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Food & Beverage - February, 2016

271 articles

• Romania Can't Get ICSID To Annul $250M Award
• Corn Farms Fight Syngenta Bid To Strike Members In MDL
• Despite Private Deal, TTAB Refuses 'Time Traveler' Beer TM
• Fla. Nursery Wrongly Passed Over For Marijuana License
• Fed. Circ. Asked To Uphold Jumbo Duty For Asian Shrimp Co.
• Pa. DEP Chief Asserts Mandate To Protect Chesapeake Bay
• NYC Salt Warning Rule Tabled By NY Appeals Court
• Tyson Foods Wins Trial In Sales Director's Pay, Bias Suit
• High Court Won't Hear EPA Chesapeake Pollution Plan Appeal
• Cross-Agency Collaboration: A New Normal For Product Cos.
• TPP Sanitary Measures Open Up Agricultural Exports
• High Noon In America: Executive Orders After Justice Scalia
• Dow Deal Shows Post-Scalia Court Spooks Class Defendants
• Pa. Cheese Co. Exec Cops To Selling Adulterated Parmesan
• Jackson Estate Says Popcorn Site KingOfPop.com Violates TM
• 7-Eleven Fights 'Overbroad' Subpoena In Bias Suit
• 10th Circ. Affirms $3M Wrongful-Death Verdict Against JB Hunt
• Halal Co. Founder Gets 2-Year Sentence For False Exports
• 5-Hour Energy Maker Wins $10.6M In Long-Running TM Fight
• USDA Says DC Circ. Needn't Revisit Poultry Inspection Rule
• WTO Dispute Roundup: Rum, Steel, Banking Roil Members
• DOL Fights Shepherds' Bid For Quick End To H-2A Wage Fight
• Texas Justices Say Whataburger Arbitration Case Needs Redo
• Fresh Del Monte Says Trademark Row Not Exceptional
• Koch Foods Threatens Visas For Crime Vics, 5th Circ. Told
• Food Cos., Vt. Want GMO Law Trial To Wait For 2nd Circ. Input
• NLRB Says Ralphs Arbitration Rules Need Revision
• Coca-Cola Nutrition Expert In Pom False Ad Fight Tossed
• Citrus Co. To Appeal Wage Damages Award For Guestworkers
• PE Firm That Backed Shake Shack Nabs $210M For Latest Fund
• 5 Tips For Founding A Successful Law Firm
• NLRB Orders Wendy's Franchisee To Ditch Class Waivers
• Pabst Can't Crush Snoop Dogg's Suit For Sip Of $700M Sale
• EEOC Beats Sanctions Bid In Farm Discrimination Suit
• Kefir Drinkers Fight To Preserve Sugar Labeling Suit
• Nat'l Union Beats Anheuser Unit's Mold Claims In 8th Circ.
• NYC Chain Restaurants Must Display Salt Warning, Judge Says
• Senate Easily Confirms Califf To Lead FDA
• Dannon Says Chobani Wants To 'Whittle Away' Yogurt Ad Ban
• Trial Pros: Stoel Rives' Ed Duckers
• 7th Circ. Could Give Standing To Data Breach Actions
• 5 Law Office Design Tips Before Moving To Latin America
• Feds Sue Land O'Lakes For $23M In Superfund Cleanup
• 9th Circ. Says Labor Dept. Can Expand Tipping Pool Rule
• FDA Warning Wire: Doc Chided For Lax Clinical Trial Screening
• Applebee's Operator Can't Force Workers To Waive Class Suits
• 2 Former Egg Producers Duck Some Price-Fixing MDL Claims
• Calif. Tomato Plant Fined $1.5M For Illegal Waste Dumping
• Supple Says Judge Can't Sever Injunction Bid In False Ad Suit
• Ranchers Say Shepherd Wage Suit Doesn't Belong In Court
• IHOP, Applebee's Owner Hit With Wage, Race Bias Suit
• Palm Families' Licensing Suit Moves Closer To Trial
• Wal-Mart Accused Of Using Wood Pulp In Grated Parmesan
• Sweetener Maker Settles 100% Natural Suit For $1.5M
• Real Estate Rumors: Elliot Sohayegh, Latin Cafe, Greystone
• Kraft Heinz Wants Out Of 'Made In US' False Label Suit
• French Antitrust Enforcement Trends You Should Know About
• Puget Sound Tribes Fight Each Other For Fishing Rights
• ConAgra Says ERISA Class Action For Autism Aid Is Dud
• Texas Cities May Seek New Path After Water-Rights Setback
• Mars To Hand Over Docs In Texas Dog Treat Patent Row
• Native Rancher Rep Slams Payout Plan In $680M USDA Deal
• Senate Clears Way For Vote On Califf As FDA Chief
• Supermarkets To Divest Belgian Stores In $29B Megamerger
• Cheddar's Franchisee Settles Sexual Harrassment Claims
• Nicoll Davis DQ Sought In Pill Maker's Kickback Row
• 9th Circ. Revives PAGA Claim Against Coca-Cola Bottler
• 9th Circ. Orders New Trial In Dan Aykroyd Vodka Co. TM Suit
• Barnes Thornburg, Kelley Drye Guide $71M Mixed-Use Loan
• Consumer Group Warns Against GMO Imports Under TTIP
• EEOC Says A Jury Needs To Hear Anti-Muslim Bias Case
• US Tractor Plant Changes The Cuban Development Game
• Whole Foods Calls Claims Of Overcharging Scheme Baseless
• Congressional Outlook 2016: Food
• Fla. Shrimp Breeder Blasts 'Vague' Monopoly Claims
• Judge Cans Starkist Underfill Deal, Deeming It Too Broad
• Sysco Tries Another Blockbuster With $3.1B Brakes Group Buy
• AgFeed Exec In $249M Scandal Faces Ch. 11 Fraud Claims
• Texas High Court To Review Steak N Shake Sex Assault Suit
• Coca-Cola Can Target POM's Own Health Claims In Juice Fight
• Hershey Claims Its Labels Aren't Misleading About Child Labor
• Ala. Justices Revive Coverage Fight Over Supermarket Fall
• Mondelez Says SEC May Sue Over Indian Cadbury Operation
• 8th Circ. OKs ConAgra Punishing Worker's Union Efforts
• Dow Can't Trim 8% Interest On $455M Award During Appeal
• Venue Rules Would Curb EDTX 'Troll Haven,' Fed. Circ. Told
• $193M Food Fraud Arbitration Can Continue, Delhi Judge Says
• OPINION: Big Law's Perverse Incentive System
• NLRB Wants Input On Expenses For Wrongly Fired Workers
• Denied Sanctions, Cafe Owner Gets New Trial In Wage Suit
• Brand Battles: Red Bull, Fox, LG Electronics
• RJ Reynolds Beats $50M ERISA Suit Over Stock Sell-Off
• Kraft Parmesan Cheese Uses Wood Pulp Filler, Suit Says
• USDA Expands Insurance Options For Organic Crops
• Fresh & Easy Didn't Pay Off Departing Workers' PTO, Suit Says
• After Slaying Monster, Attys Launch Firm To Fight TM 'Bullies'
• Albertsons Hasn't Been Paying Employees, Suit Says
• Hawaiian Benihana Fights Sanctions Bid In Branding Spat
• Kraft Points Finger At CFTC In Wheat Manipulation Case
• Alston & Bird Owes $35M For Coke Widow Row, Ex-Client Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Zhong An, Starboard, Affinity Equity
• Enviros Sue EPA To Limit Perchlorate In Drinking Water
• Young Attys Get More Arguing Time In CVS Coupon IP Fight
• Gerber Says Probiotic False Ad Class Can't Be Determined
• Determining The Scope Of FCA's Public Disclosure Bar
• Plaintiffs Are Coming For Global Company Supply Chains
• McDonald's Bags ADA Suit After Atty's 'Bad Faith' Evidence
• Food Cos. Say Vt. Can't Stretch Discovery Limit In GMO Fight
• Buffet Owner, Employees Duel Over WARN Act
• AIG Unit Policy Must Pay Prejudgment Interest, 9th Circ. Told
• Judge Says Contractors In NC Can't Waive Wage Claims
• 7th Circ. Won't Rekindle Steak 'N Shake Suit Over CEO Deals
• Insurer Launches $6M Suit Over Sandy-Ruined Coffee
• Tetley Says Its Tea Labels Told The Truth About Antioxidants
• Nestle Loses Bid To Invalidate Packaging Patent At PTAB
• Kirkland Guides Olympus Growth Fund's Food Service Buy
• Sex-Selection Patents Upheld In $6M Jury Verdict
• SuperValu Drug Pricing Claims Pass FCA Muster, Court Told
• Mars Labels Don't Have To Mention Child Labor, Judge Rules
• Banana Workers Ask Full 3rd Circ. To Save Pesticide Suit
• Apple High Court Petition Touches Fabric Of New Economy
• Insurer Seeks Win In Coverage Row Over Models' Privacy Suit
• Battling Revenue Doom And Gloom With Litigation Finance
• IHOP Can't Escape Ex-Worker's Wrongful Firing Claims
• Trump Can't Duck Deposition Over Soured Restaurant Deal
• Pa. High Court To Decide If Gas Stations Can Sell Beer
• Consumer Defends 'Sham' Yakult Purchase In False Ad Suit
• Alberstons Pharmacists Say They Were Shorted On Wages
• Whole Foods Escapes Yogurt Sugar Content MDL
• Deals Rumor Mill: HCL Technologies, DoorDash, Sharp Corp.
• A Positive Outlook For Investors Stuck In 'Food Court'
• Scalia's Rapid-Fire Questioning Transformed Oral Arguments
• Justice Scalia Leaves His Mark In Biting, Clever Dissents
• Death Of Scalia Leaves High Court Docket In Limbo
• Scalia Leaves Mighty Legacy At High Court
• GOP Attys Would Likely Back Srinivasan To Replace Scalia
• Scalia's Originalism Shifted The Constitutional Debate
• Scalia Took On Gun Control, Class Actions In Top Opinions
• Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Dies At 79
• Class Wants Cert. In Gerber Probiotic False Ad Suit
• Calif. Meat Packaging Law Preempted, 9th Circ. Rules
• Brooklyn Bakery Dough Hit With Suit By Investors
• 'Havana Club' Row Back In Spotlight Amid Obama's Cuba Pivot
• Brand Battles: Olive Garden Fights For 'Pasta Pass' Trademark
• Enviros Will Sue FWS Over Bat Listing Decision
• Dave & Busters Hit With Background Check Class Action
• NLRB Judge Slams Food Co.'s Buffet Of Anti-Union Activity
• Size Doesn't Matter, 7th Circ. Tells Grocer In Antitrust Appeal
• Pa. Meat Packer Settles Unpaid Overtime Class Action
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revive Class In Del Monte Label Row
• House Votes To Ease FDA Menu Labeling Rule
• FDA Bolsters Bid To Toss Tobacco Labeling Suit
• The Potentially Sweeping Effects Of EPA's Chesapeake Plan
• Fresh & Easy Says Worker Arbitration Deal Bans Class Cert.
• Amended Rule 26's Proportionality Standard: The First 60 Days
• Judge Unsure On Orange Essence Oil In Coke Juice MDL
• Sen. Murkowski Lifts 'Frankenfish' Hold On FDA Chief Nominee
• Poultry Co. Wins $2.7M In Cockroach Shutdown Coverage Trial
• Chinese Market Slow To Accept Syngenta Corn, USDA Says
• Calif. Judge Axes Nestle From Gerber Cereal Label Suit
• Colo. Tavern Seeks Clarity On Insurance Cancellation Law
• Pols Question Legality Of Treasury's Havana Club TM Renewal
• Dannon, Chobani Battle Over Discovery In False Ad Suit
• Dole Food Gets Nod For $148M Merger Suit Settlement
• Ralphs Tells 9th Circ. Noel Canning Shields Rehiring Docs
• Maine Fishing Co. Repeatedly Sold Tainted Fish, DOJ Says
• Scotts CEO Wants Tainted Bird Seed Claims Tossed
• Fifth Generation Told To Mediate Tito's Handmade Vodka Suit
• Concessions Stand Not Shielded From OT Law, 2nd Circ. Told
• Land O'Lakes Can't Shirk EPA's $23M Superfund Cleanup Cost
• Deals Rumor Mill: Siemens, Eni, Autogrill
• Burger King Illegally Disciplined Striking Workers, NLRB Says
• Dog Bone Maker Moves To Scrap Pet Death Claims
• PE Firm Moves To Duck Suit Blaming It For Herb Co.'s Demise
• PE-Backed US Foods Leads Trio Of New IPO Filings
• Ex-Kroger Recruiters Say Grocer Refused Rightful OT Pay
• Japan's Asahi Offers Nearly $3B For 3 SABMiller Brands
• Chobani Says Ad Ban In Dannon Dispute Is Too Broad
• How Does Skadden Stay No. 1?
• Fishing Co. Sues Chubb Over Denial Of Collapse Coverage
• FDA Seeks $5.1B Budget, Including Funds For Food Safety
• Buffett's Valentine's Day Sweets Aren't Kosher, Suit Says
• Salmon Farm Co. Fights Enviro Suit Against Permits
• Calif. Court Axes Insurance Broker's Win In Negligence Case
• FDA Warning Wire: Cannabis Therapy, Cattle Feed, Frozen Fish
• Restaurant Asks 9th Circ. To Reheat $100M Blackout Fight
• Bio Tech Nutrients Hit With $1.2M Verdict In Fertilizer Suit
• Taco Shell Maker Gets Trans Fat Suit Paused, Partially Nixed
• Dave & Buster's Can't Duck Obamacare ERISA Class Action
• NY, NJ Dunkin' Donuts Accused Of Charging Illegal Tax
• Romania Says It Has Honored $200M Award In Investor Row
• Wendy's Sued Over 'Lackadaisical' Security In Wake Of Attack
• 3 Ex-Chipotle Managers Win Gender Discrimination Trial
• OPINION: The Road To Partnership Must Keep Evolving
• Yakult Slams 'Suspicious' Drink Buy To Revive False Ad Class
• Monsanto To Pay $80M SEC Penalty Over Roundup Accounting
• Revised $50M Deal In Milk Price-Fixing Row Gets Thumbs-Up
• Farm Workers Urge 9th Circ. To Affirm Class Cert. In H-2A Row
• Litigation In The Marijuana Industry Lights Up
• Chipotle Sued Over Salmonella, E. Coli Outbreak Injuries
• DOJ Dings Home Care Co., Poultry Co. Over Document Abuse
• Fla. Can't Shirk $15M Destroyed Trees Award, Class Says
• TGI Friday's Fights Workers' Bid To Expand Wage Suit
• Hedge Fund Slaps Olshan With $21M Malpractice Suit
• Fed. Circ. Affirms PTAB's Spoiling Of Milking Machine Patent
• OCAHO Trims $45K From Cherry Co.'s Fine Over I-9 Missteps
• FDA Tackles Opioids Amid Rare Political Pressure
• Plaintiffs Face High Class Cert. Bar In Antitrust Cases
• Importer Takes CBP Duties Rule Challenge To High Court
• In Congress: Energy, Nutrition, North Korea
• GCs Name Best Of The Best Attorneys
• 8 Firms Boast The Most Client-Savvy Attorneys
• Iams' Parent Co. Dumps Suit Over Cat Food 'Slave Labor'
• Pizza Hut Pays $3.1M To End Drivers' Wage Row
• Munsch Hardt Scoops Employment Vet In Texas
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sharp Corp. Honest Co., Flakt Woods
• Chipotle Wraps Up GMO Ingredient False Ad Suit
• EU Tells 2nd Circ. $200M Award Is Based On 'Illegal' Treaty
• Brand Battles: Walt Disney, Monster Energy, EA
• Real Estate Rumors: Hotel Elysee, Telemundo, WeWork
• 'Healthy' Coconut Oil Maker Hit With Calif. Labeling Suit
• When Workplace Recording Restrictions Are Deemed Unlawful
• Morgan Lewis Escapes Ex-Client's Calif. Malpractice Suit
• Employer Lessons From Chipotle's Multiplaintiff Jury Trials
• Expanded Chipotle Probe Appears Poised To Snarl Execs
• Native Ranchers Castigate Class Counsel Over USDA Proposal
• Anheuser Looks To Cut Off Beer Drinkers' $100B Merger Fight
• Monsanto Asks Judge To Toss Berkeley's PCBs Nuisance Suit
• Cargill Sued Over 'Razor-Sharp' Bones In Turkey Meat
• 50 Cent Seeks OK To Extend Contract As Effen Vodka Rep
• 4 Firms Guide Italian Hotel Group's $123M Restructuring
• Tesco Denied Bid to Join Investor Suits In New York
• Another Settled Google AdWords Trademark Case
• The 2 Firms Behind China's Largest-Ever Outbound Deal
• Dam Removal Plan May Go Before FERC After Lawmaker Delay
• Shell Egg Purchasers Granted Cert. In Egg Price-Fixing MDL
• CFTC Looks To Squash Kraft's Appeal In Wheat Futures Case
• State Dept. Tightens H-2A Regs For Caribbean Farm Workers
• Congress Loses Its COOL
• ChemChina Inks $43B Deal For Syngenta
• 3rd Circ. Says Law Firm 'Original Source' Of Info In FCA Suit
• DOJ Widens Criminal Probe Of Chipotle Over Norovirus
• Farm Group Tells High Court EPA Chesapeake Plan Is Unfair
• Would-Be Marijuana Nurseries Sue Over Denied Fla. Licenses
• Brooklyn Brewery Wants 'BKLYN' Beer Trademark Canceled
• NLRB Nixes Waffle House Class-Action Waiver
• ICC Rejects Claims That Enzymotec's IPO Breached Deal
• 8th Circ. Urged To Give Grocery Antitrust Class 2nd Chance
• PTAB Blasted At Fed. Circ. For Soured Milking Machine IP
• Chancery Speeds Shareholder Suit Over $13.9B Keurig Deal
• Sainsbury Seeks To Expand Retail With $1.9B Argos Buy
• Celebrity Chef Hits Landlord With $3M Race Bias Suit
• Romania Didn't Satisfy ICSID's $200M Award, US Court Told
• Safeway Angles To Trim Underfilled Tuna Can Suit
• Heinz Ruling Boosts Insurers That Skip The 'Scavenger Hunt'
• 9th Circ. Probes Dan Aykroyd Vodka Co.'s TM Trial Loss
• FDA Bans GE Salmon Until Labeling Guidelines Are Introduced
• Tribes Needn't Intervene In Fishing Rights Suit, 9th Circ. Told
• US Courts Can't Nix Foreign Trademarks, Judge Says
• Bacardi Rips Feds For Allowing Cuban Rum TM Renewal
• Ardian Gobbles Up Majority Stake In French Seasonings Co.
• BALCA Gives Saladworks Franchisee's Job Order Typo A Pass
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sharp, Lavazza, Blackstone Group
• Nestle's Purina Accused Of Mislabeling Foreign Dog Food
• CDC Ends Probe Over Chipotle E. Coli Outbreaks
• General Mills Seeks To Get Cheerios Protein Suit Tossed
• Shepherds Fight Ranchers' Bid To Nix Wage Fixing Suit
• McDonald's Hit With Class Action Over 'Mozzarella Sticks'
• Starr Can Void $25M Heinz Policy As Judge Nixes Jury Verdict
• PETA's Suit Over Whole Foods Meat Practices Tossed
• What Every GC Needs To Know About Mobile Apps