The Virginia Craft Brewers Guild (VCBG) could be in the beer distribution business by next summer, it announced last week.
A federal judge has rejected Monster’s motion to be awarded $6 million in attorney’s fees over its “intensely litigated” dispute with Vital Pharmaceuticals (VPX), parent company to Bang Energy, on grounds that the case was not considered frivolous or unreasonable in accordance with the Lanham Act.
A lawsuit has been filed against New Jersey-based Cape May Brewing and the convenience chain Wawa, over the companies’ collaborative hard tea brand, Shore Tea.
Cincinnati’s Rhinegeist Brewery will begin “a two-stage expansion” into Houston, Texas, starting in mid-August via Silver Eagle Distributors.
A federal judge has denied Molson Coors’ attempt to toss a $56 million jury award to Stone Brewing in the San Diego craft brewery’s trademark infringement lawsuit over the 2017 refresh of Keystone Light packaging, according to an order filed Tuesday.
E-commerce beverage-alcohol platform Provi defended its antitrust lawsuit against Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits and Republic National Distributing Co. (RNDC) this week, arguing the two distribution giants have relayed a “misleading narrative” to the court, Law360 reported.
Reyes and Seismic Come to Amicable Resolution on Antitrust Lawsuit, Plan to Work Together
Since a jury awarded Stone Brewing a $56 million verdict on March 25 in its trademark infringement lawsuit against Molson Coors over a 2017 Keystone Light rebrand that separated “Key” and “Stone” on cans and packaging, the two companies have buried one another in post-trial filings and motions.
McDermott: Alcohol Suppliers Hit with ADA Website Accessibility Lawsuits McDermott Will & Emery’s Alva Mather and Jeremy White cautioned beverage alcohol suppliers that they may be “in legal crosshairs” due to an “uptick in website accessibility cases,” according to a recent blog post. Mather and White wrote that plaintiff firms are issuing “pre-suit demand letters… Read more »
A judge has ruled in favor of Anheuser-Busch InBev and dismissed the deceptive advertising lawsuit Molson Coors (then-MillerCoors) filed against the world’s largest beer manufacturer over its 2019 Super Bowl campaign.
New Belgium has completed several upgrades at its LEED-certified production brewery in Asheville, North Carolina, including the addition of a large solar installation, the company announced today.
Charlotte’s Sycamore Brewing and San Diego’s Stone Brewing have agreed to end their trademark infringement lawsuit over the phrase “Keep It Juicy,” according to a May 13 court filing.
Athletic Achieves B-Corp Status Non-alcoholic beer maker Athletic Brewing Company has achieved Certified B Corporation status, which the organization says means a “business is meeting high standards of verified performance, accountability, and transparency on factors from employee benefits and charitable giving to supply chain practices and input materials.” “Being able to identify as a B… Read more »
The trademark battle between Stone Brewing and Charlotte-based Sycamore Brewing continues as the country’s ninth largest craft brewer filed a counterclaim alleging that Sycamore has “stolen” the “Keep It Juicy” trademark it claims Stone has no right to use.
