Another article today highlighting how organized retail and cargo theft harms businesses, raises consumer costs, and empowers criminal enterprises. Today’s article in Bloomberg profiles the return of “railroad raids” where railcars are broken into and their contents stolen. The article further discusses the multi billion dollar theft of goods across all industries. The Bloomberg article…Read More

The Center for Alcohol Policy always puts on a thoughtful, informative and interactive conference. This year’s conference will be in Minneapolis starting with a reception Monday the 24th, a full day of conference on the 25th, and a half day of sessions on Wednesday the 26th. The agenda is packed with timely topics and expert…Read More

One lawsuit that has already been briefed and had a bench trial is Alba Vineyards v. New York. This lawsuit argues that New York laws banning a New Jersey winery from self distributing to New York retailers are violations of the dormant Commerce Clause. I neglected to fully brief this case but since the trial…Read More

A new lawsuit has been filed in federal court in the Eastern District of California by an Illinois winery and a California retailer claiming that California law impermissibly favors California wineries over out of state wineries. The lawsuit alleges that the California laws violate the dormant Commerce Clause and the Privileges and Immunities Clause of…Read More