Hat tip to Karin Moore at the Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America for the developments up in Massachusetts. Wow. “Rare” wine collectors and their law firms are crying foul that they were awarded “only” $675,000 in fees and expenses for the 1st Circuit volume cap matter. They have filed this notice of appeal of…Read More
Starving Lawyers and Oeniphiles Can’t Survive on $675,000.
July 12, 2011 21st Amendment Alcohol Regulation
New Federal Legislation Introduced to Address Litigation Against States
March 31, 2011 All
As readers of this blog note, there are many forms of alcohol litigation across the country. To address one vein of the litigation, Congress has introduced H.R. 1161 the Community Alcohol Regulatory Effectiveness (CARE) Act. This legislation is similar to a manager’s amendment to last year’s bill offered toward the end of the 111th Congress….Read More
Supreme Court denies certiorari in Wine Country case
February 22, 2011 21st Amendment Alcohol Regulation Supreme Court
Today the United States Supreme Court issued a long list of orders. On this list was the denial of certiorari in the Wine Country Gift Baskets v. Steen case out of the 5th Circuit. The orders can be found here. The Supreme Court decision leaves in place the ruling of the 5th circuit upholding the…Read More
NY: US District Court Strikes Down Brewer’s Attempt to Circumvent Franchise Laws
February 8, 2011 Alcohol Regulation
United States District Court Judge Garaufis in Brooklyn has ruled that New York’s beer franchise statute protects distributors from arbitrary termination. The Court ruled that an importer is a “successor brewer” under the current law and as such is not allowed to terminate its wholesaler without showing good cause. The importer had attempted to terminate its…Read More
New Jersey Seeks Panel and En Banc Reheaing in Third Circuit
January 20, 2011 All
The New Jersey Attorney General office filed a petition for panel and en banc rehearing in the Third Circuit case. A copy of their petition is attached here. New Jersey alleges that the panel that heard the 3rd Circuit did not interpret Granholm correctly, that they entertained new arguments without giving New Jersey a chance…Read More
