After a remand from the 8th Circuit, the district court in Minnesota struck the state law that provides advantages to wineries who made their wine primarily from Minnesota grapes. The opinion by Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright on competing motions for summary judgement avoided discussion of the 21st Amendment and found strict scrutiny appropriate due to…Read More
Minnesota District Court Strikes Law Requiring Minnesota Wine be Made From Minnesota Grapes
September 3, 2020 21st Amendment Alcohol Regulation All
Amended Complaint, Answer, and Counterclaims In Connecticut Distributor-Brewer Dispute
September 3, 2020 All
There has been a counterclaim by ABI, an Amended Complaint by Dichello and an Answer by Dichello in the pending dispute over the ABI equity agreement. The case will move towards discovery on the various claims and counterclaims. At the heart of the issue is if the contract provisions whereby ABI purports to control the manager…Read More
Mississippi Case Not Heading to Supreme Court, Yet.
August 28, 2020 21st Amendment Alcohol Regulation Supreme Court
The time for an appeal to the United States Supreme Court has passed in the Wine Express matter in Mississippi state courts. As such, this matter will return to lower courts for additional proceedings as a result of the Attorney General’s sting and enforcement actions against out of state retailers for illegally selling alcohol into…Read More
13th Annual Center for Alcohol Policy Conference Moved Online
August 24, 2020 21st Amendment Alcohol Regulation All Antitrust Equal Protection Preemption Supreme Court
Alas, another event is impacted by COVID. The 13th Annual Center for Alcohol Policy Law and Policy Conference will take place virtually over the course of four Wednesdays in September. Topics include discussions of the alcohol law cases found on this website. Please find more information and register here. (Previous Post) Save the Date! Center…Read More
TTB Secures $5 Million Fine and Suspensions for Trade Practice Violations
July 24, 2020 All
The Alcohol Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) recently secured a large settlement with Anheuser-Busch for various violations of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (FAAA). The TTB and ABI negotiated an offer in compromise where AB agreed to pay a fine of $5 million in settlement of various allegations of trade practice violations. Moreover, the specific…Read More
