It is all connected with the complicated
rules around tied house distribution for hotels and bars that exists in the US for suppliers of alcohol which prevent KKR from owning the US wine business outright as well as the real estate interests.
The possibility of a 4 - 4
ruling in the Exxon Valdez punitive damages case as a result of Justice Alito's recusal (he holds stock in Exxon) has triggered a discussion
around the blogosphere over whether there's a better way for the Court to handle recusals so as to avoid the possibility of a
tie vote (in which case, the appellate court's
ruling stands).