Constellation Responds

Dear Client: In a response to the lawsuit filed by Grupo Modelo against Constellation Beers yesterday in US District Court alleging that Constellation was interfering with Crown's marketing budgets to Constellation's gain and Crown's detriment, Constellation Brands issued a release this morning saying that while it hasn't been "formally served with the lawsuit," it believes that the suit has no merit and that Modelo and Constellation had agreed that Modelo would pay the extra marketing expense. Says Constellation: "At issue