R & R Marketing, L.L.C.; Royal Distributors and Importers, Ltd., Inc., and Reitman Industries, Inc…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the Appellate Division’s judgment and remanded the matter to the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control for further proceedings. The Court held that the Director must clearly articulate the standards and findings relating to the anti‑discrimination statute before a wholesale distributor’s rights can be denied, and that the economic reality of the restructuring—not its form—governs the analysis.