More on the Missouri Decision

June 23, 2011 More on the Missouri Decision Dear Client: What Missouri decision, you say? The one we mentioned yesterday from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri Central Division, wherein Missouri's Missouri Beverage Company sued importer Shelton Brothers for violation of the Missouri franchise law. The closer we looked at it, the more we realized what it signifies: A significant win for suppliers in the ongoing struggle over franchise laws. If this decision has precedence -