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Food & Beverage - November, 2015

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• Dow Can't Dodge $456M Award In Patent Row, Bayer Says
• Grocer Pushes 7th Circ. To Allow Clorox Antitrust Suit
• Confidentiality OK'd In Railroad Hazardous Shipment Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Staples, Anheuser-Busch, BATS
• Eatery, NLRB Split Over Gag Order Imperiling $1M Settlement
• Real Estate Rumors: Black Bear, Publix, Baywood Hotels
• Enviro Groups Seek Quick End To Nestle Water Bottling Row
• Coke Says Consumers' False Labeling Claims Fall Flat
• Ole Miss Fights Tax Bill For Nike, Coke Sponsorships
• Salmonella Survivor Says PCA Auditor Must Face Claims
• EU Gathers Allies To Eliminate Ag Export Subsidies At WTO
• The Netherlands To Appeal EU Starbucks Tax Ruling
• What Happens In Latin America Doesn't Stay In Latin America
• Land O'Lakes' Whey Suit Not About Negligence, Insurers Say
• Shoppers Defend Cert. Bid In P&G, Kellogg False Ad Suit
• WTO Dispute Roundup: Members Clash Over Ag, E-Payments
• NLRB Orders Calif. Grocer To Nix Class Action Waivers
• OPINION: In Search Of Our Best Law Firm Selves
• Albertsons Buying Back 30 Stores From Bankrupt Haggen
• Ex-Food Network Star Sues Developer Over Texas Restaurant
• Morgan Lewis Can Rep Itself In Ex-Client's Suit, Judge Says
• Kraft, Mondelez Say Futures Trading Wasn't Manipulation
• McDonald's To Pay $1.5M To Settle Workers' Wage Suit
• Mexican Workers File FLSA Suit Against Fla. Harvester
• FDA Takes A Step Forward On 'Natural' Food Labeling
• 'Master Softee' Barred From Using Mister Softee Trademarks
• Aramark Settles Race, Sex Bias Claims From DOL
• A&P Sues Lee & Associates Over Botched $12M Store Sale
• 4 Things Retail Developers Will Watch For On Black Friday
• Temple Law Group's Food Poisoning Claims Beat Objections
• 2 FSMA Final Rules Give Industry Food For Thought
• PF Chang's Can't Shake Gluten Allergy Discrimination Suit
• Cravath Guides Pinnacle In $975M Deal For Boulder Brands
• Jack Daniels Used Google To Infringe Fireball Mark, Rival Says
• New Federal Rules Acknowledge It's Time To Drop The 'E'
• Bayer Urges Fed. Circ. To Nix $6M Award To Dow In IP Row
• Insurer Owes $2.5M In Hog Farm Nuisance Suit, Court Affirms
• Judge Overseeing A&P, Hostess To Mediate Molycorp Spat
• Texas Jury Returns $2.2M Verdict In Tyson Worker Injury Row
• Mars Defends Child Slavery Disclosures In False Ad Fight
• Constellation Brands Taps $400M Debt To Buy Craft Brewer
• Goya Drink Buyers Say Thousands Were Deceived By Labels
• Jordan Reaches Undisclosed Deal With Chicago Grocers
• Bellwether Cases Chosen In Syngenta GMO Corn MDL
• Class Counsel Fees Getting 'Intense Judicial Scrutiny'
• More States Affected By Chipotle E. Coli Outbreak, CDC Says
• Whole Foods Urges Judge To Toss Food Overcharging Suit
• Ex-Egg Producer Fights Class Cert. In Price-Fixing MDL
• Patent Owners Fire Back In Fed. Circ. Venue Overhaul Fight
• 3 IPOs Held Back Over Weak Market Conditions
• Tito's Can't Nix False Ad Suit Over 'Handmade' Vodka
• Brand Battles: Starbucks, Kellogg's, Hershey
• Costco Workers Urge 9th Circ. To Reverse Class Cert. Denial
• Former Ag Secretaries Stump For TPP Passage
• Syngenta Says Distributors To Blame In GMO Corn MDL
• Taxation With Representation: Cleary, Wachtell, Cravath
• WTO Slams Door On US Tuna Labeling Appeal
• 3 Ways To Prep Hospitality Cos. On Holiday Legal Issues
• Sugar, Corn Syrup Makers Settle $1B False Ad Row Mid-Trial
• Class Cert. In 'K-Cup' Labeling Suit Stands
• 3 Ways Technology Is Changing Law Office Designs
• FDA Approval Of GE Salmon Labels Likely To Sink Lawsuits
• Gov't Urged To Team With Industry To Tackle Cyber Risk
• Apple Juice False-Ad Consumers Ask 9th Circ. For Second Bite
• 13 Key Business Objectives For Corporate Legal Departments
• 5th Circ. Won't Rethink $123M Moroccan Oil Venture Ruling
• Nebraska Tells Supreme Court Tribe Can't Tax Town
• Honduran Workers Sue Florida Farm Over Recruiter Fees
• Sierra Club Tells EPA US Sugar's Fla. Fields Ducking Law
• FDA Wins Dismissal of Tomato Farm's $11M Recall Suit
• Pa. House Sends Liquor Privitization Bill To State Senate
• Engineered Salmon Is 1st Animal To Win FDA Food Approval
• McDonald's To Pay $355K To Settle Immigrant Bias Claims
• Trans Fat Litigant Can't Claim Ignorance In 5th Suit: Judge
• Pa. Judge Won't Ax $47M Award In Workplace Shooting Case
• Diamond Investors Try To Block $1.9B Snyder's-Lance Deal
• Australia Blocks Sale Of Farmland Owner, Citing Security
• DOL, Migrant Worker Groups End 3rd Circ. H-2B Rule Dispute
• Quaker Steak & Lube Unveils $25M Stalking Horse Bid
• Canada Watchdog Ends Nestle Chocolate Price-Fixing Probe
• Full 2nd Circ. Urged To Mull NY Credit-Card Surcharge Ban
• Fitness Model Broke Endorsement Deal, Nutrition Co. Says
• Jones Day, Davis Polk Guide ConAgra On Spinoff
• Coffee Labeling Class Cert. Steeped In Error, Maker Says
• Tito's Vodka Crushes Fraud Claims In 'Handmade' Suit
• Jimmy John's Wants Cert. Revoked In Managers' OT Action
• South Africa Chips Away At Resolving Poultry Squabble
• Federal, Calif. 'Slack-Fill' Laws Ensure Fill Of Litigation
• A Closer Look At The Newly Discovered Cuban Food Market
• Monsanto Tells 9th Circ. GMO Law Backers Lack Standing
• Judge Finalizes Jury Orders In Heinz, Starr Insurance Suit
• EB-5 Hopeful Sues Restaurateur, Claiming Poor Management
• Mr Chow Won $1M, But Must Pay $1M Fees On Lost Claims
• SEC Says Bob Marley-Linked Coffee Co. Stirred Up $78M Fraud
• Insurer Can't Nix Suit Over Illegal Wheat Seed Sale
• TC Heartland Continues Push For Patent Venue Overhaul
• Senate Questions Nominee FDA Chief's Pharma Ties
• Atty Looks To Escape Grocery Owners' Suit Over Property Buy
• Tyson Says Worker's Sanctions Bid Based On 'Hyperbole'
• APEC Nations Commit To Promoting Green Trade Growth
• German Cartel Office Can Challenge Deal After Closing
• Sugar Industry Wraps $1B False Ad Case Against Syrup Rivals
• Consumers Fight ConAgra's Bid To Stay Trans Fat Action
• Nestle Urges Judge To Toss Coffee-Mate False Label Action
• 5th Circ. Won't Upset $123M Moroccan Oil Venture Ruling
• 10th Circ. Told Tribal Border Fight Is Unlike High Court Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tsinghua, Staples, Dali Foods
• EPA Bans Sale Of Pesticide 9th Circ. Called Risk To Bees
• As Self-Insured, Grocer Settled Claim On Time, 1st Circ. Says
• Justices Asked To Eye Court Oversight Of Private FLSA Deals
• Papa John's Franchisee Gets Jail Time For Wage Theft
• Tyson Can't Pluck Fraud Claim From 'Tournament' Suit
• TTAB Allows 'Left Nut' Beer Trademark
• 4 Reasons Macy's, McDonald's Won't Spin Off REITs
• SEC Settles With Alleged PF Chang's Insider Trader
• Constellation To Pay $1B For Craft Brewer Ballast Point
• Pa. House Committee Again Advances Liquor Reforms
• Should In-House Counsel Use US Contract Terms In Europe?
• 9th Circ. Lets Ex-AB InBev Exec Try To Nix Trade Secrets Suit
• Sugar Refiners Make $1B Damages Claim Against Corn Cos.
• Fresh & Easy Can't Evade Union's Subpoena, 9th Circ. Says
• EEOC Can't Trim Bias Suit Class Member Info After Atty Flub
• Brand Battles: Ohio State University, Quaker Oats, T-Mobile
• Panel Reverses Pajama-Clad ShopRite Worker's Injury Award
• Papa John's Franchisee Wants Group Arbitration Nixed
• Edible Arrangements Can't Ditch Rival's Antitrust Claims
• Real Estate Rumors: NY Life, Paragon, Miami Warehouses
• FDA Tightens Safety Standards For Produce, Imported Food
• Televangelist, Buffet Must Face DOL Suit Over Unpaid Work
• Starr's Bid To Void Heinz Policy Must Go To Jury, Court Says
• Take Your Marks: An Associate's Guide To Your 1st Big Trial
• Taxation With Representation: Sullivan, Cravath, Cleary
• Honest Tea Can't Escape Antioxidant Mislabeling Suit
• EU Agency Says Debated Pesticide Not Likely Carcinogenic
• Philip Morris Seeks Recusal Of Judge From FDA Labeling Suit
• 3rd Circ. Revives NJ Landlord's ShopRite Antitrust Claims
• Vineyard Says Rival Infringed 'Nickel' Wine Trademark
• Unions Blast Mexican Retailer With OECD, NAFTA Complaints
• Whole Foods Wants PETA's Suit Over Meat Standards Nixed
• 1 Drink Too Many: Why Consumers Will Lose With Beer Merger
• EU Label Rules Draw Harsh Criticism From Israel
• Brazilian Steakhouse Pushes For Win In Chef Visa Row
• Protecting Employee Facebook Profanity In The 2nd Circ.
• AB InBev Finally Unveils $100B SABMiller Bid
• Corn Syrup Has 'Infiltrated' Food, Yale Doctor Tells Jury
• Kraft Says Push To Change Patent Venue Law An Overreaction
• Food & Beverage MVP: Winston & Strawn's Amanda Groves
• NJ Law Paves Way For Amusement Games In Bars
• FDA Asks For Comments On Using 'Natural' On Food Labels
• Heinz Says It Did Not Mislead Insurer On Recall History
• Justices Skeptical Over Don, Doff Averaging In Tyson Row
• Calif. City Sues Monsanto, Pfizer Unit For PCB Contamination
• Deals Rumor Mill: Molson, Dell, Postal Savings Bank Of China
• Monsanto Wants Roundup Cancer Suit Tossed
• Synagro Pulls Permit Bid To Use Sewage Sludge On Pa. Farms
• Gatorade Owner Drops Trademark Suit Over 'Haterade'
• Science Is Not Static For The Food And Beverage Industry
• Corn Syrup Ads Countered 'Orchestrated Attack,' Jury Hears
• Tyson Workers To Face High Court That Favors Class Limits
• Ga. Farm Workers Win Approval Of Wage Settlement
• Darden Restaurants Loses Bid to Nix EEOC Age Bias Suit
• Bid For Food Service Co. Was Ruse To Steal Secrets, Suit Says
• High Court Environmental Cases To Watch
• NY Senator Wants FDA To Crack Down On Caffeinated Food
• Former Top Advisor, Attorney At FDA Joins Covington in DC
• Food & Beverage MVP: McDermott's Marc Sorini
• Deals Rumor Mill: Canadian Pacific, Nat'l Grid, HelloFresh
• General Mills Hit With False Ad Suit Over Cheerios Protein
• Safeway Shopper Says Supermarket Skimped On Tuna
• General Mills, Consumers Battle Experts In Cereal GMO Suit
• Smucker's Settles Crisco 'All-Natural' Labeling Claims
• Farm To Settle With Workers Who Allegedly Slept With Bugs
• 3rd Quarter Saw A Rise In FCPA Enforcement
• Law360's Super MVPs In A Class Of Their Own
• 5 Firms Lead The Pack With MVP Wins
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Aces From 86 Firms
• High Court Asked To Review Chesapeake Bay Pollution Limits
• Corn Syrup 'Pitbull' Denies Group Is A Front For Industry
• Grocer's Breach Liability Row Headed To 8th Circ.
• Google, More Ask Fed. Circ. To End East Texas Patent Docket
• AdvancePierre Blasts Attys In Bid To Toss Trans Fat Suit
• Bankrupt Fresh & Easy Wants $4.5M Store Sale To CVS OK'd
• Tyson Threw Away Evidence On Purpose, Worker Says
• Former Coffee Grower Says Monsanto Hid Weed Killer Risks
• Obama Terminates Duty-Free Treatment For S. African Food
• Final Hostess Asset Sale Clears Path For End To Ch. 11
• Morgan Lewis Inventing Law To Avoid DQ, Ex-Client Says
• Corn Syrup Industry Didn't Secretly Fund Ads, Jury Hears
• Dog Owner Sues Tyson Over 'Made In USA' Pet Food Labels
• Bankrupt Fresh & Easy Gets OK To Tap Part Of $6M DIP Loan
• NLRB Rules Chipotle Illegally Fired Worker For Protests
• Panera Hit With $32M Wages Action Over Meetings, Breaks
• Chipotle Sued Over E. Coli Outbreak In Northwest
• Whey Co. Execs Fight For Coverage In Land O'Lakes Urea Row
• American Airlines Fires Back In Pa. Water Poisoning Row
• Whole Foods Says Alleged Pricing Lapses Didn't Hurt Shopper
• Vereit Strikes $204M Deal To Sell Red Lobster Portfolio
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Insurer Win In Sausage Co. Coverage Row
• Whole Foods Settles Age, National Origin Bias Suit
• Obama Administration Releases Final TPP Text
• Kraft Agrees To $1.75M Deal To End Unpaid Wages Row
• Atty Fighting Foie Gras Tells 9th Circ. She Can't Avoid It
• Corn Syrup Not 'Crack,' Jury Told As $1B False Ad Trial Opens
• Inside AB InBev's $104B Courtship Of SABMiller
• Sugar Farmers Seek Victory In Pesticide Damage Coverage
• Mushroom Growers Push For Pause Of Price-Fixing MDL
• Bayer Owes MDL Attys $9M For GMO Deal, 8th Circ. Told
• ITC Cut Corners In Xanthan Gum Review, Fed. Circ. Told
• Rulings Put Target On Plants Despite Clean Air Compliance
• Jack In The Box Restaurant Chain Hit With OT Class Action
• FTC Backs Clorox's 7th Circ. Price Discrimination Appeal
• OPINION: Via Duke, Companies Are Shaping Discovery
• WTO Head Outlines Pact To Nix Ag Export Subsidies
• Winery Says Suggestively Named Beers Infringe Trademarks
• Gerber Rips 'Disingenuous' Cereal Label Suit
• Judge Sends Instacart Drivers' Class Action To Arbitration
• Analyzing 2nd Circ. NY Credit Card Surcharge Ban Case
• Class Wins Cert. In 'K-Cup' Fresh Coffee Labeling Suit
• House Nixes Proposal For Raising Truck Weight Limit
• Dairy Co. Not Covered For Faulty Protein Drink Batch
• Shook Hardy, Coke Slam Ethox's $3.5M Fee Bid In IP Case
• After $1M Win, Restaurant Says Rival's $1M Fee Award Stinks
• Fresh & Easy Workers Sue Over Layoffs After Co. Hits Ch. 11
• Tracking Employee With GPS Didn't Violate Law, NLRB Says
• Auditor Looks To Avoid Blame For Peanut Corp. Salmonella
• Rodeo Sues Restaurant over 'Rodeo Austin' Trademark
• Flynn Adds Panera Brand With 47-Restaurant Portfolio Buy
• Farm Calls EEOC Class Size Flub 'Tactic' To Skirt Order
• Applicants Can't Join EEOC's Darden Bias Suit, Judge Says
• Plum Organics Beats Labeling Claims Over Produce Pics
• Debevoise Steers Kelso & Co. In Deal For JM Smucker Unit
• Strategies For Law Firms Leaping Into Latin America
• Morgan Lewis Says Ex-Client Ceded Privilege With Lawsuit
• Costco Labeling Suit Latest To Be Paused For 9th Circ.
• Processors Want 8th Circ. To Weigh Grocer's Breach Liability
• Chipotle Closes 43 Northwest Stores Amid E. Coli Outbreak
• Sugar Cos. Blast 'Last-Minute' Filing For Corn Syrup Trial
• MillerCoors Sued For Beer Truck Rollover That Injured Driver
• Ex-SK Foods Execs Shouldn't Owe Restitution, Judge Says
• General Mills, Consumers Fight To Keep Experts In GMO Suit
• 6th Circ. Won't Toss 'Whiskey Fungus' Nuisance Suit
• DOI Revises Rural-Nonrural Designation Process in Alaska
• Tobacco Cos. Seek Quick Win In FDA Labeling Suit
• Ocean Carrier Lodges $2.3M Suit Over Failed Garlic Shipment
• TTAB Says 'Nut Sack' Beer Isn't Too Scandalous For TM
• Food Co. Pays $1.5M To Settle MSG False Claims Suit
• Coke Can't Yank State Law Claims In MDL, Consumers Say
• All Eyes On Expert Testimony In Corn Syrup False Ad Trial
• TreeHouse To Pay $2.7B For ConAgra's Private Brands Biz
• Heinz Insurer Faces Higher Bar To Show Silence Was Fraud
• High Court Nixes Lawsuit Over Airborne Feedlot Pollutants
• Herders Can't Halt DOL Visa Rule In Wages Fight
• General Mills Sued Over Recalled 'Gluten-Free' Cheerios
• WTO Vows To Enhance Food Safety Cooperation With FAO
• Using Information Graphics Effectively In The Courtroom