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Legal Issues In Massachusetts Re: The Pricing Of Alcoholic Beverages

Legal Issues In Massachusetts Re: The Pricing Of Alcoholic Beverages By John P. Connell, Esq. Introduction The comprehensive statutory program for the regulation of the alcoholic beverages industry in Massachusetts includes provisions for the control of pricing of alcoholic beverages in the wholesale sector. G.L.c. 138, §25B requires that price schedules be verified and filed for Continue Reading…

Legal Issues Involved When Alcoholic Beverage Suppliers Attempt to Terminate Brand Shipments To Wholesalers In Massachusetts

Submitted by John P. Connell, Esq.

Legal Issues Involved When Alcoholic Beverage Suppliers Attempt to Terminate Brand Shipments To Wholesalers In Massachusetts By John P. Connell, Esq. Introduction General Laws c. 138, §25E, makes it an unfair trade practice for an alcoholic beverage supplier, absent “good cause,” to refuse to sell to a wholesaler a brand item if the supplier “has made regular sales of such Continue Reading…

“Pocket Licenses” in Massachusetts

Submitted by John P. Connell, Esq.

“Pocket Licenses” in Massachusetts By John P. Connell & Robin E. Sosnow “Pocket licenses,” as they are known in Massachusetts, are properly issued and current liquor license that are not being used because the licensed establishment, for whatever reason, has either temporarily closed its doors or stopped doing business altogether. Businesses can shut their doors for a host of reasons, Continue Reading…

The Perils of Buying a Liquor License at Auction

Submitted by John P. Connell, Esq.

The Perils of Buying a Liquor License at Auction By John P. Connell & Robin Sosnow A judgment creditor of a restaurant or liquor store business can attach and then levy against the retail liquor license of that business, as a valuable and transferable asset, in order to satisfy a judgment the creditor may have obtained in court. Fallon v.Continue Reading…