ABI, Constellation, and DOJ Agree to Request Stay on Lawsuit

Dear Client:ABI, Constellation, and Department of Justice have entered into "discussions" about ABI's new deal to sell the Piedras Negras brewery to Constellation. As a part of those discussions, all parties have agreed to jointly approach the court to request a stay of all litigation proceedings until March 19, 2013. "There can be no assurance that the discussions will be successful," said ABI and STZ in a statement. Constellation and ABI believesthat the revised transaction "resolves the concerns raised in