Constellation Files Motion to Dismiss Suit Against Corona Hard Seltzer

Dear Client: Yesterday, Constellation filed a motion in U.S. District Court Southern District of New York to dismiss the claims Anheuser-Busch InBev's Grupo Modelo brought against their Corona Hard Seltzer brand in February.  Recall, Grupo Modelo alleged that Constellation's usage of Corona as a hard seltzer brand violates the parties’ 2013 agreement allowing Constellation to use the Corona name and mark in the U.S. -- for the sale of Mexican cerveza, specifically.  The idea is that hard seltzer, with flavors