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Food & Beverage - December, 2014

168 articles

• Safeway Hit With Wrongful Death Suit From Listeria Outbreak
• Kroger Guts Calif. Union Delivery Workers' OT Suit
• Judge Rejects Push For Egg Labeling Of Hen Treatment
• Keurig Recalls 7M Coffee Makers Over Burn Risk
• USDA Floats Tweaks To Dairy Import Licensing Regs
• China Clears Path For Syngenta's GMO Corn Imports
• US Blasts Russia's Failure To Obey Global Trade Rules
• FDA Hints At Legal Action Against Powdered Caffeine Sales
• Cargill Drops Pursuit Of Dutch Animal Feed Co.
• Bayer Owes Dow $5.5M Atty Fee In IP Fight, Magistrate Says
• FDA Moves To Close Beer Labeling Loophole
• Kennedy Wilson Inks £503M Deal For UK Real Estate Folder
• The Biggest M&A Moments Of 2014: Second Half
• UK Accounting Watchdog Opens Tesco Investigation
• Safeway, Albertsons Sell Stores To Win FTC Nod For $9B Deal
• Product Liability In 2014: What Did And Didn't Happen?
• US, Mexico Ink Deals To Settle Sugar Trade Fight
• The State Of Technology-Assisted Review In 2014
• Law360 Names Law Firms Of The Year
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• 8th Circ. Says Tribal Liquor Laws Apply To Nebraska Town
• Walgreen, Kroger Urge 11th Circ. To Kill Fla. Swipe Fee Ban
• Gerber Fends Off Baby Food Labeling Suit
• Judge Says Chipotle Must Hand Over Atty Docs In OT Suit
• 'Fragmented' Food Safety Regime Needs Work, GAO Says
• NLRB Targets McDonald's, Franchisees As 'Joint Employers'
• US, China Forge Ahead On GMOs, Other Commercial Issues
• Thai Seafood Giant To Swallow Bumble Bee In $1.5B Deal
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Greenberg Traurig's Ernest Greer
• Hellmann's Maker Drops False Ad Claims Over 'Just Mayo'
• 20 States Climb Aboard Syngenta GMO Corn Class Actions
• Kellogg Ups Ante With $140M Bid For Egyptian Biscuit Co.
• UK Supreme Court Won't Hear Subway Sandwich VAT Appeal
• IRS Guidance On Full-Time Status May Help Employers
• US Takes Heat In Geneva For Food Safety, Procurement Rules
• NLRB Judge Finds Against Hillshire In Organizing Beef
• 'Crown Club' Whisky Infringes 'Crown Royal,' Jury Says
• 8th Circ. Clarifies Coverage Trigger For Food Recall
• 3rd Circ. Greenlights Sanctions Bid In Veggie Contract Row
• Papa John's Customers Win Cert. In Delivery Tax Row
• Anheuser-Busch Suit Buoyed By Pom Ruling, 6th Circ. Told
• Kind, Clif End Snack Bar Trade Dress Fight
• Whole Foods, Others Sued Over Fresh-Made Bread Claims
• What Happens When Legal Aid Cuts Stimulate Pro Bono?
• 8 Firms Get $99M In US Foods Price-Scam Class Action Deal
• Levin Takes One Last Swing At Wall Street With Trading Bill
• Canada, Mexico To Appeal WTO Ruling On US Meat Labels
• Energy Drink Co. Dumps Monster Trademark Dispute
• Snack Food Co. Misled Consumers On Chia Crisps, Suit Says
• Damages Model Dooms Class In Almond Milk Labeling Suit
• SuperValu Data Breach Actions Combined In Minnesota
• New Neal Gerber Team To Focus On Hotel, Restaurant Projects
• Top FDA Aide Joins Boies Schiller's Gov't Response Team
• Annual Bankruptcy And Restructuring Roundup
• Pa. Liquor Board Passes ADA Buck to Property Owners
• Halal Food Co. Pleads Not Guilty To Beef Export Fraud
• In-House Forecast For 2015: Past Is Prologue
• Syngenta, Bunge End False Ad Dispute Over GMO Corn
• EU Probing $5B Mondelez, DE Master Blenders Coffee Venture
• Kedem Says Ex-Partner Should Be Sanctioned In Patent Spat
• High Court Won't Hear SQM Challenge In Groundwater Suit
• 3 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Hiring Appellate Counsel
• PF Chang's Escapes Class Action Over Data Breach
• Brand Battles: Williams-Sonoma, Remy Martin, Google
• Blackstone Sells Retail Portfolio Stake To Kimco For $512.3M
• Co. Brawling Over Troubled Biodiesel JV Sues For Receiver
• Amid Push For Growth, Danone Says $3.7B Unit Isn't For Sale
• RE Rumor Mill: TGI Fridays, Wal-Mart, Steve Cohen
• Syngenta GMO Corn Class Actions Combined In Kansas
• 6 Questions To Ask Before An Internal Investigation
• Texas Law Stifles Craft Beer Business, Breweries Say
• JPML Combines Whole Foods Yogurt Suits In Texas
• CORRECTED: EU Court Told To Uphold €55M Dole, Del Monte Banana Cartel Fines
• Safeway Liable For Higher Online Prices, Judge Finds
• Burger King Inversion May Lop $1.2B Whopper Off Taxes
• What Lawyer-Novelists Learned From Being Lawyers
• FDA Concludes BPA Is Safe For Use In Food Packing
• Cargill Says It Still Wants To Buy Dutch Feed Co. Nutreco
• Hong Kong Becomes 1st To Ratify WTO Trade Facilitation
• 2nd Circ. Favors ADM, Cargill In $5M Corn Syrup Safety Suit
• CSPI Urges FDA To Ban Powdered Caffeine Sales
• Vermont Defends GMO Label Law Under Congress Scrutiny
• Sen. Threatens S. Africa's Trade Status Over Poultry Duties
• ConAgra Discovery Dispute Heats Up With Sanctions Threat
• Harvard Prof's $4 Chinese Food Fight Creates A Stir
• Brazil Antitrust Watchdog Fights Cosan's $3B Railway Bid
• EMS Jumps On Bandwagon For Qatar's Canary Wharf Bid
• Calif. Egg Regs May Leave Farmers Scrambling
• Food & Beverage MVP: Hunton & Williams' Richard Wyatt Jr.
• McDonald's Franchisee Settles NY Workers' OT Suit
• Oregon GMO Measure's Backers Sue Over Rejected Votes
• Market Rumors: Valeant Pharmaceuticals, Santander, Ardagh
• Brazil's JBS Pulls $900M Notes Offering, Citing Market Woes
• 3rd Circ. Skips A Second Round In Drink Price Class Action
• Papa John's Can't Shake Fla. Delivery Tax Class Action
• Barclays Fighting To Hold On To 'Lehman Brothers' Trademark
• Vineyard Loses Bid To Nix Cider Maker's TM App At Fed. Circ.
• FDA Menu Labeling Rules Have Long Reach
• Dole Beats 'All Natural' Fruit Labeling Class Action
• Maker's Mark 'Handmade' Claims Are False, Class Says
• 2014 FDA Year In Review: Food Edition
• NPS Says Contract Tweaks Didn't Harm Grand Canyon Hotelier
• NLRB Defends New Nestle Ruling In 4th Circ. Bargaining Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, RBS, Mizuho
• Chiquita Battles To Block Doc Dump On Paramilitary Aid
• Qatar Says PE Firm Supports $4B Bid For Canary Wharf Owner
• Military Contractor Owes $389M For Food, Water Overcharges
• Food And Bev. MVP: McDermott Will & Emery's Marc Sorini
• 3rd Circ. Deep-Sixes DOL Wage Guidance In H-2B Battle
• Papa John's Customers Slam Dismissal Bid In Sales Tax Row
• Brand Battles: MLS, General Mills, Gene Simmons
• Slaughter & May Reps Songbird On Rebuff Of $4B Buyout Bid
• Sentry Aims To Nix Bid To Cover Edible Arrangements IP Row
• Levin Wants Bigger Congressional Role In TPP Deliberations
• Whole Foods Hit With FCRA Suit Over Background Checks
• Food & Beverage MVP: Robins Kaplan's Mike Ciresi
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Cravath, Latham
• Cincinnati Insurance Wants Out Of Cookie Co. False Ad Suit
• Hard Rock Cafe Accused Of Bullying Bahamas Franchisee
• EU's State-Level GMO Ban Proposal Moving Into Place
• FDA Shuts Down Los Angeles Smoked Fish Factory
• Court Upholds EEOC's Contempt Bid Against Jewel-Osco
• Akerman Serves Up National Restaurant Industry Group
• Food & Beverage MVP: Latham & Watkins' James E. Brandt
• Market Rumors: Cosan, Universal Terminal, Elliot Management
• Chick-Fil-A Cherry Caused Heart Attack, New Suit Says
• Mott's Fends Off Class Cert. In Apple Juice False-Ad Row
• Justices Asked To Weigh Robert Half Class Arbitration Fight
• Monster Energy Can't Dodge $1.7M Beastie Boys Verdict
• KKR Invests In Aussie Agriculture Firm Sundrop
• Waiting For Investors, Brazilians Extend $681M Chiquita Bid
• SEC Can Take Chinese Trader's Penalty From Frozen Funds
• Deals Rumor Mill: Holcim, Vodafone, Guggenheim
• Dr Pepper Wins 9th Circ. Order For Retrial In Age Bias Suit
• $75M Whole Foods-Anchored Texas Project Secures Financing
• US Chamber Blasts Planned Fast-Food Worker Protests
• Brazil Lifts Suspension On $1.6B JBS Foods IPO
• FTC Removes Premerger Hurdle In $680M Chiquita Buyout
• Wendy's Franchisee Sues Pepsi To Defect To Coca-Cola
• Supporters Rally For Meat Labeling Regs As US Fights WTO
• Anheuser-Busch OT Class Action Sent To Arbitrator
• Kellogg Ups Bid To $132M In Fight For Egyptian Biscuit Co.
• And Now A Word From The Panel: End Of An Era
• Alico To Become Largest Citrus Grower In US With $363M Buys
• Beef Supplier Can't Chuck $9M Verdict In E. Coli Suit
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Kilpatrick's Ty Lord
• Cargill Yanks Beef From Canadian Walmarts After E. Coli Test
• EarthGrains Seeks Sanction Against Rival In $6M Judgment
• General Mills' Suit Over Brussels Sprouts Duty Axed By CIT
• Chefs Urge Congressional Action On 2 GMO Labeling Laws
• Olive Oil Plaintiffs 'Totally Failed' In Bid Against Owners: Judge
• Kedem Sanctions Bid Slammed As 'Unnecessary' In IP Suit
• SEC In Settlement Talks With Chinese Chicken Co.'s Auditor
• Jamba Juice To Stop Labeling Smoothie Kits 'All Natural'
• Caution: Flaws Of The Attorney-To-Secretary Ratio
• Craft Beverage Legislation Goes Down Smooth In NY
• Freshfields Guides $394M Sale Of Cinven Restaurant Assets
• RE Rumor Mill: Anschutz, Abu Dhabi, Wei Chuan
• High Court Won't Hear Fee Appeal In Tyson Race Bias Row
• Wake Up And Smell The Green Mountain Fraud, 2nd Circ. Told
• Domino's Faces TCPA Suit Over Unwanted Coupon Texts
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• Bev Co. To Back $1.25B DSS Buy With Large Note Offering
• GCs Add 35 Firms To List Of Most Arrogant
• High Court Passes On Iowa Grain Co.'s Pollution Appeal
• Cargill Will Pay $6.1M To Settle Truvia False Ad Suit
• Related, SBE Score $157M Loan For Miami Project
• What Businesses Must Know About The Berkeley 'Sugar Tax'