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Food & Beverage - August, 2014

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• John Wayne Estate Wants Fulbright DQ'd From Duke TM Suit
• Reps. Push Budget Authority, Not User Fees, To Fund FSMA
• Taxation With Representation: Gibson Dunn, Cravath, Wachtell
• Meal Delivery Cos. Not Liable For Sales Tax On Fees, NY Says
• Brand Battles: Exxon Mobil, Frito-Lay, McDonald's
• Jones Day Reps Riverside Co. In Craft Beer Market Win
• Brazilian Suitors Press Investors On $611M Chiquita Merger
• Tetley Plucks Competition Claim From Tea Label Class Action
• EEOC Says Ga. Farm Gave Short Shrift To American Workers
• Dealmakers Q&A: Davis Wright's Sean McCann
• Energy Drink Cos. May Find State AG Suits Hard To Swallow
• 5 Reasons Large Companies Are Turning To Boutique Firms
• How To Protect In-House Legal Privilege Internationally
• Domino's Case Shields Franchise Parents, Boosts Industry
• More Deals Expected This Fall As Economy Pushes M&A Surge
• Grocery Group To Boost 'GRAS' Transparency Amid Criticism
• Judge Slams EEOC For Trumpeting Farmworker Bias Suit Deals
• Clif Trade Dress Ruling 'Call To Infringers,' 2nd Circ. Told
• Dairy Queen Data Breach Linked To Widespread Malware
• Calif. High Court Clears Domino's In Harassment At Franchise
• Cipriani Group Accuses Pasta Maker Of Violating Trademarks
• Ranchers Challenge Endangered Species Listing Procedures
• Vons Settlement Tossed After Clerk Didn't Notify Objectors
• Insurer Ducks Bad-Faith Claims Over King Tuna Marketing Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court Says Kroger Can Arbitrate Bias Claims
• Bashas' Pays $6.5M To Settle Hispanic Workers' Bias Suit
• With Antitrust OK, Investors Bless $9B Tyson-Hillshire Deal
• Costs To Pension Withdrawal Liability May Change
• Perils Of Communicating With Customers By Phone Or Text
• Food Concession Co. Gets Class Decertified In OT Suit
• Anti-Inversion Push Causing PR Blowback For Burger King
• TPP Breakthrough Unlikely As Key Players Remain Coy
• Chipotle Fights Evidence Destruction Sanctions In EEOC Suit
• Tyson Agrees To Sell Sow Biz Ahead Of Hillshire Merger
• USDA Could Open Door To Chinese Citrus Fruit Imports
• Burger King, Tim Hortons Deal May Be Tasty For Franchisees
• Squire Patton Boggs Faces DQ Bid In Corn Syrup False Ad Suit
• Le-Nature's Trustee Cuts Another Deal Over Negligence Claims
• Beastie Boys Fight For Their Right To Keep $1.7M Award
• Whole Foods Yogurt Sweeter Than Advertised, Suit Says
• Hershey Sues Candy Importer For Flouting Famous Marks
• Jessica Alba's The Honest Co. Raises $70M From Investors
• DOJ Hints At Potential Charges Over ConAgra Outbreak
• TTAB Finds 'Pagos del Rey' Wine Mark May Cause Confusion
• B&G Foods Inks Lease At Tenn. Logistics Park
• Kroger's Bread Has Chemical Used In Yoga Mats, Suit Says
• One Firm Rules Over Complex Burger King Deals
• Market Basket Worker Files NLRB Complaint Amid Protests
• Crumbs Sale To Joint Venture Wins Court Approval
• US Hits Mexican Sugar Imports With Countervailing Duties
• 4 Takeaways From Burger King's Whopping Tim Hortons Play
• Biz Partner In 'Hangover Defense' Drink Co. Sues For $5M
• USDA Beats Lanham Claims By Healthy Eating App Developer
• Coca-Cola Targeted In Swiss Antitrust Probe
• ITA Wary Of Lifting Anti-Dumping Order On Chinese Saccharin
• DOL Can't Appeal Decision Vacating Berry Farmer Settlement
• Burger King, Tim Hortons Unite As $23B Fast-Food Goliath
• Keep An Eye On The US-Guatemala Labor Dispute
• NLRB 'Like' Ruling Sheds Light On Social Media Protection
• Seyfarth Shaw Dodges Some Claims Over Law360 Comments
• Tax Inversions On The Menu For Hospitality Sector
• Judge Nixes EEOC Settlement Meeting In Meat Co. Prayer Row
• Hot Dog Restaurant Chain Sued Over Copyrighted Mascot
• Supervalu Says Pharmacists' Wage Suit Belongs In Fed. Court
• Tim Hortons Deal Latest Turn In Burger King's M&A History
• GrubHub Insiders Plan To Trim Holdings In $500M Offering
• Hawaii County GMO Restriction Is Preempted, Judge Finds
• Kraft Beats Most Claims In Sales Rep's Racial Bias Suit
• Robbed Calif. Nightclub Wins $2.5M Verdict Against Insurer
• Slaughterhouse Owner Cops To Role In Tainted Meat Scheme
• NY Popeye's Restaurant Shorted Workers On OT, Suit Says
• Buffalo Wild Wings Buys Majority Stake In Rusty Taco
• Tyson Workers' $5.8M Don-Doff Award Upheld By 8th Circ.
• CFTC Names Ex-Chemical Safety Atty As Head Of Secretariat
• 8th Circ. Revives Fee Fight Over $750M Bayer MDL
• High Court Urged To Review Food Coloring Row
• Dole Says Suit Over 'All Natural' Fruit Labels Lacks Evidence
• 3 Companies Join IPO Pipeline As Others Take A Step Back
• AgFeed Reaches Deal With Foley & Lardner
• Largest BK Franchisee Snaps Up 64 More Restaurants
• Hooters Slapped With TCPA Action Over Spam Texts
• Tips For Restaurants (And Counsel) In A Gluten-Free World
• Sen. Presses FDA To Ban Sales Of Powdered Caffeine
• WTO Faults Argentine Import Barriers In Win For US, Others
• FordHarrison Adds Former Winn-Dixie GC
• Jamba Juice Buyers Seek Cert. In 'Natural' False Ad Suit
• Peanut, Almond Butters Recalled Over Salmonella
• PE-Backed Restaurant Manager Snaps Up Hot Dog On A Stick
• 8th Circ. Says Grain Tax Fraudster Deserved Longer Sentence
• Antitrust Setbacks Won't Deter Buyers Amid M&A Boom
• Whole Foods Slapped With $5M Homeopathy Class Action
• Cargill Says Ex-Worker Jumped Ship With Trade Secrets
• Shake Shack Hires JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley To Lead IPO
• Ghirardelli Pays $5M To End White Chocolate Row
• GrubHub To Shell Out $2M To Settle Junk Fax Class Action
• How To Control Risk And Cost Of E-Discovery
• Russia Shuts Down 4 McDonald's Restaurants
• Russia Eases Food Import Ban To Boost Domestic Producers
• Allens Creditor Seeks Sanctions Against Freeborn Atty
• Nestle's Bottled Water Unit Hit With Antitrust Lawsuit
• Jury Clears Butter Flavor Co. In 'Popcorn Lung' Trial
• Crumbs Skips Auction As Stalking Horse Goes Unchallenged
• Food Lion Hit With EEOC Suit Over Jehovah's Witness Firing
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revisit EU's RICO Suit Against RJ Reynolds
• Sandell Expects To Win 5 Or More Bob Evans Board Seats
• Flipping The Hotel Business Model Upside Down
• 6th Circ. Reminds Employers Of Collective Action Danger
• Dealmakers Q&A: Farella Braun's Samuel Dibble
• Winn-Dixie, Bi-Lo Parent Yanks Plans For $500M IPO
• Judge Says Super Juice Co. Must Face Class Action Suit
• 4 Tips From Liquor Trademark Veterans
• $18M Safeway Lease Breach Verdict Cut By Pa. Appeals Court
• Saudi Food Co. Eyes Stake In Kuwait's $5B Americana
• Tyson Can't Escape $4M Damages, Fees In Don-Doff Suit
• Travelers, Kroger End $2.5M Assault Coverage Row
• High-Profile Fights For Control Showcase Seller's Market
• Del Monte Buyers Seek Class Cert. In Food Label Fight
• Consumers Want Cert. In Smucker 'All Natural' Label Row
• John Wayne Estate Blasts Duke's 'Aggressive' TM Stance
• Schreiber Foods Wins Exit From Milk Price-Fixing MDL
• Slaughterhouse Workers Charged With Tainted Beef Scheme
• Goodwin Procter Guides TA Associates' SkinnyPop Deal
• ConAgra Unit Fights Dismissal Sanctions In Snack Fraud Suit
• Merisant, Whole Earth To Alter Pure Via Label In $1.65M Deal
• NLRB Affirms Noel Canning-Era Ruling In Chip Co. Labor Row
• NLRB Stance On 'Micro-Units' Sets Up Food Industry Fights
• Apollo Trims Stake In Sprouts In $515M Follow-On Offering
• Southern Bakeries Must Yank Cameras, Allow Union Access
• Kroger Under Pressure To Enact Gun Control Policy
• Evans Fruit Says 'White People' Remark Didn't Bias Jury
• Gray Plant Beats Bankrupt Food Co.'s Fraud Suit In 7th Circ.
• SuperValu Slammed With Suit Over Grocery Store Data Hack
• Packaging Co. Can't Escape Kellogg's Suit Over Recall
• Seyfarth Aims To Toss Suit Over Disclosure In Law360 Article
• Punch Taverns Strikes $3.8B Restructuring Deal
• Proxy Play Further Complicates Chiquita Deal Outlook
• EU Offers Food Producers $167M To Offset Russia Import Ban
• USDA Poultry Regulations To Undergo Major Overhaul
• Packager In $70M Kellogg Smelly Cereal Recall To Face Jury
• US Tries To Dodge General Mills Sprouts Tariff Challenge
• Russian Food Import Fight Could Go Either Way At WTO
• Deals Rumor Mill: Roche Holding, Arcapita Bank, Shake Shack
• Brand Battles: Anheuser-Busch, Toronto Blue Jays, Sazerac
• Taxation With Representation: Baker Botts, Alston, Skadden
• Commerce Preps Removal Of Duties On Stuffed Italian Pasta
• Meat Co. Sues Lloyd's Over Recall Coverage Beef
• EEOC Asks Court to Sanction Chipotle In Firing Suit
• 5 Steps Food Cos. Should Take Now To Prep For FSMA
• BNP Exec Exits FCA Bribery Suit Following $80M Settlement
• Berkeley Residents Sue Over 'Biased' Soda Tax Language
• Darden Begins Search For New CEO Amid Activist Pressure
• An In-House Lawyer's Top 10 Tips For Outside Counsel
• Chiquita Snubs $611M Offer, Moves Ahead With Inversion
• Map Error Doesn't Put Google On Hook For Restaurant Failure
• Card Data Hacked At 200 SuperValu, Albertsons Stores
• Coca-Cola To Pay $2.1B For Stake In Monster Beverage
• 7 Ways To Shield Food Product Websites From Legal Troubles
• Recall Report: GM, Amgen, McCormick
• Calif. Judge OKs $6.4M Settlement In Tomato Antitrust Suit
• Filipino Food Giant Fined Over 'Magnolia' Trademark Order
• EU Leaders To Roll Out Measures To Stem Russian Ag Ban
• A&P Reaches $9M Settlement In Securities Class Action
• Whataburger 'Unconscionable' Arbitration Policy Ruling Axed
• Applebee's, IHOP Parent Sells $1.4B In Debt
• Tyson Foods Faces EPA Criminal Probe Over Chemical Spill
• 6th Circ. Holds '5-Hour' Knockoff In Contempt Of Sales Ban
• California Sends $7.5B Water Bond To November Ballot
• Olive Garden Workers Win Partial Cert. In Missed-Break Suit
• USDA Beefs Up Procedures For ID'ing Contaminated Meat
• 5 Ways To Prep For a Food Illness Outbreak
• Dongwon To Pay $243M For Bottle Co. From PE Firm
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Food Packaging Patent Win For Invista
• Law Firms May Be Violating Copyrights
• Swiss Court Blocks Reservation Of The Term 'Absinthe'
• USDA Recalls 7.5 Tons Of Applegate Frozen Chicken Nuggets
• Carlos Santana Cashes Out Of Tequila Biz In Latest Booze Deal
• Whiskey Maker Sued Over 'Double Barreled' Marks
• Kellogg's Recall Suit Beats Evidence Spoliation Claims
• Jewel-Osco Slams Report On EEOC Settlement Violations
• Frito-Lay Guts 'All-Natural' Pretzel Labeling Suit
• Poland Calls For WTO Challenge Of Russian Food Import Ban
• Dealmakers Q&A: Ungaretti & Harris' Brian Krob
• Family Phone Plans Don't Bar Worker Cell Suits: Calif. Court
• Domino's Win Likely In Store-Locator Patent Suit, Judge Told
• Russia Strikes Agriculture, Military Trade Deals With Egypt
• Grocer Settles EEOC Suit Over Refusal To Hire Female Driver
• Judge Greenlights Settlement In Bubba Gump Wage Suit
• Plaintiffs Eye New Target In 'All-Natural' Labeling Battles
• Miss. Farm Sues NLRB For Pursuing Union-Dropped Charges
• NLRB Protects Co-Worker Seeking Help On Harassment Claim
• Whole Foods Hit With Pa. Labeling Suit Over Sugar In Yogurt
• Panera Brewing Over Fla. Bakery's Use Of Trademarks
• Darden Uses Red Lobster Sale To Cut $900M In Debt
• Nestle Sued Over 'Poland Spring' Labeling
• Schumer Pushes 'Palcohol' Ban After FDA's Inaction
• Ex-Bright Food Exec Faces Arrest In China Bribery Probe
• Fresh Bid Could Help Chiquita Avoid Inversion Fallout
• Drivers Say Anheuser Busch Stiffed Them On Breaks, OT Pay
• A Close Look At NY's New Privilege Log Rule
• Kashi Suit Nixed As FDA Mulls 'Evaporated Cane Juice'
• Collusion Accusations Replaced By Competition In PE Deals
• Coke Nearing Deal In Vitaminwater False Ad Class Actions
• The Biggest Food And Beverage Decisions Of 2014 So Far
• Breweries' 'Rogue' IP Fight Tossed Amid Settlement Talks
• FDA To Allow Vitamin D3 In More Meal Replacement Shakes
• Pizza Hut Can't Arbitrate Fla. Delivery Driver Wage Dispute
• Vermont Moves To Sink Lawsuit Challenging GMO Label Law
• Mich. Fines Aramark Over Prison Food Contract Issues
• Gov't Witnesses Can Testify In Peanut Corp. Execs' Trial
• Cravath Guides $611M Counteroffer For Chiquita
• Kroger Licks Class Action Over Salty Sunflower Seeds
• TPG Puts Up $3.2B Counteroffer For Treasury Wine
• 'Aunt Jemima' Descendants Hit Pepsi With $2B Royalties Suit
• 5 Steps For Franchisors To Avoid Joint Employer Claims
• Meat Barriers, South Africa's Rise Cloud Future Of AGOA
• Texas Agency Considers Allowing Booze At Gun Shows
• Brand Battles: Royal Caribbean, Wal-Mart, Coors
• Miss. High Court Applies Franchise Tax To Prepaid Revenue
• Bob Evans, Sandell Both Claim Victory In ISS Report
• Coca-Cola Artificial Ingredient Suits Sent To Calif.
• Delayed FDA Menu Labeling Rules Face Bumpy Road
• Mich. Cheese Factory Rife With 'Filth,' Feds Say
• Gordon Ramsay Sued For $6M In Failed LA Eatery's Rent
• Trader Joe's Suit Stayed As FDA Mulls 'Evaporated Cane Juice'
• Dairy Cos. Ask High Court To Review Antitrust Causation Rules
• Duke University Seeks To Nix John Wayne Trademark Suit
• Unilever Says Blue Bunny's Ads Copy Breyers Campaign
• Popcorn Maker Knocks Rival For Lifting 'Chicago Mix' Mark
• Potato Producer Hit With EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit
• EU Ag Chief Backs Farmers Hurt By Russian Food Import Ban
• Ascertainability Looms Large After Skinnygirl Ruling
• Compliance Reigns Supreme As In-House Demographics Shift
• Russia Bans US, EU Food Imports To Retaliate Sanctions
• Janitors' Joint Employer Claims Granted A Do-Over
• Nevada High Court Clarifies Timeline For Malpractice Suits
• Judge Fillets Consultant's Suit Over Seafood Stock
• NC Court Orders Beverage Co.'s Noncompete Rewritten
• Vermont Wants GMO Label Groups To Join Legal Fight
• Coca-Cola Escapes TCPA Spam Text Suit
• Reps. Wary Of Efforts To Settle Mexican Sugar Trade Case
• Wisconsin Court Sour On Dairies' Raw Milk Appeal
• Nestle Rolls Out $8.8B Share Buyback Program
• Magistrate Supports Domino's Win In GeoTag Patent Suit
• 4 Things To Know About CFIUS' Appetite For Food M&A
• Wine Counterfeiter Gets 10 Years Behind Bars For $20M Scam
• Collaboration In The Shadow Of The Billable Hour
• Taking Stock Of Product Liability Food Claims In Canada
• JM Smucker To Buy Seattle Fruit And Nut Snack Co.
• Consumer Drops Outback Steakhouse Parent TCPA Suit
• EPA Escapes FOIA Claims In Dairy Pollution Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: United Biscuits, TricorBraun, Telefonica
• Investor Sues World of Beer Over Contested Fla. Location
• Russia Blocks Food Imports As Retaliation For New Sanctions
• EU Bemoans Collapse Of WTO Trade Facilitation Deal
• Cereal Co.'s '100% Natural' Claims Are Bogus, Suit Says
• The Food & Beverage Cases We're Still Waiting On In 2014
• Target, Pfizer, Others Voice Support For Gay Marriage
• ITA Says Dumping Likely If Citric Acid Duty Revoked
• Heinz Can't Squash Sweet Potato Supplier Contract Dispute
• California Won't Pursue Federal ADA Suit Against WinCo
• It's A Trap!: Poorly Worded Pension Plans Cost Employers
• Texas Agency Cut From FCA Suit Against NFL Star's Charity
• Stock Pushers Charged After SEC Pot Pump-And-Dump Probe
• RE Rumor Mill: Vornado, Thor Equities, WeWork
• Bob Evans Hit With Handicap Parking Class Action
• Farm Equipment Co. Can't Dodge Pa. Severed Hand Suit
• 2 Lawmakers Urge FDA To Adopt Package-Front Food Labels
• Benihana Settles Atty Fee Battle In Haru Stakeholder Suit
• Largest BK Franchisee Could Gobble Up More Restaurants
• NY Judge Bars Sale Of Whiskey Using Explorers Club TM
• Amazon, Coffee Accessory Cos. Violating Patent, ITC Told
• Frothy Craft Beer Industry Keeps M&A On Ice
• Older Claims Cut From Red Lobster Sexual Harassment Suit
• USDA Official Backs Resolution Of Mexican Sugar Trade Fight
• When The FDA Knocks: A Food Safety Inspection Playbook
• Dancing Through The Minefield Of FLSA Settlements
• Lawmakers Say Dow's GE Crops Will Jack Up Herbicide Use
• 3rd Circ. Backs Kraft In Racial Discrimination Row
• ITC To Conduct 5-Year Review On Saccharin From China
• Atlanta REIT Pays $125M For 9 Grocery-Anchored Malls
• Diet Supplement Maker Sued Over Pre-Workout Drink
• Ropes & Gray Snags Ex-Diageo IP Atty In NY
• FDA Launches Final Gluten-Free Labeling Rule
• Spicy Beer Can't Invalidate New Castle's Patents
• Soda Tax Likely To Take Hold Despite Setbacks
• Data Breach Headache Continues To Grow For P.F. Chang's
• New York Restaurant Blocked From Using Faberge Name
• KKR Makes Sweetened $3.2B Bid For Treasury Wine
• Verein Tie-Ups Gain Allure As Firms Eye Global Expansion
• UK Firms Expand Global Empire, But US Firms Gaining Ground
• Law360's Global 20 Firms Take Global To New Heights
• Judge Threatens To Arrest Mister Softee Knockoff
• USDA's Poultry Rule Compromise Won't Tame Industry Feud
• Sandwich Chain Jimmy John's Probing Possible Data Breach
• Trade Facilitation Flop May Spell Doom For Loftier WTO Talks
• Conagra To Change Sodium Labeling On Sunflower Seeds
• Brand Battles: Frito-Lay, POM Wonderful, Hatfield & McCoys
• Sidney Frank Gets 2nd Bite At Grey Goose Tax Dispute
• Bob Evans Calls Activist Sandell's Reforms 'Short-Sighted'
• Grocery Chain Confidentiality Rule Unlawful, NLRB Says
• USDA Unveils Report On How Farmers, Others Can Cut GHG
• NLRB Pans Ralphs' Firing Of Worker Who Refused Drug Test
• USDA Refuses To Increase Oversight Of Salmonella Strains
• Whole Foods Mislabels Greek Yogurt Sugar Content, Suit Says
• Dairies Sue EPA To Keep Contamination Docs Under Wraps
• Lawmakers Want Crack At Country-Of-Origin Labeling Regs
• Chipotle Investors Seek OK For Deal Over Illegal Hirings
• Red Bull Puts Up $13M To Settle False Advertising Suit
• Dealmakers Q&A: Jenner & Block's Uri Doron