Two 2018 TTB announcements raise questions about wholesaler permits, ownership changes, and the scope of ongoing trade-practice enforcement.
Central Imports v. Dortmunder examines Illinois BIFDA termination provisions when a distributor fails to pay for beer following demand.
A beer-distribution case examines forum-selection provisions and their interaction with the Illinois Beer Industry Fair Dealing Act.
A 2012 update tracks proposed changes to Illinois BIFDA’s distributor-volume thresholds and expedited arbitration provisions.
A discussion of Illinois beer distribution agreements examines how oral side arrangements and modifications can create franchise-law problems.
An Illinois BIFDA case offers a starting point for examining termination rights and obligations in brewer–distributor relationships.
A follow-up examines developments in the Stawski–Zywiec beer-distribution dispute after the Seventh Circuit’s arbitration decision.
Stawski v. Browary Zywiec examines a foreign arbitration provision and the interaction between an older Illinois BIFDA rule and federal law.
Part two of the Grant Importing–Amtec discussion examines successor-brewer issues under the Illinois Beer Industry Fair Dealing Act.
Illinois’ 2012 SB 3399 proposes changing the volume threshold governing specified expedited arbitration provisions under BIFDA.
The Grant Importing–Amtec dispute offers an example of successor-brewer questions under the Illinois Beer Industry Fair Dealing Act.
