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Food & Beverage - March, 2014

146 articles

• Coke Urges High Court To Uphold 9th Circ. Labeling Ruling
• AgFeed Settles With SEC, Gives Up Securities Registration
• Marine Harvest In Hot Water With EU Over Morpol Buy
• Calif. GMO Labeling Bill Could Fuel Consumer Suit Frenzy
• Meat Co. AFA Seeks $84M In Slew Of Clawback Suits
• 2 Texas Breweries In Trademark Shootout Over 'Alamo'
• Water Regulators Can't Dodge Drainage Pollution Suit
• GMO Food Fight: The Latest From The States And Feds
• EU Food, IP Issues Curb US Small Biz Exports, ITC Says
• Dole, Dow Escape Filipino Banana Workers' Pesticide Suit
• DC Circ. Shoots Down Challenge To Tougher Meat Label Rules
• Mexican Sugar Imports Depressing Prices, US Industry Says
• ABC Can't Duck $1.2B 'Pink Slime' Defamation Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Chobani, Softbank, Murphy Oil
• Novartis, Others To Curb Antibiotic Use In Livestock
• Calif. Senate Panel OKs Genetic Engineering Labeling Bill
• NY Appeals Court Backs FreshDirect's Bronx Move Subsidies
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Rehear Case Over DOL's H-2B Visa Rule
• Legal Needs To Rethink Its Dropbox Account
• How Law Firms Can Stay Profitable While Clients Cut Costs
• Taco Bell Will Backslide On ADA Without Injunction, Court Told
• WTO Sends US-China Duty Row, Other Cases To Panels
• Odwalla Cane-Juice Labeling Row On Hold For FDA Guidance
• General Mills Can't Crush Calif. Granola Bar Class Actions
• Justices Tank $1B In Severance Pay Tax Refunds
• Food Giants Urge FDA To Ease Up On Proposed Trans Fat Ban
• Ex-A&P Exec Cops To Running $1.2M Ticket Sales Scheme
• Animal Groups Lose Bid To Free Miami Seaquarium's Orca
• Uncertain Future For Products Containing Mercury
• Leveling The Playing Field For Small Business
• Deals Rumor Mill: Merck, BlackBerry, Jun He
• The Prolific Pragmatist: Judge Richard Posner
• Severance Payments Are Taxable Under FICA, Justices Say
• High Court Skips Case Over Partnership Adjustments
• Labor Contractor Liable For Trafficking Thai Workers: Judge
• 5th Circ. Wants Texas Input On Workplace Injury Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court Clears LA Development Project
• CFTC Thumps Morgan Stanley For Soybean Futures Trades
• Ex-Prez Of Wis. Co. Admits Distributing Tainted Cheese
• $5M Dog Treats Class Action Moved To Fed. Court
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Cheese Vat Patent Appeal
• SABMiller Escapes S. African Watchdog's Antitrust Case
• CIT Backs Commerce's Duties For Chinese Honey Co.
• Welch Can't Strike 'Scandalous' Claim From Mislabeling Suit
• Brand Battles: Sherlock Holmes, Texas Rangers, HBO
• China, EU Settle Wine Dispute As Trade Tensions Cool Down
• Deals Rumor Mill: Temasek, Danone, Air Berlin
• Loblaw Must Sell Stores To Seal $12B Shoppers Deal
• NYC Explorers Club Sues Diageo Over Whiskey Brand Name
• DQ Drinker Over Conflict In Insurance Row, Deli Meat Co. Says
• Coca-Cola Hit With $5M Class Action Over Deceptive Ads
• Deals Rumor Mill: Airbnb, Strauss-Kahn, Whampoa
• EPA's Broad Discretion At Risk In Nutrient Petition Suit
• Investors Say Fairway Group Misstated Finances Amid IPO
• Potential Fraud Tainted Vietnam Duty Review, Commerce Says
• 8th Circ. Sides With Sara Lee In Union Outsourcing Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Michael Foods, Carlyle, Blackstone
• How They Won It: Mayer Brown Forges FMLA Opt-Out Path
• Davis Polk Reps Goldman, Vestar In Deal For Hearthside
• 7th Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Poultry Workers' OT Suit
• Hershey's Can't Nix Investor Suit Over African Child Labor
• The Merry Crusader: Judge Jed Rakoff
• Cargill Hits Keystone With $26M Contract Suit Over Coal
• Allens Creditor Wants Sanctions For Freeborn & Peters Atty
• Quantum Foods Gets OK For New Stalking Horse's $54M Bid
• Anheuser-Busch Urges TTAB To Nix 'Winebud' Mark
• Heinz Hides GMO Corn In 'All Natural' Vinegar, Suit Says
• Yerba Mate Maker Sued For Hiding Sugar Content
• 5th Circ. Stay Saves EPA From Nutrient Rulemaking Order
• Florida's Natural Heads For Trial In Legal Malpractice Suit
• Reps. Ask USDA To Revise Salmonella Action Plan
• Former Pa. Liquor Officials Fined For Ethics Violations
• Law Firms Of The Future Will Be The Lawyers Of The Past
• Brand Battles: Budweiser, Marvel, Coca-Cola
• Quiznos Hits Ch. 11 Looking To Slash $400M In Debt
• Hershey Fired Workers Who Joined OT Actions, Suit Says
• Yogurt Co. Can't Dodge Action Over 'Cane Juice' Label
• NLRB Says Ralphs Waived Privilege Over Internal Audit Docs
• Temasek Unit Makes Cash Offer For Unowned Olam Shares
• Bimbo Bakeries False Labeling Class Action Trimmed
• Crusade For Genetically Engineered Food Labeling Continues
• Beverage Makers Owe No Duty To Warn About Alcoholism
• BNLfood's Injunction Bid Revived In Baby Formula Row
• 'Limited Progress' Made In Japan Ag Tariff Talks, US Says
• Pot Growers Denied Agricultural Tax Breaks In Wash.
• Keurig Hit With Antitrust Class Action Over 'Lock-Out' Tech
• Food Distributor Can't Dodge EEOC Sex Bias Suit
• Dairy Cos. Want Pricing Suit Stayed During High Court Bid
• FDA Shuts Down Del. Cheese Factory After Listeria Outbreak
• Four Loko Maker, Liberty Units Settle Death Coverage Suits
• 11th Circ. Remands 'Bad Boy' Branding Battle
• SEC Alleges Accounting Fraud By AgFeed, Former Principals
• Branding, Leasing Woes Tip Dining Chains Toward Ch. 11
• Snyder's-Lance Says 'All-Natural' Snacks Didn't Cost More
• Canada Inks Trade Pact With S. Korea
• Fed. Circ. Revives DuPont's Preemptive Biofuels Patent Suit
• Ahold Shells Out $266M For Czech Grocery Chain
• Deals Rumor Mill: Chobani, TPG Capital, Disney
• High Court Leaves Gristede's Owner On Hook For FLSA Deal
• FDA Sued Over Foot-Dragging On Seafood Mercury Labels
• Deals Rumor Mill: Gates Global, Cars.com, Ingham
• Swiss Food Co. Aryzta Pays $1B For 2 Competing Bakeries
• Hawaii County Blocked From Compelling GMO Registration
• Safeway Shopper Wins Class Cert. For Contract Breach Claim
• Chiquita To Become Top Banana With $526M Fyffes Merger
• Bunn-O-Matic, Water Co. Sued Over Junk Fax Ads
• Tom's Toothpaste Hit With Class Action Over 'Natural' Claims
• Safeway To Pay $2.3M To End Calif. Counties' Pricing Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court Tosses $2.3M Dole Pesticide Verdict
• Sugar Labeling Case Dismissed In Fla. Over Jurisdiction
• Brand Battles: Champagne, Duck Dynasty, Wizard of Oz
• Groups Urge Obama To Drop USDA Poultry Inspection Rule
• Ag, Procurement On Table In Latest EU-US Trade Talks
• 11th Circ. Boots RICO Wage Suit Against Sanderson Farms
• Heinz Sues Texas Co. Over Ketchup Bottle Trade Dress
• NuCal Foods Escapes Vendors' Egg Price-Fixing MDL
• Enforcement, Rules Top Priorities For CFTC Chief Nominee
• Justices Told Pom Juice Spat Shouldn't Affect Drug Labels
• Cerberus-Backed Albertsons Puts Up $9B for Safeway Stores
• 11th Circ. Renews Most Winn-Dixie Lease Exclusivity Claims
• Bimbo Bakeries Settles Drivers' FLSA Misclassification Suit
• Pepsi Faces New Suit Over Hiding Caramel Color Content
• Food Industry's Grip On FDA Safe-Ingredient List Slipping
• Deals Rumor Mill: Spire Healthcare, Montagu, Savera Group
• Keurig Asks Fed. Circ. For New Trial In Coffee Cup IP Fight
• EPA Sued Over Inaction On Pesticide Disclosure Rule
• Jury Sides With Sara Lee Workers In Don, Doff Class Action
• FDA Wants Input On Food Labels' Use Of 'Juice' Over 'Sugar'
• Halliburton Case Could Affect Consumer Class Actions
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cerberus Capital, Huayi Bros., Nuerburgring
• Atty DQ'd In Food Container Patent Suit
• Pa. Approves 1st Tavern Gambling License
• US Tells High Court To Nix 9th Circ. Coke Labeling Ruling
• Sealing The Deal: Cleary Helps Suntory Become Liquor Giant
• Siding With Frito-Lay, TTAB Says 'Pretzel Crisps' Is Generic
• The King Of Late Night: Judge Robert Gerber
• Venable Lures Consumer Products Atty From Arnold & Porter
• FDA Delays Menu Labeling Changes Until End Of Year
• FDA Seeks $229M User Fees To Implement FSMA
• Deals Rumor Mill: SoftBank, RJ Reynolds, Vivendi
• Napa Winery Seeks To Drown Irish Whiskey Trademark Claims
• FDA Looks To Social Media To Monitor Product Hazards
• Smucker False-Ad Plaintiff's $3M Attys' Fees Get Stomped
• US Dairy Groups Losing Patience With Canada, Japan In TPP
• Wash. Grower Settles EEOC's Same-Sex Harassment Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Vivendi, J. Crew, Unilever