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JURY VERDICT AGAINST CITY FOR DENIAL OF LIQUOR LICENSE UPHELD BY THE APPEALS COURT

Law Offices of John P. Connell, P.C.: In March 2017, the Appeals Court released its decision In Re: Quarterman vs. City of Springfield, wherein the Court upheld a verdict against the City of Springfield (“Springfield”) because its Liquor Licensing Board was found by a jury to have “retaliated” against a liquor license applicant where the Board refused to grant the Continue Reading...
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NEW U.S. DISTRICT COURT DECISION MAY BE OMINOUS FOR RESTAURANT EMPLOYERS

Law Offices of John P. Connell, P.C.: On March 24, 2017, the Honorable Timothy S. Hillman of the United States District Court, District of Massachusetts issued a Memorandum of Decision denying a motion to dismiss a class action complaint filed against the defendants, JK & T Wings, INC. D/B/A Buffalo Wild Wings and BW-Leominster LLC D/B/A Buffalo Wild Wings (“Buffalo Continue Reading...
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BEER INDUSTRY PLAYERS SEEK COMPETING AMENDMENTS TO MASSACHUSETTS FRANCHISE LAW

Law Offices of John P. Connell, P.C.: Massachusetts General Law Chapter 138 § 25E provides that any manufacturer of alcoholic beverages that makes regular sales of its branded products to a wholesaler for a period of six months or longer has entered into a binding agreement with that wholesaler for that particular brand that can only be terminated by the Continue Reading...
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WINNING AN APPEAL AT THE ABCC AFTER BEING FOUND TO HAVE SERVED AN INTOXICATED PERSON

  Law Offices of John P. Connell, P.C.: In September 2016, the ABCC released its decision In Re: Casseys Gridiron Sports Bar (September 14, 2016) wherein the ABCC disapproved the City of Attleboro’s one day suspension on a Section 12 All Alcoholic Beverages pouring license for service to an intoxicated person in violation of M.G.L. c. 138, §69. In summary, Continue Reading...
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ABCC DISAPROVES BOSTON’S EFFORT TO BAN “NIPS AND SINGLES” WHEN SELLING A LIQUOR STORE

Law Offices of John P. Connell, P.C.: In December 2016, the ABCC released its decision In Re: Codman Square Liquors (December 16, 2016) wherein the ABCC disapproved the City of Boston’s imposition of a “no nips or singles” condition on a Section 15 liquor store license transfer between a liquor store operating for 35 years in Dorchester and the buyer’s Continue Reading...
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