Total Wine and More goes down to defeat against Connecticut
Introduction
Total Wine and More (Total) filed a lawsuit against Connecticut bringing a facial challenge to Connecticut’s pricing provisions. Total alleged that the pricing provisions created per se violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act Section 1 and thus were preempted by statute.
Total claims that the Connecticut laws eliminate the need for wholesalers to compete […]
Total Wine Loses Minimum Pricing Case Against Connecticut!
Total Wine’s winning streak against state liquor agencies is in danger as it lost its challenge to Connecticut’s minimum pricing laws. Will it request an en blanc hearing or go directly to the U.S. Supreme Court
I will be writing in more detail about this case later.
https://cases.justia.com/federal/appellate-courts/ca2/17-2003/17-2003-2019-02-20.pdf?ts=1550676604
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