Court Reverses Costco Victory

Roll out the barrel. In what is a probably the most important victory to date for three-tier advocates, control state advocates, regulators, small retailers, and distributors, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed key elements of the lower District Court decision, handing distributors a legal victory in an important case. The Costco v. Hoen (Washington State Liquor Control Board) case has been winding through the courts for over four years now, and most of the news coming out of