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Food & Beverage - April, 2015

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• AmEx Ordered To Alter Anti-Steering Rules Against Merchants
• CFTC Proposes Easing Options Requirements For End-Users
• Saladworks Gets Nod For $16.9M PE Stalking Horse
• Mayer Brown Reps Dow Chemical In Latest Unit Sale For $860M
• High-Level Engagement Signals TPP Endgame
• Deals Rumor Mill: Monsanto, Nokia, Time Warner
• Calif. Senate Panel Sinks Sugary Drink Labeling Bill
• SEIU Fights To Chime In On 2nd Circ. Facebook Labor Beef
• 3rd Circ. Renews Restaurant.com Suit For Lead Plaintiffs Only
• Hershey, Md. Sen.'s TM Row Held Due To Baltimore Protests
• Food Concessionaire Wants Rehashed OT Claims Axed
• 'Greedy' Fee Bid Gets Low Payout For Kraft Label Attys
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Fisheries' Bid For Warm-Water Shrimp Duties
• Montana High Court Nixes Class Action Over Ag Reappraisals
• Tito's Vodka Maker Says No 'Handmade' MDL Needed
• Mich. McDonald's Workers' Broad Discovery Put On Hold
• Texas, Breweries Settle Fight Over 'Alamo' Trademarks
• Tyson Rips Meat Co. For Suing At 'Start Of Grilling Season'
• Whole Foods Can't Stay FCRA Suit Until Spokeo Decision
• Hooters Settles Fight Over 'Fresh' TM With Fast-Food Joint
• Chinese Honey Producers Win Injunction In Antidumping Case
• The Satisfaction Of A Refund, Or Your Class Action Back
• Asian Food Co. Kicks Off IP Trial Against Ex-Biz Partner
• New H-2B Regs Hold Some Hurdles For Small Businesses
• Kraft Stockholders Sue Over Heinz Merger
• Clorox Can't Ice Retailer's Price Discrimination Suit
• Whole Foods Hits Back At Customer In Sales Tax Class Action
• 2nd Circ. Says Judges Can't Pre-Ban Arbitration Arguments
• General Mills To Inject $250M Into Tenn. Plant Expansion
• PE Backers Trim $123M From Stake In Freshpet
• Bumble Bee Foods Charged Over Worker's Oven Death
• Bojangles' Eyes $122M IPO As Restaurant Craze Ramps Up
• Feds Drop Appeal Of Hog Farm Loan Guarantee Revocation
• Vt. Judge Won't Halt State's First-In-The-Nation GMO Law
• High Court Won't Weigh Class Cert In Milk Price-Fixing Case
• Red Robin Franchisee Must Face Pa. Tip Pool Class Action
• Farm Objects To Media Notices In H-2A Visa Class Action
• Investor Says $500M Del Taco Buyout Is Raw Deal
• Japan PM's Visit Unlikely To Seal TPP Talks: White House
• NY Southern District Becomes Antitrust Hotspot
• Ark. Bakery Must Continue Bargaining With Union, Judge Says
• SEC Alleges Farm Loan Scam, Freezes Investment Co's Assets
• US Sugar Cos. Challenge Mexican Sugar Settlement
• Brand Battles: Mercedes, Instagram, White Castle, Tivo
• NLRB Judge says Applebee's Operator's Class Ban Unlawful
• DC Circ. Sinks Animal Feedlot Reg Suit Against EPA
• Fla. Lawmakers Pass Anti-Pregnancy Discrimination Bill
• Calif. Fast Food Mogul Charged With $20M Loan Fraud
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Kirkland, Shearman
• Mushroom Growers Say 3rd Circ. Ruling Foils Class Cert. Bid
• Mushroom Co.'s Duty Payout Bid Falls Flat At Fed. Circ.
• Migrant Workers Fight To Keep HR Co. In Discrimination Row
• A Strategy For Nixing FLSA Collective Actions After Filing
• EPA Agrees To Drop Superfund Suit For $1.7M Cleanup Costs
• 3 Developments You Need To Know About Calif.'s Prop 65
• Court Has Broad Authority Over Assets To Satisfy Restitution
• Ball-Rexam: Not A Typical 3-To-2 Merger
• 9th Circ. Clarifies Functionality Test For Color TM Cases
• Bankrupt Saladworks Lands $15M Stalking Horse
• USDA Rolls Out Plans To Cut Carbon Emissions
• Anheuser Unit Tells 8th Circ. To Nix Insurer Win In Mold Suit
• USDA Greenlights Chinese Apple Imports
• Enviros Slam EPA Bid To Nix Animal Feeding Pollution Suits
• Listeria Fears Spark Recall Of Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
• Judge Won't Dismiss Wal-Mart Juice Misleading-Label Suit
• Firms Say Their Applebee's OT Row Ads Aren't Misleading
• Alltech To Pay $429M For Fellow Animal Nutrition Co. Ridley
• Crop Insurer Scores FAA Approval For Drone Program
• Hershey Near Deal With Same-Name Lawmaker In TM Dispute
• Drinking Game: Plaintiffs Slam Down Spirits Class Actions
• Data Breaches Happen To Small Companies Too
• Investor Hunger For Growth Fueling Restaurant IPO Craze
• Borrelli Wants Firms Sanctioned For Ads In Applebee's Row
• GCs Name Most Elite Law Firms
• Safeway Just Stalling In 'E-Grocery' Overcharge Suit: Class
• Gunmaker Settles With Liquor Co. Over 'Tommy Guns Vodka'
• WTO Dispute Roundup: US, China Clash On Subsidies, E-Pay
• Sysco Says $3.5B US Foods Merger Will Amp Up Competition
• Arizona Iced Tea Founders Settle $1B Buyout Dispute
• Blue Bell Troubles Just Beginning After Listeria Recall
• Farms Seek $1M In Fees From EEOC In Thai Worker Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Baring Private Equity, Canon, BC Partners
• Chinese Brewer Sells Nonbeer Biz To Parent In $3.6B Deal
• Domino's Franchisee Says Driver Must Arbitrate Pay Claims
• Bankrupt Saladworks Gets Nod On Exec Bonus Plan
• Whole Foods Insists Sales Tax Row Must Be Bagged
• Hartford Seeks Payback For Pie-Tin Maker's Pollution Suits
• Brazilian Steakhouse Chain Fogo De Chao Charts $75M IPO
• Wineries Hit With Class Action Suit Over Arsenic Content
• Michael Jordan Can't Slam Dunk Publicity Case, Judge Says
• Wisconsin Declares Bird Flu Emergency As 3 Outbreaks Hit
• Vermont AG Adopts State's Historic Food-Labeling Rule
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Ayala Land, Real Estate Equities
• High Court Won't Hear Chiquita War Crimes Appeals
• Pryor Cashman Says Dairy Co.'s Malpractice Suit Is Too Late
• Kind Hit With False Ad Claims After FDA 'Healthy' Warning
• Nomad Holdings Swallows Iglo Foods In $2.8B Deal
• Tips For Guiding Your Client Through The Mediation Process
• The 100 Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• Law Firm Biases Continue To Thwart Women
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• The Glass Ceiling Report
• High Court Urged To Hear Chiquita War Crime Row
• Coke Offers $400M For Chinese Protein Drink Co.
• Brand Battles: Procter & Gamble, L'Oreal, 'Dark 'N Stormy'
• Ontario Aims To Raise $4B For Infrastructure Improvements
• After FTC Fine, Cactus Juice Co. Loses Bid For Trademark
• EEOC Seeks $19.5M Judgment In Worker Trafficking Suit
• Ex-Franchisees Seek To Sanction Texas Food Chain In TM Row
• High-Frequency Trader Must Face 'Spoofing' Charges
• Boulder Can't Melt Smart Balance Butter False Ad Suit
• Vilsack Says USDA Out Of Options On Meat Label Tweaks
• Stakes Are High In McDonald's Joint-Employer Case
• USDA Would Administer H-2A Visas Under Proposed Bill
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive 'Zero' Trademark Suit Against Coke
• Publix Pushes For Sanctions In Racial Discrimination Suit
• 2nd Circ. Says Fishery Execs Still Mostly On Hook For $22M
• Moet Hennessy Hit With Suit Over Delice Wine Trademark
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Ineos' Bottle Cap Patent As Invalid
• EEOC Wants Coding Info In Steakhouse Age Bias Suit
• Antitrust Officials Tout Role In US Foods-Sysco Merger Suit
• 3 Tricky Questions To Ask Before Selling Discounted Bundles
• Unilever Butter Spray Suit Stayed For ConAgra Appeal
• Enviros Challenge USDA Over Organic Compost Rule
• Simple Fraud Is Still Fraud, Ruby Tuesday Investors Say
• NH Settles Alcohol Distribution Unfair Bidding Suit For $2.5M
• Enviros Urge DC Circ. Action Over EPA Farm Pollution Rule
• 2 Routes To Hourly Rates For Lawyers
• Blinded Tyson Worker Says Immigration Status Is Irrelevant
• FDA Warns Kind Bars Don't Live Up To 'Healthy' Labeling
• Nestle In Exclusive Talks To Sell Davigel To PE-Backed Co.
• Loose Lips Have Lots Of Leeway At The NLRB
• Chobani CEO's Deal With Ex-Wife In Ownership Spat OK'd
• Pension Fund Asks Court To Join Exporter Shareholder Suits
• NY Domino's Pizza Franchisees Pay $1M In Wage Row
• WTO Says US Tuna Labeling Rules Hurts Mexican Fisheries
• Deals Rumor Mill: Altera, ThyssenKrupp, Nestle
• Judge Stands By Sanctions Ruling In Starbucks Chair Fiasco
• Atty DQ'd From 7-Eleven Row Over Payments For Insider Info
• DOL Floats New Rule For H-2A Workers In Herding Jobs
• CFTC Member Calls For Industry Fees To Fund Agency
• Coffee Cos. Look To Keep Keurig Antitrust Claims Alive
• Egg Execs Get 3 Months In Prison Over Salmonella Outbreak
• San Antonio Bakery Fined For I-9 Violations
• FDA Says Nev. Distributor's Muscle Pills Pose Liver Danger
• Heineken Grabs Slovenian Brewer In $121M Deal
• NLRB Urges 2nd Circ. To 'Like' Facebook Firing Decision
• Four In Texas Sentenced In Human Trafficking Scheme
• PE Owners Trim Smart & Final Stake In $182M Follow-On
• Changes To Calif. Prop 65 May Affect Texas Businesses
• Wash. Decision Illustrates Challenges For Breach Plaintiffs
• How To Weather Media Inquiries In High-Profile Cases
• Chiquita Urges Justices To Reject Review Of War Crimes Suit
• NJ Court Orders Records In Gerber Probiotic False Ad Suit
• DOL To Target H-2A Violations In Okla. Farm Industry
• Brand Battles: Pepsi, Marijuanaville, Edible Arrangements
• UK Wine Seller Inks $59M Deal For Crowd-Funded Retailer
• 9th Circ. Revives Hain 'All Natural' Cosmetics Class Action
• Syngenta Corn GMO MDL Balloons As Suits Added
• Habit Restaurants Investors Trim Stakes In $155M Offering
• USDA Unveils Pork And Beef Trade Pacts With Peru, Mexico
• Chicago Eateries Can't Dodge Race Bias Suit
• Restaurant Co. Cara Operations Draws $159M In Canada IPO
• The Rising Stars Of Food & Beverage Law
• Rising Star: Morgan Lewis' Anthony Pavel
• Starbucks' 'Junk Science' Downplays Cancer Risk: Nonprofit
• Wegmans Asks Court To Toss 'Fresh Baked' Bread Ads Suit
• New EU Unprocessed Meat Labeling Rules Take Effect
• House Dem Fears TPP Will Flood US With Unsafe Seafood
• Farm Workers Win Class Cert. In Suit Over H-2A Visa Jobs
• Consumer Urges Court To Keep Whole Foods Sales Tax Row
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: GE, North River, Morton Salt
• Private Sector Group Reveals Plan To Boost Trade With Africa
• Listeria Fears Trigger Hummus, Ice Cream Recalls
• Bakery Can't Claim IP Rights In Mardi Gras 'Bead Dogs' Spat
• Hartman & Winnicki, Partner Sued Over Client's Coffee Sale
• Rising Star: FaegreBD's Jacob Bylund
• China Files New WTO Challenge Over EU Poultry Tariffs
• Hain Celestial Must Face 'All Natural' Deception Claims
• Axiom Can't Dump Ex-Exec's Claims In $25M Sabotage Case
• Jimmy John's Noncompete Pact Survives Worker Challenge
• FDA To Expand Definition Of Retail Food Establishments
• Food, Consumer Groups Fight USDA Organic Rule Change
• Suit Targets USDA Synthetic Substance Review For Organics
• Industry Balks At Morocco-EU Pact To Shield Food Names
• Bankrupt Saladworks Gets Extra Time To Tap Stalking Horse
• FTC Must Weigh Dense Can Market In $7.8B Ball-Rexam Deal
• Pom Urges DC Circ. To Rehear FTC Suit Over Ads
• Bimbo Bakeries Slams Class Bid In False Labeling Action
• Chiquita Can't Stop Colombian Paramilitary Depositions
• Starbucks Sanctioned For Willful Spoliation In Defect Row
• Dairy Co.'s Rival Diluting 'Magnolia' Mark, 9th Circ. Told
• Hooters Says Competitor Can't Trademark Descriptive Phrase
• Rival CEO Can't Pare Depo In USF-Sysco $3.5B Merger Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Royal Dutch Shell, Vivendi, Tao Group
• Steak Chain Servers Push For Collective Cert. In Wages Row
• Feds Point To Outbreak's Harm In Sentencing Of Egg Execs
• Navajo Snack Tax Success A Model For Other Communities
• Jackson Lewis Adds Ex-Littler Employment Pro In LA
• Restaurant Chain Bojangles' Files $100M IPO
• Is 'Paleo' The Next Battleground In Food Litigation?
• American Express Patent Deemed Indefinite Under Nautilus
• Kraft Cheese Buyers Say 'Natural' Ads Misled Whole Class
• EPA Urges Dismissal Of Animal Feeding Pollution Suits
• DC Circ. To Hear Native's USDA Witness Interference Claims
• The 5 Biggest M&A Moves Of The 1st Quarter
• Michael Jordan Wants Another Shot In $5M Publicity Case
• Cirque Du Soleil Keeps Service Charge From Staff, Suit Says
• Pols Turn Up Heat On Canada, Japan In TPP Dairy Talks
• Natrol Ch. 11 Buyer Sues Ex-Owners Over 'Sham' Contract
• Pizza Shop Servers Allowed To Join Tip-Pool FLSA Suits
• Feds Sue Beansprout Co. Over Listeria Outbreak
• Panda Express To Pay Up To $3M For Managers' OT Case
• Purina Rejects Dog Food Suit As 'Trendy Social Media Hysteria'
• Pa. GOP Senator Floats New Liquor Privatization Plan
• Brand Battles: Major League Baseball, The Gap, Napa Valley
• Kraft, Mondelez Hit With Class Action After CFTC Suit
• Wal-Mart, Whole Foods To Weigh In On AmEx Steering Fixes
• Texas Roadhouse Discovery Bid Denied In EEOC Ageism Suit
• Anheuser-Busch Beer Not American-Made, Suit Says
• Deepwater Hurt US Shrimp Industry, Not Imports, CIT Says
• NLRB Finds Chipotle Worker Illegally Fired For Pay Protests
• Vodka Co. Drops 'White Oak' Name As Winery Drops IP Suit
• Ropes & Gray Guides David's Tea Toward $75M US IPO
• CFTC's Ambitious Kraft Suit To Test Dodd-Frank Powers
• Del Taco Can't Keep TM For Defunct Chain, TTAB Says
• EPA Dragging Feet On Animal Feedlot Regs, DC Circ. Told
• USTR Takes Broad Swipes At Food, Telecom Barriers
• Flavor Maker Denies 'Popcorn Lung' Claims In 8th Circ.
• Farmers Sue Allens Ch. 11 Pros For Priority $2.8M Fee Claim
• State AGs Urge Lawmakers To Investigate Supplement Cos.
• Jamba Sells 100 Calif. Stores After Activist Pressure
• Germany Blocks Grocery Giant Edeka's Pickup Of Rival Stores
• EU Pushes Boundaries Of What Amounts To A Cartel
• McDonald's To Raise Workers' Wages At Co.'s Restaurants
• Mandatory E-Verify Must Come With Ag Fixes, Lawmakers Say
• Industry Win On Bat Listing Shows Glimpse Of FWS' Future
• Firing Worker Who Called Boss 'Nasty MF' Unlawful: NLRB
• Sysco, US Foods Customers Must Reveal IDs In Merger Fight
• CFTC Accuses Kraft Foods, Mondelez Of Market Manipulation
• Heinz Squeezes Out Victory In Condiment Package IP Suit
• Union Decert. Bid Shouldn't Have Been Processed, NLRB Says
• Darden Slams Bid To Intervene In EEOC Age Bias Suit
• $50M Settlement Denied In Milk Pricing Conspiracy Suit
• Abandoning Your Trademark Can Have Dire Consequences
• Ethics In The Tech Age: What Every Lawyer Should Consider