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COORS BREWING CO. v. CALDERON

Civil Case Number 02-1483(RJL).

225 F.Supp.2d 22 (2002)

COORS BREWING COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. Sila M. CALDERON, Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Defendant.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

September 6, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald Mitchell Griswold, McDermott, Will & Emery, Washington, DC, for plaintiff.

Charles Justin Cooper, Cooper & Kirk, PLLC, Washington, DC, for defendant.

MEMORANDUM ORDER

LEON, District Judge.

On May 30, 2002, Governor Sila Calderon of Puerto Rico, defendant, signed into law a new beer tax law ("New Beer Tax").1 The New Beer Tax amended the existing beer tax ("Old Beer Tax") by increasing the top rate and introducing a new graduated scale of rates based upon the level of production. For example, prior to the enactment of the New Beer Tax, all brewers who manufactured more...

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