Last month, the US Supreme Court issued a ruling ending state bans on direct shipping of wine. (Read the 5-4 opinion.)
What most people don't know that it all began in South Bend, Indiana. In 1998, a group of Indiana wine collectors filed suit against the state of Indiana and its direct shipping prohibition. Anderson, Agostino & Keller, P.C. attorney and TechnoLawyer member William (Bill) L. Wilson served as one of the lawyers representing the plaintiffs.
This suit spurred other similar suits in states across the country. Eventually the Supreme Court stepped in to resolve conflicting court rulings.
"We always knew that our case was merely the first step in a long journey, and it's great to have been a part of this cause at the very beginning," Bill said. "Ultimately we wanted the Supreme Court to rule on the question so we had to start the ball rolling. We are very pleased with the Supreme Court's decision."
Bill practices in the areas of civil litigation, family law, bankruptcy and creditors' rights, constitutional rights litigation, and copyright and intellectual property law (not including patent law). He serves on the Board of Directors member for the Indiana Civil Liberties Union, and is also an adjunct assistant professor and family law mediator. Be sure to check out Bill's new blog, Indiana Family Law Blog.
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