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KENDALL-JACKSON WINERY, LTD. v. BRANSON

Nos. 00-1062, 00-1126.

212 F.3d 995 (2000)

KENDALL-JACKSON WINERY, LTD., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Leonard L. BRANSON, Chairman of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission, et al., Defendants, and Wirtz Corporation, doing business as Judge & Dolph, Ltd., et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 12, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin A. Russell (argued), Latham & Watkins, Chicago, IL, for Kendall-Jackson Winery, Ltd.

Michael M. Conway (argued), Hopkins & Sutter, Chicago, IL, for Wirtz Corp.

Steven D. McCormick, Carole A. Cheney (argued), Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, for Jim Beam Brands, Co.

Dean A. Dickie (argued), D'Ancona & Pflaum, Chicago, IL, for Pacific Wine Co.

Before EASTERBROOK, MANION, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Last year Illinois revamped its regulation of the liquor distribution business. The Illinois Wine and Spirits Industry Fair Dealing Act of 1999, 815 ILCS 725/1 to 725/99, makes it unlawful for a supplier of alcoholic beverages to cancel or substantially alter any distribution arrangement, new or existing, without "good cause." "`Good cause' means a failure by a distributor to comply with essential and reasonable requirements imposed upon...

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