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Food & Beverage - October, 2016

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• Wal-Mart Sues Canned Tuna Cos. Over Price-Fixing Scheme
• Wal-Mart's Protest Ban Is 'Overly Broad,' Texas Court Says
• Citing Doubts, China Fishery Judge Appoints Ch. 11 Trustee
• Justices Won't Hear Seafood Exporter's Anti-Dumping Appeal
• Justices Won't Hear Appeal On Endangered Antelope Hunting
• Once Assured, An SEC Stay As DOJ Acts Is No Longer A Lock
• Consumer Still Can't Show Harm In GMO Suit, Chipotle Says
• Justices Won't Hear Crash Victims' Suit Against Domino's
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 2
• Anatomy Of A Merger: Close Contact Key In $100B Beer Deal
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 7
• Trial Bundling Comes Under Fire In Boston Scientific Appeal
• FDA OKs St. Jude Device For Lowering Certain Stroke Risks
• Jury Awards $1M For Bristle In Celebrity Chef Meal
• McDonald's To Pay $3.75M In Calif. Wage Suit
• ConAgra Margarine Buyers Seek Class Status In Labeling Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Agrium, GE, Calsonic Kansei
• NLRB Again Bemoans Class Waivers At 5th Circ.
• Mondelez Recalls Oreo Fudge Cremes Over Unlisted Milk
• Travelers Wants Out Of Chuck E. Cheese's Shareholder Fight
• EU Launches Review Of $43B ChemChina-Syngenta Deal
• Turning Tides For Employee Arbitration Agreements
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 6
• Adapt Or Die: Law Firms In Tomorrow's Economy — Part 1
• Purina Dog Food Suit May Lack Proof Of Harm, Judge Says
• Real Estate Rumors: NP Int'l, Mariano's, MAC Cosmetics
• GNC Tries To Throw Out 'Slack Fill' Protein Containers Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: CenturyLink, McDonald's, Playboy
• Michael Foods Wants Quick Appeal In Egg Price-Fix MDL
• Defense Co. Wants $31M Security Contract Award Upheld
• Monsanto Can't Escape Spokane River Contamination Suit
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 5
• Energy Drink Ad Claim Ruling Shows State Laws Matter
• China's New Social Credit System Presents Complications
• USDA Scientist Cops To Lying About Seed-Stealing Plot
• TPP Could Increase Safety Risks Of Imported Seafood: Study
• US Trustee Seeks To Chop Garden Fresh Sale's Bonus Plan
• Grocer Still Stuck To Octopus False Ad Suit
• Monster Escapes Rival's Antitrust Suit Over Drink Sales
• Mitsubishi Deal Over Truck Engine Troubles Gets Judge's Nod
• Judge Dissolves 'Slack-Filling' Suit Over Sour Patch Kids
• EPA To Furnish $63M For Southwest Tribes' Enviro Work
• Insurer Wants Out Of Vitamin Cottage Data Breach Coverage
• Costco Misses Boat For Quick Win In Hepatitis Berry Row
• NAACP Members Sue Luxury Hotel After Food Poisoning
• Deals Rumor Mill: Snapchat, Dr Pepper Snapple, RPC Group
• The SEC's Aggressive Stance On Employee Agreements
• Bayer CEO Calls $66B Monsanto Tie-Up 'A Perfect Fit'
• Costco Bid To End Hepatitis Suit Too Late, Consumers Say
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 4
• Caribbean Nation Designated For Guest-Worker Programs
• State Farm Beats Grocer's Bid For Data Breach Coverage
• China Fishery Given Short Leash By NY Judge In Ch. 11
• Native Farmer Slams $380M Payout Plan For USDA Deal
• Commerce Hits Chinese Fertilizer Cos. With Early Duties
• McCormick Can't Crush Class Suit Over Pepper Tins Just Yet
• Wendy's Bun Maker Strikes Deal Over EPA Violations
• Deals Rumor Mill: Pacific Controls, Coca-Cola, Clydesdale
• EPA Chief Misled Reps. In Herbicide Hearing: Science Chair
• Costco Says Lack Of Harm Dooms Hepatitis Berry Suit
• Wendy's Franchisee Says Wage Deduction Claims Can't Stand
• ChemChina's $43B Syngenta Buy Delayed For EU Review
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 3
• Bridging The Gap Between Outside And Inside Counsel
• Judge Won't Strike Class Claims In $5M Publix TCPA Suit
• Starbucks Wins Judgment Over 'Dabuccino' Bongs
• China Fisheries Seeks To Keep Control Of Its Ch. 11
• Fed. Circ. Won't Pause Garmin Import Ban During IP Case
• Cheerios Buyers Fight General Mills' Bid To Trim Protein Spat
• Hanover Quashes Tuna Co.'s Bad-Faith Settlement Claim
• Playboy Wins $7M In Years-Long Energy Drink Trademark Row
• Excess Insurer Says No Coverage For Campbell Soup IP Fight
• Advil Ruling Doesn't Kill 'Slack-Fill' Sour Patch Suit, Court Told
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 2
• So You Want To Be A Partner? You Need A Mentor
• Philly Atty's Food Poisoning Suit To Advance To Trial
• SuperValu Can't Shed FCA Suit Over Pharmacy Prices
• Constangy Seeks To Withdraw From Farm Workers' Bias Suit
• Fla. Farm's Contaminated Crop Negligence Suit Kept Alive
• Souplantation Creditor Takes Issue With Quick Sale Plans
• Brand Battles: Arsenal FC, Chicago Cubs, Microsoft
• Celebrity Chef, Others Fork Over $1.75M To End Wage Suit
• Jersey City Plans New Restaurant Zone To Boost Economy
• Publix Says $5M TCPA Class Action Too Broad
• Taxation With Representation: Vinson, Wachtell, Latham
• Kraft Wants 'Natural' Cheese Suit Paused Pending FDA Regs
• When Your Client Is The President: Part 1
• Pot Fertilizer Co. Says Denver Weed Chain Threatened TM Suit
• Mondelez Says Advil Ruling Kills Sour Patch Underfill Claims
• Fla. High Court Clears Conflict On Atty Fees
• US, India Tackle IP, Food Safety Regs In Final Summit
• Trial Pros' Secret To Courtroom Success
• Cosi Creditors Say Proposed Auction Is Tilted To Lenders
• WTO Won't Rule On China's Chicken Duties Until Next Year
• 3 Ways Malls Are Repositioning Amid Anchor Store Exits
• McDonald's Settles EEOC's Disability Bias Suit For $56K
• Snack Maker Utz Gets PE Backing For Golden Enterprises Buy
• Ex-Fed. Circ. Chief Urges High Court To Limit Patent Venue
• Fighting Website Suit, Vita-Mix Points To Similar Dismissal
• Syngenta Says Kansas Class Can't Join Trial In GMO MDL
• Tips For Increasing The Chances Of CFIUS Approval
• Muffin Mix False Labeling Suit Should Proceed, Judge Told
• Seafood Co., Temp Agency Exploited Workers, DOL Says
• German Sausage Makers Slip €128M In Cartel Fines
• Facts Lacking In Bird Flu Coverage Row, Insurer Says
• Grazing Trespass Case Won't Move To Supreme Court
• 5 Employer Lessons From NLRB's Chipotle Decision
• Warehouse Co. Ends Appeal Of Defecator DNA Test Verdict
• Consumer Seeks Partial Win On Nutiva Coconut Oil Claims
• Tribes Blast Attempt To Discuss Changes To Fishing Plan
• Lemley Sides With TC Heartland In High Court IP Venue Row
• FDA Warning Wire: Teva Factory Woes, Camel Milk Claims
• Domino's Settles 4 Class Actions Over Mass. Tips Law
• Cellphone User Fights Sanction Bid In Pizza Hut TCPA Suit
• EU Prepares To Tackle Bloated Fishing Subsidies At WTO
• Wash. Eatery Owner Rips Sanctions Bid In $1.3M Wage Spat
• Class Fights To Keep Cert. In Costco Hepatitis Berries Suit
• Bayer-Monsanto Won't Seed Or Weed The Patent Thicket
• Biggest Test Yet For Statistical Sampling In FCA Cases
• Class Wants Objectors To Post Bond For Godiva Deal Appeal
• McDonald's Workers Near OK On $950K Credit Checks Deal
• Melitta Scores Temporary Win In Coffee False Label Suit
• Whole Foods Weight Charge Suit Plausible, 2nd Circ. Hears
• Tribe Defends $27M Win On Alcohol Taxes At 10th Circ.
• Humane Society Says Egg Producer's Pastoral Scenes Mislead
• Trader Takes Arbitration Award Loss To 2nd Circ.
• McCormick Can't Flee Rival's Underfilled-Container Suit
• Ex-Dean Foods Director Settles SEC's Insider Trading Suit
• EPA, Enviros Agree On Timeline To Set Perchlorate Limits
• Tainted-Whey Coverage Issue Can't Be Reopened, Judge Told
• Sentry Seeks To Ax Coverage Of Edible Arrangements IP Fight
• Regulator Wrongly Backed Out Of Enviro Deal, NJ Court Told
• Financial Orgs. Urge High Court To Hear Patent Forum Case
• Constellation Sells Wine Biz In $781M Pension Fund Deal
• Tax Groups Back Top Court Challenge To Retroactive Tax Law
• OPINION: 3rd-Party Litigation Funding Needs Transparency
• 5th Circ. Urged To Revive $10M Warehouse Fire Coverage Suit
• Supervalu Inks $1.37B Sale Of Save-A-Lot To Onex
• What To Know About FDA's New 'Healthy' Guidance
• Wal-Mart Holds On To Win In Calif. Union Protest Action
• Widow Says Family Co. Shorted Her On Hubby's Stock Value
• Real Estate Rumors: Elon Musk, JPMorgan, Joyland Group
• Starbucks Dumps Another Underfilled Ice Drink Suit
• NJ Panel Reverses State's Win In Farmland Preservation Row
• Jack In The Box Served FLSA Suit By Calif. Store Manager
• Sports Attys Seek Rehearing Of US Soccer Tequila Ad Ruling
• Grocery Chain, Suppliers In Food Fight Over $85M Contract
• Gordon Ramsay Asks To End JV After Partner's Tax Crime
• Deere, Monsanto Tell DOJ To Leave Planter Co. Deal Alone
• Conn. Wine Trade Group Asks To Intervene In Antitrust Suit
• Friendly's Agrees To Pay $4.6M In Servers Wage Dispute
• MoFo Guides Japan's Kirin In Brooklyn Brewery Deal
• Docs' Suit Over Egg Industry Influence On Gov't Axed
• Challenges Ahead For Banks Pursuing Data Breach Claims
• Del. Bankruptcy Judge Axes Fresh & Easy Ch. 11 Class Waiver
• NLRB Judge Says Tribal Casino Unfairly Cut Worker Bonuses
• Kuwait Food Co. Can't Duck Army Rations FCA Suit: Gov't
• Class Action Calls Hormel's 'Natural Choice' Meats False
• Enviros Say EPA Blew Deadline For Final Perchlorate Limits
• Agribiz Giant Claims Rival Stole French Fry Design
• Dairy Farmers' Attys Ask 2nd Circ. For Bigger Cut Of $50M
• Juice Co. Says Fla. Court Can't Garnish Costa Rican Debt
• Seafood Supplier Thai Union Buys $575M Red Lobster Stake
• Wash. Tribes Ask 9th Circ. To Uphold Fishing Rights Ruling
• Making The Most Of Product Recall, Contamination Insurance
• Safeway Dodges Flu Shot Reminder TCPA Suit
• The Art Of Silence At Trial
• Investor Says Fresh Market Chair Rigged $1.4B Apollo Deal
• Organic Rule Change Causes A Synthetics Scuffle
• Lessons From IPRs Involving Agriculture-Related Patents
• Weber's Grill Copycat Claims Heading To Georgia
• FDA Warning Wire: Pistachios Linked To Salmonella Outbreak
• Cosi's Proposed Adviser Too Cozy With Chain, Trustee Says
• Nestle USA Sues Franchisee For Going Too Far With Its IP
• Fed. Circ. Says Shrimp Importer Couldn't Stop Duty Review
• Sugary Drink Taxes Effective, WHO Report Shows
• 5th Circ. Returns Burger King Europe Suit To District Court
• Del Monte Says Juice Co. Must Pay For Diverting Suit
• Antitrust Regulators Didn't Let Beer Merger Go Flat
• Biotech Zymergen Banks $130M From Private Investors
• EU Food Name System Could Cost US Billions, Report Warns
• Philly Defends Soda Tax Against Beverage Groups' Challenge
• News, Cereal And Underwear: Brandeis On Copyright And TM
• Amira Foods Can Pursue Libel Claim Against Market Analyst
• Sprouts W-2 Phishing Suits Consolidated In Arizona By JPML
• Supreme Court Urged To Review EPA Water Rule Jurisdiction
• Kingdomware Not Retroactive To Nat'l Guard Buy, GAO Says
• Arrest Warrant Issued For Eatery Owner In $1.3M Wage Suit
• Brand Battles: General Mills Aims To Kill 'That's It' TM
• Texas Alcohol Regulator Can't Dodge Business Group's Suit
• Stage Set For Class Cert. Guidance In 9th Circ. Briseno Suit
• EPA, Chem Maker Settle Wash. Reservation Air Pollution Row
• Deoleo Slams Bid To Lift Stay In Olive Oil False Ad Suit
• Patrón Sues Former Ad Agency For Trademark Violations
• Cattle 'Hobby' Is Bull, Judge Says In Squashing Coverage Bid
• Monsanto Trims But Can't Escape NY Roundup Cancer Suit
• Tyson Foods Loses Bid For New Trial In $5.8M Don-Doff Suit
• Judge Ups Sanctions For Safeway In Overcharge Row
• Cow Farmers Fail To Tip Over Dairy Price-Fixing Suit
• Feds Blast Tribe's Suit Over Water Project's Impact On Salmon
• Coming Soon: The 3-D (And 4-D) Brief
• Mo. Top Court Affirms Higher Sales Tax On Airline Meals
• 9th Circ. Dole Decision May Spark More 'All Natural' Claims
• USDA Makes Deal to Stop Killing Nevada Predators
• Rainmaker Q&A: McDermott's Lazar Raynal
• KBR Beats Army Bid For Fed. Circ. Retry On $10.4M Dispute
• Chinese Exec Gets 3 Years For DuPont, Monsanto IP Theft
• Nix 'Rampant Forum Shopping' In Patent Rows, Court Urged
• Deals Rumor Mill: Twitter, Jose Cuervo, Leslie's Poolmart
• Nestlé Reaches Deal With Brazil To Complete Garoto Buy
• Logan's Roadhouse Workers Urge Stay Lift In FLSA Action
• Duncan Hines Maker Blasts Muffin Mix False Labeling Suit
• Cosi Gets OK To Begin Tapping $4.1M Bankruptcy Loan
• Safeway To Pay Web Shoppers $500K For Discovery Neglect
• Monsanto Plans $280M for PCB Personal Injury Settlements
• The 'Tough Noogies' Doctrine: Rights But No Remedies
• General Mills Wants GMO Cereal Suit Pause Extended
• Insurer Wants Out Of Defending Farm In Pesticide Harm Row
• Tyson Pays $1.6M To Settle Hiring Discrimination Claims
• Cash-Strapped Souplantation Owner Gets OK To Tap DIP Loan
• PepsiCo Faces Marketing Suit Over Naked Juices
• Dunkin' Can't Be Sued Over NY Tax Charges, Judge Says
• Kraft Appeals Dismissal In Egg Price-Fix MDL To 3rd Circ.
• Anheuser Gets Beer Drinkers' $100B Merger Fight Dumped
• Monsanto Roundup Cancer Suits Centralized In Calif.
• NutraSweet Says $100M Arbitration Went 'Off The Rails'
• Don Pablo's Tex-Mex Chain Latest Restaurant To Hit Ch. 11
• Individual Issues Predominate In Toxic Tort Class Actions
• Board Remands Wage Case Involving H-2A Employers
• Dole Buyers Get Mixed Win In 9th Circ. Natural Label Ruling
• McDonald's Copied Late Artist's Graffiti For Stores, Suit Says
• Private Equity Firm Ducks Trade Secrets Suit In Fla. Court
• Justices Won't Review $20B Anheuser, Modelo Antitrust Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Royal Philips, Bai Brands, Concordia
• Souplantation, Sweet Tomatoes Owner Files For Ch. 11
• ConAgra Can't Slip Consumer's Margarine Label Suit
• IRS Won't Apply 3rd Circ. Rewards Plan Ruling To Others
• Koch Foods Underpaid Woman Due To Gender, EEOC Alleges
• McDonald's Workers Seek Class Cert. In Wage, Breaks Suit
• Texas Justices Told Heineken Stake Shouldn't Stop Permit
• Ag Industry, EPA Push Back In Fight Over Pesticide Regs
• Chiquita Emails Not Privileged, Says Atty Facing Sanctions
• Fla. Farm Wants EEOC Suit Tossed, Says Charges Invalid
• Real Estate Rumors: Philips, Ved Parkash, Konover South
• General Mills Fights Injunctive Relief Claims For Cheerios
• Pepsi Bottler, Conrail Hit With Stormwater Runoff Suit In NJ
• 2nd Circ. Finds Orioles' Concession Provider Exempt From OT
• Canada, Australia Join WTO Battle Over Chinese Ag Support