Guest Column: Paul Pisano, National Beer Wholesalers Association State alcohol pricing laws have several interrelated forms, but all seek to “level the playing field” with pricing practices between suppliers and their wholesalers or supplier/wholesalers with retailers. The concept that the small convenience store should have the same shot at the pricing of a big box…Read More
Archives for 2023
Renewed Attention to Robinson-Patman Act is Potentially Good for State Alcohol Pricing Laws
April 14, 2023 All
Oregon Court Denies State Motion to Strike but Dismisses Governor from WA Brewery Lawsuit
February 23, 2023 21st Amendment Alcohol Regulation Supreme Court
Late last year, the State of Oregon filed a motion to dismiss the complaint in the lawsuit by several Washington state breweries. The state sought to both strike the Complaint on jurisdictional issues and also moved to dismiss the Complaint. In a short opinion, Judge Simon agreed to dismiss the Oregon Governor as a defendant,…Read More
Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in B-21 v. North Carolina Case
January 9, 2023 21st Amendment Alcohol Regulation Supreme Court
Today the Supreme Court refused to take an appeal out of the Fourth Circuit of the win by North Carolina against an out of state retailer and the retailer’s claims that the NC state law regulating instate retail sales violate the dormant commerce clause. The Supreme Court today issued a list of dozens of cases…Read More
