TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 14, 2023

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today filed a federal lawsuit to immediately stop liquor shipments into the state by six out-of-state companies. The lawsuit alleges that the defendants unlawfully facilitated shipments of distilled spirits for which no state license is available. It seeks an injunction under federal law and the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act. The AG’s office reports that undercover agents from the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission purchased and received unauthenticated and untaxed distilled spirits from each defendant in violation of the state’s three-tier alcohol licensing system. Earlier this week, Skrmetti helped lead a multi-state effort to advise Fortune 100 companies against employing racially discriminatory employment and contracting practices. Read the letter.