Alcoholic beverage manfacturers invited to legal update
Miller Canfield will host a briefing for alcoholic beverage manufacturers on current legal topics most important for their highly regulated industry.
“An Intoxicating Legal Update for Licensed Beverage Manufacturers” will take place on Wednesday, November 13, from 1-5 p.m. at Bastone Brewery in Royal Oak.
Lawyers from the firm’s Beverage Regulation and Licensing group will discuss:
• Selecting and protecting your brand.
• Regulatory compliance audits.
• Establishing a market for your craft beverage internationally.
• Employment law pitfalls: employee handbooks, tipping, volunteering.
There is no cost to attend. Reservations are required to Sandy Bera at bera@millercanfield.com or 248.267.3345.
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State lawmakers review law on yard waste in landfills
LANSING (AP) — State lawmakers are considering a proposal to allow exceptions to a 1994 law that prevents landfills from taking yard waste, which could affect grass-cutting and leaf-raking throughout the state.
The state Senate’s Energy and Technology Committee heard testimony recently on the law that barred grass, twigs and leaves from being dumped in landfills along with regular household waste, The Detroit News reported.
State Sen. Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge, has sponsored a bill to give communities the option to send yard waste to dump sites. The proposal would allow exceptions to the ban when yard waste can be used for energy production.
The bill also would require landfill owners accepting the waste to file annual reports on gas production.
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Governor won’t be questioned for lawsuit
DENVER (AP) — A federal judge ruled that Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper can’t be questioned under oath to speak about new gun restrictions for a pending lawsuit seeking to overturn the laws.
U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Michael Watanabe says Hickenlooper has not direct role in enforcing the laws and that his personal views about the laws have no bearing on the lawsuit’s outcome.
The Pueblo Chieftain reports that Watanabe issued the ruling in response to a request from the lawsuit’s plaintiffs.
The new restrictions limit ammunition magazines to 15 rounds and require background checks for all gun sales and transfers. Hickenlooper signed both bills in March.
Most county sheriffs and other groups are suing to overturn the laws, which they argue violate the Second Amendment.
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Plaintiffs seek resolution to 2009 gun lawsuit
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gun owners in Washington who have been waiting years for a resolution to a lawsuit they filed in 2009 seeking the right to carry guns in public are going to a higher court.
The Washington Times reports attorney Alan Gura filed a petition asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to step in and order the lower court to issue a ruling. The 43-page petition filed last month says the delay in resolving the case, which was filed in 2009, is unreasonable.
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