Tennessee AG Sues Online Retailers for Illegal DTC Shipments

Dear Client: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has taken up the baton to crack down on illegal direct-to-consumer bev alc shipments into the state.  On Friday, the AG filed suit against six online retailers— Bottle Buzz, Cask Cartel, The Liquor Bros, My Bev Store, Prime Time Liquor, and Wooden Cork— for shipping spirits into the state "without licensure" by the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC). Indeed, Tennessee does not have a permit for any kind of distilled spirits shipping.  The