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Food & Beverage - August, 2016

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• Egg Buyers Fail To Crack Expert Testimony In Antitrust MDL
• Waffle House Background Check Suit Paused For Appeal
• Only FDA Can Be Sued For Salmon Decision, Judge Says
• 8th Circ. Upholds Atty Fees In Rice Crop Contamination MDL
• 9th Circ. Backs Farm Workers' Class Cert. In H-2A Jobs Fight
• Butcher Gets OK For $1M Settlement On Non-Kosher Claims
• Francis Ford Coppola Winery Sues Over Look-Alike Labels
• EPA Owns Up To Blowing Deadline To Limit Perchlorate
• 2nd Circ. Mulls Enforcement Of $250M Award Against Romania
• Final Bellwether Trials Picked In Syngenta Tainted Seed MDL
• On The Horizon: Revisions To Prop 65 Warning Regulations
• Pepsi Settlement Gets Final OK In Carcinogen Suit
• DOJ Challenges Deere's Purchase Of Monsanto Planter Co.
• Reconciling The Practice With The Business Of Law
• Canadian Fertilizer Giants Potash Corp., Agrium In Merger Talks
• Judge Denies Bid To Vacate $1.2M Verdict In Fertilizer Suit
• SEC Hands Ex-Monsanto Exec $22M For Accounting Fraud Tip
• Organic Food Co. Sues Chia Seed Suppliers Over Salmonella
• Waffle House Applicants Want Case To Go On During Appeal
• M&M Buyers Say 'Slack Fill' Suit Doesn't Flout Nutrition Act
• Mondelez Wants Underfilled Sour Patch Box Suit Trashed
• Challenging No-Injury Class Actions In State Court
• REBUTTAL: Establishing Standards And Norms In Mediation
• Subway Fails To Dodge FACTA Receipt Suit Under Spokeo
• Calif. Farmworker OT Bill Passes Assembly, Goes To Gov.
• Gladys Knight Sues Son's Restaurant Chain Over Name Use
• Fish Co. Tells 9th Circ. Oil & Water Mix In Coverage Row
• Kraft-Heinz Accuses Distributor of $1M Fraud Scheme
• Trans Ova Says Halo Doesn't Reopen Sex-Selection IP Suit
• Brand Battles: Popeyes, Church's Fight Over Chicken Slogans
• Chuck E. Cheese's Says Insurer Must Cover Shareholder Suit
• Mondelez Ends Pursuit Of $22.8B Hershey Buyout
• Pabst Can't Ditch Snoop Dogg's Suit For Taste Of $700M Sale
• Spokeo Saves FACTA Suit Against Steakhouse, Class Says
• Gibson Dunn, Ropes & Gray Steer PE-Backed Winemaker Sale
• Deals Rumor Mill: SunEdison, Ocean Link, QSR Brands
• Monster Energy Says Colombian Distributor Must Arbitrate
• Consumers Defend Baby Formula 'Organic' Label Suit
• Tropical Smoothie Chain Sued Over Hepatitis-Linked Berries
• Farm Operator Ordered To Pay $2.4M In H-2A Worker Case
• Bankrupt Steakhouse Chain Wants Time To Decide NFL Deal
• Trader Joe's TM Claim Against Canada's 'Pirate Joe' Revived
• Texas Group Wants Out-Of-State Booze Sellers Dried Up
• Moose Wizz Root Beer Violates Brewer's Trademark, Jury Says
• Defining Attorney-Client Relationships In The Electronic Age
• 6th Circ. Says Food Co. Can't Evade Policy's TM Exclusion
• Purina Says Consumers' Beneful Dog Food Suit Has No Bite
• Texas Beer Makers Upend Ban On Selling Distribution Rights
• Taxation With Representation: Ropes, Cooley, Wachtell
• Feds Fail To Halt Discovery In Gambler's Insider Trading Case
• Obama Expands Hawaii Marine Reserve Into World's Largest
• Dunkin' Donuts Sales Tax Fight Has Legs, NY Court Told
• Fla. Tells 11th Circ. To Affirm Skim Milk Labeling Ruling
• Anheuser's 'Abbey Ale' Trickery Common, Drinker Says
• The Complexity Of Trademarks In The Marijuana Business
• Safeway Class Says Sheppard Mullin Stalled Doc Requests
• Mars Recalls M&M's-Branded Jewelry Over Lead Concerns
• Starbucks Looks To Put Underfilled Drink Suit On The Rocks
• Potato Chip Maker To Pay $2M To Settle Drivers' OT Suit
• NJ Atty Loses Appeal Over DQ Bid In Restaurant Dispute
• Korean Noodle Makers Oppose Class Cert. In Antitrust Suit
• US Chicken Producers Squawk About Chinese Tariff Extension
• NFL's Titans Urge Logan's To Decide On Sponsorship Contract
• Jackson Hewitt Says Text Spam Tiff Requires Arbitration
• 4 Reasons Law Firm Business Development Initiatives Fail
• 7th Circ. Scraps Shuttered Slaughterhouse's Beef With Town
• Fish Hatchery Review Is Aboveboard, Agencies Argue
• Herbicide Found In Nature Valley Bars, Suit Says
• Berry Plastics To Buy Smaller Rival In $765M Cash, Stock Deal
• Wendy's Bun Maker Targeted Over EPA Violations
• Starbucks' Deal Wraps Up Sandwich Overcharge Class Action
• Whey Execs Dodge Urea Suit, Insurers Escape Coverage
• Ore. Ranchers Ask 9th Circ. To Rethink Tribal Culvert Ruling
• Anheuser Forces Workers Fired For Texts Into Arbitration
• Judge Tosses Yogurt Drink Buyer's Suit
• Paris Baguette Receipt Case Can't Get By Spokeo, Rakoff Told
• Norwegian Farm Investors Lose $26M Claim Against Poland
• Back Pay Formula For Axed Workers Revised By NLRB
• FTC Alums: Retail Mergers Reflect New Approaches At FTC
• New FDA 'Generally Recognized As Safe' Rule: What To Know
• 3 Takeaways From CFIUS' OK Of ChemChina-Syngenta Deal
• FDA Warning Wire: Aloe Vera Farm Gets Agency Burn
• Aykroyd's Skull Vodka Co. Can't Bury Rival Tequila Bottles
• 9th Circ. Lets Stand LA Minimum Wage Hike For Hotel Staff
• Investors Seek Fresh Market Appraisal In $1.4B Apollo Deal
• Wine Retailer Says Conn. Alcohol Law Limits Competition
• Monsanto Ducks SF-Area Cities' Suits Over Bay Pollution
• Feds Fight Rancher Bundy's Extension Bid In Obama Suit
• Proposed Class Action Over 'Organic' Baby Food Tossed
• Wendy's Seeks To Exit Data Breach Aftermath Suit
• UK Court Approves Vote Split in SABMiller-AB InBev Merger
• Kuwait Food Co. Wants Out Of FCA Suit Over Army Rations
• Kroger Labeling Suit Was Wrongly Tossed, 9th Circ. Hears
• Dairy Cos. To Pay $52M In Cow-Killing Antitrust Settlement
• McDonald's Recalls 29M Kids' Fitness Bands
• From BigLaw To Your Own Firm: 4 Tips For Legal Startups
• FTC Alums: 5 Institutional Challenges For The FTC
• Rainmaker Q&A: Sills Cummis' Beth Rose
• 6th Circ. Vacates NLRB's Kellogg Co. Union Ruling
• Fox & Hound Parent Nears DIP Deal With First-Lien Lenders
• 11th Circ. Won't Consult Fla. Justices, Rehear Insurance Row
• Idaho, Mont. Back Challenge To Tribal Salmon Culvert Ruling
• Farm Tool Dealer Can't Hide John Deere Fight, 6th Circ. Says
• Waffle House Turns To 11th Circ. In Background Check Fight
• NYC Italian Restaurant Chain Inks $1.3M FLSA Deal
• Wendy's Says Data Breach Suit Still Lacks Standing
• Starbucks Wins Dismissal Of Calif. Underfilled Iced Drink Suit
• Food App Founder Dismisses Investors' 'Seller's Remorse'
• ChemChina's $43B Syngenta Buy Gets OK From US Watchdog
• Feds Want New Claim In GMO Salmon Approval Case Tossed
• EU-Colombia Booze Battle Headed For WTO Panel
• Ad Agency Wants Out Of Purina Rival's False Ad Suit
• How Clinton Could Enact Broad Immigration Reform
• 4 Communications Fundamentals For High-Stakes Litigation
• Food Equity Act Would Add USDA To CFIUS
• FTC Alums: SMARTER Changes To FTC Merger Reviews
• Google Deletes Nutritional Info System Patent At PTAB
• Judge Recommends Pilgrim's Pride Escape ERISA Stock Suit
• FDA Extends Comment Period On Sodium Reduction
• No Quick Win For Tyson, Hillshire In IP Suit At 3rd Circ.
• Texas Court Won't Recognize Patent Agent Privilege
• Individual Settlement Kills PAGA Claims, Calif. Judge Says
• Jimmy John's Chided For 'Unwanted' Cover Letter In OT Row
• Russia Loses WTO Fight Over EU Pork Products
• Brand Battles: Monster, Jim Beam, Ford, Ronald Reagan
• South African Court Orders 30% Wheat Tariff Hike
• Insurer's $6M Suit Over Sandy-Ruined Coffee Settled
• CORRECTED: Chipotle Didn't Violate Labor Law By Asking Worker To Delete Tweets: NLRB
• Fox & Hound Parent Still In Talks Over Financing Options
• Pa. Court Urged To OK Punitives In Workplace Shooting Suit
• The Evolution Of Diacetyl-Related Litigation: Part 2
• FTC Alums: Focusing On The FTC With 2020 Vision
• Risk Management Tips For Attys Serving As Local Counsel
• Calif. Justices Take On Time Issue In Starbucks Wage Suit
• US Senator Urges Regulators To Work Together On Agro Deals
• Marky Mark's NY Burger Joint Accused Of Funky Pay
• B&G Foods Hit With Whistleblower Suit Over Pirate's Booty
• Price Meese Can't Shake NJ Real Estate Malpractice Order
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Fight Over 'Crazy Horse' Strip Club TM
• California Franchise Group Hit With Unpaid Wages Suit
• Syngenta Dodges Most Of GMO Corn MDL
• Restaurant Owner Pleads Guilty To Harboring Immigrants
• Calif. Cane Juice Suit Partially Thrown Out
• The Evolution Of Diacetyl-Related Litigation: Part 1
• Insurer Says It's Not Liable In Liquid-Nitrogen Drink Claim
• Media Seeks Video Depositions In Trump-Chef Contract Fight
• Feds Rip Tribal Cig Co.'s Bid To Block $6.4M Over Discovery
• FDA Guidance Partially Undone In Tobacco Labeling Suit
• Venezuela Wants $100M Award Issued To UK's Vestey Nixed
• Beware The 'Standard' Mediation Confidentiality Agreement
• McDonald's Can't Escape Franchise Workers' Pay Suit
• Lifeway Can't Squeeze Cane Juice Class Action
• Hot Dog Co. Fights Tyson, Hillshire Bid To End IP Suit Appeal
• SuperValu Tells 8th Circ. Not To Revive Shopper-Privacy MDL
• Shipping Pallet Company Fights Starbucks Moldy Coffee Suit
• Invalidity Of Bovine Sperm Patent Is Bull, Court Told
• PF Chang's Servers Urge 9th Circ. To Revive Tip-Credit Suits
• Pesticide Co. Tells 9th Circ. Insurers On Hook In TM Row
• One Year After Browning-Ferris, Employers Decry Uncertainty
• 5th Circ. Melts Antitrust Claims Over Sno-Ball TMs
• Tyson Foods Fined $263K After Amputation At Texas Plant
• Seattle Mulls Bill To Make Worker Schedules More Predictable
• Chobani Says There's No Deception In Greek Yogurt Label
• How Vietnamese Shrimp Decisions Will Affect Trade Disputes
• Swiss Biotech Lonza Pays Up To $300M For Ingredients Maker
• Anheuser Pushes Back On Class Cert. In Leffe Beer Suit
• 5 Mistakes To Avoid When Building Law Libraries
• Yogurt Buyer Urges Toss Of Suit To Pave Way For Appeal
• DOL-Subway Deal Raises Joint Employer Concerns
• Whole Foods Can't Ax New Mentions Of Probe, Shopper Says
• Revocation Of Ex-Restaurateur's Bail Irks 2nd Circ. Judge
• Bovine Sperm Monopoly Still Wins $2M Patent Verdict
• UK Won't Enforce Moroccan Order Over Rotten Bran Shipment
• Indian Seed Co. Says Wash. Canola Grower OK'd Arbitration
• Instacart Didn't Disclose 2nd Labor Suit, Drivers Say
• Nature's Way Can't Shake Most Of 'Healthy' Coconut Oil Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Samsung, TJAC, Alliance Private Capital
• Purina Can't Slip Low-Bacon Dog Treat Claims
• What Does The Future Hold For Joint Employers?
• Law Students Should Explore BigLaw Pro Bono Options
• Clorox Antitrust Claims Don't Measure Up, 7th Circ. Holds
• Immigrants Hit Portland Bakery With Overtime Class Action
• Amira Foods Investors' Class Action Over $90M IPO Tossed
• Hollywood Mega-Agency Can't Get Author's IP Suit Tossed
• 9th Circ. Chides EPA Again On Pesticide Delay
• Texas Brewer Serves Up Infringement Suit Over Fireman Marks
• WTO Smacks Down Russian Tariffs On EU Products
• Fox & Hound, Champps Lenders Push For Ch. 7 Conversion
• Commerce To Review Duties On Chinese Xanthan Gum
• Wash. Urges 9th Circ. To Respawn Tribal Salmon Appeal
• Oil Co. Says Insurer Must Cover Crop Losses From Spill
• Bankrupt Calif. Store Owner Cops To 'Phantom Wine' Scheme
• Dunkin' Donuts Says Sales Tax Fight Belongs In Tax Court
• Austria Dings Grocery Chain $11.4M For Price-Fixing
• International Cartel Stats: A Look At The Last 26 Years
• Tips For Avoiding Olympic Committee Enforcement Letters
• Top LA Eateries Can't Nix Suit Alleging ACA Price-Hike Plot
• Trader Joe's Must Scour Docs In $60M Pretzel Plot Dispute
• Atty Must Arbitrate Food Delivery False Ad Suit
• Son Of NBA Star Moses Malone Sues Nightclub After Assault
• Indian Court Upholds Fertilizer Sale Award Against Gov't
• Biofuels Co. Demands Indonesia Arbitrate Dispute At ICSID
• Sugar Co. Claims Citibank's Currency Deals Cost It $64M
• Pizza Hut Franchises Can't Shake Fla. TCPA Allegations
• General Mills Pokes Few Holes In Cheerios False-Ad Suit
• FDA Revises Supplement Safety Notification Guidance
• $130B Dow-DuPont Merger Sparks EU Antitrust Probe
• FDA Guidance Can't Save 'Cane Juice' Suit, Odwalla Says
• Anheuser Urges Disclosure Of Probe Info On Leffe Beer Line
• Bigelow Ducks Tea Label Suits, Setting Up 9th Circ. Battle
• Servers At NYC Restaurant Score Default Win In Wage Action
• Placement Is Key For Dueling Livestock Brands, Court Finds
• Fox & Hound, Champps Restaurant Chains Hit Ch. 11 Again
• Godfather's Pizza Launches TM Suit Against Ky. Store
• USDA OKs Import Of Fresh Peruvian Figs And Pomegranates
• Pfizer Can Argue It Invented Cattle Treatment Before Bayer
• Questions Over Preemption In Monster's False Ad Case
• Return Of Exec Accountability Creates Compliance Challenges
• Steakhouse Chain Gets Access To $10M In Interim Financing
• 7th Circ. Greenlights Energy Regs For Commercial Fridges
• Minn. Jury Convicts Woman Of Visa Fraud Conspiracy
• PE Shop Again Trims Wingstop Stake In $175M Secondary Sale
• Suspended Muslim Flight Attendant Sues ExpressJet
• Chipotle Must Turn Over Docs In GMO Suit, Consumers Say
• Writing Arbitration Clauses To Get The Arbitration You Want
• Search-Seizure Ban Can't Apply To Tax Cases, Judge Says
• Takeaways From Decisions Following Campbell-Ewald
• Trump Hotel's Challenge To Union-Circulated Flier Thrown Out
• NYC 'Labor Peace' Order May Clash With Federal Law
• Steakhouse Chain Hits Ch. 11 With $416M In Liabilities
• Seed Co. Seeks Dismissal of Arbitration Bid
• Syngenta Says Grain Standards Act Preempts Corn MDL
• WhiteWave Sued By Shareholders Over $10B Proposed Sale
• Campbell's Wants Healthy Soup Labeling Suit Dumped
• Chicago Settles With Eatery Owners Over 'Sweetheart' Deal
• NLRB Defends Union's Date Request Policy To DC Circ.
• Investcorp Inks $392M Sale Of UK Snacks Biz
• Philly Cheesesteak Fest IP Fight Get Messier With New Claims
• 'Tasty' Burger Chain Set To Battle Chipotle Over Trademarks
• Texas Moves To Nix Business Group's Alcohol Regulator Suit
• The Broken Science Behind Proposition 65
• No Ruling On S. Korea's Nuke Disaster Safeguards Till 2017
• Chamber Tells 9th Circ. Soda Ad Rules Unconstitutional
• Steak 'N Shake Butchers Rival's Copyright Beef Over Ads
• Feds Seek Stay Of SEC's Dean Foods Insider Trading Case
• Quiznos Ex-Execs Want Units To Shield Them From Lawsuit
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Ex-Pepsi Scientist's Patent Suit
• Herr's Asks For Transfer Of Snack Labeling Action
• Deliveroo Raises $275M In Food Delivery Service Funding
• Starbucks Can't Transfer Skimpy-Drink Suits, JPML Says
• Monsanto Looks To Exit Portland PCB Case
• MSG Producer Must Pay $184M Antitrust Award After 10 Years
• A Review Of Key Criminal Cases Against Execs In Q2
• Fla. Justices Needn't Weigh Insurance Query, 11th Circ. Told
• 9 Tips For Becoming A Legal Pundit In The Media
• Split 6th Circ. Denies Consumers Info In Scotts Seed Suit
• Jury Awards $550K To Pregnant Worker Fired By Chipotle
• Calif. Soda Ad Law Stains 1st Amendment, 9th Circ. Told
• Scotch Group Calls For Free-Trade Policies After Brexit
• Chipotle Customers Say GMO Class Claims Must Stand
• Houston Bar Hits Newspaper, TV Station With Libel Suit
• Chipotle Workers Say Wage Suit Denial Based On Wrong Rule
• Benihana Of Tokyo Fights Fee Request In Contract Feud
• Law Firm Employees Can Better Defend Against Cyberthreats
• The Uncertain Landscape Of NJ Consumer Warranty Act Cases
• Mars Settles FTC's Eukanuba Long Life False Ad Charges
• Shrimp Farm Settles Monopoly Claims Against Breeder
• Former DOJ Officials Warn Against Bayer-Monsanto Merger
• EPA Gets Hard Deadline To Set Wash. Water Quality Standards
• Consumer Blasts Jackson Hewitt's Bid To Arbitrate TCPA Suit
• Enviros Tell DC Circ. EPA's Pesticide Registration Flouted Law
• Tribal Cig Co. Says Discovery Gap Sinks Feds' Bid For $6.4M
• Archer Daniels Slams Bid To Compel Witness In Syngenta MDL
• Panera Wins Order Blocking Exec From Moving To Papa John's
• Insurers Needn't Cover Pesticide Co.'s TM Deal, 9th Circ. Told
• EEOC, Dunkin' Donuts Franchisee Settle Harassment Suit
• LaSalle Lands $75M Loan From JPMorgan For Tenn. Property
• Ex-Commerce Employee Indicted On Bribery Charges
• Meat Co. Says Gov't Blew Deal Over Immigrant Bias Probe
• Plea Deals Close In MillerCoors Fraud Suit, Gov't Says
• McDonald's Cutting Artificial Preservatives, Corn Syrup
• Brazil Opens Door For US Beef Products After 13-Year Ban
• Preparing Corporate Witnesses: A Primer
• 6 Myths Of Data Breach Response
• Shaping Franchisor Statutory Employer Status In Pa.
• Tea Co. Presses For Penalties In Dropped Coconut Oil Row
• Consumers Say Chobani Greek Yogurt Labeling Suit Has Legs
• Judge Trims Herr's Snack Food Mislabeling Suit
• DOL, Subway Reach Accord Over Wage Compliance Training
• 9th Circ. Nixes Del Monte Domain Name Suit
• Duncan Hines Can't Nix Muffin Mix False Labeling Suit
• Limited Discovery OK'd In Keurig Antitrust MDL
• Insurer Can't Duck Defense Of Multilevel Marketer
• Boston Pub Escapes Booze Bribe Charge
• Starbucks Hits Back At Houston Atty's Hot Coffee Claims
• Questions Of Culpability After 8th Circ. Egg Exec Decision
• BigLaw's (Crowded) Passage To India?
• FTC Continues Focus On 'Traditional Supermarkets'