Food & Beverage Archive » July, 2014

Food & Beverage - July, 2014

206 articles

• OPINION: Lawyers Should Think In Terms Of Big Data
• Vermont's GMO Law Stirs Up New Fight Over Corporate Speech
• Jack Daniel's Warns Kohl's Over Alleged Knockoff T-Shirts
• Sara Lee Settles Workers' Don-Doff Claims
• Kellogg Co. Union Lockout Must End, Federal Judge Rules
• WTO Trade Facilitation Pact Derailed As Deadline Lapses
• 3 Tech Litigation Trends Hospitality Attys Should Watch
• American Crystal CEO Must Testify In ADM Corn Syrup Battle
• Target Taps Ex-Pepsi Exec As CEO Amid Post-Breach Woes
• Pacific Foods Escapes Evaporated Cane Juice Class Actions
• Price Chopper Slapped With OT Class Action
• Judge Certifies Wage Actions Against Owner Of 36 Applebee's
• Calif. Judge Won't End Silgan's $4M Faulty Can Coverage Suit
• State Claims Trimmed From Outback Steakhouse Wage Suit
• 4 Goals, 4 Years And 1 Budget: The FDA's Ambitious Plan
• Tyson Aims To Raise $2.3B To Back $8.55B Hillshire Buy
• McDonald's Hit With $27M Verdict Over Texas Teens' Deaths
• 5 Tips For Food Cos. Looking To Outsource Production
• McDonald's 'Joint Employer' Directive Goes Beyond Fast Food
• Chobani Can't Say 'Greek' On US-Made Yogurt: UK High Court
• NY Grocers Dodged OT With Fake Records, Ex-Workers Say
• McDonald's Sued For Blocking Strip Mall's Starbucks Lease
• Russia Bans Polish Produce As New Sanctions Hit
• Ex-Peanut Corp. Exec Can't Escape Salmonella Charges
• Court Misused FLSA's Sales-Rep Exception, 6th Circ. Says
• 4th Circ. Says Noel Canning Kicks Nestle Case Back To NLRB
• House Bill Seeks Nationwide Tax On Soda
• China Trumpets Advancements In IP Protection Regime
• LA Sushi Restaurant Sues Distributor Over Fishy Rice
• Calif. Brewer Attacks Rival Over Shark Trademark
• Quaker Will Remove Trans Fats As Part Of Class Deal
• Class Arbitration A Question For Courts, 3rd Circ. Says
• EU Fires Warning Shot Against Gun-Jumping In M&A
• Court To Sen. Hershey: Tear Down Those Signs
• Death Rattle For Unfinished Business Claims?
• China Food Co.'s Ex-Chairman Targeted In Bribery Probe
• Chiquita To Pay Insurance Co. $13M Over War Crimes Claims
• 5 Food Reporters Subpoenaed In $1.2B 'Pink Slime' Row
• Retail Groups Back Tokenization To Protect Payment Cards
• Meat Labeling Win Gives Regulators More Disclosure Authority
• US Foods Moves Trade Secrets Case To Ill. State Court
• Archer Daniels Pays $430K To Settle EPA Water Pollution Suit
• McDonald's Japan Ramps Up Safety Checks After Meat Scare
• Sens. Urge Commerce To Avoid Quotas On Mexican Sugar
• And Now A Word From The Panel: Top 10 Venue Arguments
• McDonald's Can Be 'Joint Employer' With Franchisees: NLRB
• Arizona Beverage Seeks $1M Sandy Coverage From Hanover
• Class Seeks OK On Kashi's Record $5M Food Labeling Deal
• EU Hits Back Against Critics Of Food Safety Trade Proposal
• Meat Plant Workers Tell Judge Others Can't Join FLSA Deal
• Canadian Immigration Overhaul Will Impact Food Services
• DC Circ. Backs Tougher Meat-Labeling Rules
• USDA Eyes Looser Regs On Pork Imports From Mexico
• Russia May Limit Fruit Imports From EU Amid Ukraine Crisis
• Brooklyn Brewery Planning 200K SF Facility On Staten Island
• Sens. Press FDA For Plan On Antibiotic Use In Farm Animals
• Deal Makers Gobble Up Food Assets As M&A Surges
• Chinese McDonald's Serve Up Limited Menus After Meat Scare
• General Mills' Arbitration Flop Felt Across Food Industry
• Davis Polk Reps Tyson On $535M Sale To Fund Hillshire Buy
• Del Monte Sued By Vitamin Maker Over 'Nature Made' Mark
• Ex-Tyson Worker Claims Proper Filing Of Time-Off Notice
• Dealmakers Q&A: Burns & Levinson's Josef Volman
• France Fines Yogurt Maker €1.6M For Abusing Dominance
• Diacetyl Plaintiffs Ask High Court To Review 3rd Circ. Ruling
• J&J Beats Injunction Bid In Splenda Labeling Suit
• IRS Says Beer Wholesaler Misreported $98M Capital Gain
• FDA, Mexico Resolve To Strengthen Produce Safety
• Trade Facilitation Pact In Peril As India Refuses To Retreat
• Conagra Plant Workers Fight To Keep Overtime Suit Alive
• Courts Line Up Behind 3rd Circ.'s Ascertainability Logic
• Litigator's Perspective: 5 Tips On Arbitration Provisions
• BNP Paribas Reaches $80M Deal In Federal Credit FCA Suit
• McDonald's Won't Ditch Supplier In China Expired Meat Scare
• Schwan's Workers Cite State High Court In Cell Bill Fight
• DOJ Urged To Extend Review Of $9B Tyson-Hillshire Merger
• Gruma Consumers Drop 'All Natural' Labeling Row
• Crumbs Gets NJ Court Approval For Bankruptcy Auction
• 11th Circ. Tosses Chiquita Colombia War Crimes Claims
• 2nd Circ. Sides With FDA In Livestock Antibiotics Spat
• PE-Backed Findus Eyes $269M PIK Dividend Recap
• Leak Sheds Light On Food Safety Efforts In EU-US Trade Talks
• Itochu Agrees To $1B Partnership With Thailand's CP Group
• White House Launches $10B Rural Infrastructure Fund
• Prosecutions Loom Large In China's Food Regulatory Regime
• 5th Circ. Sides With Anheuser, Jets In 'Ultimate Fan' Row
• Farmworkers' Challenge To DOL Prevailing Wage Policy Axed
• 5 Detained In Chinese Expired-Meat Scandal
• EU OKs Proposal Allowing Member States To Ban GMOs
• Monster Looks To Sabotage $1.7M Beastie Boys Win
• Whole Foods Hit With 'All Natural' Labeling Suit
• CalSTRS Urges Pepsi To Put Activist Investor On Board
• US Pushes Panama On Trade Barriers, Transparency
• EU Slaps Marine Harvest With $27M Fine Over Morpol Takeover
• SF Board Puts Soda Tax On November Ballot
• US Foods Accuses Ex-Managers Of Conspiring With Rival
• Burger King, Starbucks Tangled In Expired Meat Scare
• EU, African Coalition Ink Pact Shielding Unique Food Names
• Stalwart Firm Cementing Place As Megadeal Powerhouse
• Developer Fights Dismissal of NJ Grocery Monopoly Suit
• GrayRobinson Forms Group To Target Medical Marijuana
• WTO Dispute Roundup: Russia-EU Feuds Advance, GPX Intact
• Deals Rumor Mill: WH Group, GlaxoSmithKline, Huarong
• Save-A-Lot Workers Seek Final OK For $4.5M OT Deal
• Loblaw Sells 4 Stores In Antitrust Deal For $12B Drugstore Buy
• Kraft Removes Unpaid Wages Action To Calif. Federal Court
• McDonald's, Yum Meat Scandal Exposes Franchise Pitfalls
• $7.8M Deal Gets Court OK In Tyson Foods Wage Action
• 3rd Circ. Revives Suit Over Heinz 'Dip & Squeeze' Packet
• Trader Joe's Denied Arbitration In Pretzel Conspiracy Suit
• Universal Robina Pays $609M For Snack Maker
• NLRB Judge Faults Bakery For Threats To Union Members
• Bigelow Gets Fraud Claims Bagged In Tea Class Action
• Calif. Restaurants Sue DOI Over Oyster Farm Shutdown
• Egg Suppliers Fight Doc Production In Price-Fixing MDL
• FDA Warns Of Lethal Potential Of Caffeine Powder
• Reps. Push Against Weak TPP Offers From Japan, Canada
• Dealmakers Q&A: Husch Blackwell's Jim Ash
• 11th Circ. Won't Revisit Fee Award In Tyson Race Bias Row
• Danone Buys Minority Stake In Kenyan Dairy Company
• NJ Class Action Suit Challenges Breyers Ice Cream Labeling
• Brand Battles: Brooklyn Nets, Dos Equis, The Masters
• SABMiller Places $700M In Shares Of S. African Hotel Co.
• Wal-Mart Sued Over Cranberry Pomegranate Juice Labeling
• 5 Insights From Pfizer Chief Litigation Counsel Michael Parini
• TTIP Food Safety Talks Advance As Transparency Woes Linger
• Powerful Tools For Discovery And Litigation Strategy
• Big Deals, Strong Economy To Keep M&A Cooking
• 5-Hour Energy Slapped With False-Ad Suit By Ore. AG
• Sysco Pays $19M To Settle Calif. Food Safety Suit
• USDA Wants Ground Beef Makers To Keep Source Records
• 7th Circ. Bags ADA Suit Against Supermarket Chain
• NY Appeals Court Says Foie Gras Critics Lack Standing
• Hershey Wins Ban On Same-Named Sen.'s Look-Alike Signs
• Court To Mull If CDC Official Can Testify At Salmonella Trial
• 8th Circ. Won't Review $3.4M EEOC Award In Abuse Case
• NLRB Judge Says Becker's Board Appointment Appears Valid
• SABMiller Falls Flat In Trademark Brawl With Aussie Brewery
• FDA's Primary Jurisdiction Won't Save Food Manufacturers
• OPINION: Let's Financially Reward Law Firm Diversity
• 9th Circ. Upholds $1.5M Nutella False Ad Deal
• Bankrupt Crumbs Picks Up The Pieces With DIP Financing
• NY Futures Broker Made Bogus Wheat Trades, Judge Says
• Bankrupt Quantum Foods, Buyer Make Peace Over Sanctions
• Kind Escapes Class Action Over 'Cane Juice' Labeling
• Convenience Stores To Appeal Ind. Cold Beer Prohibition
• Dairy Co-Op Agrees To Pay $50M To Settle Antitrust Suit
• Jameson Distiller Says Napa Winery Can't Use 'Jamieson'
• OPINION: Advance Conflict Waivers Send Wrong Message
• Commerce Withdraws Anti-Dumping Review Of Thai Shrimp
• Vermont Retailers Want GMO Label On Product Signs
• EU Asks Members To Protect Small Food Producers, Retailers
• German Sausage Makers Hit With $460M Price-Fixing Fine
• ConAgra Beats Cert. Bid In Suit Over '100% Natural' Oil
• NCR Can't Collect Cleanup Costs From Coke, GSK: 6th Circ.
• Coca-Cola OT Wage Claims Cut From Calif. Worker's Suit
• E. Coli Investigation Spurs Minn. Applebee's Menu Changes
• Ex-Peanut Corp. Execs' Trial Delayed Amid New Evidence
• Kroger Delivery Drivers Were Stiffed On OT, Suit Says
• NJ Claims Trimmed In Gerber False Ad Suit Over Probiotics
• Know The Capacity Closure Analysis In Horizontal Mergers
• Ex-Quiznos Brass Want To Be Protected From Lawsuits
• Meat Co. Seeks Toss Of Final EEOC Prayer Break Claims
• 1st Circ. Told Class Arbitration Decision Is For Courts
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Wachtell
• Restaurant.com Again Escapes Consumer Class Action
• House Passes Permanent Bonus Depreciation
• Deals Rumor Mill: Airbus, WH Group, KKR
• Peanut Corp. CEO Doesn't Need Psych Test, Court Says
• The Doomed Counterclaims In Egg Price-Fixing Case
• Bigelow Tea False Ad Class Claims Fall Short, Judge Says
• NJ Grower Wins Stay In Land Preservation Battle
• Dems Call For Ban On BPA In Food Containers
• FDA Calls Supplement Co.'s Facebook 'Likes' Endorsements
• Quantum Foods Says Oaktree Schemed In Soured $54M Sale
• Brewer Hits DUI Law Firm With Trademark Suit Over Logo
• Senate OKs USDA Official For Chief Ag Trade Negotiator Post
• China Lowers Duties On US Chickens After WTO Report
• Amy's Kitchen Cane Juice Suit Revived, Paused For FDA Input
• 5 Insights From Home Depot GC Teresa Roseborough
• Large-Mesh Fishing Net Ban Revived By Fla. Appeals Court
• Calif. High Court Says State Claims Must Be Refiled In 30 Days
• Ex-Anheuser-Busch Exec Seeks New Trial in Sex Bias Row
• Hain Squeezes Past Class Action Over 'Raw' Juices Labeling
• SABMiller To Sell $1B Stake in South African Hotel Group
• Food Deal Mania Continues With ADM's Landmark $3B Buy
• Deals Rumor Mill: American Apparel, AbbVie, Lululemon
• Papa John's Can't Force Coverage In TCPA Row, Judge Says
• Fed. Circ. Backs Duties On Tempura Vegetables
• Chinese National Arrested For Plot To Steal Seed Cos.' IP
• Nationwide Whole Foods Class OK For Now In 'All-Natural' Suit
• PE Thirst For Chinese Dairy Continues With $100M Huaxia Deal
• Taxation With Representation: Wilson Sonsini, K&L Gates
• Texas High Court Sets Standards For Evidence Spoliation
• Ore. GMO Labeling Initiative Appears Headed To Ballot
• Whistleblower Seeks $5M From Trader Joe's Over Retaliation
• Calif. Cane Juice Suit Revived, Stayed For FDA Review
• Food Deal Frenzy Puts Sector In Focus As Next M&A Hot Spot
• NLRB Wants Another Look At Nestle Case After Noel Canning
• Gruma Plaintiffs Fight To Seek Punitives In Labeling Row
• Kroger Eyes Bigger Online Biz In $280M Vitacost Pickup
• Goodman Fielder Agrees To Reduced $1.2B Takeover Offer
• Trader Joe's Sued Over 'Misleading' Origin Labeling
• Deals Rumor Mill: ConvaTec, United Biscuits, ING
• US, S. Korea Ink Trade Deal For Organic Products
• Hillshire's $163M Pinnacle Breakup Eases Tyson Takeover