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Food & Beverage - June, 2015

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• Firms Back Monsanto's $45B Merger Proposal With Syngenta
• Miami Atty, Son Sued Over EB-5 Investment Debacle
• Alleged Booze Knockoff 'Kahfua' Cut Off By Judge
• US, Brazil Forge Closer Trade Ties At White House Summit
• Benihana's Haru Accused Of Bias Against Hispanic Workers
• FDA Considering Warning On Liquid Nicotine
• The Playful, Plainspoken Prose Of Justice Elena Kagan
• Justice Thomas Lets His Dissents Do The Talking
• Fed. Circ. Deems CBP's Duties Prepayment Rule Constitutional
• Costco Supplier Slammed For 'Deceptive' Egg Labels
• Unilever, PepsiCo Hit With Suit Over 'All Natural' Tea Label
• Pennsylvania Legislature Passes Liquor Privatization Measure
• Bimbo Labeling Plaintiffs Call Sanctions Bid A 'Trap'
• ConAgra Looks To Dump Private Brands As It Changes Course
• The 15 Biggest High Court Decisions Of The Past 15 Years
• Boutiques Wipe The Supreme Court Floor With BigLaw Rivals
• Supreme Court Ends Term Sharply Divided
• Justices Pen More Dissents To Show Votes Aren't Political
• 3 Takeaways From FTC's Victory In Sysco Merger Challenge
• Three Justices Trusted With Most Controversial Opinions
• DC Judge Grills USDA Over Native Farmer Settlement Fight
• Welch Foods Moves To Squash Mislabeling Class Action
• Enviros Say DC Circuit Unneeded For 'Run Of The Mill' Suit
• Top 15 High Court Class Action Rulings Of The Past 15 Years
• Amplify Snack's PE Backers Line Up $200M IPO
• Market Definition Doomed $3.5B Sysco Merger, Judge Explains
• Advancing WTO Case, US Seeks Input On Indonesian Ag Rules
• New DOL Overtime Pay Rules Are Coming Soon
• Coupon Sales Tax Rules Create Thorny Compliance Problems
• Sysco, US Foods Pull Plug On $3.5B Merger
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson Thacher, Cleary
• Nestle Purina Tells Justices Settlement Didn't Moot Appeal
• Cuba's Potential Agricultural Bounty On Menu At Miami Event
• Brand Battles: Ford, Session Beer, Star Wars
• Whole Foods Hit With Class Action Over Cookie Marketing
• Costco Properly Docked Tax In Worker Row: Calif. Court
• NJ Assembly Votes For Amusement Games In Bars
• Arbitration Pacts Govern Grocery Antitrust Row, 8th Circ. Told
• ConAgra Must Face 'All Natural' Suit Over Tomato Products
• Garlic Exporter Says US Erred In Anti-Dumping Review
• The Top 3 New Do's And Don'ts For Law Firm Websites
• Weigh TMs Before Reacting To NLRB McDonald's Complaints
• USDA Takes Issue With Golden County's $22M Sale Plans
• Whole Foods Slapped With Overpricing Class Action In NY
• EU High Court Sets $11M Del Monte Banana Cartel Fine
• Not So Fast-Track: More Work To Do In TPP Talks
• Pa. Supreme Court Boots $18M Safeway Lease Row
• Online Restaurant Ordering Service Hit With TCPA Claim
• Honest Tea Consumer Asks For Drink Formula In False Ad Row
• Brinker Adds 103 Chili's To Portfolio In $106.5M Deal
• 9 Reasons Class Counsel Get Their Fee Requests Denied
• Kraft Cheese Buyers Win Slimmed Cert. In 'Natural' Ads Suit
• Mich. Sen. Proposes Voluntary Meat Labeling Rules
• Firms Look For Positives After Failed Sysco-US Foods Merger
• DNA Test To Find Defecator Just One Way To Violate GINA
• Kraft To Settle 6 Investor Suits Over $45B Heinz Merger
• Whole Foods Stiffed Packaged Food Buyers, NYC Agency Says
• 9th Circ. Nixes Class In False Ad Suit Over Nutrition Drink
• Kraft Board OKs Exec. Payouts Over Heinz Merger
• EC Slaps $129.6M Fine On Packaging Cos. For Cartels
• HMSHost Unit Must Face Willful OT Claims, Ex-Employees Say
• The Global Hot Spots Of 2015
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2015
• The 5 Firms That Made The Biggest Global Gains
• Ambitious Global Firms Must Have Roots In These Cities
• Chipotle Workers' Class Cert. Loss Not Ripe For Appeal
• 9th Circ. Says EPA Had Power To Rescind Calif. Air Regs
• Native Americans To Voice Dismay Over USDA Settlement Mod
• FTC Wins Bid To Halt $3.5B Sysco-US Foods Merger
• General Mills Says Cake Mix Trans Fat Suit Is Half-Baked
• Darden To Spin Off Property Holdings Into Public REIT
• Fla. Farm Workers Seek Split Trial In Race Bias Case
• 6th Circ. Says Cucumber Harvesters Are Employees
• Alibaba, Ant Financial Set Up $1B China Food Delivery JV
• Niagara Bottling Co. Recalls Water Over E. Coli Fears
• McDonald's Liable For Franchisee's Skimpy Pay, Workers Say
• Raptors Face Trademark Fight Over New Logos
• DC Circ. Panel Won't Rehear Animal Feedlot Air Regs Suit
• Belgium Fines P&G, Others $197M For Price-Fixing Scheme
• Ex-Rep. Grimm Says 'Extraordinary' Life Justifies No Jail Time
• Immigrants Hit Blueberry Farm With Class Action Over Wages
• Keurig Concealed Lukewarm Sales, Investors Say
• Syngenta Asks Kansas Court To Toss Corn MDL
• Sausage Maker Asks 3rd Circ. To Revive Insurance Row
• WTO Appoints Panelists To Weigh EU-Russia Import Dispute
• JBS To Buy Marfrig's Moy Park In $1.5B Deal
• Texas Supermarket Settles Visa Suit With USCIS
• Courts Are Distilling The Essence Of 'Handmade' Spirits
• Justices Side With Raisin Farm In Federal Takings Dispute
• Fairway Investors Say IPO Claims Meet Omnicare Standard
• Brand Battles: In-N-Out Burger, Marvel, Citigroup
• Enviro, Food Groups To Sue EPA Over Syngenta Pesticide
• Brazilian Steakhouse Fogo de Chao's $88M IPO Tops Target
• Gerber Can't Dodge Baby Formula False Advertising Suit
• 9th Circ. Stomps Denny's Employees' Suit Over Work Shoes
• WTO Dispute Roundup: EU Stalls Gas, Poultry Disputes
• Feds Defend Fraud Charges In Halal Beef Export Case
• NYC Pizza Chain Served OT Class Action
• NY Composting Initiative Could Stink For Local Restaurants
• Activist Investor Builds Stake, Pushes For ConAgra Overhaul
• Tribe Can't Sue Farmer Over Water Rights, Suit Claims
• Anheuser-Busch Inks Uncapped Settlement In False Ad Suit
• Why Lateral Candidacies Fail
• PWC Wants Gov't's $8.5B FCA Suit Tossed Over Lost Docs
• Heinz Sued Over Trans Fat Claims On Fries, Tater Tots
• Bimbo Bakeries Says Labeling Suit Plaintiff Scrubbed Evidence
• Deals Rumor Mill: Google, A&P, Telecom Italia
• Feds Indict 10 Over Fake 5-Hour Energy Scheme
• Dow Wins $5.9M In Atty Fees From Bayer In Soybean IP Fight
• Potato Growers Strike $25M Deal To End Antitrust Claims
• 3rd Circ. Urged To OK Landlord's ShopRite Monopoly Claims
• Anheuser-Busch's Land Not Exempt From Calif. Enviro Regs
• Fed. Circ. Says Surety Co. Must Pay Crawfish Duties
• 2 Minority Views From The Top Of BigLaw
• 3rd Circ. Urged To Revive Benihana Foreign Trademark Row
• FDA Finalizes Labeling Exemptions For Food Allergens
• Native Plaintiffs Back Divergent Plans For USDA Settlement
• Hotel Worker Wrongly Fired Over Posting Selfies, NLRB Says
• Pilot Travel Center Workers Get Collective Cert. In Pay Row
• Ghirardelli Faces 'Fake Chocolate' Suit In US Territories
• Showdown Begins Over $2.5B Retaliation For US Meat Labels
• Purina, Blue Buffalo Told To 'Play Nice' In False Ad Fight
• There's No Copyright For A Recipe, 6th Circ. Told
• Concocting Class Actions Over 'Craft Beer'
• What FTC's Ardagh Analysis Means For Ball-Rexam Merger
• Neb. Farm To Pay $158K For H-2A, Wage Violations
• EU Court Trims Pacific Fruit's Banana Cartel Fine To $7.5M
• Odwalla Buyers Say 'Cane Juice' Fight Can't Wait On FDA
• U-Haul Faces Wrongful Death Suit Over Food Truck Blast
• McCormick Hit With Class Action Over Pepper Skimping
• US Takes Aim At Canadian IP, Ag Hurdles In WTO Probe
• FDA To Ban Trans Fats In 3 Years
• NJ Bill Allowing Amusement Games In Bars Moves Ahead
• Food Safety Insurance And The FDA's Forthcoming Rule
• Beastie Boys Not Awarded Full Fees In Monster Energy Fight
• Farmworker Groups Sue DOL, DHS Over H-2B Wage Rule
• Midamar Founder Can't Nix Misbranding Charges, Gov't Says
• Whole Foods Scores Partial Win In Ill. Sales Tax Suit
• Sports Bar Hits Back In 2nd Circ. Facebook Labor Suit
• Tribal Tobacco Co. Calls US Claim To $6M Unconstitutional
• Golden County Foods Gets Nod For $22M Auction Plan
• Wash. Tribe Says Shellfish Co. Owner Is Liable In Harvest Row
• Chicken Co. Wayne Farms Sets Terms For $250M IPO
• J&J Can't Escape False Ad Suit Over 'Natural' Sweetener
• NJ Houlihan's Franchisee Accused Of Improper Tip-Pooling
• Judge Pokes Holes In Sanctions Bid Against Dunkin' Donuts
• Harvest Co. Illegally Hired Immigrants Over Citizens: Judge
• Trader Joe's Can't Arbitrate Pretzel Row, Calif. Court Says
• Tips To Avoid Conflicts When Hiring In-House Lawyers
• Taxation With Representation: Debevoise, Goodwin, Skadden
• Calif. Spill Fouled Beaches And Gutted Tourism, Suit Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Heinz, Kraft, Dish, T-Mobile, CNNC
• Jeni's Second Listeria Find Halts Ice Cream Production
• Dehydrated Calif. Issues Record Water Restrictions
• 4th Circ. Shuts Down Dave & Buster's Mall Lease Dispute
• Brand Battles: Red Bull, Lollapalooza, Warner Bros.
• Pizza Hut Franchisee Hit With OT, Wage Class Action
• CIT Affirms Anti-Dumping Bonds On Chinese Garlic Shipments
• Fresh Direct To Pay $1.2M To Stop Drivers' Class Action
• Workers' Suit Over H-2A Visa Jobs Paused For 9th Circ. Ruling
• Charting A Course Across Calif.'s Class Action Landscape
• Why Law Firms Collapse
• King & Spalding Guides Wingstop In $110M IPO
• High Court Ruling In Tyson Wage Case Could Be Blockbuster
• Michael Jordan Slams Grocer's Proposed Jury Instructions
• Sen. Ag Chair Taking Ideas For Less Drastic COOL Action
• Gov't Says Docs In $8.5B Fraud Case Properly Privileged
• $3M Carolina Ale House FLSA Deal Can Proceed, Judge Says
• Kit Kat Shape Can't Be A Trademark, EU Adviser Says
• Purina Can't Shake Blue Buffalo's False Ad Claims
• Confusion, Costs Still Issues For FDA Food Import Program
• Pa. High Court Clarifies Employer Liability Exclusions
• House OKs Bill To Cut Meat Labeling Rules After WTO Loss
• Dole Not Liable With Shell In $90M Oil Harm Suit, Judge Told
• SQM Defeats Calif. City's $31M Water Pollution Suit At Trial
• Haynes And Boone Reps WhiteWave In $550M Vega Deal
• When It Comes To Trademarks, Is All Alcohol The Same?
• San Francisco Lawmakers Approve Soda Ad Warning Labels
• Blue Buffalo's $500M IPO Latest For Pet Food Makers
• Immigrant Group Leaders Sue For Fees After Slander Fight
• A 5-Point Plan To Save Our Juries
• USDA Floats Egg Inspection Rules To 'Streamline' Imports
• Morgan Lewis Reps Campbell In $231M Garden Fresh Deal
• Campbell Soup Hit With '100% Natural' GMO Suit For Prego
• US Can Settle To Avoid $3B COOL Sanctions, Groups Say
• Wingstop Ups IPO Target As Another Restaurant Sets Terms
• Duty To Defend In Florida Extends To Excluded Claims
• Skull Bottle Tequila Co. Can't Plug Rival Startup Brand
• Snoop Dogg Sues Pabst For His Share Of $700M Sale
• Arent Fox Taps Ex-Moet Hennessy GC For Beverage Group
• CIT Orders Commerce To Rethink Shrimp Anti-Dumping Duties
• Edible Arrangements Says TM Suits Don't Flout Antitrust Law
• Boies Schiller Could Face DQ From Chiquita War Crimes MDL
• Apollo Enters Talks To Pay $3.3B For French Bottling Co.
• BALCA Reverses H-2B Cert. Denial For Fla. Mexican Eatery
• High Court Wades Into Tyson Don, Doff Class Action Fight
• Syngenta Rejects 2nd Monsanto Takeover Bid
• Kashi To Pay $4M To Settle GMO False Ad Class Action
• High Court Won't Hear Appeal Of Grocery Antitrust Ruling
• Using Hedonic Price Analysis In Food Labeling Class Actions
• This Week In Congress: Export-Import Bank And The NDAA
• NJ DEP Says Offshore Seismic Tests Will Harm Fish, Tourism
• Cos. Should Drop Noncompete Pacts For Low-Wage Workers
• FDA Debuts Guidance On Expedited Food Import Program
• Grocer Can't Shut Out Michael Jordan's Likeness Suit
• Neb. Urges High Court To Hear Tribal Liquor Tax Row
• US, S. Africa Resolve Long-Standing Chicken Trade Squabble
• Food Co. To Pay DC Schools $19.4M In Whistleblower Suit
• Eataly Confirms Malware Attack On Payment Systems In NYC
• Joe's Crab Shack IPO Suit Ends In $1.8M Settlement
• June IPO Market Chugs Forward As 6 Cos. Target $500M
• Feedlot Foes Want DC Circ. To Hear Emission Regs Suit
• Sens. Urge USDA To Finalize Poultry Pathogen Standards
• SDNY Continues Court Split Over Organic Products
• 9th Circ. Revives Sex Bias Suit By Ex-Applebee's Prep Cook
• $13M Red Bull Settlement Objector Appeals To 2nd Circ.
• Canada, Mexico Want US Fined $3B Over Meat Labeling Regs
• USDA, Native Americans Square Off Over Settlement Funds
• Absolut Sues Over 'Egregious' Kahlua Knockoff
• Denny's Can't Make Workers Pay For Shoes, 9th Circ. Told
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dish, T-Mobile, Tesco, Petrobras
• ICE Reaches $2.25M Deal With Orchard Over I-9 Form Violations
• India's Poultry Import Barriers Break Rules, WTO Affirms
• ADM Averts DQ With Waiver After $54M FCPA Fine
• Food Industry Reps Spar Over House Menu-Labeling Bill
• Arent Fox, Sidley Austin Guide Getty-United Oil $214M Deal
• Xerox Unit, Darden Settle $13M Contract Row
• 7th Circ. Reopens Candy Supplier Row Over No-Service Claims
• EU To Wrap Up Apple, Starbucks Tax Probes
• Mayer Brown Lures Food And Drug Partner From Jones Day
• McDonald's Evades Suit Over Slip-And-Fall At Pa. Franchise
• Online Shopping For Packaged Foods: Legal Challenges
• Calif. Ban On Paid In-Store Booze Ads Challenged At 9th Circ.
• Hard Rock Unveils Plans For New Meadowlands Casino
• Baking Co. Turned Deaf Ear To Racial Harassment, EEOC Says
• Iskanian's PAGA Carveout Unfair, Employers Tell 9th Circ.
• Pizza Hut Franchise Fails In Belated Arbitration Bid
• Enviros File Racketeering Suit Against Calif. Gov., Chevron
• WHO Herbicide Cancer Study Worries US Corn, Soy Industries
• Seattle Wage Ordinance Unconstitutional, 9th Circ. Told
• General Mills Tells 8th Circ. Superfund Class Wrongly Certified
• Insurer Wants Dietz & Watson Held In Contempt Over Docs
• Wendy's Serves Up $1.4B Share Repurchase Program
• SQM Owes Calif. City $31M Over Tainted Water, Jury Told
• Hard Rock Cafe's Foreign Unit No Shield In Franchise Row
• Tobacco Cos. Drop Suit After FDA Holds Labeling Enforcement
• New FDA Rule Curbs Antibiotic Use In Animals
• Poultry Farmers Sue Tyson Over Pay-For-Performance Scheme
• AGs Urge FDA To Improve Dietary Supplement Regulation
• Starbucks Prices $850 Million Of Senior Notes
• Burger King Coaches Nab Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Calif. Court Finds Only State Can Enforce Wage Penalties
• Ohio Co. Says IP Firm Choked On Sandwich Patent
• McDonald's Payroll Cards Broke Pa. Wage Law, Judge Says
• Sluggish Doha Progress Beginning To Trouble WTO Chief
• Wingstop Cooks Up $75M IPO Plan
• General Mills Says Trans Fats In Baking Mixes Are Lawful
• ConAgra Hit With Trans Fat Popcorn Claims
• US Pushes India For Improved Ag Access, IPR In WTO Review
• 5 Insights From Schneider Electric GC Peter Wexler
• Your Trademark Could Be A False Advertisement
• Kraft Calls CFTC's Wheat Manipulation Claims All Chaff
• House Passes Fish Management Tweaks Despite Veto Threat
• Md. Appeals Court Tosses Moe's Challenge To Chipotle Permit
• Plaintiffs Demand Sentencing Docs In Scotts Bird Seed Suit
• MillerCoors Sued Over Blue Moon Craft Beer Claims
• Foster Farms Limits Human Antibiotics In Chickens
• Safeway Gets Rewards Patent Nixed As Abstract Under Alice
• Nestle India Hit With Allegations Of Lead In Noodles
• USDA's Country Of Origin Labels Likely Dead Meat
• Shrimp Cos. Push Fed. Circ. To Toss Duty Calculations
• Quadrant Private Equity Drops $312M On Aussie Pet Food Co.
• Courts' Love-Hate Relationship With Equitable Estoppel
• NYC Ban On Polystyrene Foam Misses A Market Opportunity
• When It Comes To Crop Insurance, The FCA Bears Fruit