Pint of order: New York judge asks jury to define ‘beer' in Corona case

A federal judge wants a New York jury to determine the definition of beer. Lewis Kaplan of the southern district of New York was considering a requ...

December 16, 2022
2:58 PM

A federal judge wants a New York jury to determine the definition of beer. Lewis Kaplan of the southern district of New York was considering a request from Modelo to hold liable Constellation Brands, the US distributor of the Mexican brewer's popular Corona beer, for selling Corona-branded hard seltzer without permission. Load Error On Tuesday, Kaplan ruled that Modelo was not entitled to an immediate pre-trial win. But the judge had also denied Constellation's attempt to end the case, setting up a jury trial that could turn on how the companies defined the word 'beer' in their trademark licensing agreement.

Maya Yang