Total Wine & More Scores a Win in Indiana

Dear Client: Total Wine & More scored a win this week in its efforts to set up shop in Indiana, following a district court's decision on Monday to grant the retailer's preliminary injunction prohibiting the state from enforcing its residency requirement. BACKGROUND. Earlier this year, the Indiana Alcohol & Tobacco Commission (ATC) denied Total Wine a liquor license in the state because the company does not meet the state's residency requirements [see WSD 03-05-2020]. Under current state law, at least 60% of