Food & Beverage Archive » April, 2016

Food & Beverage - April, 2016

247 articles

• OPINION: Engaging The Media May Help Your Client
• Roscoe's Chicken Sued Over Rest Breaks, Lighter-Skin Bias
• No Need To Rethink Tipping-Pool Rule, DOL Tells 9th Circ.
• Dole Detected Listeria At Plant Long Before Shutdown: Report
• Fed. Circ.'s Pass On Patent Venue Sends Fight To Congress
• Brand Battles: Dentons, J&J, University of Texas
• Troutman Sanders Nabs Ex-Sheppard Mullin M&A Pro
• AB InBev Offers More Merger Concessions To EU Regulator
• NY Court Acted Properly In $250M Award Row, 2nd Circ. Told
• EPA Wants Bee Advocates Suing Over Pesticides To Buzz Off
• Chinese Cos. Say US Imposed Unfair Crawdad Meat Duties
• Fed. Circ. Refuses To Restrict Venue In Patent Cases
• Wave Of False Labeling Class Decertifications In Calif.
• Irrigation Co. Says Distributor Can't Evade Arbitration
• Church's Chicken Hits Former Franchisee With TM Suit
• Coffee Co. Blasts Monster Energy For Trademark Threats
• Army Corps Sued Over Allegedly Ruining Fla. Palm Farm
• Shopping Center Customer Hits Publix With ADA Class Action
• Whole Foods Escapes PETA's Meat Advertising Suit
• Using The New Federal Rules To Rein In Discovery
• Dentons: A New Kind Of Network?
• 22 Firms Win Top Marks From GCs On AFAs
• Suit Says Starbucks' 'Half-Level' Iced Drinks A Rip-Off
• Juice-Barrel Maker Must Face Rival's IP Suit
• SF Noodle Co. Shuts Down Over Unsanitary Facilities
• Hostesses Cut From Houlihan's Tip Pooling Suit
• NJ Tax Panel Sets Snare For Related-Company Loans
• Farm Groups Line Up Against TPP, Citing Import Surges
• 9th Circ. Won't Stay Mandate Of Grazing Trespass Ruling
• Whole Foods Fixes Scales To Overcharge, Suit Says
• FDA Accused Of Hiding Details On Its Advisers
• Jack Daniel's Maker Inks $416M Deal For 3 Whisky Brands
• Peak Rock Buys Hormel's Diamond Crystal Brands
• Farm Labor Co. Must Pay $7.6M To Abused Thai Workers
• Del. Reins In Suits Against Nonstate Cos. In About-Face
• Prop. 65 BPA Listing Brings Trouble, Could Lead To Reform
• Atty Urges Calif. Court Not To Ease Malicious Suit Standard
• Fed. Circ. Rejects Patent Venue Amicus After Kraft Objection
• Houston Bakery To Pay $1M To End EEOC Race Bias Suit
• Restaurant Settles EEOC Suit Over Secret Bathroom Videos
• Wendy's Sued Over Data Breach Aftermath For Banks
• Citrus Co. Says Fla. Law Doesn't Apply To Fees In Wage Row
• Campbell's Faces Labeling Suit Over Healthy Request Soup
• PE Firm Denies It Has To Arbitrate Beer Co.'s $500M Claim
• Monster Blasts Rival's Antitrust Claims, Urges Dismissal
• Koch Ranch Wants New Trial Over Cattle Sale Rights
• Ardagh Launches $2.9B Bond To Help Buy Ball, Rexam Plants
• Chobani Loses Bid To Lift Ban On 'Chlorine' Yogurt Ads
• EU Trade Chief Floats Work Plan For WTO Members
• 4th Circ. Backs NLRB's Specialty Healthcare Test In Nestle Row
• Lloyds, Foster Poultry Settle Coverage Row Over Cockroaches
• Kraft Can't Deduct $934M In Interest, NJ Tax Court Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Olayan, HCA, NBA Players Association
• OCAHO Dings Texas Produce Co. $10K In I-9 Violation Case
• Kraft Heinz Made In USA False Ad Suit Is Too Bland
• Chiesa Shahinian Nabs 6 Herrick Feinstein LLP Attys
• Sens. Push For More EU Ag Tariff Reductions In Trade Deal
• Feds Resist 'Nutritional Police' Role In Foie Gras Ban Suit
• Antitrust Group Says Giant Beer Merger Needs Tough Remedy
• Ball, Rexam Ink $3.2B Divestiture For Antitrust Approval
• EU Advocate General Backs Belgian Tobacco Law
• No Safe Harbor For Bud Light Lime-A-Rita, 9th Circ. Hears
• Panera Unaccommodating To Visually Impaired Patrons: Suit
• Pilgrim's Pride Beats Poultry Growers' Antitrust Suit
• Brand Battles: Gatorade, Nike, Monster Energy, Universal
• SC Restaurateurs Will Pay $1.2M To End DOL Tip, Wage Row
• Buyer Just Crying Woof In Pet Food Label Suit, Nestle Says
• Venezuela Must Pay Nearly $100M To British Food Co.
• No Quick Judgment In EEOC's Bakery Bias Suit
• 5th Circ. Nixes Bid To Revive Beverage Permit Residency Rule
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Akindo Sushiro, Comerica
• WTO Dispute Roundup: Russia, Mexico Turn Up The Heat
• Milk Price Suit Has Soured, California Dairies Says
• Rabbi Sues Manischewitz In $1M Sliding Kosher Standards Row
• Avoiding The Pitfalls Of Researching Attorneys In PACER
• Sprouts' W2 Leak In Data-Phishing Scam Prompts Suit
• Judge Reams Burger King Class Atty In FLSA Suit
• Fed. Circ. Refuses To Revive Consumer Rewards Patent
• Cleary Gottlieb-Led Dow Gets EU Approval For Corning Deal
• Insurers Look To Duck Covering CF For Texas Explosion
• Dancers Get FLSA Trial After Judge Rules Them Employees
• Chinese Juice Co. Lied About IPO, Shareholders Say
• Kind Pushes For Dismissal Of 'Natural' Labeling MDL
• Illinois Breach Decisions Show It's Not Just About Standing
• Why Earth Day Is Everyone's Business
• Dow Can't Pause Fed. Circ. Appeal Of $456M Bayer Award
• Chipotle Can't Ditch Fla. Class Action Over GMOs
• AIG Unit Tells 9th Circ. No Basis For Prejudgment Interest
• Payout Plan OK'd For $380M Left From Native Farmers' Deal
• Ranchers Seek 9th Circ. Stay Of Grazing Trespass Ruling
• Gerber Graduate Puffs Misleading Snack Label Suit Tossed
• ASBCA Backs Termination Of $4M Military Produce Contract
• Deals Rumor Mill: Huawei, Yum Brands, Boyd Gaming
• Wal-Mart Blasts Texas Group's Bid To Join Liquor Permit Row
• Mexcor 'Crown' Ban On Whisky Overly Broad, 5th Circ. Told
• Outback Workers Get Nod For $3M Wage Deal
• Tipped Workers Hit TGI Friday's Operator With Wage Suit
• Fondue Pot Makers Must Face Insurer's Flame Injury Suit
• Alaska Tribe's Fishing Rights Suit Out-Swims Dismissal Bid
• Fla. Judge Suspended For Allegedly Being Impaired On Bench
• Visa, BofA Rip Lack Of Evidence In Chip-Card Liability Suit
• FDA Warning Wire: Coin Tosses, Raw Dog Food, Drug Gels
• Whole Foods Label Suit Paused Pending 9th Circ. Rulings
• Ex-NFL Player Tries To Keep Investment Fraud Suit Alive
• McCormick Inks $115M Deal For Australian Herb Co.
• AB InBev Firms Up $3B Sale Of 3 European Brands
• CORRECTED: Energy Shot Maker Says $10.6M Verdict Should Be Upheld
• Monsanto PCBs Caused Men's Cancer, Calif. Jury Told
• Yogurt Maker Wants Out Of Sugar Content MDL
• Hanover Wants Out Of Covering Verve Pyramid Scheme Suit
• Calif. Says Shark Fin Ban Doesn't Warrant High Court Review
• Amcor Wants Starbucks' $5.3M Moldy Coffee Suit Tossed
• EPA Urges DC Circ. To Leave Farm Pollution Rule Intact
• Tweak To John Deere Planters Decreased Crop Yield, Suit Says
• Another Take On Reed Smith, Pepper Hamilton Merger Talks
• Food Companies Are Hedging Their Bets With GMO Labeling
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• The Glass Ceiling Report
• The Top 5 Ways BigLaw Is Failing Women
• The 100 Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• Made In Texas: The Battle To Ground A Patent Rocket Docket
• Pom Ruling Controls Diet Drugs False Ad Claims: 9th Circ.
• Benihana Of Tokyo Opens Fire In $9M TM Row With PE Firm
• EU Wants In On Brazil-Indonesia Beef Tussle
• Consumers Say Twinings' Argument Against Suit Is Weak Tea
• OSHA Puts Final Stamp On Food Safety Whistleblower Rule
• Children Say Pot Candy Made Dad Kill Mom
• Brand Battles: Donald Trump Faces Bid To Revoke Trademarks
• Real Estate Rumors: Morgan, Pistilli, Texas Mixed-Use Project
• OPINION: Advising The GOP About Its Obligation To Advise
• Denny's Settles Claims It Stiffed Workers On Pay, Breaks
• Industry Outpaces Gov't Agencies On Cybersecurity: Report
• Celebrity Chef Asks Court To Stick A Fork In Trump Suit
• Sparring Beef Co., Koch Ranch Seek New Trial In Cattle Fight
• 'Neuro' Energy-Drink Maker Settles Calif. False Ad Row
• 7th Circ. Revives Data Breach Suit Against PF Chang's
• Shrimp Co. Says Post-Appeal Tariff Increase Was Unfair
• Senate Committee Sends CFTC Reauthorization Bill Onward
• Insurer Can't Ax Beer Co.'s Policy In Sandy Row, Court Says
• 7-Eleven, Ex-Worker Agree To End National Origin Bias Suit
• In-N-Out Burger's Cease & Desist Is Out Of Bounds
• Deals Rumor Mill: Verizon, TiVo, McDonald's
• Panera Says Slogan Trademark Suit 'Should Be' In Mass.
• China Retreats On Subsidies To Settle US WTO Case
• POM Urges High Court To Mull FTC Ad Dispute
• Colo. Bar Challenges Insurance Cancellation Ahead Of Crash
• Kroger Win In Fat Labeling Suit Appealed To 9th Circ.
• Biotech Co. Says Brewer's Kombucha Teas Infringe Its IP
• McCormick Scraps $765M Bid For UK Peer Premier Foods
• A Plaintiffs Attorney View Of Tyson Foods
• Trans Ova Gets Part Of Verdict Axed In Sex-Selection IP Row
• Grocery Chain Schnucks Dodges Rest Of Data Breach Suit
• Tea Co. Seeks To Toss 'Natural' Label Suit
• EU Agency Says Pesticide Could Pose Health Risk
• Del Monte Calls Labeling Suit A Cookie-Cutter Failure
• Monsanto Tells Hawaii Judge To Toss Herbicide Cancer Suit
• Melitta Artificially Flavors Labels And Coffee, Suit Says
• General Mills Faces Employee Age Discrimination Suit
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Anti-Dumping Duties On Seafood Exporter
• US Wants WTO To Take Another Look At Tuna Labeling Rules
• Beer Giants Offer Concessions For $100B Deal To EC
• Calif. Proposes New Rules For Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
• Why Food Companies May See More Slack-Fill Class Actions
• Roscoe's $1M Legal Mal Row Likely Headed To Arbitration
• EEOC Subpoena Rulings Deserve Deference, Justices Hear
• M&M's Minis Tubes Not Such A Sweet Deal, Consumer Says
• Hogan Lovells Adds Corporate Trio From Pepper Hamilton
• Starbucks Vendor's $360M Suit Against IT Co. Chugs On
• Wyo. Trespass Laws Still Illegal After Tweaks, Suit Says
• Fresh & Easy Creditors Can Go After Accounting Records
• Kimco Buys CPPIB's Stakes In Florida Properties For $299M
• Enviros Say BLM Ignores Grazing's Effect On Climate Change
• Real Estate Rumors: L3 Capital, Ocean Bank, Marx
• PE-Backed AdvancePierre Leads 3 New Filings With $100M IPO
• Amtrak Says Runaway Cattle Feed Truck Caused Derailment
• Class Action Commotion And The State Of Plaintiff Standing
• CIT Blasts Commerce For Paying Lip Service To Gum Order
• USDA Floats Better Conditions For Organic Farm Animals
• Pacific NW Tribal Group Leery Of Lawsuit Over Fish Hatcheries
• Industry Rep. Says Food Label 'Clawback' Hurts US Trade
• Oregon Dams Won't Open For Spotted Frogs Even A Tad
• Monsanto's FIFRA Stance Can't Nix Roundup Cancer Suit
• South Africa OKs Wheat Duty Hike, But Expresses Concern
• Health Hires: DLA Piper, King & Spalding Expand FDA Groups
• Four Loko Says Joose Copied New Can Design
• Greenberg Traurig On Tap To Rep Buffets' Creditors Group
• Apple Urges Fed Circ. To Fully Invalidate Menu Patents
• FDA Takes First Step To Remove Swine Drug From Market
• Monsanto Ducks Consolidation Bid In PCB Contamination Row
• Wal-Mart Says Pork And Beans Suit Lacks Facts, Not Meat
• An Uncertain Future For Calif. Food Labeling Class Actions
• Legal Delivery In The 'Gig Economy'
• FDA Cleans Up Sanitary Food Transportation Rule
• Farm Firm Fights AIG's Bid To Weed It From Coverage Case
• Fresh Market Investors Sue Over $1.36B Apollo Acquisition
• Beverage Industry Looks To Halt SF Soda Health Warning
• NYC Importer Pulls Fish Over Potentially Fatal Bacteria
• Monster Tells 9th Circ. Ad Row With San Francisco A Fed. Case
• Dutch Voters Reject EU-Ukraine Trade Agreement
• Monster Jilted Drink Buyers With Label Lies, 9th Circ. Told
• Fla. Stores Make New Attempt To Join Milk Price Suits
• Appeals Court Reaffirms FreshDirect's Bronx Move Subsidies
• 9th Circ. Again Urged To Nix Labor Dept.'s Tipping-Pool Rule
• Kind Bar 'Natural' Suit Can't Wait For FDA, Consumers Say
• Lewis Brisbois Nabs Gordon & Rees Employment Pro
• Unclean Hands May Have Dirtied Pom's Labeling Victory
• FDA Food Safety Rule Presents New Challenges For Shippers
• Starbucks Can't Shortchange Closing Shifts, 9th Circ. Told
• Russia Adds To WTO Fight Over EU Fertilizer Duties
• SuperValu Says Data Breach Evidence Came Too Late
• Fresh & Easy Unsecured Creditors Denied Audit Email For Now
• Nebraska Farm Pays $250K In Wages To Settle DOL Visa Suit
• Brazil Brings WTO Food Cases Against Indonesia, Thailand
• Why DOJ Needs To Extend Anheuser-Modelo Consent Decree
• Stoli Vodka Trademark Fight Heads To Supreme Court
• Egg Buyers Don't Prove Liability In Antitrust Suit, Judge Told
• Fisher & Phillips Opens Sacramento Office With New Partner
• EEOC Waited Too Long To Add Claims In Bakery Bias Suit
• Monsanto Prevails In $15M PCB Cancer Trial
• FDA Warning Wire: Lice Lotion, Dirty Cheese, Workout Pills
• Judge Tosses Syngenta's 3rd-Party Claims In Corn MDL
• Wendy's Seeks Dismissal Of Proposed Data Theft Class Action
• Temple Law Food Poisoning Row Won't Be A Class Action
• Trump Rejects Andres' Bid For Quick End To Restaurant Suit
• 4 Firms Steer $225M Loan For LA Mixed-Use Project
• Real Estate Rumors: Jamestown, Publix, Hudson Cos.
• 9th Circ. Backs Boot Of $20B Anheuser-Modelo Merger Suit
• Bread Label Suit To Rest While 9th Circ. Mulls Class Issues
• Domino's Should Pay For Franchise Wage Violations, Suit Says
• Suit Claims Anheuser Falsely Markets Leffe As 'Abbey' Beer
• Dunkin' Donuts Franchisee Fights Consolidation Of OT Suit
• Oriole Park Concessions Workers Say OT Claims Not Exempt
• Coke Slams TCPA Text Message Suit
• Asian Exporter Asks Fed. Circ. To Gut Fish Byproduct Duties
• Whole Foods Staff Called Transgender Man 'It,' Suit Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Beacon, BTG, InterAmerican Hotels
• 7 Lessons I Learned As A Trial Lawyer On Jury Duty
• What Constitutes 'Physical Loss' For Property Insurance?
• FTC Asks Supreme Court Not To Take Up POM Ad Dispute
• Culinary Institute Worker Asks 2nd Circ. To Rehear ADA Claim
• Brand Battles: Apple Still Dealing With Cisco's 'IPhone'
• FDA Proposes Limit On Arsenic In Infant Rice Cereal
• Fla. Creamery Must Stop Labeling Natural Milk As Skim Milk
• Pig Farmer's Suit Rooted Out After Her Tribe Passes On Case
• The 2016 Rising Stars, By Firm
• Farm Needn't Tell Workers Of H-2A Jobs, 9th Circ. Hears
• Fruit Supplier Fyffes Enters Mushroom Biz With $111M Deal