Great to be picked up Down Under
One of my quotes got picked in a New Zealand website, great to be covered down under. I need South America and Antarctica, to be covered on every continent of the world!
Mississippi Supreme Court agrees to retain Wine Express case
The Mississippi Supreme Court has entered an order retaining the Hood v. Wine Express case. This case could play a major role in limiting a state’s jurisdiction over liquor law enforcement.
https://courts.ms.gov/appellatecourts/docket/sendPDF.php?f=710_456687.pdf&c=88937&a=N&s=2
In response to the Mississippi Attorney General’s Brief in Wine Express Case
Caveat
Although there are numerous items I take issue with in the Attorney General’s brief, I will focus on their jurisdictional analysis and where I respectfully disagree with them. I may choose in another post to examine some of their other arguments such as purposeful availment. But for sake of brevity I will focus […]
NCSLA Louisville 2019, Part III: Legal Update: Why Regulation Matters, Richard Blau
A great solo panel by Richard Blau. I don’t know how he does it by himself, lots of stamina and lots of work, but he always pulls it off!
Summary/Takeaways
A great presentation by Richard Blau who always raises great points.
I think the takeaways are about relevance and how relevance must be an important part […]
Mayhem in Mississippi: Irish Liquor Lawyer writes amicus brief in Wine Express v. Hood
Irish Liquor Lawyer files amicus brief in the Mississippi wine shipping case. I am truly honored that Wine Freedom asked me to draft an amicus brief on their behalf in the Hood v. Wine Express Inc. case.
This is an important case that could shape the future of how alcohol is sold and enhance direct to […]
TTB puts out a release on the Voluntary Disclosure Program for Wholesalers
News From TTB: TEMPORARY VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE PROGRAM FOR ALCOHOL BEVERAGE WHOLESALERS AND IMPORTERS TO ADDRESS UNREPORTED CHANGES IN CONTROL OR PROPRIETORSHIP
Source: TTB
July 7, 2019
Through December 31, 2019, TTB is offering a temporary voluntary disclosure program (see Industry Circular 2019 – 2) […]
NCSLA 2019 Louisville, Part II: Understanding 3rd party arrangements
Do I really Understand (How to Get Product to Consumers) APs, Custom Production, Fulfillment Houses, and Brand Building?
Moderator: Carrie Bonnington
Panelists: Laine Adderley; Paul Gatza; and Tom Kirby.
A great panel moderated by Carrie Bonnington who always does an amazing job moderating a panel.
This panel had an interesting perspective, it dealt with issues […]
Irish Liquor Lawyer contributes to Forbes on the Tennessee Wine Supreme Court case
I am immensely proud to contribute to a great publication like Forbes!
Sean O’Leary, The Irish Liquor Lawyer, Reacts To The Court’s Support Of Wine Retailers
Great to contribute to the only international wine trade magazine
Irish Liquor Lawyer contributes to Meininger’s Wine Business International on the recent Tennessee Wine U.S. Supreme Court case.
https://www.drinks-today.com/wine/analysis/how-supreme-court-decision-could-upend-us-wine-market
Irish Liquor Lawyer in SCOTUS BLOG
Great to be part of Scotusblog again, I love contributing to such a great resource for the legal community. Plus, it was started by a husband and wife that are Carolina graduates. Go Tarheels! Talking about the Tennessee Wine case as a game changer and how big […]