In a narrow 5-4 ruling the Oklahoma Supreme Court found as unconstitutional a law requiring the top 25 brands of wine and spirits be sold to every Oklahoma distributor.
The overturned law essentially deemed null and void a 2016 constitutional amendment approved by voters which allowed manufacturers to choose a single wholesaler. (This amendment also allowed […]
Mississippi-Wine Express Oral Argument: Did the Mississippi Supreme Court get it right or are they going down the wrong road?
Procedural History & Introduction
The long-awaited oral argument in the Mississippi UCC/wine retailer shipping case occurred last week.
In this case, the Mississippi Attorney General (AG) performed a sting operation where AG’s agents ordered wine from […]
The 6th Circuit set oral argument for Lebamoff v. Snyder, this case pertains to Michigan’s ban on out-of-state retailer shipping. The ban was deemed unconstitutional at the lower court and the state appealed.
This will be the 1st wine shipping case at a federal circuit court since the Tennessee Wine decision.
The argument is set for Thursday March 12 at […]
The big issue in this case was whether like the district court, the 8th Circuit would render a decision on an alcohol statute/regulation without going through a 21st Amendment analysis?
The 8th Circuit differed from the district court in that it went […]
Missouri loses major liquor case in the 8th Circuit dealing with tied-house laws and advertising restrictions. More details to follow later.
The New Year and new decade are upon us. Flower Power and epic battles in liquor will highlight this year.
Here are some of my predictions for 2020:
2020 is the year of important legal battles. The calendar will only turn 15 days before […]
Today I want to share with you my picks of the winners and losers in the liquor space for 2019.
They exploded this year and are here to stay. They cannot even make them fast enough.
With DTC options increasing […]
Government agencies around the Midwest have been in the news lately about their liquor systems. Michigan’s liquor system has become a complete folly under which product availability is running short, while Iowa Alcoholic Beverage Division faces claims from a whistle-blower that it illegally and excessively marked up the price of alcohol product.
A great panel on learning the in and outs of the alcohol delivery world. Although alcohol makes up a small percentage of delivery revenue and often times is a loss leader, it plays a major role for delivery companies. Consumers demand this service and without it, they will not shop […]
The big question we need to ask is, what are the practical effects of what is happening in the world today?
A lively panel on the ever-changing world of liquor and the debate raged on about how should our legal system adapt to this […]
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