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JOHNSON BROS. LIQUOR CO. v. BACARDI U.S.A., INC.

Civil No. 11-824 ADM/JSM.

830 F.Supp.2d 697 (2011)

JOHNSON BROTHERS LIQUOR COMPANY; Johnson Brothers Northwest Beverages, Inc., d/b/a Ed Phillips & Sons Co. of North Dakota; and Johnson Brothers Famous Brands, Inc., d/b/a Famous Brands and/or Western Wholesale; Plaintiffs, v. BACARDI U.S.A., INC.; and Brown-Forman Corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Minnesota.

November 17, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew L. Woods, Esq. , Elliot S. Kaplan, Esq. , and Scott M. Kranz, Esq. , Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi LLP, Minneapolis, MN, for Plaintiffs.

Marty Steinberg , Esq. and Laurie Uustal Mathews, Esq. , Hunton & Williams, LLP, Miami, FL; Derek W. Moore, Esq. , Jonathan S. Kanter, Esq. , and Joseph J. Bial, Esq. , Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, Washington, DC; and Andrew M. Luger, Esq. , Bethany D. Krueger, Esq. , Erin Sindberg Porter, Esq. , and John W. Ursu, Esq. , Greene Espel PLLP, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendant Bacardi U.S.A., Inc.

Timothy B. Hardwicke , Esq. and Daniel A. Griswold, Esq. , Latham & Watkins LLP, and Andrew M. Luger, Esq. , Bethany D. Krueger, Esq. , Erin Sindberg Porter, Esq. , and John W. Ursu, Esq. , Greene Espel PLLP, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendant Brown-Forman Corporation.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ANN D. MONTGOMERY, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

On September 7, 2011, the undersigned United States District Judge heard oral arguments on Defendant Bacardi U.S.A., Inc.'s ("Bacardi") Motion to Dismiss First Amended Complaint or for Transfer [Docket No. 24] ("Bacardi's Motion to Dismiss or Transfer"), on Defendant Brown-Forman Corporation's ("Brown-Forman") Motion to Dismiss the First Amended Complaint [Docket No...

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