7455 Inc. v. Oregon Liquor Control Commission

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC or the Commission) refused to renew and cancelled petitioners’ two retail malt beverage (RMB) licenses for establishments known as Jiggles and J.J.’s, respectively. Petitioners sought judicial review of the OLCC order in the Court of Appeals, which affirmed without opinion by an equally divided court. 7455 Incorporated v. OLCC, 94 Or App 780, 767 P2d 116 (1989).

Petitioners assert that OLCC’s action amounts to a statutorily impermissible “penalty or forfeiture” related to the compelled testimony of Jane Coppedge, the lone individual disclosed by the…