Whisky Dispute Poses an Interesting Question About Comparative Advertising Limits
Just how far can you go in a commercial pitting your product against a...
Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Regulatory and Legal Updates
TTB Updates Website And Offers Clarity for Ingredients and Processes Exempt from Formula Requirements under 27 CFR part 25
In a welcome move to further clarify some of the processes and ingredients that...
Court Allows Winery To Proceed On Refund Claim Against the U.S. For Excise Taxes Paid By Bonded Warehouse
What entity has the right to pursue a refund for overpayment when a bonded...
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...
Fire Water Trademark Dispute Heats Up Some Interesting Claims About the Age-Old Term
When Sazerac sued Hood River Distillers over a trademark dispute alleging there’d be confusion...
Rick Bayless Collaborating on a Beer with Crown Imports
Crain’s Chicago is running this story on Rick Bayless eyeing a collaboration with Crown...
Wineries Get Guidance on Water Agreements From a Recent California Opinion
Access to water is a paramount need in running a winery (or any beverage...
Chicago Lawyer Magazine Features Part of The Freeborn & Peters Food & Beverage Team
This counts as a little bit of shameless self promotion, but hey, if I can’t...
Could Beverage Manufacturers End Up Having to Create and Manufacture Separate Containers for Michigan?
Michigan has a law affecting larger beverage manufacturers (including alcohol manufacturers) that is the...
People are Changing Their Story on the Quoted Levels of Reduction in the AB/InBev Watered Beer Allegations and NPR Debunks the Claim
The less-than-buzz-worthy suit against Anheuser-Busch InBev that I discussed in this post yesterday is...
All Hat, No Cattle: Suit Over Anheuser-Busch’s 5% ABV Statements Doesn’t Allege a Violation of Federally Mandated Tolerance Levels
The recent class action lawsuit filed against Anheuser-Busch Companies requesting damages is getting more...
The History of the (Currently) Unconstitutional Kentucky Statute Prohibiting Grocery Stores and Convenience Stores From Selling Liquor and Wine
Kentucky’s solid status at both the top and the base of America’s bourbon pyramid...
