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Food & Beverage - February, 2015

227 articles

• Workers Fight McDonald's Bid To Nix Class Claims
• Brand Battles: NCAA, Margaritaville, Rothschild Family
• Market Rumors: Bombardier, Ant Financial, Cafe Coffee Day
• Dole Expert Must Have 'Body And Brain,' Del. Chancery Says
• Pa. Senate Democrats Unveil Liquor Privatization Alternative
• Jimmy John's Managers Seek Class Cert. In Noncompete Row
• Property Owners Win Cert. In General Mills Superfund Action
• Thai Union Eyes $400M Offering To Fund Bumble Bee Buy
• DOI Provides $60M To Tribes In Water Rights Pact
• Pom Ruling Shows Path For Health Ads To Pass FTC Muster
• White House Rolls Out Rural America Export Initiative
• Mondelez Unloads Ajinomoto Coffee Biz In $226M Deal
• Houston's Server OT Suit Underdone After 9th Circ. Ruling
• ConAgra Can't Trim Suit From Salmonella Outbreak MDL
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Intervention Bid In Bad Faith Dispute
• Ohio Restaurateur Appeals Recipe Copyright Ruling
• Deals Rumor Mill: Enel, Atkins, Terra Firma
• Ocean Spray Squelches Class Cert Try In '100% Juice' Suit
• Pa. House Again Passes Measure Privatizing Liquor Sales
• Judge Blasts Taco Bell's Bid To Nix Meal Break Class Claims
• Clorox Looks To Ax Antitrust Suit Over Bulk Package Sales
• Pizza Chain Says Deal Offer Moots Tip-Pooling Claims
• Olswang Snags 4 Ex-Winston IP Attys For London Office
• EU, Russia Poised For WTO Showdown Over Import Duties
• Meat Co. Sues Tyson Over 'Park's Finest' Hot Dogs
• 5th Circ. Reverses Poultry Co.'s $30M Tax Deficiency
• USDA To Lighten Livestock Export Requirements
• Ex-Franchisee Hits Dunkin' Donuts With NJ Bias Suit
• Migrant Workers Will Receive $163K For Violations At Winery
• 2 Years Of Clapper: Takeaways From 12 Data Breach Cases
• NLRB Defends Union Order In Nestle Dreyer 4th Circ. Battle
• Starbucks Wants Suit Over Inaccessible Parking Lots Roasted
• 2nd Circ. Unlikely To Change Class Action Status Quo
• Ex-Employee Knocks Coca-Cola's Bid To Nix Data Breach Row
• Wash. Farm Blasts Class Cert. Attempt In H-2A Wage Suit
• Pryor Cashman Hit With $5M Suit Over Employment Audit
• Safeway Sinks Yogurt Ingredient Claims In Calif. Court
• 10th Circ. Won't Reconsider Decision In $35M Insurance Row
• Judge Gives Pizza Shop Servers New Life In Tip-Pooling Suit
• Same-Named Lawmaker Can't Melt Hershey's TM Suit
• JBS Angles For Knockout In EEOC, Muslim Workers' Suit
• 11 Statewide Classes OK'd In ConAgra '100% Natural' Oil Row
• Judge Upholds Visa Denials For Pepper Co.'s Farmworkers
• Sidley Must Give Emails To Judge Mulling DQ Bid In Tuna Row
• Emerging Trends In Corporate Sustainability Reporting
• Dole Owner Defends $1.6B Take-Private Deal
• ConAgra Free Of $160M Blast Verdict As Justices Ax Appeal
• Minn. Farmer Rejects Syngenta Corn Suit MDL Transfer
• Tex-Mex Chain's Owner Can't Revive Failed-Merger Claims
• Ex-Quiznos Execs Can't Skirt Discovery Stay In Investor Row
• PTAB Nixes Milking Machine Patent In AIA Review
• Bayer, Pharmacia Blast Double Recovery Try For CERCLA Site
• EC To Probe Cargill's $440M Buy Of ADM Chocolate Biz
• High Court Won't Hear $72M Bayer MDL Fee Fight
• NY Tax Panel Denies Sales Tax Exclusion To Grocery Chain
• Pa. House Committee OKs Bill To Privatize Liquor Sales
• WTO Dispute Roundup: US, EU Tussle Over Aircraft, Biotech
• Sushi Chefs Fear Losing Visas Over Wage Deal
• Lavazza Unloads Another $620M In Keurig Shares In Buyback
• Plaintiffs Look Beyond Labels And Toward Product Testing
• This Week In Congress: Avoiding A DHS Funding Showdown
• Beastie Boys Win Narrow Injunction In IP Row With Monster
• Customers May Prove Key In FTC's Sysco-US Foods Challenge
• WTO 'Nowhere Near' Plan For Doha Revival, US Rep Says
• Schnuck Says Banks' Breach Suit Doesn't Hold Water
• NLRB Judge Says UFCW Cant Force New Hires To Union Office
• Sauerkraut Co. Underpaid Migrant Workers, Suit Says
• Juice Maker Sued Over Deceptive Product Label
• Taxation With Representation: Thompson Hine, Latham, Skadden
• Pepsi Sticks To Its Guns In $8.8M Wendy's Contract Dispute
• Pizza Chain Servers Decertified In Tip-Pooling Dispute
• Paramount Citrus Hit With Wage-And-Hour Class Action
• Food Service Co. Hit With Class Action Over FLSA Violations
• In-House Counsel's Dirty 'Little' Secret: Data Leakage
• More Review Needed In Kraft $600M Spam Suit, ISP Says
• McCormick To Fork Over $97M For Italian Spice Co.
• Get Ready For The 2nd Wave Of Food Labeling Litigation
• Cargill Asks For New Trial After Losing E. Coli Row To UFG
• Dole Plaintiff Wants Class Cert. In 'All Natural' Suit
• Wash. Farm Defends Bid To Nix H-2A Visa Suit
• Ex-Workers Serve NJ Housewives Star Over Missed Wages
• Tax Sugary Foods To Fight American Obesity, Scientists Say
• FTC Lodges Challenge To $3.5B Sysco, US Foods Tie-Up
• DuPont Unit Loses Sanctions Bid In Migrant Worker Dispute
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: A&E, 1 Detroit Center, Four Seasons
• Ball Corp. Set To Pay $8.4B For British Rival Rexam
• What Pom Wonderful V. FTC Means For Class Actions
• Energy Drink Co. Gets NY False Ad Suit Moved To Home Turf
• 7-Eleven Franchisees Blast Chain's 'Bullying' In Bias Suit
• Sidley Should Be DQ'd In Tuna Antitrust Row, Court Told
• 'Barefoot Contessa' Chef Sues Ex-Frozen Dinner Licensee
• Pizza Chain Can't Escape Pooled Tips Collective Action
• 'Aunt Jemima' Heirs' $3B Royalties Suit Against Pepsi Axed
• O'Melveny Antitrust Team Tapped By Sysco Amid Merger
• Retailers Renew Class Cert. Bid In Milk Antitrust Dispute
• Amira Faces 2nd Suit Alleging It Inflated Revenue Prior To IPO
• Yelp Hits Sites Selling Rigged Reviews With Trademark Case
• Feds Say 'Spoofing' Law Isn't Vague In 1st Prosecution
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Anbang, Carrefour, Kushner
• Hits Against The Standard Franchise Model Continue
• Food Distributor Takes 6th Circ. FLSA Ruling To High Court
• Squire Patton Boggs DQ'd In Corn Syrup False Ad Row
• Jim Beam Bourbon Isn't 'Handcrafted,' Consumers Claim
• US May Peel Back Mexican Avocado Import Hurdles
• Ferrero Says It's Not Up For Sale After Patriarch's Death
• Lewis Brisbois Botched Deal In Worker Row, Restaurant Says
• ITA Revises Dumping Margin On Certain Pasta From Italy
• Pakistan-EU Polymer Duty Row Likely Headed To WTO Panel
• S. Korea Stops Canadian Beef Imports Over Mad Cow Disease
• Papa John's To Settle Fla. Delivery Tax Class Action
• US Food Producers Look To Accelerate EU Biotech Approvals
• Saladworks Hits Ch. 11 Hoping To Find A Buyer
• Ocean Spray Says Growers Lack Standing in Antitrust Suit
• Takeaways For Advertisers From Pom Wonderful Ad Case
• This Week In Congress: DHS Funding Looms In Recess
• USDA Clears Genetically Modified Apples That Don't Brown
• Starbucks Avoids Class Cert. In ADA Suit Over Counter Height
• Sanctions Denied Again In Heated Egg Cooker IP Dispute
• Ex-Flavoring Co. Worker Awarded $2.6M In 'Popcorn Lung' Suit
• Legislation, Lawsuits Target Mexican Gray Wolf Status
• Chancery Won't Allow Early Appeal In $1.6B Dole Deal Case
• A&P Off The Hook For Unpaid Rent, 2nd Circ. Says
• CORRECTED: 7th Circ. Weighs Penalties Against Chinese Trader
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Wachtell, Cleary
• CORRECTED: PTAB Ends Food Patent Review After Legal Invoice Snafu
• Miami Panel Backs $15M For Riverfront, Biz Park Projects
• Wal-Mart Sues Texas For 'Irrational' Booze Permit Ban
• Senators Push to Lift Cuba Business Restrictions
• Publix Workers Say Bonuses Must Include OT Hours
• Democratic Lawmakers To Introduce GMO Labeling Bill
• Dentons Snags Mayer Brown Partner For NY Office
• House Votes To Make 4 Tax Extenders Permanent
• EEOC Blasts Darden For Age Bias At Seasons 52 Restaurants
• SEC Bars, Fines US Auditor Of Chinese Chicken Co.
• CFTC Budget Woes Met With Republicans' Tiniest Violin
• Okla. Peach Farm Pays $12.5K To Settle H-2A Visa Row
• 8th Circ. Says 911 Call Center Must Face Insurer's Suit
• EU Members Call For Origin Labeling Of Processed Meats
• Steak 'n Shake Parking Spots Are Too Steep, ADA Suit Says
• USDA Puts Up $280M For Rural Clean Energy Projects
• Crumbs' Bankruptcy Buyer Puts End To Brand Licensing Row
• Burger King Settles Lawsuit Over Alleged Needles In Sandwich
• EU Releases Proposal For Regulatory Work In US Trade Talks
• Food Exporter Amira Inflated Revenue To Boost IPO: Suit
• Pepsico Plans To Buy Back $12B In Shares By 2018
• Senate Finance Committee OKs Package Of 17 Tax Bills
• US Targets $1B Chinese Subsidies With Massive WTO Case
• 2nd Circ. Won't Use Workers' Wage Case To Gut Class Actions
• GCs Name Best Of The Best Attorneys
• Kroger, Food Cos. Settle Suit Over Deadly Tainted Cantaloupe
• Del Monte Buyers Renew Class Cert. Bid In Food Label Fight
• Meat Industry Drops Challenge To Origin Labeling Rules
• 5 Firms Boast The Most Client-Savvy Attorneys
• DuPont Wants Lawsuit Related To Monsanto IP Fight Tossed
• Nestle Wins Access To Hershey Leniency Filing In Canada
• DC Circ. Told EPA Must Regulate Animal Feedlots
• Wegman's In Doghouse For Alleged Pet Food Infringement
• 2nd Circ. Revives Applebee's Workers' Wage-And-Hour Suit
• SuperValu Settles With EPA Over Stormwater Discharge
• Sazerac Settles Whiskey Trademark Lawsuit
• GCs Give Top Marks To 7 Standout Associates
• GCs Name Cream Of The Crop Litigators
• Vulcan Pulls In $138M For Seattle Mixed-Use Loft Building
• Texas Couple Gets Jail Time For Migrant Worker Conspiracy
• Yelp Pays $134M For Online Food-Ordering Service
• High Court Ensures Split Over Gatekeeping Role Persists
• Frozen Food Co. Not Covered For Recall, Calif. Court Affirms
• Popcorn Lung Coverage Row Stays In Bankruptcy Court
• IBM Hits Priceline, Kayak, OpenTable With Tech Patent Suit
• $50M Milk Monopsony Deal Snubs Too Many Suppliers: Farmer
• Secrecy Pacts Off-Limits In Scotts Bird Food Suit, Judge Says
• Class Action Targets Chiquita Over Guatemalan Eco-Damage
• Syngenta GMO Corn Class Action Continues To Grow
• Commerce Says Mexican Sugar Deals Protect US Producers
• NY Gov. Cuomo Seeks Tax Break For Craft Beverage Tastings
• There's A Lot To Like About Hamburg's Legacy At The FDA
• Coke Can't Consolidate Juice False Ad Suits
• Brand Battles: Blockbuster, Unilever, 3M, Michelin
• Hershey, Mars Settle IP Fight Over Similarly Named Candy
• Calif. Winery Files Trademark Suit Over 'Della' Brand Name
• Oak Hill Cuts Stake In Dave & Buster's After $195M Offering
• Australian Watchdog OKs JBS's $1.25B Primo Acquisition
• Insurer Can't Avoid Covering Tri-Union Shellfish Recall
• Burger King Stiffs Coach Trainees Of OT Pay, Suit Says
• Proposed Prop 65 Rules Won't Please Calif. Businesses
• The State Of Play In 2015: Year Of The Regulator
• €496M Deal Boosts Rocket Internet's Food Delivery Biz
• Hollywood Director Sues Distillery Over 'Hilhaven' Whiskey
• Outgoing FDA Chief's Contentious Tenure Empowered Agency
• Ferrero Not Nuts About NY Cafe's Use Of 'Nutella' Mark
• US, EU Officials Trade Jabs On Food, Procurement In TTIP
• AD Duties Can't Be Used To Adjust Export Price: Fed. Circ.
• Claim Of 'Tainted' Popcorn Isn't Defamation, Judge Says
• Calif. AG Harris Takes Battle Against Foie Gras To 9th Circ.
• Twinings Escapes Class Action Over Misleading Tea Labels
• NLRB Hits Au Bon Pain With Unfair Labor Practices Suit
• Crown Royal Urges Court To Not Dilute Rival's IP Judgment
• Can Maker Rexam Valued At $6.5B In Rival's Buyout Pursuit
• FDA Chief Hamburg To Leave Agency
• Latham Flaunts IPO Strength With Shake Shack Debut
• 4th Circ. Affirms Toss Of $600M Junk Email Suit Against Kraft
• Former Patton Boggs Bigwig Takes FDA Chops To Polsinelli
• Not The Cheese, Please: US Dairy Biz Fights EU Naming Rules
• Lawmakers Worry E-Verify Bill Could Ravage Farm Industry
• Adviser Can't Halt Ne-Yo's Fraud Suit Over Sports Drink Co.
• Wash. Farm Can't Delay Discovery In H-2A Visa Class Suit
• Publix Strikes $30M Settlement With Employees In OT Row
• Clorox Can't Toss Antitrust Suit Over Bulk Sales Policy
• Canada's Ag Chief Makes Meat Labeling Case On Capitol Hill
• Avoid Spoliation Anxiety With Litigation Readiness Plans
• Nevada AG Ends Suit Over $9.2B Albertsons, Safeway Merger
• Wachtell Steers Smucker In $5.8B Pet Food Co. Buy
• Filippo Berio Olive Oil Labeling Suit Remains Mostly Pure
• Schiff Nutrition Foes Can't Halt $5M Pact's Approval Process
• Ex-Diamond CFO Pays $125K To End SEC Walnut Fraud Case
• USTR Leans On State Ag Officials To Gin Up Trade Support
• Oak Hill Prepares To Trim Dave & Buster's Stake
• McDonald's Wants Class Claims Fried In Mich. Wage Suits
• SuperValu, C&S Seek High Court Review Of Antitrust Row
• Wendy's To Revamp Biz By Selling Hundreds Of Restaurants
• Hershey Gets UK Sweets Importer To Stay Away From Marks
• Insurer Escapes ConAgra Worker's FMLA Spat
• White House Seeks $4.9B FDA Budget, Consolidated Agency
• Celeb Chef Roy Choi Burns Injunction Bid In Eatery Name Row
• Ex-Applebee's Workers Can't Cite Nexium, 2nd Circ. Told
• Sysco To Sell 11 Centers To Seal $3.5B US Foods Buy
• $2M Joe's Crab Shack IPO Settlement Wins Initial OK