litigation.

Sean "Diddy" Combs, who had founded the Ciroc brand with Diageo, and later sued the liquor giant alleging it hadn't done adequate marketing of another of his brands, DeLeon, has himself been sued. The suit was filed in federal court by Cassie, an R&B

Calling the subpoena from the Federal Trade Commission "overbroad and unnecessary," Total Wine & Spirits asked a federal judge to deny its request for Total Wine's corporate records. The large national retailer seeks the records as part of its antitrust investigation of Southern Glazer's

Hoopes Vineyard, Smith-Madrone Vineyards & Winery and Summit Lake Vineyards said Napa County has engaged in “a pattern and practice of discriminating against certain classes of small businesses." The center of the dispute is Napa County's Wine Definition Ordinance, passed in 1990. It includes provisions to recognize

The Ohio Attorney General withdrew a U.S. Supreme Court appeal of an appeals court decision that prevents out-of-state retailers from shipping wine into Ohio. In-state retailers will be able to ship to Ohio residents. Now, the case will return to the trial court where the plaintiffs will have to

The Federal Trade Commission filed a petition seeking a federal court order to force Total Wine to turn over documents and other information related to an ongoing antitrust investigation. The FTC has sought the documents and issued a civil investigative demand to Total Wine. The request is part of an

Hoopes Vineyards, Summit Lake Vineyards and Smith-Madrone Winery are suing Napa County over what they say are unconstitutional patterns and practices and have now launched http://saveoursmallwineries.org/. The new website is the home for all of the legal documents in the case, news coverage, a link to the County’