalidating alcohol advertising restrictions on First Amendment grounds provide a path to invalidating similar restrictions in other states. Part 2 of 2
Throughout last week’s series on many of the recent intersections between alcoholic beverages and...
Federal Court finds merit in argument against advertising laws meant to promote three-tiered system; allowing distillers, wineries, and breweries to operate tap rooms or sell at retail on their premises wholly abandons the argument that statute prohibits commingling between three-tiered system.
There’s an interesting bit in Richard Branson’s autobiography, “Losing my Virginity” where he discusses...
9th Circuit rules that restrictions prohibiting payments for alcohol advertising from manufacturers to retailers are lawful in spite of their abridgment of free speech.
We’ve been posting this week about notable First Amendment cases in alcohol advertising and...
How the First Amendment invalidated some of Utah’s alcoholic beverage advertising restrictions that treated liquor and wine different than beer.
One last case in our lead-up to two recent First Amendment decisions about alcohol...
Beer and the First Amendment – how Santa’s Butt, a Bad Frog, and a Raging Bitch have helped free expression in liquor labeling and advertising.
This week we’ve been writing about the beauty that is the intersection of alcoholic...
