Costco Sues Washington State

We knew it was coming, and now the other shoe has dropped. Costco Wholesale Corp. is suing the Washington State Liquor Control Board, alleging its distribution regulations for alcoholic beverages, including beer, limit competition resulting in higher prices. To paraphrase Berra, it's antitrust all over again. Costco claims that Washington's liquor laws violate federal antitrust laws and obstruct interstate commerce. In its lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court, it said that the state's liquor distribution rules should be changed