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Food & Beverage - October, 2017

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• Injunction Bid Shelved On Borrowing From Pa. Liquor Agency
• There's Only One Moose In These Parts, Brewery IP Suit Says
• Ga. High Court Knocks Judge For Axing Asset Freeze Appeal
• Harpoon Brewery Parent Co. Picks Up Clown Shoes Brewing
• Cupcake Sushi Reaches Conditional Settlement With Rival
• Consumers Get Initial OK On $300M Vita-Mix Blender Deal
• Bob Evans Latest To Face Suit Over Ill. Biometrics Law
• Applesauce Pouch Row Must Be Arbitrated At ICC, Co. Says
• Judging A Book: McConnell Reviews 'Unequal'
• Hormel Inks $850M Deal For PE-Backed Deli Brand Columbus
• Burden Falls On Grubhub In Gig Economy Case, Judge Says
• Union Sues J&J Over Alleged Remicade Monopoly Plot
• Dallas Restaurant Chain Can Arbitrate Worker Injury Suit
• $100M Egg Co. Merger Crack-Up Prompts Post Holdings Suit
• Sheriff's Captain Pleads Not Guilty To 'Codfather' Scheme
• Array Of Backers Argue Cake Shop Biased Against Gay Pair
• Law360's IP Courthouse Of Horror
• Insurer Urges 11th Circ. To Spare It From $15M Injury Verdict
• Trial-Eve Deal Ends 5-Hour Energy Price Discrimination Suit
• FDA May Revoke Soy Heart-Health Claim
• EEOC Again Pushes For Change In Age Bias Trial's Scope
• Consumer Gets 'Superfood' Fraud Suit Moved To Utah
• Cinven Takes €450M Stake In Spanish Agri-Food Co.
• Making Pro Bono Work
• Being There: Preparing Witnesses For Depositions
• Uber Scores Tony West For General Counsel From PepsiCo
• Restaurant.com Investors Ask Ill. Court To Boot Failing CEO
• IHOP Worker Who Says Weekly Hours Topped 60 Sues For OT
• Texas Agriculture Dept. Asks AG To Weigh In On 'BBQ Bill'
• AIG Says Disney Can't Arbitrate 'Pink Slime' Coverage Row
• Subway Patrons' Ill. Soda Tax Suit Sent Back To State Court
• Illinois Restaurant Group Slapped With Biometric Privacy Suit
• Fired GNC Manager Wins $250K Verdict In Age Bias Suit
• Class Wants Objector's Atty DQ'd In Caribou TCPA Suit
• Making Pro Bono Work: The Sidley-Exelon Partnership
• TGI Friday's Gets Initial OK On Revised $19.1M Wage Deal
• Taxation With Representation: Cooley, Alston, Mayer, Davis
• Rejecting FTC Drug-Level Standard On Dietary Supplements
• Recipe For Legal Project Management: Look To BBQ Champs
• AIG Says Disney Policy Doesn't Cover 'Pink Slime' Deal
• CIT Upholds Commerce's Chinese Crawdad Meat Duties
• Man Cops To Conning Lenders Out Of $3M For Pita Business
• Mass. Cop Indicted For Helping 'Codfather' Smuggle Cash
• Job Applicants Can't Consolidate Waffle House Class Actions
• Pizza Hut Drivers' Suit Paused To Await Class Waiver Ruling
• Bayer's Financing Needs Shift As Monsanto Price Falls $2.5B
• Smokey Bones Workers Get Class Cert. In Tip-Credit Suit
• Starbucks Must Face Applicant's Suit Over Background Check
• Activist Tells Supervalu To Sell Stores, Buy Back Shares
• Costco, Fruit Cos. Not Liable For Hepatitis A Death, Jury Finds
• Making Pro Bono Work: Can You Practice In Your State?
• WTO Upholds Revamped US 'Dolphin-Safe' Tuna Label Regs
• Representing Women At The Intersection Of Law And Finance
• Jury Told Costco, Fruit Cos. Should Pay $18M For Hep A Death
• Court Again Chucks Chicken Chain's TCPA Deal
• Consumers Rip Dr Pepper's Bid To Beat Labeling Suit
• Major Wine Exporters To Observe Canada-US WTO Battle
• DOL's Restaurant Tip Pool Rollback Advances Amid Debate
• Conagra Escapes 'Natural' Labeling Suit Over Wesson Oil
• Making Pro Bono Work: Building Sponsorship Relationships
• Coblentz Adds Ex-Dickenson Partner To Wine Country Office
• Dutch Soft Drink Bottler Valued At €1.62B In Go-Private Deal
• Transport Co. Looks To Claw Itself Out Of Stolen Lobster Row
• Anglers' NY Wind Farm Challenge Is Premature, Agency Says
• Subway Franchiser Demands Sanctions In Ill. Soda Tax Suit
• Tobacco Co. Wants Quick Win On Transfer Fraud Claim
• House Bill Would Raise Stakes Of Congressional Inquiries
• What I Learned In My 1st Year: Be A Sponge
• Blind Five Guys Customers Seek Cert. In ADA Website Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Unilever, Siemens, Air Berlin
• Deal In Chipotle Food-Safety Derivative Suit Gets Early OK
• Sonic Customers Push To Centralize Data Breach MDL In Okla.
• Eli Lilly Considers Sale Or IPO Of Animal Health Business
• Coke Union Steward's Profanity Protected, NLRB Judge Says
• FDA Warning Wire: NYC's Most Expensive Restaurant
• Celeb Chef Says NYC Eatery Ran Afoul Of Contract
• Making Pro Bono Work: Beyond The Hurdles
• Smoothie Chain Says Rival Copied Its Design, Stole Secrets
• Real Estate Rumors: Carlyle, Peapod, Triple Five Group
• Pret Says Class Action Over Underfilled Wraps An Overreach
• Packaging Cos. Ink Deal To Form $6B Powerhouse
• When Exempt Employees Don't Meet Work Expectations
• Temp Agency Says Contractor Was Biased Against Workers
• China Lifts Ban On European Soft Cheeses Amid EU Protest
• Whales Are Fish And Tribal Borders Need Fix, 9th Circ. Says
• Late Notice Dooms Coverage Of Nightclub Shooting: 5th Circ.
• 9th Circ. Affirms Supermarket Chain's Disability Bias Win
• US Water Gets $7.5M Over Infringed Ethanol-Production IP
• Darden Chain Says EEOC Can't Change Age-Bias Trial's Scope
• Annie's Makes Bid To Dismiss Synthetic Salad Dressing Suit
• 2nd Circ. Agrees To Wade Into FLSA Review Row
• Kraft Wants To Arbitrate IP Row With Aussie Dairy Co.
• Judging A Book: Pryor Reviews 'Scalia Speaks'
• Perkins Coie, Davis Polk Steer $3.3B Potlatch-Deltic Tie-Up
• Listeria Risk Spurs Broad Veggie Recall In US, Canada
• Nestlé's Spinach Shards Suit In Wrong Court, Judge Says
• The Inside Counsel Revolution
• Ukraine Tells WTO Russian Import Bans Are Retaliatory
• Brand Battles: UFC, Stella Artois, Walt Disney
• NJ Drink-Price Ruling Stresses Proof Of Consumer Harm
• Food Aid Shipping In Need Of Reform, GAO Official Testifies
• Feuding Pat's Steaks Family Members Settle Pa. Branding Suit
• 'Time Is Running Out' For Year-End WTO Agriculture Deal
• Eckert Seamans To Advise Pa. On Monetizing Liquor Profits
• DC Circ. Won't Block $380 Million Payout From USDA Deal
• 5 Key Insurance Questions For Wineries Hit By Wildfires
• Papa John's Franchisee Drivers' Wage Suit Moves To NY
• Teamsters Urge Philly City Council To Repeal Soda Tax
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Sullivan, Wachtell
• How Arbitrators Maintain Proportionality In Discovery
• Officer Who Aided 'The Codfather' Gets 1-Year Prison Term
• Tribe Slams Rival's Claim To Fishing Rights In 9th Circ.
• Greenspoon Marder Duo Open Alcohol Industry Firm In Miami
• Romano's Macaroni Grill Can Tap $3M Of DIP Loan
• Benihana Asks 2nd Circ. Not To Revive Counterpart's Suit
• Ukraine Opens New Front In Ongoing WTO Tussle With Russia
• 9th Circ. Says AIG Unit Owes Interest On $4M Judgment
• Witness Who Helped Put Billy Walters Away Gets 2 Years
• Deals Rumor Mill: Unilever, easyJet, Sinochem
• Airport Food Cos. Will Pay NY $13M For Tax Fraud
• NYC Can't End 'Tavern On The Green' TM Pact, Court Told
• Latte Drinkers Say Starbucks Can't Dodge Underfilling Suit
• Coca-Cola Can't Shake Seagram's Ginger Ale False Ad Suit
• The Law Firm CFO's Role In The Strategic Planning Process
• Eatery Claims JPMorgan Failed To Prevent Account Thefts
• 4 Tips For Flu Shot Programs That Won't Get You Sued
• Restaurant Asks 11th Circ. To Toss Objection To Card-Fee Deal
• Macaroni Grill Owner Hits Ch. 11 With Deal To Reorganize
• CRISPR Licensing Deal Looks To Open Door To Better Crops
• Retail Software Co. Closes $166M Series D Funding Round
• Real Estate Rumors: Deutsche, Maxx Properties, Jamestown
• Law Firms Must Transition To An Industry Sector Approach
• Pizza Hut Says Credit Card Info Exposed In Online Order Hack
• Insurer Beats Bakery's Suit Over Burst Pipe Coverage Amount
• FDA Warning Wire: Multiple Issues At Dialysis Co.
• Original Soupman Says It's Liquidation Time
• 'Cane Juice' False Ad Action Greenlighted, With Caveat
• Salsa Biz Escalates Fight To Halt ICC Arbitration
• EU Wants Entry To Watch US-Canada WTO Wine Battle
• Judging A Book: Kozinski Reviews 'The Judge'
• Coke, Pepsi Diet Drinks Can Add Weight, False Ad Suits Say
• Brazil Scores Partial Win Against Indonesian Chicken Rules
• Calif. Resident Says Indian Restaurant Sending Spam Texts
• Philly Politicians Flay Soda Tax At Senate Hearing
• The Rise Of Employee Religious Discrimination Claims
• Expert Links 'Filth' In Costco-Bound Berries To Hep A Death
• Dean Foods Gets TRO Blocking Ex-Exec From Rival Dairy
• Blue Apron Investor Wants Stock-Drop Suits Consolidated
• Nestle Suit Over Glass In Spinach Teeters On Venue Row
• Haggen Creditors Square Off With Comvest In Ch. 11 Trial
• Subway Asked To Explain Delay In Arbitration Award Suit
• Cookie Buyers Can't Push Label Fraud Claims Nationwide
• Aramark Spends $2.35B On Hospitality Industry Acquisitions
• US-Canada WTO Scrap Still Piquing Winemakers' Interest
• Ruby Tuesday Swallowed By PE Firm In Roughly $335M Deal
• New Post-Recession Metrics For BigLaw Partner Success
• Anheuser, Molson Coors Slam Canadian Beer Antitrust Suit
• Brand Battles: CVS, Adidas, Monster Energy, Amazon
• Houlihan Lokey Seeks Early Out From Formula Maker Suit
• EPA, Chemical Cos. Draw Up New Regs For Dicamba Herbicide
• Texas Panel Says TGI Friday's Drinks Not Protected Speech
• FDA Shuts Down Calif. Dietary Supplement Maker
• Time To Lift Student Loan Counseling Restrictions
• Harvesters Ask 11th Circ. To Uphold Fruit Co. Wage Ruling
• Bayer Inks €5.9B Divestiture Amid Scrutiny Of Monsanto Buy
• Australia Wants To Keep Tabs On US-Canada WTO Wine Battle
• Hepatitis Victim Had Costco Berry Blend In Home, Jury Told
• Fresh & Easy Settles Employee Firing Claims For $2.2M
• What To Expect As BigLaw Vet Eric Hargan Runs HHS
• Mastro's Busers Hit Restaurant With Class Action Over Tips
• Full 9th Circ. Asked To Rethink Calif. Foie Gras Ban
• June Trial Brews Over Kiss Rockers' Eatery Meal Break Claims
• Burger King Settles Croissan'wich Suit With $2 Gift Cards
• Gorilla Glue Case Shows Cannabis IP Is Not Sticking
• Häagen-Dazs Can't Slip TCPA Suit Over 'Thank You' Text
• Morton Salt Seeks To Lick Ex-Partner's Trade Secrets Suit
• Fish Magnate 'The Codfather' Must Forfeit 4 Boats, 34 Permits
• Feds, SEC Accuse Snack Co. Of Defrauding Investors Of $2M
• Top Mass. Court Rules Dechert 'Plainly Negligent' In $2M Suit
• Quaker Beats False Ad Suit Over Syrup-Less Maple Oatmeal
• DOJ, State Dept. Unite To Fight Visa Fraud, Discrimination
• Why You Should Consider Hyperlinking Your Next Brief
• Koch Foods Hit With $1.9M Verdict In Retaliation Suit
• Iowa Sued Over Undercover Slaughterhouse Inspection Law
• Garden Fresh Says Filing Ch. 11 Plan Would Be Fruitless
• Buchanan Ingersoll Hires Kirkland Pharmaceuticals Litigator
• Cook County Committee Votes To Repeal Soda Tax
• Fruit Broker Disputes 'Contamination' In Hepatitis Trial
• Monsanto Slams Scientific Experts In Roundup Cancer MDL
• Bimbo Bakeries Wins $2M Jury Award For Trade Secret Theft
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Ex-Worker's Antitrust Appeal
• High Court Skips Review Of Conagra Labeling Class Cert.
• Supplement Co. Defends Tactics After Atty's Site Attacked
• FDA Warning Wire: Bush's Baked Beans, Univ. Of Michigan
• HelloFresh Hopes To Serve Up $354M IPO
• Asian-Americans Facing Challenges In The Legal Industry
• Whole Foods Hit With Class Action Over Taproom Breach
• Insurer Must Pay Chinese Garlic Duty, As US Suit Is Timely
• Restaurants Sued Over No-Tipping Policy 'Conspiracy'
• Reliability Of 'Price Premium' Calculations In Class Actions
• Wage And Hour Takeaways From Proposed TGI Friday's Deal
• Costco Berry Blend Gave Woman Deadly Hepatitis, Jury Told
• Nestle Looks To Drown 'Colossal Fraud' Poland Spring Suit
• Kellogg Gobbles Up Protein Bar Maker RXBAR In $600M Deal
• Taxation With Representation: Stikeman, White, DLA, Dorsey
• Mich. Restaurant Secures Initial OK For $7M TCPA Deal
• Blue Bell Investors Launch Del. Chancery Listeria Suit
• Purina Can't Duck Suit Claiming Fish Food Killed Bass
• A BigLaw Ladies' Guide To Becoming A 1st-Chair Trial Lawyer
• Farmers Fight Syngenta Bid To Speed $218M Verdict Appeal
• Miami Beach Hotel Can't Ax Ex-Worker's OT Suit
• Romania Says Venezuela Ruling Applies In $250M Award Row
• An Inch, 3% Or 10 Calories: Which Is Material?
• Applebee's Franchise Workers Served A Win In Wage Suit
• NY Diner Reaches Deal To End 'Singing Server' NLRB Row
• Heartland Gets Initial OK For $2.5M Deal In AmEx Fee Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bain Capital, Unilever, SeaWorld
• Kraft Wants Full Fed. Circ. To Review Obviousness Ruling
• Applebee's Franchisee Loses Bid To Arbitrate PAGA Claim
• 6th Circ. Won't Revive Ex-Kroger Workers' Firing Suit
• FTC Seeks More Info On $285M Conagra-Smucker Oil Deal
• Trader Joe's Still Can't Escape Underfilled Tuna Suit
• Chilling Litigation Tourism In Illinois 'Judicial Hellholes'
• 5 Tips To Ensure Proper Deposition Behavior
• Del. Ch. 11 Judge Keeps Alive Haggen Asset-Stripping Suit
• 11th Circ. Kills Malpractice Claims Against Boies Schiller
• Mass. Court Stoutly Backs Beer Distributor's $2.6M Fine
• Tyson Moves Chicken Price-Fix Suit From Florida To Illinois
• Calif. Agency Can't Authorize Crab Fishing Yet, Suit Says
• Olive Oil Co. Says Labeling Did Not Violate Tariff Act
• 11th Circ. Won't Revive Chipotle Consumer's GMO Suit
• Frito-Lay Agrees To Change Labels To End 'All Natural' Suit
• Cattle Grazing Not Causing Trout Decline, Ore. Judge Says
• EEOC Fights To Keep Expert Witness In Darden Unit Bias Suit
• NJ Justices Trim TGI Friday's, Carrabba's Drink Price Suit
• Junior Mints Packages Have Too Much Air, Consumer Claims
• Pa. Appeals Court To Rehear $38M Workplace Shooting Suit
• Starbucks Wants Suit Over Underfilled Lattes Iced
• McDonald's Workers Urge 9th Circ. To Revive Pay Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Knotel, Bank Of The Ozarks, TheSkimm
• Transmar Ordered To Hand Over Docs On $8.2M In Lost Cocoa
• Coffee-Maker Importer To Pay $2M For Not Reporting Defect
• Citing Bee Die-Offs, Enviros Sue To Revoke Pesticide OKs
• FTC Accuses Health Product Cos. Of Ad And Billing Scams
• FDA Warning Wire: No Love For Playful Granola Labels
• Farmers Lose $30M Suit Against Gov't Over Water Rights, Fish
• Fruit Co. Seeks Sanctions In Contaminated Cane Juice Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Warburg Pincus, Amazon, Guala Closures
• Attys Float $2.7M Fee Request For Caribou TCPA Suit
• EU, Canada Settle Decadeslong Beef Spat, Citing Trade Deal
• Judging A Book: Tunheim Reviews 'Miles Lord'
• PAI Partners Makes Sweetened €1.6B Bid For Refresco
• Separate Restructuring Plans Emerge In China Fishery Ch. 11
• Food Co. Hit With Class Action Over Employee Fingerprinting
• Justices Won't Review Calif. Co.'s Taxable Connection Case
• DC Circ. Urged To Block $380 Million Payout From USDA Deal
• Branch Retail Inks $110M Deal To Finance 6 Properties
• Metro To Pay $3.6B For Canadian Drugstore Chain Jean Coutu
• High Court Won't Hear Alaska Challenge To Fishery Ruling
• Technology Assisted Review Can Work For Small Cases
• Waffle House Wants Applicant Background Check Suit Tossed
• Restaurant Owner Facing $1.95M DOL Fine Can't Escape Suit
• Obama-Era WTO Case Against Canadian Wine Regs Lives On
• Law360 Sizes Up The Term To Come