Virginia Imports Ltd. v. Kirin Brewery of America, LLC

JEAN HARRISON CLEMENTS, Judge.

This appeal arises from an order of the Circuit Court of Fairfax County (circuit court) reversing the ruling by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (ABC Board) that Kirin Brewery of America, LLC (Kirin) violated the Beer Franchise Act, Code §§ 4.1-500 to 4.1-517, a part of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, in terminating its distributorship agreement with Virginia Imports Limited (Virginia Imports). Virginia Imports challenges the circuit court’s reversal of the ABC Board’s decision, contending the circuit court erred in determining (1) that, because Virginia…