The 8th Circuit upeld a district court’s dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the ABInbev merger.   The district court had dismissed the case on the pleadings.   The 8th Circuit decision upheld the dismissal and serves as a refresher of the chronology of the takeover.  Among other things, the plaintiffs lost their attempt to make Carlos Brito and…Read More

The Supreme Court has denied the appeal filed by ACLU that sought to keep alcohol advertising in college newspaper throughout Virginia. (EARLIER POST) The Virginia Chapter is seeking to have the Supreme Court review the decision of the 4th Circuit to uphold Virginia’s law on the ban of alcohol advertising in college newspapers.  It its…Read More

In this case, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that retailers of alcohol are liable for damages incurred by patrons who end up hurting others in car accidents.  Read the opinion here.

AGs from 39 states have signed a letter written to the Honorable Hank Johnston, who chairs a House Judiciary subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy. The letter seeks help “with the growing threat facing our states from unprecedented legal challenges that seek to eliminate our ability to regulate alcohol.” Read the letter here.

While I was at the Center for Alcohol Policy’s annual legal symposium, the Supreme Court denied certiorari in  Virginia v. Harris.    This was a petition seeking review of a 4-3 Virginia Supreme Court decision that held that an anonymous tip of a suspected drunk driver was not sufficicent for a police officer to pull over the…Read More