Wineries of the Old Mission Peninsula Assoc. et al v. Peninsula, Township of

  1. April 29, 2024

    Zoning Limits Cost Mich. Wineries $120M, Judge Told

    A group of wineries told a federal judge Monday that a Michigan township's zoning restrictions have caused the vintners to miss out on $120 million in profits and stifled their growth, while the township's lawyer said the damages ask is unreasonable and unwarranted.

  2. April 08, 2024

    Mich. Judge Not Persuaded Wineries' Agritourism Is Speech

    A Michigan federal judge has found a local ban on wineries hosting weddings is not a commercial speech restriction despite the advertising potential of such events, again trimming a contentious zoning dispute ahead of trial. 

  3. March 01, 2024

    Mich. Wineries Crush Town's Live Music, Catering Bans

    A Michigan federal judge has again ruled that a township's bans on wineries hosting amplified live music and catering are preempted by state regulations, narrowing a long-running zoning dispute ahead of an April trial.

  4. February 20, 2024

    Mich. Township Must Face Winery Wedding Ban Suit

    A Michigan federal judge has said he won't dismiss wineries' challenge to a Michigan town's rules limiting their ability to host weddings and other events, saying it would be "unwise" to toss the lawsuit because the wineries are still allegedly experiencing harm from the ordinance.

  5. February 08, 2024

    Winery Wedding Ban Doesn't Stomp Out Speech, Group Says

    A Michigan township's law limiting wineries' ability to host events and weddings is not restricting their speech, a nonprofit backing the regulations said Wednesday, as it tries to whittle down the vintners' constitutional claims ahead of an April trial.

  6. September 22, 2023

    Parties In Mich. Zoning Spat Told To Withhold Settlement Details

    A judge has warned the participants in a dispute over a group of Michigan wineries' ability to operate free of local zoning constraints not to share details of settlement discussions with anyone other than him and counsel for the three parties.

  7. May 23, 2023

    Mich. Program Wants Miller Canfield DQ'd From Zoning Suit

    The Michigan Township Participating Plan pushed for the disqualification of Miller Canfield Paddock & Stone PLC attorneys representing wineries in a zoning suit against Peninsula Township, arguing on Tuesday that the law firm previously represented the municipal insurance program.

  8. April 19, 2023

    Mich. Wineries Want To Squeeze Out Local Zoning Laws

    Wineries fighting a Michigan community's local laws barring them from hosting weddings, serving food and playing loud music have asked a judge to invalidate the local regulations as preempted by state liquor law.