I neglected to post the other day two additional lawsuits filed by James Tanford on behalf of wine retailers challenging state laws in Indiana and Texas. The Indiana Complaint is by wine fans and a wine retailer called the Chicago Wine Company. The Texas Complaint was filed by a consumer, a business owner and a…Read More
Two Additional Retail Wine Shipping Cases Filed (Indiana and Texas)
July 18, 2019 21st Amendment Alcohol Regulation Supreme Court
New Lawsuit in Michigan Claims Arbitrary Enforcement By State of Preempted Wine Law
July 16, 2019 All
A lawsuit has been filed in the western district court in Michigan by certain winery and cider interests against a new Michigan law and its enforcement. Essentially, after many years of deferring to federal wine law, the plaintiffs assert that Michigan has created new vague laws in the area impacting wine production and bonded winery…Read More
New Wine Retailer Cases Filed in Kentucky and New Jersey
July 16, 2019 21st Amendment Alcohol Regulation All Supreme Court
Two new retail wine shipping cases were filed this past week. Both lawsuits are from the same law firm that has brought various pieces of litigation to a dozen states challenging state alcohol laws on behalf of out of state winery or wine retailer shipping interests. Both new lawsuits claim the state laws violate the…Read More
Briefing Possibly Complete in 7th Circuit on Preemption Claim Against Indiana
July 15, 2019 21st Amendment Alcohol Regulation Preemption Supreme Court
E.F. Transit filed its reply brief for their appeal to the 7th Circuit. They draw a bright line and essentially claim Congress expressly preempted state alcohol regulation and that speculative state interests in tied house laws are insufficient to overcome the “powerful” federal interest in deregulating the trucking industry. They maintain that if a state…Read More
Briefing Almost Complete for Mississippi Supreme Court on Challenge to Mississippi Sting on Illegal Shipping
July 15, 2019 21st Amendment Alcohol Regulation
I have not posted updates to this litigation in some time. After the state of Mississippi filed its appeal brief in March, amicus briefs in support of the state were filed by the National Alcohol Beverage Control Administration; a brief filed for the Mississippi Beverage Merchants Committee, Mississippi Beer Distributors Association, & Mississippi Hospitality &Beverage…Read More
