Craft Beer Guild Charged in Mass. Pay to Play Investigation

Dear Client: Following a Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission "pay to play" investigation launched last fall, the ABCC has just charged a distributor for unfair trade practices: Craft Beer Guild LLC "violated a state rule against offering inducements to retailers to stock its products over those of competitors, and a state law that prohibits distributors from charging different prices for the same products," per last night's Boston Globe. These are the first charges of the 6-month investigation. A hearing to