Compliance Issues with Direct Shipment of Alcohol to Customers

Compliance Issues with Direct Shipment of Alcohol to Customers    Source: Public Action Management By Pamela Erickson June 20, 2016   In the alcohol business, direct shipment of alcohol by producers to consumers is most often a separate market operating under different rules with little enforcement. Unfortunately, that kind of scenario, like the trade practice […]

Allison Turner; Allen Scioli, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. BI Mobile Breath Inc.; B.I. Incorporated; Soberlink Healthcare LLC

Allison Turner; Allen Scioli, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. BI Mobile Breath Inc.; B.I. Incorporated; Soberlink Healthcare LLC   Source: CNS 6/17/2016   8:16cv1135 NOS: Other Fraud (Southern Division – Santa Ana)    Class action for violations of the Consumers Legal Remedies Act.   Defendants market and sell several models […]

Maryland: Montgomery County Names Members of Task Force to Examine Liquor Control

Maryland: Montgomery County Names Members of Task Force to Examine Liquor Control             Idea for panel came after legislation threatening county’s control model failed in General Assembly   Source: Bethesda Magazine By Aaron Kraut 2016.06   An 11-member task force tasked with examining potential changes to or privatization of Montgomery County’s much-criticized Department of Liquor […]

Rejoice, Non-Alcoholic Wine For Cats Has Hit The United States

Rejoice, Non-Alcoholic Wine For Cats Has Hit The United States   Who’s feline like a drink?   Source: Huff Post 06/17/2016   Have you ever been home with your cat (or cats), enjoying a nice glass of wine, and thought, “I wish my feline friends could enjoy this too.”   Well, they can’t. Alcohol is […]

Alcoholic cocktail ice lollipops available in UK

Alcoholic cocktail ice lollipops available in UK   Source: The Spirits Business by Melita Kiely 17th June, 2016   Two entrepreneurs have unveiled a line of alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktail ice lollipops, called Poptails.   Founded by entrepreneurial friends Laura Faeh and Cécilia Thomas, Poptails by Lapp features four alcoholic cocktail ice lollipops, including Gin […]

Hooters in Montgomery County could lose alcohol license over fatal car crash

Hooters in Montgomery County could lose alcohol license over fatal car crash   This Hooters restaurant, on Rockville Pike in Montgomery County, served beer and whiskey to a customer late last year who drove off and ran over a police officer. (Dan Morse/The Washington Post) By Dan Morse June 1   A Hooters restaurant faces […]

Ark. agency moves to revoke alcohol license after deaths

Ark. agency moves to revoke alcohol license after deaths   The Associated Press , KTHV   LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Division has issued an order revoking the alcohol license for a Springdale concert venue, saying it was responsible for the drunk driving deaths of two men.   The Springdale […]

53 cited for underage drinking, fake IDs at Kenny Chesney show

53 cited for underage drinking, fake IDs at Kenny Chesney show   BY WHAM SATURDAY, JUNE 11TH 2016   53 people were cited for underage drinking and having fake IDs at Friday night’s Kenny Chesney concert at CMAC.   Canandaigua, N.Y. – More than 50 people were ticketed at the Kenney Chesney concert at CMAC […]

Grant used in alcohol decoy stings

Grant used in alcohol decoy stings   LA MESA — The La Mesa Police Department has updated its statistics on illegal alcohol purchases by adults for minors since being awarded a $34,000 grant from the California Alcoholic Beverage Control last July to battle alcohol-related crime.   The grant is one of 44 awarded in California […]

Witness: Omar Mateen had been at Orlando gay nightclub many times

Witness: Omar Mateen had been at Orlando gay nightclub many times   What we know about the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando.   Gal Tziperman Lotan , Paul Brinkmann and Rene StutzmanContact Reporters Staff Writers Orlando gunman, Omar Mateen, worked at St. Lucie County courthouse   FORT PIERCE — At least four regular customers at […]