Judge Finds Alleged Antitrust Conspiracy in OK Pushed “from Possible to Plausible”

Dear Client:  A lawsuit filed by a former Oklahoma distributor operator against Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits' and Republic National Distributing Co.'s joint ventures in Oklahoma survived a motion to dismiss, in part, this month. BACKGROUND. Oklahoma State Question 792 (aka Article 28A) officially took effect in October 2018. The legislation allows the sale of wine and full-strength beer in grocery and c-stores; it also allowed suppliers to choose any wholesaler in the state as well as allowed out-of-state distributors