Seismic Sues Reyes and DBI, This Time in Federal Court

Dear Client: Tiny Sonoma County brewer Seismic Brewing (under 6k bbls a year), as you'll recall, had exchanged lawsuits with DBI Beverage for antitrust and contractual issues after DBI sold to Reyes in September 2019 for a reported $400 mil.  Seismic is founded by Chris Jackson, the youngest son of the Jackson Family Wines founders, a top U.S. winery.   That was in California state court, where the case was summarily thrown out, with prejudice.  So Seismic has teamed up with