Yes, changing your advertising and discontinuing your beverage can make a difference: Court nails coffin shut on Olympia Beer class action over “It’s the Water”
When last we wrote, things didn’t look so good for Pabst’s Olympia Beer –...
Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Regulatory and Legal Updates
A good reminder out of Maine – beer distribution franchise laws generally incorporate themselves into contracts whether the parties want it or not.
Vacationland Distributors brought suit against Fore River Brewing Co., following notice that Fore River...
5th Circuit’s pun-filled opinion upholds CANarchy’s right to sell beer to go in Texas because it leases and does not “own” most of its breweries across the country.
When we first wrote about this matter back in February of 2021, it was...
Selling alcoholic beverages in Illinois? Retailers, wholesalers, distilleries, breweries and wineries should get familiar with the soon-to-be new rule regarding alcoholic beverage promotions involving coupons and rebates; scan backs are prohibited.
Following an initial first-round publication (now edited) and two rounds of comments (here and...
In a win for Illinois hospitality, bars, hotels, restaurants, liquor stores, theaters and other “1A” Retailer Liquor Licensees receive full license fee waivers for upcoming 2022-2023 renewals.
In a boon to Illinois’s hospitality industry, the Illinois Liquor Control Commission has announced...
The TTB’s Ten proposed changes that you’ll want to know about regarding: reporting inventory, trade names, beer destruction, tavern premises, ownership and managerial changes, applying for a brewer’s notice, records maintenance, and terminating operations
In Notice of proposed rulemaking No. 212 (“Modernization of Qualification Requirements for Brewer’s Notices),...
Maryland high court rules against Pabst and limits “successor brewer” under beer franchise law to different or new licensees finding it does not include change of control through new parent companies
The Court of Appeals of Maryland has affirmed a lower appellate court’s reversal of...
In wine retailer shipping case, 4th Circuit panel splits over proper test for Twenty-first Amendment dormant Commerce Clause challenges and interpretation of holdings in Granholm and Tennessee Wine. Bonus: we have the briefs and appendix for you.
Judge Friendly often proved the power of an articulate and well-reasoned dissent. His dissents...
Order entered dismissing remaining issues in Molson Coors (MillerCoors) v. Anheuser false advertising case… yes, that one about the corn syrup ads from 2019.
It’s finally over. Back in 2020, the 7th Circuit reversed an injunction that then...
Court finds leaving a territory for 13 years might not be enough to accomplish termination of a beer distribution agreement – but sales and transfer of title outside the state may preclude beer franchise statute application
Brewers, distillers and vintners should pay attention to a recent ruling about an imported...
Court finds craft brewer’s label protected by free speech, state regulation of label content unconstitutional (yes, it’s Flying Dog… again)
Flying Dog Brewery has long been known for its Ralph Steadman label artwork. Steadman...
Court finds state’s prohibition on exclusive liquor distribution agreements for out-of-state distillers violates Commerce Clause so state eliminates exclusivity.
Out-of-state spirits producers do not enjoy the same rights as in-state producers in Minnesota...
