Pabst Brewing Company LLC v. MillerCoors LLC

SETTLED

Trial
11/13/18 – 11/28/18

Summary

Via CNBC: "MillerCoors and Pabst Brewing are headed to court over a half-a-billion dollar lawsuit Pabst lodged against the Keystone beer maker.

The center of the dispute is a decades-old agreement under which MillerCoors brews all of Pabst's legacy beers, including Pabst Blue Ribbon. The agreement is set to expire in 2020, but it has two options to renew. MillerCoors, facing declining volume in the U.S., has said it may not have the capacity to continue that relationship.

The stakes for Pabst are high. Without that contract renewal, many of Pabst's beer brands will be orphaned. It is expensive to build a brewery and there are not many breweries across the U.S. built for the capacity a company as large as Pabst requires."

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/17/millercoors-and-pabst-blue-ribbons-bitter-legal-battle-is-headed-to-trial-in-november.html

Outcome

Confidential settlement reached during jury deliberations

Case Information
Attorneys
Witnesses
Plaintiff
Defense
Judge
Timothy Witkowiak
Jurisdiction
1st Judicial District of Wisconsin
Court
Milwaukee County Courthouse
Case Number
2016CV002536
Industry
Food
Practice Area
Commercial Law
Plaintiff
Pabst Brewing Company
Defense
MillerCoors LLC
Expert Witnesses
Lay Witnesses

Sessions

NOV
13
NOV
14
NOV
15
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
2 Chapters
NOV
16
NOV
19
NOV
20
NOV
21
NOV
26
NOV
27

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

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