Court Gives Constellation Free Hand to Terminate Olympic Eagle

Does this set a precedent? Dear Client:  That was fast. Late last week the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the lower court's preliminary injunction -- which you'll recall put the brakes on Constellation's termination of Olympic Eagle -- and ruled to vacate on the grounds that Olympic has "not shown a likelihood of success on the merits" of the case, as it says Washington's beer code "clearly allows a supplier to contract" the right to terminate without cause (emphasis