Tag: Wine

Packaging Expert’s Testimony on Storage of Non-Vintage Wines Excluded

Feb 18, 2026

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in Expert Challenges, Packaging Expert Witness

Plaintiff April McElroy (“McElroy” or “Plaintiff”) was injured while attempting to open a bottle Mumm Napa Valley Brut Rose, a sparkling wine. The bottle broke causing lacerations to her left hand. McElroy has filed claims for her injuries against Defendants Pernod Ricard USA, Inc. (“Pernod”), Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits LLC, (“Glazer”) and Garfield Beach…
Court Admitted Public Relations Expert’s Testimony Describing the Experience of a Wine Consumer

Mar 21, 2025

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in Expert Challenges, Public Relations Expert Witness

This case examines the compatibility of Ohio’s three-tier liquor control system, established under the Twenty-first Amendment of the United States Constitution, with the Dormant Commerce Clause. The Sixth Circuit has directed the Court to determine, based on the presented facts and evidence, whether the statutes that Plaintiffs’ challenge “(1) ‘can be justified as a public…