Winner, LTD v. Pabst Brewing

Frederick P. Winner, LTD v. Pabst Brewing Company, Case No. 1882, September Term 2019. Opinion filed on January 29, 2021, by Berger, J. MARYLAND BEER FRANCHISE FAIR DEALING ACT - SUCCESSOR BEER MANUFACTURER - CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP AND AT CORPORATE GRANDPARENT LEVEL - CHANGE IN CORPORATE STRUCTURE The Maryland Beer Franchise Fair Dealing Act protects beer distributors by generally prohibiting not for cause terminations of distributorships by beer manufacturers. A “successor beer manufacturer” may terminate a distributorship under certain circumstances but is required to remunerate the terminated…