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Food & Beverage - December, 2015

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• Food And Beverage Cases To Watch In 2016
• Food And Beverage Policy & Regulation To Watch In 2016
• 3 Things To Expect From Legal Tech In The New Year
• Meatpacker Seeks Partial Win In EEOC Religious-Bias Suit
• Koch Foods Workers Crying Abuse To Get Visas, 5th Circ. Told
• DC Atty Accused Of Slipping Private Info In Chiquita MDL
• Tesco's $12M Deal In Investor Suit Gets Judge's Nod
• MillerCoors Wants Lid Put On Blue Moon 'Craft' Beer Suit
• Fieri Restaurant Partner Says Wind-Up Plan Is Out Of Bounds
• US Finds Russia Straying From WTO Commitments
• Carl's Jr. Says Franchisee Broke Deal To Open New Locations
• Whole Foods Slams Class Overpricing Claims As Speculation
• Feds Tell High Court To Nix RICO Suit Against RJR Nabisco
• Jack Daniel's Swallows Fireball IP Infringement Suit Fast
• Dippin' Dots Insurer Sues Over Failed Refrigerator
• DC Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Poultry Rule Suit
• Halal Food Co. Founder Begs To Be Spared From Prison
• NJ Firm Faces Malpractice Suit Over Shopping Center Deal
• Calif. McDonald's Franchisee Settles Wage-Hour Claims
• Bigelow Tea Buyers Say They're Identifiable In False Ad Row
• Feds Sue Wine Co. Over Gas Leak That Killed Worker
• FDA Warning Wire: Sun Pharma, Device Changes, Food Filth
• Pa. Justices Say Court, Not Jury, Must Interpret Farm Law
• 2nd Circ. Upholds $20M Wine Fraudster's Conviction
• Fertilizer Cos. Amend $8B Merger To Satisfy Inversion Rules
• The Continuing Conundrum Of The California Food Fight
• Planting The Seeds For IP Protection Of Marijuana Brands
• Kraft Says 'Natural' Cheese Suit Must Wait For FDA, 9th Circ.
• Insurer Off The Hook For Four Loko Injury Coverage
• Disputed IP Rights Properly Awarded To Biotech Co.: Judge
• Hillshire To Pay Record $4M To Settle EEOC Race Bias Claims
• Bob Evans Signs Letter Of Intent For $200M Sale-Leaseback
• Chiquita Wants No Interlopers In Colombia Discovery
• Kraft Can't Shake Feds' Wheat Market Manipulation Suit
• Panasonic Drops $1.5B On PE-Backed Refrigeration Co.
• The Firms That Dominated In 2015
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Why All US Attorneys Should Read Justice Breyer's New Book
• Town's Expectations Don't Sway Tribal Tax Tiff, Justices Told
• Brand Battles: George Lucas, Red Sox, MillerCoors
• FDA Says 'Just Mayo' Can Stay On Shelves With Label Tweaks
• Deals Rumor Mill: Syngenta, First Quantum, Apollo Global
• Zurich To Pay Up To $1B For Wells Fargo Crop Insurer
• South Africa Opens Quota System For US Poultry Products
• Coca-Cola Escalates $3.3B IRS Foreign Tax Row
• Taxation With Representation: Jones Day, Proskauer, Cravath
• Senate Passes $1.8T Spending And Tax Extender Package
• Kutak Rock, Klehr Harrison Steer $211M Red Lobster Deal
• S. Africa Wants Conditions For SABMiller-Coke Bottling Tie-Up
• EPA Says 9th Circ. Has Power To Nix Dow Herbicide Approval
• Ga. Farm Wants EEOC Sanctioned Over Discovery Violations
• Ex-Bank CEO Pleads Not Guilty To $179M Loan Scheme
• Deals Rumor Mill: AB InBev, ACS, Hon Hai Precision
• Oral Deal Would Be Enough For Coverage, 7th Circ. Says
• The Biggest NJ Decisions From The Second Half Of 2015
• Consumer Says He's Fit To Lead Yakult False Ad Class
• Judge Denies Soup Consumers' $1.5M MSG False Ad Deal
• Calif. Court Nixes Voter Law Limits On Malibu Chain Stores
• FDA Dodges Final Claim In $15M Tomato Recall Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cofco, Airbus, Sharp Corp.
• How Much Control Of Your Contracts Do You Really Have?
• Peanut Co. Says 4th Circ. Flubbed Ruling In $19M Fire Row
• Bimbo Driver's Suit Greenlighted Despite Class Deal
• Whole Foods Shoppers Call Overpricing Claim A 'Certainty'
• Nevada Farm Pays $2.8M To Settle H-2A Worker Wage Row
• Mother Fights To Keep Gerber Snack Labeling Suit Alive
• Judge Seeks Comments On Changes To 2010 USDA Deal
• Starr Waived Right To Rescind Heinz Insurance Policy: Jury
• Pols Put Meat Label Repeal In Fund Bill Amid $1B Tariff Threat
• Insurer Seeks To Toss Heinz Defense In $25M Rescission Trial
• Olive Oil Maker Can't Put False Advertising Suit On Hold
• FDA Warning Wire: Compounders, Supplements, Dirty Cheese
• Deals Rumor Mill: ChemChina, Saks Fifth Ave., Advance Auto
• Farmers Say Changes To 2010 USDA Deal Are Unopposed
• Yakult Blasts Class Cert. Bid In Probiotic False Ad Row
• 7 Deadly Business Mistakes That Can Tank Your Law Practice
• Olive Oil Maker Wins Stay In False Ad Suit
• Ind.'s Cold Beer Ban Doesn't Violate 14th Amendment: 7th Circ.
• Coca-Cola's Food Expert No Bean-Counter, Judge Told
• Ranchers Take Meat Labeling Fight To Presidential Hopefuls
• Nestle Should Face Child Slavery Suit, High Court Told
• AB InBev Readies 'Domestic' Johannesburg Stock Listing
• Real Estate Rumors: Clarion, New England Development
• Blue Buffalo Says Supplier Defrauded Other Pet Food Makers
• Trends In Responsible Corporate Officer Doctrine Under FDCA
• Newell Rubbermaid Inks $13B Deal For Jarden
• The Firms Behind The Creation Of A $130B Chemical Giant
• Jimmy John's Workers Can Submit FLSA Statements
• Corn Producers Look To Stop Bellwether Strike Motion In MDL
• CORRECTED: Union Square Hospitality Hit With Tipping Class Action
• Brand Battles: Hershey, Kellogg, World Trade Center
• Meat Industry Ups Antibiotic Use Despite Health Risks: FDA
• US Shipper On Hook For Undelivered Fish, Judge Says
• DHS Asks Judge To Back Latest Steakhouse Visa Rejection
• Taxation With Representation: Weil, Sidley, Cravath
• Insurer Says Models' Privacy Claims Against Bars Not Covered
• PE Firm's Sealed Lips Caused Herb Co's Demise, Suit Says
• DC Circ. Backs NLRB No-Impasse Ruling Against Snack Maker
• Dow, DuPont To Create $130B Chemical Giant
• Blue Buffalo Strikes Record $32M Pet Food False Ad Deal
• Customers Bite Back At Bid To Nix Whole Foods Yogurt Suit
• Pension Funds Sue Dole Over Alleged Merger Fraud
• Seafood Price-Fixing Suits Centralized In Southern California
• Hain 'All Natural' Waffle Label Suit Paused For 9th Circ.
• Contractor's Biased Policies Cost Men Jobs, DOL Suit Says
• Consumers Fight Bid To Pause Olive Oil False Ad Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ball Corp., Cosco Group, KKR & Co.
• Sanctions Sought For Objector Atty In $20M Beck's Settlement
• Yum Pledges To Return $6.2B To Shareholders Ahead Of Split
• 1st Circ. Revives Dunkin' Donuts Managers' OT Complaint
• PETA Bashes Whole Foods' Bid To Nix Meat Ratings Row
• The Art Of The Mock
• A Toast To 2015 Wine And Beer Trademark Disputes: Part 3
• NLRB Orders Panera To Give Up Docs In Labor Probe
• Wine Counterfeiter In $20M Scam Alleges Illegal Home Search
• When Land Use And Antitrust Collide
• Nestle Dodges Cat Food Buyers' Slave Labor Suit
• Scotts Wants Toxic Bird Food Suit To Await Higher Rulings
• FDA Says Tobacco Cos. Jumped The Gun With Labeling Suit
• McCormick Pepper-Skimping Claims Grouped In DC
• Strategies For Your Evolving Law Department
• A Toast To 2015 Wine And Beer Trademark Disputes: Part 2
• Consumer Groups Slam FDA's Approval Of Engineered Salmon
• Center for Food Safety Weighs In On Maui Anti-GMO Law
• FDA Warning Wire: 'Life-Threatening' Compounder Supplies
• Whole Foods Asks Judge Not To Pause Label Suit For 9th Circ.
• Coke 'Zero' Marks Should Fizzle Out, Dr. Pepper Tells TTAB
• Consumers Push For Judgment In Muscle Milk Ad Suit
• Pork Producers, Enviros Challenge EPA Farm Pollution Rule
• Lawmakers Probe $100B Beer Merger's Influence On Rivals
• Whole Foods Says PETA's Meat Rating Suit Is Preempted
• A Toast To 2015 Wine And Beer Trademark Disputes: Part 1
• Dow Slams EPA Bid To Nix Herbicide Approval In 9th Circ.
• Beverage Co. To Pay $160K to Settle EEOC Blind Worker Suit
• W.Va. Restaurant Barge's Sinking Not Covered, Insurer Says
• Unlocking Real Estate Value After IRS Spinoff Moratorium
• GCs Love These Firms More And More
• 9th Circ. Revives Animal Rights Group's Anti-Foie Gras Suit
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• Citrus Dispute Turns To High Court Over Fla. Appeals Process
• 5 Firms Make It Back Onto GCs' Most Adored List
• 3 Firms Know The Secret To Keeping Clients Happy
• Zurich Seeks To Split $1.5M Anheuser-Busch Asbestos Bill
• 6th Circ. Won't Rehear Ruling On 'Whiskey Fungus' Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hellman, Newell Rubbermaid, Hostess
• Dole CEO, Execs Reach Deal In Merger Fraud Class Row
• $1B Tariff Threat Assures Repeal Of Meat-Labeling Rules
• K&L Gates Adds Agribusiness, Deals Pros In Brisbane
• McDonald's $1.5M Wage Suit Settlement Under Scrutiny
• US Faces Over $1B In Retaliation In WTO Meat Label Fight
• Where Common Law Litigation And Int'l Arbitration Divide
• Investor Group To Take Keurig Private In $13.9B Deal
• Haggen Gets OK For Ch. 11 Auction Of Core Stores
• Food Industry Turns To Online Labels To Thwart GMO Suits
• Restaurant Group Bilked Investor Out Of Visa Funds, Suit Says
• Veggie Delivery Co. Inks $4M Deal Over Unwanted Deliveries
• Sens. Push For Meat Labeling Dispute Fix By Year's End
• Bankrupt Grocer May Push FTC To Dig Deeper On Divestitures
• FDA Asked For More Time To Comment On 'Natural' Definition
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Skadden, Latham
• Steak N' Shake Board Taken To 7th Circ. Over CEO Actions
• Brand Battles: Nike, Godiva, TGI Fridays
• FDA Probes Salmonella Infections After Nut Butter Recall
• Restaurant Industry Sues Over NYC Salt Warning Rule
• Bumble Bee, Thai Co. Drop $1.5B Tuna Tieup Over DOJ Fears
• Activist Says Bob Evans Packaged Food Biz Can Fetch $950M
• Tribal Water Rights Deal Good For Montana, Farms Say
• TTAB Asked To Approve Rejected 'American Waffle Co.' Mark
• US Accuses WTO Of Overreaching With Tuna Label Ruling
• Organic Labeling Suit Not Preempted, Calif. High Court Says
• 5 Tips To Avoid Spoliation Sanctions
• Ag Giant To Pay $43M To End Feds' Sulfuric Acid Suit
• Consumers Slam Ghirardelli's Bid To Nix Fake Chocolate Suit
• Monsanto Seeks To Toss Farmer's Weed Killer Cancer Suit
• Blue Bell Listeria Case Stayed Pending High Court Ruling
• $19M Peanut Co. Fire Not On Fumigator, 4th Circ. Affirms
• AB InBev Weighs Sale Of SABMiller's Grolsch, Peroni Brands
• When 'All Risks' Insurance Policies Fall Short
• Europe's Push For Tax Transparency Picks Up The Pace
• Maui Anti-GMO Law Not Federally Preempted, 9th Circ. Told
• Pepperidge Farm Sues Trader Joe's In Milano Cookie IP Row
• FDA Orders Dietary Products Pulled Over Synthetic Drug
• BRF Continues Global Push With $500M In Food Co. Purchases
• Waco Restaurant Wants Biker Gang Shootout MDL
• Shell's $90M Contamination Deal OK'd Over Dole's Objection
• Real Estate Rumors: Spear Street, Investcorp, Jackson Group
• NLRB Judge Knocks Jack In The Box Arbitration Agreement
• Where's the Tip Line? Pros And Cons Of A No-Tip Policy
• Monster Rips Labeling Claim In Heart Attack Suit
• Taylor Farms Pulls Celery From Retailers Over E. Coli Scare
• McDonald's Said To Be Latest Target Of EU Tax Probes
• Aussie Experts Asked To Testify In Olive Oil False Ad Suit
• Beer Drinkers Target $100B Anheuser Merger In Antitrust Suit
• Trader Joe's Soy Milk Doesn't Flout FDA Rules, Judge Says
• Where's The Beef In The Food Regulation Smorgasbord?
• Failure To Warn Precludes Enviros' Ammonia Suit, Judge Says
• Safeway To Pay $42M In Grocery Delivery Markup Suit
• $20M Beck's Beer Settlement Objector Slams Sanctions Bid
• Red Robin Franchisee Puts Up $1.3M To End Tip Pool Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: AB InBev, Mondelez, EcoRodovias
• Sushi Samba Restaurants Settle Wage Claims For $2.4M
• Restaurant Industry Plans Suit Over NYC Salt Warning Rule
• US Says EU Agricultural Policies Threaten TTIP Talks
• Commerce Ordered To Rethink Chinese Garlic Duty Review
• Hazy Definition Of Pot Edibles Creates Regulatory Void
• Making The Most Of Document Analytics