Great discussing the positive result in the 6th Circuit’s decision in the Ohio wine retailer shipping case. The 6th Circuit reversed and remanded for further proceedings a decision from a district court upholding Ohio’s discriminatory wine retailer shipping law.
The state will need to provide evidence why discrimination is necessary. A solid wine for our […]
The wine industry is valued at an estimated figure of $350 billion, which means it’s a potentially lucrative marketplace to enter into. Unfortunately, they don’t print instructions on how to make money in the wine industry.
To become successful, one must be very business savvy and utilize the knowledge of experts.
The Notre Dame Slainte Liquor Industry […]
The Ohio Attorney General has decided not to seek cert with the United States Supreme Court. On September 27th, the Sixth Circuit issued an order, which stayed the Sixth Circuit’s decision, which reversed and remanded a lower court decision upholding Ohio’s discriminatory shipping law. The Stay was issued at the request of the Ohio AG, […]
California can’t get out of their way in being business unfriendly and it amazes me that big wine interest groups let them travel down this road so easily. We seem to be slowly turning back the clock from Granholm, where barriers to entry were destroyed, to an environment where barriers to entry are becoming commonplace […]
Takeaways
The Court took an absolute Commerce Clause position and relied on a U.S. Supreme Court case, which permits discrimination only when absolutely necessary.
The Court further dismissed the state’s claim that the 21st Amendment shields state discriminatory laws from Commerce Clause challenges. It held that the state misreads U.S. Supreme Court precedent […]
Recently, it was announced through a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) press release, that the FTC filed a petition in federal court to force Total Wine and More (Total) to produce documents related to the FTC’s investigation into Southern Wine and Spirits (Southern). The FTC order sought documents from Total “as part of its investigation into […]
I often times hear that liquor laws are outdated and written in a time when Al Capone and his comrades held sway over the liquor industry. Prohibition ended in 1933 and with it came the writing of new state liquor laws. Influenced by the damage Prohibition inflicted, the new liquor laws were written to create […]
Some of the greatest legends in the wine industry will speak at the Notre Dame Slainte Liquor Industry Symposium. These four wine greats represent the Four Horseman of the wine industry. I provided some background information on these speakers.
Eric Jensen of Booker Wines-Eric Jensen left a comfortable life in a gated community in Southern California, […]
Irish Liquor Lawyer with Her Excellence, Irish Ambassador to America Geraldine Byrne Nason
I am proud to announce I have made for the second year running the Irish Legal 100, which recognizes the most influential Irish lawyers in America. Further, I am proud to be part of […]
The Illinois Liquor Control Commission’s decision last month reversing Rock Island, Illinois’ denial of a liquor license represented the beginning of the end of a contentious two-year battle. “The Gathering” was issued a liquor license after the Town of Rock Island decided they would no longer fight.
Takeaways
The local government’s power over a liquor […]
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