Provi’s Antitrust Case Moves Forward

Dear Client:The antitrust lawsuit filed by B2B bev alc e-commerce marketplace Provi against Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits and Republic National Distributing Co. is officially moving forward. Yesterday, a district judge denied the wholesalers' motion to dismiss. BACKGROUND. Provi filed the antitrust lawsuit against SGWS and RNDC in March 2022, alleging the distributors violated the Sherman Antitrust Act by conspiring together and separately "to boycott, disparage and tortiously interfere with Provi's business," per complaint [see WSD 03-30-2022]. In a joint motion to