Massachusetts Court Rules Against Total Wine in Discount Pricing Lawsuit

Dear Client:Earlier this week, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) sided against Total Wine & More, overturning a lower court's decision to allow the retailer to sell discounted spirits. BACKGROUND. In 2017, Total Wine filed a lawsuit against the state after the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC) slapped sanctions on the retailer for selling products $1-$6 below wholesale costs [see WSD 02-03-2017]. Total Wine claims these regulations only serve to protect their smaller competitors. Superior Court Judge Robert Gordon sided with