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REGULATORS OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES CAN BE FOUND INDIVIDUALLY LIABLE WHEN INTERFERING WITH CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO FREE COMMERCIAL SPEECH

Submitted by John P. Connell, Esq. on Mon, 11/07/2016 - 15:22

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Law Offices of John P. Connell, P.C.: Free speech prevailed for Maryland’s Flying Dog Brewery in its recent six-year battle with the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. Back in 2009 when the brewery released it’s new Belgian-style IPA called “Raging Bitch,” the Michigan Liquor Control Commission quickly banned it from being sold in the state. The Commission considered “Raging Bitch” to Continue Reading...

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OTHER PROSCRIBED PRACTICES BY MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS: SHELF PLANS AND SCHEMATICS

Submitted by John P. Connell, Esq. on Tue, 16/02/2016 - 14:55

Law Offices of John P. Connell, P.C.: In the wake of the ABCC’s recent decision against the Craft Brewers Guild in the so-called “pay-to-play” investigation, another proscribed practice by manufacturers and wholesalers has also been addressed by the regulators: the practice of providing liquor stores with shelf plans or schematics that go beyond just a stand-alone marketing tool. On February Continue Reading...

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THE CASE AGAINST DISMANTLING THE LIQUOR LICENSE QUOTA SYSTEM

Submitted by John P. Connell, Esq. on Thu, 04/02/2016 - 19:27

Law Offices of John P. Connell, P.C.: In Massachusetts, pursuant to state law, the number of liquor licenses towns and cities are authorized to issue is capped at a certain number based upon that municipality’s population. Essentially, the law provides that one all alcoholic beverages pouring license may be issued for every thousand people in that municipality. Yet, not all Continue Reading...

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Restaurants Caught Purchasing Alcohol From Liquor Stores Suffer High Sanctions

Submitted by John P. Connell, Esq. on Fri, 22/05/2015 - 16:34

Law Offices of John P. Connell, P.C.: Is a 30-day liquor license suspension too harsh for restaurant owners? In a recent ABCC decision captioned In Re: Demosthenes Greek-American Democratic Club of Ma, the Alcoholic Beverages Control Committee (ABCC) found this establishment in violation of 204 CMR 2.05 (2), permitting illegality on the premises; that being a restaurant’s purchase of alcoholic Continue Reading...

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WHEN APPLYING FOR A NEW LIQUOR LICENSE CAN YOUR COMPETITORS OBJECT?

Submitted by John P. Connell, Esq. on Wed, 05/11/2014 - 19:37

The Law Offices of John P. Connell, P.C.: The ABCC recently issued a decision that held that the City of Chicopee erred in refusing to grant a petition to transfer a license to a new proposed location that would have been operated by BJ’s Wholesalers. The license had been exercised for over 20 years by Winn Liquors, Inc., at a location Continue Reading...

Tag Archives: liquor store

REGULATORS OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES CAN BE FOUND INDIVIDUALLY LIABLE WHEN INTERFERING WITH CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO FREE COMMERCIAL SPEECH

OTHER PROSCRIBED PRACTICES BY MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS: SHELF PLANS AND SCHEMATICS

THE CASE AGAINST DISMANTLING THE LIQUOR LICENSE QUOTA SYSTEM

Restaurants Caught Purchasing Alcohol From Liquor Stores Suffer High Sanctions

WHEN APPLYING FOR A NEW LIQUOR LICENSE CAN YOUR COMPETITORS OBJECT?