The years-long legal battle between members of the Sheehan family over their eponymous multi-state distributor officially ended today in Massachusetts Superior Court when all parties agreed to dismiss the case with prejudice.
The Kroger Company and Albertsons Companies this week terminated the proposed $24.6 billion merger agreement that was initially announced more than two years ago, after a federal judge sided with the Federal Trade Commission suing to block the deal and Washington and Oregon state courts put permanent injunctions in place to halt the transaction.
The parent company of ISellBeer, CPG Data, LLC, is facing a lawsuit from a startup software firm that alleges the company improperly accessed a beta version of its proprietary cloud-based software platform and misappropriated trade secrets in order to reverse engineer a similar platform, according to a complaint filed Wednesday in the District Court of Oklahoma County in the state of Oklahoma.
Michigan’s Griffin Claw Brewing filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week, though not for the reasons frequently cited by other breweries recently.
Cincinnati, Ohio-based Urban Artifact Brewing has filed a lawsuit against Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) chairman Tim Holden and Pennsylvania State Police commissioner Col. Christopher Paris alleging the state “enforce[s] cost-prohibitive trade barriers on out-of-state breweries” and those barriers “prevent out-of-state breweries from competing freely with in-state breweries in violation of the dormant Commerce Clause.”
After being stuck in limbo for much of July following the passage of regulations on THC-infused beverages in Iowa, Iowa City-based Climbing Kites is pushing new products into retailers this week.
BuzzBallz has made its spherical bottles an essential part of the brand – and it’s not eager to share. The wine-, spirit- and malt-based cocktail brand filed a lawsuit against The Beverage Ranch last week, alleging the rival company copied its patented packaging for its new SlamZees line.
Urban Chestnut Brewing is a defendant in two lawsuits from lenders claiming the St. Louis, Missouri-based brewery owes them nearly half a million dollars.
Clearwater, Florida-based Big Storm Brewery is in the crosshairs of two different legal battles, one accusing the company of embezzlement and money laundering from an organization that has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
A California superior court judge has sided with Anderson Valley Brewing Company’s (AVBC) parent company Mainsheet Capital in a dispute with Reyes Holdings subsidiary Harbor Distributing/Golden Brands.
E-commerce beverage-alcohol platform Provi’s lawsuit against Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits and Republic National Distributing Co. (RNDC) will be able to go forward after a judge today denied a motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed by the two distributors.
Spokane, Washington-based No-Li Brewhouse has filed a lawsuit against Tilray Brands alleging that the beer and cannabis platform has infringed on its trademark for “Big Juicy” beers, according to Law360.
Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) and Tilray Brands are being sued in federal court by CraftCanTravel LLC (CCT) for allegedly interfering with the New York-based export company’s exclusive rights to export the former Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) portfolio of brands, including Kona Brewing, “to most of the world.”
A panel of judges has upheld a jury decision that Constellation Brands did not violate its sublicense with Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) when it introduced Corona Hard Seltzer.
Pontoon Brewing has officially divorced from Bevana Partners as part of its reorganization under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
