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Food & Beverage - May, 2017

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• WTO Reports Delayed By 'Substantially Enhanced' Workload
• FTC Refunds $2M To Buyers Of Dr. Oz-Touted Supplement
• Ex-CEO Tells 2nd Circ. Feds Implied Others' Guilt On Him
• Brazilian Holding Co. To Pay Record $3.2B Corruption Fine
• EEOC Sues Fla. Farm For Firing Worker After Rape Allegation
• Real Estate Rumors: Extell, Mirae, Lululemon
• Industry Groups Opine On Wal-Mart In-Store Strike Appeal
• Kraft Seeks To End 'All Natural' Sour Cream Labeling Suit
• Fed. Circ. OKs Interest Charged To Insurer For Unpaid Duties
• Vita-Mix, Kelly Services To Pay $1.6M To End Wage Claims
• Marley Family Wins $2.4M In Trademark Infringement Case
• NYC Limits Erratic Schedules For Fast-Food, Retail Workers
• Fresh Market Investors Seek Class Cert. In Apollo Deal Suit
• GrubHub Seeks Quick Win In TCPA Class Action
• Latin American Nations Pose WTO Fishery Subsidies Proposal
• NLRB War On McDonald's Is About To Get Trumped
• The Return Of Attorney-Conducted Voir Dire
• Chicago Eateries Pay $1.9M To Settle Race Bias Claims
• 9th Circ. Revokes EPA Approval For Nanosilver Product
• Wendy's Asks For Toss Of Shareholder Suit On Farm Wages
• CIT Affirms Slashed Dumping Duty For China Garlic Importer
• McDonald's Rep Testifies Calif. OT Policy Was Fair
• Google, Netflix Back DOJ In 2nd Circ. Music Licensing Fight
• FDA Warning Wire: Device Maker Too Slow To Probe Defects
• Central Grocers Creditors Say DIP Will Shortchange Case
• Rupari's $26M Stalking Horse Offer Is Winning Asset Bid
• Gray Matters: Identities Are Us
• Justices Won't Review Parents' Vaccine Injury Suit
• UK Competition Watchdog To Review £3.7B Tesco-Booker Deal
• Marsh Supermarkets Wins OK For Rapid Bankruptcy Sale Plan
• NLRB Splits On Firing Case Settled Without Telling Board
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• The Law360 400
• Turning 50, Greenberg Traurig Tops The Law360 400
• Biggest US Firms Opt For Modest Growth In Sluggish Market
• The Firms That Grew Fastest Without Merging
• The Firms That Lost The Most Ground In 2016
• McDonald's Grills Bookkeeping Expert In Unpaid OT Trial
• Feds Say Billy Walters' Retrial Bid Is Doomed
• Deals Rumor Mill: Linde, State Bank of India, PepsiCo
• Fla. Chicken Chain, TCPA Class To Refute Settlement Denial
• Supplier Pays $95M To End FCA Case In Iraq War Food Deal
• 4th Circ. Won't Rethink RJ Reynolds Win In $50M ERISA Suit
• Chipotle Hit With 2nd Suit From Financial Institution Over Hack
• Bankrupt China Fishery Gets 6-Month Exclusivity Extension
• Coverage Barred By Laggardly Notice, 8th Circ. Says
• 2 Reps. Question DOJ's Going After Landowner In CWA Case
• Instant Coffee Sex Aid Recalled After Report Of Death
• TC Heartland Adds To Fed. Circ. Losing Streak At High Court
• Some State Claims Tossed From TGI Friday's Wage Suit
• NutraSweet Gets $100M ICC Award Nixed By NY Judge
• My Milkshake Is Better Than Yours: Part 2
• 4 Investors Settle SEC's Coffee Co. Pump-And-Dump Claims
• DOJ Settles With NM Farm Over US Worker Discrimination
• PTAB Axes Coupon Patent Claims Challenged By Walgreens
• Pork Producers Don't Want Trump To Rock NAFTA Boat
• Noncompete Agreements Under Siege At The State Level
• Phony 5-Hour Energy Bottle Maker Gets Over 2 Years
• Jury Hands UC Berry IP Win, But Judge Slams Both Sides
• Atty Hits Back At Muzzling Motion In Chiquita MDL
• Marsh Unsecured Creditors Sweat 'Extremely' Quick Sale Plan
• Co. Settles Criminal Case Over $8.5B Iraq War Food Deal
• My Milkshake Is Better Than Yours: Part 1
• House Votes On Bill To Limit EPA Rules On Pesticides
• Rupari Reaches Deal With Lenders On $1.4M Bonus Plan
• Chipotle Shareholder Suits Over Food Safety Consolidated
• Fed. Circ. Revives 'Insignia' Wine Trademark Fight
• Trump Budget Chief Defends Domestic Cuts At House Panel
• 9th Circ. Orders New Review Of EEOC's McLane Subpoena
• IRS Slams Coke's Confidentiality Bid In Transfer Pricing Row
• Abbott Eyes Settlement In Ensure Wheat Chunk Choking Case
• Judge Won't Revisit Bid To Arbitrate Soybean Shipping Fight
• Class Makes Emergency Bid To Muzzle Atty In Chiquita MDL
• 7th Circ. Scrutinizes Fallout From Tainted Whey Product
• UC Davis Says Profs Stole Strawberry IP As Trial Wraps
• McDonald's Calif. OT Policies Grilled At Damages Trial
• Fed. Circ. Affirms ITC Ruling Invalidating Coffee Pod Patent
• 'Soup Nazi' Exec Charged With Tax Evasion
• 2nd Circ. Dumps Sales Tax Row Over Dunkin' Donuts' Coffee
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sinochem, Constellation, Delivery Hero
• Back To The Fourco: High Court's New, Old Patent Venue Test
• Harry & David 'Slack-Fill' Consumer Suit Comes To A Close
• Houston Chef Says Restaurant's Noncompete Unenforceable
• Insurer Says It Needn't Cover Farm Co. In Wasp Breeder's Suit
• Attorneys, Your Input Is Needed On Deposition Rule
• Bayer Seeks To Collect $455M Award In Dow Patent Row
• 3 Takeaways From The Supreme Court's Patent Venue Ruling
• 105 Tons Of Nathan's, Curtis Franks Recalled Over Metal Bits
• Retroactive Tax Laws Muddying Businesses' Future Decisions
• Attorneys React To Supreme Court Patent Venue Ruling
• Consumer Groups Say FDA Dodging Food Safety Duty
• Cane Juice Is Sugar Under Federal Law, Jelly Bean Buyers Say
• Rupari $1.4M Bonus Plan Draws Trustee, Agent Objections
• Egg Execs Denied Bid For Salmonella Sentence Review
• Texas Appeals Court Revives New Braunfels River Can Ban
• The EDTX Exodus: How TC Heartland Narrowed IP Venues
• Celeb-Going NYC Restaurant Settles Tips Suit For $1.1M
• WTO Dispute Roundup: Members Vie Over Compliance Efforts
• Justices Won't Review Wash. State Retroactive Tax Change
• High Court Limits Where Patent Suits Can Be Filed
• In Congress: Budget, Health Care, Comey
• Commerce Chops Fresh Garlic Duty After Challenge At CIT
• Ariz. Co. Settles EEOC Bias Claim Brought By Gay Workers
• Marsh Supermarkets Proposes Exec Bonus Plan
• DC Circ. Dissent Could Blunt Presidential Deal-Making Tool
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Wash. Tribal Fishing Rights Appeal
• Chili's Franchisee, Workers Resolve Tipping Wage Suit
• Supplement Co. Says Rival Sells Carcinogenic Products
• Wine Bar Suing Trump Wants Case Out Of Federal Court
• Consumers Drop 'Cane Juice' Claims Against Odwalla
• EU Vows To Amend Chicken Import Rules After WTO Loss
• Haseko Adding $300M Mixed-Use Complex To Hawaii Resort
• Florida Jury Returns $100K Verdict Over Starbucks Spill
• USTR Wants Data On Expanding NAFTA Ag Tariff Cuts
• Visa Fee Suit Can't Be Altered To Skirt CAFA, 9th Circ. Says
• Radio Host Jones Eats Words To End Chobani Defamation Suit
• Alsup Wavers On ConAgra's Bid To Nix Trans Fat Labeling Suit
• Phony 5-Hour Energy Middleman Angles For No Jail
• How Client Feedback Programs Benefit Law Firms And Clients
• Wendy's Shareholders Aim To Consolidate Data Breach Suits
• Fla. Eatery's FLSA Deal Should Be Public, Judge Says
• 2nd Circ. Looks Unwilling To Revive Dunkin' Donuts Tax Beef
• Jimmy John's Aims To Toss Joint-Employer Claim In OT Suit
• 'Natural' Sex Drugs Hide Harmful Ingredients, Suit Says
• Don't Overlook The 1st Amendment In Labeling Litigation
• Texas Court Weighs Reach Over Mexican Insurer, Broker
• Fla. Man Gets 15 Years For Frauds That Took In $30M
• Union Didn't Discriminate Against Workers, DC Circ. Says
• Central Grocers Gets Interim OK For New $205M DIP Loan
• EU Bumps Up Retaliatory Duties In Byrd Amendment Fight
• 4 Boxes To Check Before Firing An Offensive Employee
• DOJ, Food Processing Cos. Settle Citizenship Bias Claims
• Rupari Files 2nd Suit Over Tony Roma's Licensing Issue
• Soy Butter Co. Hits Bankruptcy After Illness Outbreak
• Fed. Circ. Won't Put $455M Bayer Patent Award On Hold
• Deals Rumor Mill: WaveDivision, Stonyfield, Global Atlantic
• Bimbo Bakeries Can't Dodge NJ Delivery Drivers' OT Suit
• Nestle's KitKat Bar Shape Isn't A Trademark, UK Court Says
• When You Can Fire An Employee For Nasty Workplace Talk
• Del Monte Can't Garnish Debt For $32M Award, Judge Affirms
• Pet Food Maker Tells 9th Circ. Don't Revive Labeling Spat
• Ex Le-Nature's CEO Can't Escape Plea Deal, 3rd Circ. Says
• Red Bull Can't Escape $60M Lawsuit Saying Drink Is Deadly
• 9th Circ. Agrees Ex-USDA Exec Knew About Grant Fraud
• Split Of $380M In Native Farmer Deal OK'd Despite Dissent
• Tony Roma's Objects To Rupari Ch. 11 Licensing Assignment
• Eatery Not Covered For Bouncing Service Dog, Judge Rules
• Tribal Cig Co. Asks 9th Circ. To Reverse Ruling In Feds' Suit
• Blackstone Unloads Nearly Entire Stake In Performance Foods
• Sysco Fuel Surcharge Misleads Customers, Restaurants Say
• PetSmart, Mars Pinning Pet Food Antitrust On FDA, Court Told
• Wal-Mart Fingers Alleged Price-Fixing Execs In Tuna Suit
• Cracker Barrel ADA Class Action Settlement Gets Judge's OK
• Solving The Legal Industry's Data Protection Breakdown
• Discovery Sanctions Get Sanctioned
• Five Guys' Website Must Follow ADA Too, Blind Users Say
• Notorious Lobster Poacher Says US Unfairly Pursuing Him
• Buyers of Tainted Pomegranate Seeds Seek $29M Judgment
• Cosi's Ch. 11 Reorganization Plan Is Now In Effect
• 5 Things To Know About Justice Gorsuch's First 30 Days
• $4.6M Iraq War Supply Row Stays Paused For Criminal Case
• Hendrix's Brother Seeks Out Of Estate's Pot Products Suit
• Central Grocers Reaches Terms On $100M Stalking Horse Bid
• AdvancePierre Investor Sues To Block $4.2B Tyson Deal
• Plaintiffs Bar Perspective: Standly Hamilton's Chris Hamilton
• Widow Sues NJ Food Co. Over Ex-Worker's 'Untimely Death'
• Kroger Unit Sued Over Alleged Storage Of Worker Fingerprints
• 5 Mistakes That End Law Firms
• Iowa Top Court OKs Class Cert. Of Corn Plant Pollution Suit
• Fed. Circ. Denies Dow Review Of $455M Bayer Patent Award
• Marsh Supermarkets Seeks Quick Del. Ch. 11 Sale Checkout
• NYC Hotel Owner Joins Suit Questioning Trump's Biz Ties
• No Quick Win For DOD Agency In $11B Food Contract Row
• Brand Battles: Jaguar, Puma Clash Over Big Cat Logos
• Skeptical Judge Gives Costco's $2M Wage Deal Initial OK
• SC Farm Takes $15M Salmonella Warning Case To High Court
• Property Cos. Slam Haggen Creditors' Aim To Block Expenses
• McCusker Anselmi Sued For Malpractice In $1M Contract Row
• Wine Investment Fund Calls Claims Of Coercion Time-Barred
• Citrus Co. Ruled Joint Employer In Guest Worker Wage Suit
• US Hails Early Breakthrough On China Beef Trade
• The Case For A Lawyer As Chief Operating Officer
• More Nutrition Info On Menus, More Class Actions In Court
• 2017 Has Been The Year For Odd Food Recalls
• Fla. AG Jumps Into Chicken Price-Fixing Investigation
• Central Grocers Extends Ch. 11 Cash Use For Another Week
• Florida Judge Consolidates 4 More Suits In Chiquita MDL
• Confectioner Underfills Chocolate Boxes, Consumers Claim
• NYC Restaurateur Cops To $12M Fraud Days Before Trial
• Liquor Giant Facing £107M 'Google Tax' In UK
• Judge Tosses Some Priceline Claims In IBM IP Row
• USDA Chief Forges New Trade-Focused Post
• Complicated Landscape Awaits New FDA Commissioner
• Marsh Supermarkets Opens Del. Ch. 11 With $67M Debt
• City Urges 9th Circ. To Revive $31M Tainted-Water Case
• With Tom Cat Bakery Protests, An Audit Gets Politicized
• Trump Claims Presidential Immunity In DC Wine Bar Suit
• Syngenta Shareholders Approve $43B ChemChina Deal
• 5 Top Priorities As Gottlieb Takes Reins At FDA
• Commerce Can't Crush Fresh Garlic Duty Challenge At CIT
• NJ Mall Owner Says Target Blocking New Supermarket
• Publix Spinach-Artichoke Dip Recalled For Glass Shards
• TGI Friday's Workers Must Respond To Wage Suit Discovery
• Past Licensing Deal Can't Kill Current IP Suit, Judge Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Aramco, Pret A Manger, Sandals Resorts
• Health Co. Barred From Selling Supplement In IP Row
• Store Managers Blast Aldi 'Strong-Arm Tactics' In OT Suit
• Vitamin Shoppe Sued Over Supplement's Weight Loss Claims
• Judge Won't Sanction Coke, Counsel In Data Breach Suit
• Beer Distributor To Pay $14M Tax Bill Over Capital Gains
• 5-Hour Energy Scheme Duo Fights Feds' $4M Forfeiture Bid
• Safeway Publicity Plan For Underfilled Tuna Can Deal Wins OK
• EPA Can't Escape Pesticide Honey Bee Suit
• Rupari Cash Budget Tweaked To Resolve Committee Objection
• Trump Pick For FDA Commissioner Approved By Senate
• Fed. Circ. OKs Kroger Rewards Program IP Win Under Alice
• PTAB Misconstrued Steuben Foods IP Term, Fed. Circ. Says
• Brigantine Servers' Collective Action Gets Green Light
• When You Can't Fire An Employee For A Nasty Facebook Post
• Expect Change At The Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Crabbers Allowed To Join Suit Over Seafood Origin Rule
• Monsanto Blasts 'Last-Minute' Discovery In Weedkiller MDL
• NLRB Judge Says Burger Joint's Loitering Rule Too Broad
• China Fishery Lenders Oppose Extended Plan Exclusivity
• Georgia Arrest Fair Game In NYC Restaurateur's Ponzi Trial
• Bayer To Sell Liberty Biz To Clinch $66B Monsanto Buy
• Bumble Bee Pleads Guilty In DOJ Seafood Price-Fix Probe
• Billy Walters Bets Key Witness' 'Perjury' Wins New Trial
• How 1 Firm Helped Navigate A Dozen Texas Hotel Deal Changes
• In Congress: House Out Of Town
• Pet Food Co. Takes Ohio Tax Row To Supreme Court
• Kona Grill Hit With FLSA Overtime Class Action In Fla.
• Atty In Chefs' Warehouse Row: No Threatening Calls From Me
• Ex-Peanut Corp. Exec Says Gov't Skewed Emails
• USTR Pick To Move Forward Next Week, McConnell Says
• Caseworkers Can't Be Blocked From Farms, Judge Rules
• Central Grocers Gets OK To Use Lender Cash For A Week
• 'Cane Juice' False Labeling Suit Thrown Out, Website Cited
• Conagra Seeks High Court Review Of Wesson Class Cert. Row
• Animal Feed Company Must Stop Making Medicated Feeds
• Deals Rumor Mill: Comcast, Chuck E. Cheese, Rio Tinto
• Mott's Sued Over 'Natural' Label On Goods With Pesticides
• Ex-Worker Wants Coke, Counsel Sanctioned In Breach Suit
• Rupari Creditors Say Cash Budget Shorts Committee Funding
• Banks, Credit Unions Sue Chipotle Over Data Breach
• Sugar Importer Faces $1M CIT Penalty For Misstating Duty
• Starbucks Hit With TM Suit Over 'Unicorn Frappucino'
• Judge OKs $360K Settlement In Haitian Workers' Suit
• McDonald's Franchisee Gets Initial Nod On Wage Settlement
• Calif. Reps Float Bills To Aid Tribe, Others For Fish Crisis
• Pecan Co. On The Hook For $1.5M, Hacked Nut Supplier Says
• Dem Sens. Unveil Bill To Protect Farmworkers From Removal
• Tainted Jury Spoiled Salmonella Trial, Peanut Exec Says
• Central Grocers Seeks Store Sales, Wind-Down In Ch. 11
• Coke May Redact Emails In 'Artificial Flavors' MDL: Judge
• Syngenta Fights Consolidation Bid For GMO Corn Cases
• Burger King Accused Of Ripping Off Croissan'wich Customers
• Settlement Reached In McDonald's $27M Fatal Brawl Case
• The Rise Fund Injects $50M Into Indian Dairy Products Co.
• Fees Merited At Close Of 'Reserve' TM Suit, Court Told
• US Chips Away At EU Citrus Barriers
• Monsanto Settles With Transporters Over Ship Explosion
• Investor Hits Margaritaville Developer With $3.4M Suit
• 13 FCPA Enforcement Actions Resolved In 2017 So Far
• FDA Revokes Potassium Perchlorate Use In Food Containers
• Bankrupt Rupari Seeks Over $1.4M For Employee Bonuses
• NY Top Court Won't Revive Chef's Chipotle Ramen Row
• LaSalle, O'Connor Invest In $135M Orlando Shopping Center
• Feds Want At Least 5 Years For Duo In 5-Hour Energy Scheme
• Del Monte Gets Its $32M Pineapple Award Confirmed
• Meras Can't Use Patent After CH2O's $12.5M IP Win
• Sodexo FCRA Suit Belongs In State Court, Plaintiff Says
• Unilever Prices $3.2B US Bond To Help Fund Buybacks
• Trader Joe's, Monini Accused Of Selling Fake Truffle Oil
• Comvest Lends Outback Franchisee $135M For Acquisitions
• Federal Judges Are Tired Of 'Stock' Discovery Objections
• B&N Cafe Managers Denied Conditional Cert. In OT Suit
• Green Mountain Fights Investor Cert. Bid In Coffee Suit
• Commerce Sets June Deadline On Stalled Mexico Sugar Talks
• Grocery Co. Must Face Pension Claim Over Firm Buyout
• Mondelez, Union Duke It Out Over 7-Day Workweek Policy
• Another Chiquita Case Gets Moved To Growing Florida MDL
• Costco To Pay $775K To End Coconut Oil Labeling Suit
• Dow, DuPont Get Conditional Nod From China On Tie-Up
• SEIU Urges Ill., Calif. AGs To Investigate McDonald's Rents
• What Lawyers Should Know To Avoid Online Scams
• Nestle Loses Sanctions Bid Against Locke Lord In TM Row
• Steak 'N Shake Manager Seeks Conditional Cert. In OT Suit
• Texas Justices Side With State Alcohol Board In Permit Row
• FDA Postpones Menu Labeling Rule To 2018
• Monsanto Drops Planting Unit Deal With Deere A Month Ahead Of DOJ Trial
• EU High Court's Ruling Widens Net For Antitrust Probes
• Pet Owners Seek Class Cert. In Dog Chew Toy Death Suit
• Grocer Data Suit Tossed, Unlike Target And Home Depot
• Sony Sues Applebee's In Fees Row Over Commercials
• NY Denny's Franchisee Skirted OT Pay, Class Says
• Texas Jury Melts $16M Claim Over Ice Cream Co. Value
• Food Pouch Maker Owed Defense In Recall Suit, Judge Says
• Clorox Wants Antitrust Suit Axed After High Court Denial
• Papa John's Drivers Renew Cert. Bid In FLSA Suit
• Sex Drugs Labeled As Natural Contain Viagra, Suit Says
• Biz Lobby Sets Goals For New China Trade Talks
• Web Servers: An Overlooked Cybersecurity Risk At Law Firms