The Illinois Liquor Control Commission ordered guidance which based on the COVID-19 situation, would allow an on-premise retailer to sell liquor for off premise consumption if it receives approval from the local liquor commission.
Traditionally, a retailer with an on-premise license can not sell liquor for off premise consumption.
This bulletin allows the local liquor commission to […]
The Untouchable Legal Team, (From left to right) Sean O’Leary, […]
The Untouchable Legal Team, (From left to right) Sean O’Leary, Joe Beutel, Bob Epstein, and Alex Tanford
As an amicus party and being at the table with Professor Tanford during oral arguments, I had a nice front […]
I am proud to announce that I will be involved in the 6th Circuit wine retailer shipping case, Lebamoff v. Snyder, as an amicus party.
This is the first major wine retailer shipping case since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Tennessee Wine decision. Lebamoff will provide great insight into the direction wine shipping cases are going. Presently, there are […]
I am proud to announce I am lobbying on behalf of Illinois SB 3830. NAWR (National Association of Wine Retailers) is pushing change in Illinois and I am proud to partner with them. NAWR is a great organization that seeks positive change in state alcohol regulatory systems.
We desire to bring more choice to Illinois consumers, […]
Mississippi Wine Express Decision
Intro
The decision from the Mississippi Wine Express case sets a bad precedent in utilizing ambiguity to impose legal jurisdiction over a business. The results of the decision will hurt Mississippi consumers and could lead to businesses avoiding interaction with Mississippi residents. The lack of concrete standards utilized […]
The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled that Wine Express and various other New York and California retailers established personal jurisdiction in Mississippi when they sold wine to Mississippi customers pursuant to UCC terms of contract in California and New York and helped arrange shipping for the customers back to Mississippi.
This is an interesting case of the […]
Chief Judge Diane Mueller ruled in favor of California in a challenge to its laws which requires that alcoholic beverages imported into the state be consigned and delivered to a licensed importer at the importer’s licensed premises or at a public warehouse. A Florida importer, who wanted to deliver products to California retailers directly without […]
On this blog, I discussed how we need to question government’s role in the alcohol industry. Specifically, we need to question when government operates in one of the three tiers.
We have seen the debacle of government running the liquor distribution system, https://irishliquorlawyer.com/has-michigan-lost-complete-control-of-its-liquor-system/, and we must question whether it is good policy for the state […]
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