Is There Light At The End Of The Tunnel For The Old Mission Wineries Lawsuit?
By Craig Manning | May 5, 2026
A federal judge handed Peninsula Township a minor victory last week in its years-long legal fight with the Wineries of Old Mission Peninsula (WOMP), denying an injunction that would have barred the township from restricting food service and other activities at the wineries. But the injunction was just one battle in an ongoing war that now spans five separate lawsuits, with tens of millions of dollars at stake. Is there any end in sight?
In October 2020, WOMP filed a federal lawsuit against Peninsula Township, alleging township zoning ordinances unfairly and illegally restricted winery operations. Judge Paul Maloney of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan has …
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