Business Law
Business Law News 2015, Issue 1
Content
- Bln Editorial Board: Message from the Editor
- Business Law News Editoral Team
- Case Note: the Rosolowski Case and the Implications for the Future Application of Cbpc Section 17529.5 to Commercial Email Advertisements
- Corporate Deals, Tax Deductions, and the Wisdom of Solomon
- Executive Committee: Message from the Chair
- Executive Committee of the Business Law Section 2014-2015
- Guide to Business Law Section Publications
- Introducing the Sample Venture Capital Opinion
- Legal Ruling 2014-01: the Ftb's House of Cards
- Patterson v. Domino's Pizza, Llc: the California Supreme Court Examines Franchisor Liability for Tortious Conduct of Franchisee Employees
- Standing Committee Officers of the Business Law Section 2014-2015
- Table of Contents
- Traditional Franchise and Beer Distribution Relationships: a Legal Comparison
Traditional Franchise and Beer Distribution Relationships: A Legal Comparison
Barry Kurtz and Bryan H. Clements
Barry Kurtz, a Certified Specialist in Franchise and Distribution Law by the California State Bar Board of Specialization, is the Chair of the Franchise & Distribution Law Practice Group at Lewitt Hackman in Encino. Barry may be reached at bkurtz@ lewitthackman.com.
Bryan H. Clements is an associate attorney at Lewitt Hackman and may be reached at bclements@ lewitthackman.com.
Beer distribution laws differ from traditional franchise laws in many ways, but the two regimes do share some commonalities. As a matter of fact, many states now regulate the relationship between those who brew or import beer into a particular state (known as brewers) and those who receive beer, warehouse beer, and distribute beer to retailers in that state (known as distributors) by way of special relationship statutes that have been patterned after, and closely resemble, the relationship statutes some states have passed to protect franchisees in traditional franchise relationships.