FTC, Total Wine Agree to Settlement “In Principle”

Dear Client:  It’s the year-end rush to tie up loose legal ends, this time with the Federal Trade Commission and Total Wine & More agreeing to a settlement “in principle.” This is the latest in a lawsuit brought by the federal government seeking to force the retailer to hand over relevant information, related to its antitrust investigation into Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits. In a joint notice filed in the Eastern District of Virginia, attorneys for both parties requested that