Thirty-three years of distribution could not save BeerMart after employees concealed the age of fifty-one cases of Schlitz. This Throwback Friday examines the Seventh Circuit decision, contrasting freshness disputes, and contract terms that help brewers and distributors keep stale beer from becoming a termination fight.
A distributor challenged Pabst’s termination after a change in ownership. The Maryland appellate ruling examines the meaning of successor brewer under state franchise law.
A 2020 Mountain Crest ruling examines Canadian beer distribution practices, antitrust pleading defects, and the limits on another amended complaint.
A distributor’s injunction request illustrates why an alleged oral agreement must clearly support the claimed right to an exclusive territory.
Part two examines a Nevada beer-distribution opinion’s discussion of goodwill, injunction requirements, and the purposes of franchise restrictions.
Bonanza’s dispute with MillerCoors examines statutory reasonableness requirements when a brewer objects to a proposed sale of distribution rights.
A 2017 Sixth Circuit decision examines distributor transfers, brewer consent, and efforts to move craft beer brands after wholesaler restructuring.
