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Food & Beverage - December, 2016

190 articles

• 6 Key Commercial Litigation Finance Trends For 2017
• 5 Ways To Fight Costlier Legal Malpractice Claims In 2017
• 2016 Highlights From Indirect Purchaser Class Actions
• Mediating E-Discovery Disputes Can Save Time And Money
• Mushroom Buyers Button Up Class Cert. In Price-Fixing MDL
• No Quick Win In $84M Duty Evasion Suit Against Univar
• Panera Agrees To Drop Noncompete Suit Against Papa John's
• DLA Piper-Led Restaurant Biz Freshii Files Rare Canadian IPO
• Partial Fees OK'd In Restaurant.com Expiring-Discount Row
• Fla. Court Says Judge's Remark Improper, Not Disqualifying
• Chicago Blames Cilantro For Summer E. Coli Outbreak
• Herr's Hits Back Hard On Atty DQ Motion In Labeling Suit
• US Threatens EU With New Tariffs Over Beef Hurdles
• WTO Dismantles Indonesian Food Barriers In Decisive Ruling
• Patrón, Ex-Ad Agency Settle Trademark Dispute
• Costco Hit With $250K Verdict For Not Ending Customer Abuse
• DOJ Nets Tuna Price-Fixing Guilty Plea At Bumble Bee
• Monsanto Tries To Save Subpoenas In Roundup Cancer Suit
• Burger King Can't Ditch Wage Fight Leader, 8th Circ. Told
• Deals Rumor Mill: Munters, Aquascutum, Freshii
• Bovine Sperm Co. Gets Genetics Patent Claim Nixed
• 9th Circ. Revives Suit Over Calif. Wage Bill Carveouts
• Lion Capital Swallows UK Cafe, Bar Biz In $169M Deal
• Food & Beverage MVP: Greenberg's Rick L. Shackelford
• AB InBev Sheds $3B Stake In African Coke Bottler
• Wyo. Urges 10th Circ. To Uphold 'Open Land' Suit Ruling
• Building Momentum For The Pay Equity Movement In BigLaw
• Are You Prepared For A 'Post-Fact' Jury?
• Kraft, Heartland Lock Horns Over Stay For High Court Ruling
• Costco Customer-On-Worker Harassment Row In Jury's Hands
• 3rd Circ. Tosses Starch Co.'s Challenge To IP Rights Award
• The Top 10 Trademark Rulings Of 2016
• Food & Beverage MVP: Covington's Jessica O'Connell
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sanofi, Bright Food, Huawei Technologies
• Consumer Defends Revamped Melitta Coffee Labeling Suit
• Judge Says 'Sophisticated' Farm Co. Must Arbitrate In HK
• Wis. Supermarket Should Face FCA Suit, Pharmacist Says
• Nutiva Seeks To Trim Coconut Oil False Ad Suit
• Labor Watchdog Hopes Peru's New Leaders Yield Fresh Start
• Ex-JPMorgan Execs Duck Parmalat Bankruptcy Fraud Charges
• Developer Secures $209M Loan For McDonald's New HQ
• Bond Should Be Slashed In Godiva Deal Appeal, Judge Says
• Boston Teamsters Want Answers From 'Top Chef' GC
• EEOC Defends Subpoena In High Court De Novo Review Case
• Keeping Pro Se Litigants At Bay
• Food & Beverage MVP: Hogan Lovells' Joseph Levitt
• Philly Judge Junks City Soda Tax Challenge
• Diageo Says Sazerac Ripped Off Its Bourbon Bottle TMs
• Consumers Say FDA Guidance Supports Cane Juice Suit
• How Trump May Impact EEOC Subpoena Ruling At High Court
• NLRB Judge Fries Fast-Food Franchisees' Arbitration Pacts
• Wendy's Hit With Shareholder Suit Over Customer Data Breach
• EU Dumping Duties On Indonesian Chem Additives OK: WTO
• Health Hires: McCarter & English, Arent Fox, Nossaman
• Food & Beverage MVP: Skadden's Sean Doyle
• $125M Formula Maker Go-Private Deal Sparks Investor Suit
• WTO Dispute Roundup: Russia Cases Go Ahead, China Stalls
• A Trademark Year In Wine And Beer 2016: Part 5
• Heineken Drops $379M On 1,900 UK Pubs
• Are Courts In The Discovery Driver's Seat?
• Fed. Circ. Revives Claims In Alcohol Production Patents
• Relaxed Regs, Union Probes In Store For DOL Under Puzder
• Plucky Hagens Berman Wins Spot In Chicken Price Suit
• A Trademark Year In Wine And Beer 2016: Part 4
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Atty Fees For White Sauce Importer
• EPA Says Syngenta Owes $4.9M Fine For Worker Safety Error
• Starbucks Launches Fight Against €30M EU Tax Ruling
• Genetically Engineered Pink Pineapple Gets FDA Nod
• Herr's Atty Targeted For DQ Over Prosecution Threats
• Animal Rights Groups Lose Battle With USDA Over Foie Gras
• US Expands Fight Against Chinese Ag Policies At WTO
• Bankrupt Calif. Store Owner Gets 6.5 Years For Wine Scheme
• Wis. St. Croix Chippewa Indians Score $79M Loan Facility
• Overturning NLRB Unit Determination Standards At 2nd Circ.
• Public Records Access V. Privacy: California's Struggle
• Louis Dreyfus Wants $1.8M Award Confirmed In Corn Fight
• Suit Over Kellogg Trans Fat Cookies Crumbles
• Pizza Hut Workers Get Conditional Cert. In FLSA Suit
• USDA Targets 'Sell-By' Labels To Reduce Food Waste
• Insurer Seeks Quick Win In Pet Food Supplier Coverage Case
• Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Patent Venue Case
• McDonald's Workers Want To Supersize Unpaid Wage Class
• A Trademark Year In Wine And Beer 2016: Part 3
• Farm Slams EEOC For 'Absurd' Response In Immigrant Suit
• Credit Card Case Against Tribe Lacks Standing, 7th Circ. Says
• Ex-Quiznos Execs Escape Investors' Claims At 10th Circ.
• A Trademark Year In Wine And Beer 2016: Part 2
• Gerber Buyers Seek 2nd Shot At Baby Food False Ad Suit
• ConAgra Enters Final Plea Deal Over Salmonella Peanut Butter
• NJ Tax Court Backs State Auditor In Pizzeria Spat
• Texas Oyster Firms Take Bay Leases Fight To Federal Court
• Tax Court Chucks $5M In Almond Farmers' Deductions
• Rules Of Civil Procedure Updates Affect E-Discovery
• The Path To The California Bench
• BigLaw Alums Q&A: Capital Appellate's Larry Ebner
• Grocer Schnucks Wants 2nd Dismissal Of Data Breach Suit
• AB InBev Inks $7.75B Sale Of Rest Of SABMiller's Europe Biz
• 3 Tips To Avoid Being On The Outs With In-House Counsel
• Trump Labor Nominee Comes With Sharp Anti-Reg Ideology
• Muscle Milk Maker Gets 'Slack-Fill' Claims Permanently Nixed
• A Trademark Year In Wine And Beer 2016: Part 1
• Houston Chain's Class Action Ban Wiped Out By NLRB Judge
• Nestle Hit With Labeling Suit Over Lean Cuisines Preservative
• Deals Rumor Mill: 21st Century Fox, Lonza, Sabeco
• Australia OKs Beef Co.'s $290M Sale To Chinese-Aussie JV
• Kansas Class To Lead Lanham Act Trial In Syngenta MDL
• Gov't Didn't Blow Immigrant Bias Probe Deal, Says Judge
• Wonder Bread Bakery To Pay $9M In Distributor Class Action
• Food Distributor Challenges Puerto Rico Import Tariff
• The Horrible Conflict Between Biology And Women Attorneys
• EEOC Slams Bid For Rehearing In Fight Over Visa Info
• Seeing Loss Of Fishing Area, Anglers Try To Stop Wind Farm
• Sumitomo Readies $802M Buyout Of Irish Banana Co. Fyffes
• The Top Product Liability Cases Of 2016: Year-End Report
• FTC And Courts Remain Real Serious About Fake News Ads
• Monsanto Hit With 1st State PCB Suit As Wash. Joins Fight
• Michael Foods Settles Egg Price-Fix MDL For $75M
• Feds Back 6th Circ. As Jurisdiction For Water Rule Cases
• Local Biosolids Ban Not Backed By Law, Facts, Judge Says
• Consumers Blast 5-Hour Energy's Win Bid In False-Ad MDL
• Native Class Rep Fights Deal To Divide $380M Leftover Funds
• Ex-Owner Of TGI Friday's Knocks Notice Motion In Wage Suit
• Cosi Can Hire DLA Piper, Tap $4.5M DIP Loan, Judge Rules
• Nestle, Mars Face Antitrust Suit Over Prescription Pet Food
• Jackson Hewitt Wants Rest Of Text-Spam Suit Dismissed
• Lawyer EQ: Finding Success In Every Interaction
• Herr's Says Consumer In Snack Label Suit Should Eat Words
• Trump Taps Fast-Food CEO As Labor Secretary
• Managing Intergenerational Differences Within Your Law Firm
• Jimmy John's Settles Illinois Noncompete Suit
• Coffee Shop Can Fight Beer-To-Go Guidance, Texas Court Says
• Chipotle Directors Duck Fat-Bonuses Suit
• Wash. Revenue Agency Defends Retroactive Tax Change
• Texas Court Nixes TGI Friday's Fees In Airport Eatery Row
• Bumble Bee VP Pleads Guilty To DOJ Seafood Cartel Charges
• Romania Investors Say 2nd Circ. Ruling OKs $250M Award
• GNC Agrees To Pay $2.3M Over Mislabeled Supplements
• Honest Co. Can't Dodge False Ad Suit Over 'Natural' Label
• CIT Won't Block New Comments On Chinese Garlic Duties
• Talking 'Bull': Episode 8, Too Perfect
• Costa Rica Pineapple Farm Can't Kill $32M Del Monte Award
• Dunkin' Donuts Gets Coffee Sales Tax Suit Dumped
• Real Estate Rumors: MasterCard, Chetrit, Gold Capital
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bayer, Pandora, Montagu Private Equity
• Judge Changes Mind On Decert. Bid In Haitian Worker Suit
• Philip Hirschkop: Quietly Making Noise For 50 Years
• Kraft Can't Pause Cheese Suit For Pending FDA Regs
• FDA Warning Wire: Agency Sour On Juice Health Claims
• Deals Rumor Mill: AB InBev, Monte dei Paschi, McDonald's
• Tyson Foods Launches $150M Investment Fund
• Skadden Says Del Monte 'Intimidated' Witness, Rips Sanctions
• Brazil's JBS Foods Primes $500M IPO Of Int'l Unit
• US Sugar Co. Wants Mexico Trade Deal Scrapped
• Heinz Pushes 3rd Circ. To Revive $25M Insurance Claim
• Fishing Co. To Pay $12.3M For Boat Accident Death
• Kraft Wants Factual Info In Wheat Futures Manipulation Row
• Melitta Says Revamped Coffee Labeling Suit Still Fails
• New Form I-9 Means More Immigration-Related Change In 2017
• Del Monte Wants Skadden To Pay 'Hide-The-Witness' Costs
• Campbell Soup Gets Partial Win In Crushed-Can Dispute
• Cellphone User Beats Sanctions Bid In Pizza Hut TCPA Suit
• Use Of Part-Time Workers Steadily Rising, Report Finds
• Safeway Settles Medical Negligence Suit Over Woman's Death
• Scotts CEO Says Consumers Can't Agree On Bird Seed Risks
• Cannabis Industry Faces Budding Product Liability Issues
• Kraft Colored-Cheese Row Continues Toward Trial
• A Primer On Heinz's 3rd Circ. Policy Rescission Fight
• 4th Circ. Upholds FDA Win In $15M Salmonella Warning Case
• B&G Pays $70M For Pasta, Sauce Maker Victoria Fine Foods
• Newman's Own Faces Suit Over 'Natural' Pasta Sauce Claims
• Costco Pays $2M To Settle Drivers' Calif. Wage Suit
• Profs Back Denial Of EEOC Subpoenas In High Court Brief
• Ex-Rockstar Energy Rep Claims Workers Wrongly Classified
• Tribe Says Feds Should've Looked At Water Project Again
• CIT Won't Let Importer Duck Suit Over Unpaid Sugar Duties
• NJ County Not Obligated To Take Land In Grocery Row: Judge
• Commerce Continues Review Of Mexican Sugar Agreements
• Ex-KFC Site Buyer Accused Of Flouting Enviro Cleanup Pact
• Quiznos Ex-Execs' Claims Paused Over Arbitration Dispute
• Insurer Must Pay $15M For Toxic Vitamin Class Settlement
• Real Estate Rumors: David Berley, Related Midwest, Bomnin
• 5 Insights From Airbus Group's Joshua Walker
• Safeway Must Face Inflated Drug Price Suit
• USDA Offers Nutrition Facts Panel Changes For Meat, Poultry
• Starbucks Chief Howard Schultz to Step Down Next Year
• Pa. Bar Must Rehire Worker It Accused Of Racism
• Deals Rumor Mill: McDonald's, Rockwell Collins, Decolar.com
• SD High Court Revives Coverage Bid For Wrecked Grain Bins
• Parker Hannifin Grabs Filtration Maker In $4.3B Deal
• FDA Nabs $4M In Milk Powder, Citing Salmonella Concerns