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Food & Beverage - September, 2017

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• Bumble Bee, StarKist Can't Dodge Tuna Price-Fix MDL
• Mars Says Attys Deserve Sanctions For Failed Rice Suit
• TGI Friday's, Workers Address Snags In $19.1M Wage Deal
• FDA Proposes New Nutrition Label Overhaul Deadlines
• Restaurant Worker Says Pay Didn't Reflect 92-Hour Workweek
• Brand Battles: Anheuser-Busch, Starbucks, Jimmy Buffett
• IBM Urges Judge To Reconsider Priceline's Patent Win
• Deals Rumor Mill: AC Milan, Sushiro Global, Cedar Realty
• Bayer Further Trims Covestro Stake With €1B Sale
• EPA Must Look For More Docs About Weed Killer, Judge Says
• Neb. Justices Nix Appeal Of Liquor License Denials Near Tribe
• Chicken Cos. Must Hand Over Fla. AG Docs In Antitrust Suit
• From Dracula To Drag Race: An Update On Right Of Publicity
• Nature's Bounty Can't Escape All Claims Over Supplement
• Tax Court Rules Farmers' Rent Isn't Self-Employment Income
• Whole Foods Illegally Fired Cashier With Disease, EEOC Says
• Fresh Market Escapes Del. Investor Suit Over Apollo Deal
• Accountant Pleads Guilty In Seafood Co. Tax Scheme
• EEOC Slaps Seafood Co., Staffing Firm With Sex Bias Suit
• New Sedona Principles Stress Information Governance
• EEOC Accuses Publix Markets Of Religious Discrimination
• Mars Escapes Rice Buyers' Serving Size Suit
• Mondelez Dodges Suit Over 'Hours Of Energy' Biscuit Labeling
• Post Says General Mills Must Shelve Bagged Cereal Display
• Judge Finds No Meat In Burger King Receipt Suit Claims
• WilmerHale Reveals SEC's Pepsi Probe In Accidental Email
• OIG Report Finds Holes In FDA Food Facility Inspections
• Juice Co. Must Face Del Monte Suit Over Ties To Grower
• Dallas Restaurateurs Battle Over Rights To Celeb Chef's Name
• Gluten Group Says Jamie Oliver Infringing On Its 'GF' Mark
• CBRE Guides $87M Sale Of Saint Paul Apartment Complex
• Class Cert. Denied In Tito's Handmade Vodka False Ad Suit
• 8th Circ. Backs NLRB That Bakery Union Vote Was 'Tainted'
• Tyson Poultry To Pay $2M Fine For Feed Supplement Spill
• Sonic Drive-In Restaurant Chain Confirms Data Breach
• For More Value And Diversity In Outside Counsel, Go Small
• Justices Urged To Review Class Cert. Admissability Standards
• 5 Indicted For Running Sports Betting Ring Outside Boston
• Islamic Food Authority Says Co. Falsely Used Halal Marks
• FDA Warning Wire: Inspector Blocked At Chinese Drug Co.
• Monsanto Must Face Claims In Portland PCB Case
• Landry's Hit With Lawsuit Over Tigers' Treatment
• Ex-Exec Can't Revive Whistleblower Suit Against Pickle Co.
• Chipotle Workers Cleared For 2nd Circ. Review In OT Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Flushing Project, TH Real Estate, CIM
• Celeb Chef Palmer Accused Of Burning Hotel Partner On IP
• China Fishery Trustee Pushes HSBC Probe In Face Of Appeal
• Subway Restaurants Dispute Class Action Over Ill. Soda Tax
• Enviros Push For Win In Red Snapper Overfishing Suit
• 'Codfather' Gets Nearly 4 Years For Falsely Labeling Fish
• Real Estate Rumors: Bon Jovi, Draft, Chicago Hard Rock
• Dr Pepper Must Face Canada Dry Ginger Ale Labeling Row
• Whataburger Slapped With EEOC Suit Over Biased Hiring
• Unfunded Pension Liabilities: Caveat Emptor, Caveat Esquire
• How Plaintiffs And Defense Counsel Misperceive Each Other
• Syngenta Looks To Speed Appeal Of $218M GMO Corn Verdict
• 9th Circ. Affirms Narrowed Fishing Area For Wash. Tribe
• Chiquita Can't Escape New Complaint In MDL, Judge Told
• La. Intervenes In Case Over Red Snapper Overfishing
• Burger King Can't Pause Receipt Suit Pending Dismissal Bid
• NY Panel Largely Upholds Whole Foods' $3.5M Tax Bill
• EEOC Targets More IHOP Locations Over Sexual Harassment
• TGI Friday's Must Rework $19.1M Wage Deal, Judge Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: T-Mobile, GE, Pladis
• Starbucks' Background Checks Violate FCRA, Suit Says
• Gatorade Won't Talk Trash About Water After Settlement
• Safeway Seeks To Toss Dozens Of Assistant Manager OT Suits
• Dow's Appeal Of $455M Award To High Court Won't Be Easy
• Ex-Manager Of Omega Fish Plant Cops To Polluting La. River
• Ill. High Court Says State Link Too Bare For Insurance Suit
• Country Club Says 'Baseless' OT Claims Warrant Sanctions
• 2nd Circ. Backs Travelers' $1.2M Stolen Booze Loss
• FDA Must Respond To Teething Safety Petition, Suit Argues
• Mott's Beats Fruit Snack False Labeling Class Action
• Fruit Co. Sues Insurer Over Hep A Smoothie Outbreak
• Truffle Tiff Targeting Trader Joe's Oil Expands To 3 Suppliers
• Darden Spinoff REIT To Pay $67M For 41 Restaurants
• Why A Subway Sandwich Class Settlement Didn't Measure Up
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carlyle, Asahi Group, KKR
• DC Circ. Won't Rehear Challenge To $380M Tribal Payout Plan
• Germany-Based Schenck Valued At More Than €700M In Sale
• The Role Legal Finance Can Play In Firm Year-End Collections
• EU Court Scratches End Of Poultry Subsidy On Technicality
• Keurig Green Mountain Seeks Quick Win In Stock-Drop Suit
• Gordon Ramsay Must Give Up Docs On Caesars Restaurants
• Appeals Court Affirms Parking Ban In Boston Land Use Row
• Del. Court Grapples With Forum In Argentine Toxic Tort Suit
• Enviros Undo Calif.'s Approval Of New Pesticide Labels
• Death Wish Coffee Co. Recalls Cold Brew For Botulism Risk
• Starr Says Juice Maker Should Have Disclosed Presuit Notice
• EEOC, Darden Unit Trade Barbs About Sanctions In Bias Row
• General Mills Says Age Bias Class Counsel Needs To Be DQ'd
• Winery Escapes Trademark Suit From Bourbon Maker
• 'Per-Doc' Pricing Can Improve Document Review
• Caffeine Expert Details Coffee Craving In Prop 65 Trial
• EEOC Hits Ill. IHOP Eateries With Sexual Harassment Suit
• NY Atty Takes Plea Deal Amid Claim He Threatened Witness
• Lobster Thief Ordered To Fork Over $30M To South Africa
• 4 Firms Team Up To Lead Dow, DuPont In Megamerger
• Pat's Steaks Sues Family Member Over Pa. Brand Rights
• Priceline Gets Partial Win In IBM Patent Infringement Suit
• Post Holdings Inks $1.5B Deal For Bob Evans Farms
• TGI Friday's Cuts $19.1M Deal To End Wage Action
• As Medical Food Industry Grows, So May FDA Scrutiny
• Mystery Note In Coffee Cancer Row Risks Mistrial: Nonprofit
• 'Flawed' Calculation Caused Inflated Forfeiture: Lobster Thief
• UC And Professors Reach Deal In Strawberry IP Dispute
• Mich. Restaurant Co. Will Pay $7M To Settle TCPA Suit
• Chipotle Worker Says Overtime Suit Didn't Flout Texas Court
• Chipotle Worker Sexually Harassed, Locked In Freezer: EEOC
• Mott Fruit Snack False Labeling Suit Nears Checkout
• Beverage Co. Seeks Arbitration With Paraguayan Distributor
• Farm Refusing Gay Weddings Can Sell At Market: Mich. Judge
• Offshore Penny Stock Manipulator Must Pay $58M
• 9th Circ. Revives Calif. Foie Gras Ban
• $20M TerraVia Asset Sale OK'd After Ch. 11 Contract Snag
• Scotts Seeks Return Of Docs In Tainted Seed Suit
• FDA, Groups Ink Deal To Pause Suit Over Menu Labeling Delay
• 8th Circ. Nixes Grocer's Suit Against Union Over Picketing
• Jury Awards $750K To NJ Man Injured By Tainted Beer
• Trump's 'One In, Two Out' Rule Pops Up In Kind Bar Battle
• PepsiCo Escapes Bottling Co.'s Antitrust Claims
• Taxation With Representation: Paul, Shearman, Haynes, Locke
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Nev. Justices Say Cancellation Notice Must Use Letter Of Law
• Atty Cleared In Veterinarians' Dairy Farm Trafficking Case
• A Guide To The Executive Branch Official Nomination Process
• Syngenta Gets Nearly $1M From Jury In Pesticide IP Suit
• Jessica Biel's Au Fudge Hit With $430K Wage Theft Suit
• Judge OKs $2M Wage Deal Between Posh NYC Cafe, Workers
• ACH Food Sells Half-Full Baking Mix Cans, Class Action Says
• Thank Litigiousness For $8.5M Caribou TCPA Deal, Court Told
• Trump Picks Ex-Jones Day Atty For USDA General Counsel
• Houston Shopping Center Landlord Wins Insurance Suit
• Dried Fruit Co. Says No Contract To Arbitrate Over Machine
• What Beer Marketers Should Know About State False Ad Laws
• 8th Circ. Sets Standing Marker With Data Breach Rulings
• Portillo's Sued Over Alleged Religious Discrimination
• Judge OKs $1.3M Deal Ending 4-Year Rice GMO Fee Spat
• Pet Supplier's Ex-GC Destroyed Evidence, Feds Tell Judge
• Golden Nugget Casinos Operator Prices $1.4B In Notes
• Retailers Cite Equifax In Urging Uniform Data Breach Law
• Anglers Seek Quick Win In Bid To Block $43M NY Wind Farm
• CORRECTION: FDA Proposes New Deadlines For Farm Water Safety
• Seattle Urges High Court To Turn Away Tribal Fishing Row
• Architect Slaps Five Guys With Copyright Suit Over Designs
• Pepsi Accused Of Skirting FCRA Rules With Credit Checks
• Navigating Hurdles To Bring Pheromone Pesticides To Market
• Coffee Cancer Trial Witness Sends Judge Mystery Letter
• Ex-Greenberg Atty Testifies 'Rat' He Smelled Was Forgery
• Insurer Can't Ditch $5M Chuck E. Cheese Coverage Dispute
• Grubhub Manager At Wage Trial Questions Driver's Clock-Ins
• FDA Warning Wire: Strychnine In Homeopathic Drugs
• TerraVia Selects Dutch Co.'s $20M Stalking Horse Bid
• 4 Ways Amazon Is Shaping Brick-And-Mortar Retail
• EPA, DOJ Ink $6.3M Deal With StarKist In Samoa Pollution Suit
• Dow Asks Justices To Weigh In On Bayer $455M Award Row
• Food Processor Asks 5th Circ. To Revive $1M Coverage Suit
• 2nd Circ. Denies Billy Walters' Bid For Bail Pending Appeal
• Waffle House Serves Up Plan To Combine Job-Screening Suits
• Insurer Can't Duck Egg Producer's Bid For $2M After Bird Flu
• DowDuPont Adjusts Plans For Its Post-Merger Split
• Agribusiness Giant Bunge Pays $946M For Food Oil Co. Stake
• Liss-Riordan Paralegals Testify On Damages In Grubhub Trial
• Asahi Likely Can't Nix False Label Suit Over Brew Location
• Dairy Co. Loses Bid For Manure Contamination Suit Coverage
• GCs Pick 5 Fave Firms For Their Product Liability Work
• Clam Harvesters Get New Trial On Sex Harassment Claims
• NJ Court Says Developer's Motel Plan Has Enough Parking
• NY Atty Forged Docs To Inflate Damages, Feds Tell Jury
• Egg Buyers' Attorneys Want $25M In Price-Fixing MDL
• Tri-Union Admits To Blowing Whistle In DOJ Tuna Probe
• Aykroyd's Vodka Co. Can't Get $4.3M Attys Fees In IP Suit
• Golub Capital Backs PE Buyout Of Cafe Rio With $146M Loan
• Pilgrim's Snaps Up European Poultry Co. From JBS For $1.3B
• Why More Global Giants Are Renouncing Their HQs
• Where The Global 20 Are Bolstering Their Ranks
• Firms Stay The Course On London Growth Amid Brexit Haze
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2017
• Global Firms Snap Up India Work With Liberalization In Limbo
• GrubHub Says It's 'Sandbagged' As Ex-Worker Describes HQ
• Naked Juice Can't Nix No-Sugar Coconut Water False Ad Suit
• Ex-Commerce IT Worker, Restaurateur Gets 4 Years For Bribes
• AMRO Presses Ch. 7 Judge For Transmar Emails Order
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 10th Circ. Panel Revives Enviros' Wyo. 'Open Land' Suit
• Garlic Cos. Get Temporary Block To Liquidation At CIT
• Royalty Closing Agreement Relevant In Coca-Cola Tax Fight
• Joe's Crab Shack Files Ch. 11 Plan After $57M Asset Sale
• UAE Firms Win Stay During Settlement Talks On $31M Award
• Pakistan Challenges WTO Finding On EU Polymer Duties
• Ill. Chinese Buffets Must Pay Back Wages To Mexican Workers
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, DLA, Simpson
• QR Codes On GMO Foods Could Hinder Consumers: USDA
• NY Restaurateur Gets 5 Years For $12M Investor Fraud
• Health Hires: AIG, Debevoise, Hinckley, K&L, PhRMA, Stinson
• Aligning A Product's Marketing, Regulatory And IP Plans
• How Collaboration Is Changing Inside Some Law Firms
• Christian Baker Can Refuse Gay Couple, US Tells Justices
• Ex-EPA Official Backs Nixing Cancer-Coffee Notice At Trial
• Quaker Oats Asks Court To Formalize End Of Class Actions
• TTAB Again Rules 'Pretzel Crisps' Is Generic
• Judge Trims Some Claims In Lifeway Milk Smoothie Suit
• FDA Says Baby Foods Can Say They Prevent Allergies
• Servers Hit Bob Evans With Tip-Credit Wage Suit
• Split Fed. Circ. OKs Nix Of Kraft Cookie Package Patent
• Soupman Ch. 11 Sale Gets OK With Buyer Now Acquiring Debt
• Starbucks Scores Early Out In Investor Suit Over EU Taxes
• Gay Bar Patron Sues NY Hotel For Bias After His Removal
• Dealing With Difficult Lawyers
• BP Unit Settles As Coffee Cancer Risk Trial Percolates
• Chiquita Must Show DOJ Docs In Colombia MDL Probes
• 9th Circ. Gives No Deference To DOL On Tip-Credit Guidance
• Vietnam Reopens To US Distillers' Grains After Pest Issue
• Pineapple Grower Tells 11th Circ. Award Wrongly Confirmed
• GrubHub Aims To Discredit Driver In 'Gig Economy' Trial
• Pershing Square To Divest $497M Nomad Foods Stake
• Punitive Damages In Mass Torts: Outrageous And Reckless
• Coffee Cancer Trial Against Starbucks, Others Begins To Brew
• GrubHub Driver Kicks Off 'Gig Economy' Pay Trial In Calif.
• Starbucks, NY Cafe Settle 'Unicorn Frappuccino' TM Row
• Coconut Importer Says Partner Is Lying About Equity Stake
• Kona Beer Drinkers Can Proceed With Trimmed Labeling Suit
• Chipotle Data Breach Suits Get Consolidated
• Deals Rumor Mill: Western Digital, Edinburgh Airport, Sabeco
• Soupman Says It Has Resolved Objection To Ch. 11 Sale
• Houston Billionaire Buys NBA's Rockets In $2.2B Deal
• 5-Hour Energy Discount Suit Not Over Yet, Judge Says
• Unlisted Food Ingredients: A Recipe For Trouble
• Speech Rights Outweigh Bias Law, Cake Baker Tells Justices
• Chiquita Plaintiffs Can't Get Evidence From Colombia Probes
• Postmates' $9M Misclassification Deal Gets OK'd
• Bumble Bee, StarKist Replace Counsel In Tuna Price-Fix MDL
• Restaurant, Payment Co. Get $52M Deal OK'd Amid Objections
• EEOC, Darden Must Brief Bad Faith Role In Sanctions Bid
• EU Appeals WTO's Report On Pakistani Polymer Duties
• Can You Stop Photography During An FDA Inspection?