DTC Going to Trial in Maryland

Dear Client:  A federal judge in Maryland will decide whether to overturn the state’s ban on direct-to-consumer (DTC) shipping from out-of-state breweries, finding recently there was not enough evidence to decide the case without going to trial. Indeed, “U.S. District Court Judge Richard D. Bennett ruled on Aug. 4 that he needs to hear more evidence before deciding whether to overturn a state law prohibiting out-of-state breweries from shipping their products directly to Maryland customers,” per The Baltimore Sun. By