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# What I'm Reading --
- URL: https://bevnews.net/what-im-reading-34/
- Published: 2026-09-15T02:36:52.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T02:36:52.000Z
- Author: Joel Whitaker
- Tags: What We're Reading

### [The Southern Glazer’s Settlement: Are you serious?](https://irishliquorlawyer.com/liquor-industry-insights/the-southern-glazers-settlement-are-you-serious/?utm%5Fsource=Afternoon+Brief&utm%5Fcampaign=e9165d7cef-EMAIL%5FCAMPAIGN%5F2026%5F09%5F14%5F09%5F44&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fterm=0%5F-e9165d7cef-587960459)

**A joke of a settlement:** There is no gray area in these laws — Southern willfully and actively violated the law. The company illegally bribed retailers and developed strategies to conceal its crimes. Yet the federal government decided to give it a pass. The $12.5 million fine is essentially tip money to a company with $25 billion in revenue. Figures aren’t available on how much revenue Southern generated through these illegal programs, but I’m confident crime paid off here. (Irish Liquor Lawyer).