Franchise Bill Showdown in Massachusetts

Dear Client:Yesterday, Beer Distributors of Massachusetts advocated for their "emerging brewery bill" in front of the state's Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.We spoke to Bill Kelley, president of the Beer Distributors of Massachusetts, before the hearing.This is the first franchise reform bill they've supported, so far as we can remember, though brewers have been pushing for looser termination terms for years. (Currently, a brewer cannot leave a distributor without good cause.)The distributors' measure, H.2823, would allow privately-owned breweries