(May 17, 2017, 11:28 AM EDT) -- RENO, Nev. — A Nevada federal judge on April 26 allowed some claims to go forward in a dispute between a Nevada alcohol wholesaler and a California brewery, saying that the state Supreme Court has recognized that the relationship between franchisees and franchisors is among the “special relationships” in which tort liability may arise (Crown Beverages Inc. v. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., et al., No. 3:16-cv-00695, D. Nev., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 63146)....