COSTCO WINS

**ALERT**Not a good day for distributors. Costco appears to have largely won their lawsuit against the state of Washington late Friday. Judge Pechman ruled that many provisions in the state liquor control laws are illegal antitrust violations.Judge Pechman agreed that the state's mandatory price markups and other rules unfairly prevent large retailers from being competitive with tools like bulk discounts.Pechman also said the regulations aren't justified, even with the 21st Amendment, as a means to keep consumer prices higher and