ATF approved Black Death Vodka’s label, then tried to revoke it after the importer invested in the brand. Cabo’s court victory offers suppliers and distributors practical lessons about agency authority, evidence, and protecting an approved label.
Ralph Steadman’s Freezin’ Season artwork prompted another Flying Dog label dispute. Read about North Carolina’s rejection and the court’s commercial speech analysis.
A review of beer-label disputes involving Santa’s Butt, Bad Frog, and Raging Bitch explores constitutional limits on label censorship.
A retrospective on Rubin v. Coors examines the constitutional challenge to federal restrictions on truthful beer alcohol-content statements.
A 2012 Flying Dog litigation update examines Michigan label restrictions and liquor commissioners’ immunity from certain damages claims.
