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Food & Beverage - March, 2018

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• Lobster Thief Can Pursue On-The-Lam Appeal, 2nd Circ. Says
• Brand Battles: Microsoft, Bordeaux Wine, Duke University
• Tater Tots Injury Suit Survives Pan Am Preemption Rebuttal
• Goodwin Liu Talks Academia, Constitutional Law, Oxtail Stew
• Vietnamese Seafood Exporters Fight Anti-Dumping Duties
• Spokeo Shreds Receipt Suit Against Restaurant Operator
• No Joke: 4 Strange But True Cases For April Fool's
• Prada's Alligator-Egg Arbitration Bid Gets Slapped Down
• No Quick Wins In Food Makers' Pizza Puff Trademark Row
• TM Fight Coverage Denial Not So Sweet, Creamery Says
• Indian Exporter Seeks OK Of $1.3M Award Over Rice Contracts
• BigLaw Doesn't Have A Diversity Problem
• McDonald's Deal Leaves Status Quo On Joint-Employer Test
• 11th Circ. Finds Jury May Have Been Misled In Raw Oyster Suit
• Commerce Concludes Indonesian Co. Didn't Dump MSG
• FDA Mulling 'Healthy' Food Symbol In Fight Against Obesity
• Beer Maker To Face Trimmed Claims In Guinness Ad Suit
• Pepsi Is Clearly Artificial, Labeled Or Not, Judge Says
• ADT Moves W. Va. Bar's Fire Damage Suit To Fed. Court
• McDonald's Expands Tuition Aid, Citing New Tax Law
• Canadian Nat'l Rail Spill Ruined Miss. Farmland, Suit Says
• Yelp Escapes TCPA Suit Over Buffalo Wild Wings Texts
• Shook Hardy Adds Life Sciences, Food & Bev Pro In Philly
• Insurer Wins $1.2M In Coverage Dispute Over Dirty Milk
• WTO Takes Another Swing At Trimming Fisheries Subsidies
• US Producers Push For Steep Tariffs On Glycine Imports
• Roman J. Israel, Esquire, Meet Donald J. Trump, POTUS
• Keys To Corporate Social Responsibility Compliance: Part 4
• Kellogg Gets Green Light For $16.8M OT Deal
• Winn-Dixie Parent Co. Gets OK On Ch. 11 Credit Amendments
• Bayer Unit Wins $17.6M Over Herbicide Supplier Price Hikes
• Deals Rumor Mill: GSK, Platinum Equity, Gazprom
• Johnson & Johnson Can't Escape Benecol Labeling Suit
• Fla. Judge Orders Ag. Dept. To Pay $17M Citrus Canker Award
• Edible Arrangements Dodges Suit Over Text Message Ads
• Publix Gets Woman's $1.5M Slip-And-Fall Award Tossed
• EEOC Settles With Sports Bar Over Pregnant Bartender Firing
• Dr Pepper Snapple Misled Investors Before Keurig Deal: Suit
• Chiquita MDL Plaintiffs Can Depose Colombian Witnesses
• We Need A Cybersecurity Framework For Law Firms
• Keys To Corporate Social Responsibility Compliance: Part 3
• Del Monte Wants Ex-Fruit Supplier Stopped, Its Execs Jailed
• Salad Dressing Co. Must Face Olive Oil Misrepresentation Suit
• In-N-Out Seeks Restraining Order Against YouTube Prankster
• Worker's Perjury May Preclude Wage Award, Judge Says
• Calif. Food Service Co. Will Pay $4.2M To End Pay Suit
• Wash. Tribes, Feds Ask Justices To Uphold Culvert Clash Win
• KBR Owes Army $12M For LOGCAP Subcontract Overcharge
• Coca-Cola Says Drinks Meet Federal Definition Of 'Diet'
• Amazon Beefs Up Offerings In Paris With Grocery Chain Deal
• Tyson Fresh Meats Gets Quick Win In Worker Disability Suit
• Winn-Dixie Parent Opens $1.3B Ch. 11, Debt Rework In Del.
• NC Bar Blasts 'Posh' Manhattan Lounge's TM Dispute
• Equity Partnership Isn't What It Used To Be
• Butterball Insurer Aims To Avoid Coverage Of $3.5M Cleanup
• Keys To Corporate Social Responsibility Compliance: Part 2
• High Court Criminal Case Could Make Waves In Water Law
• Kennedy Bows Out Of Culvert Case Due To Newfound Conflict
• Hard Rock Should Get $732K Fees In Franchise Row: Judge
• Buyers Say Junior Mints Maker Must Face Slack-Fill Suit
• 8th Circ. Won't Revive Allens Trustee Suit Against Creditors
• McDonald's Hit With IP Suit Over Mobile App
• Insurers Say They Don't Owe Coverage In Poisoned-Bees Suit
• DLA Piper Steers Complex Deal For NY Sake Production Site
• Judging A Book: Hardiman Reviews 'Without Precedent'
• Cooler Maker Yeti Puts IPO On Ice
• Keys To Corporate Social Responsibility Compliance: Part 1
• Ramen Cos. Can't Get Buyers Decertified In Price-Fixing Row
• Hacky Sack Champ Asks 7th Circ. To Rehear Publicity Suit
• Atty Contempt Order Over Chipotle OT Row Gets Interim Stay
• Kids' Drink Co. Hit With Shareholder Suit Over Dissolution
• San Diego Looks To Dodge Monsanto PCB Counterclaims
• Brazilian Steakhouse Investor Wants More Info On $560M Deal
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Organic Baby Food Claims
• Taxation With Representation: Gibson, Weil, Davis Polk
• General Mills, Kellogg's Sued Over Packaging Patent
• Blue Buffalo Ducks Suit Over Contaminated Dog Food
• Top Tax Changes For Law Firms: What Lawyers Need To Know
• NY Restaurateur Sues 'Copycat' Chicago Wine Bar Over TM
• Boston City Hall Aides See Extortion Case Thrown Out
• Chipotle Dodges Shareholder Action Over E. Coli Outbreaks
• Tribes Fight Calif. Farmers' Bid To Change Water Flow Order
• TGI Friday's Workers' Attys Want One-Third Of $19.1M Deal
• Tito's Handmade Vodka False-Ad Suit Settles
• Advocates Sue USDA Over Nix Of Organic Livestock Rule
• Local Coke Units Made Key Strategic Decisions, Exec Says
• Jimmy John's Tries To Toss Franchise Noncompetes Row
• Budget Bill Won't Let Businesses Keep Workers' Tips
• 6 Consumer Protection Enforcement Trends To Watch At FTC
• Texas High Court Ruling On Patent Agents May Be Influential
• Companies Should Avoid The BigLaw Bonus Structure
• Groups Seek Ban On Imports From Mexico To Save Porpoise
• Campbell Prices $5.3 Billion Offering For Snyder's-Lance Buy
• Boston City Hall Trial's Start Axed Over Extortion Definition
• Attys In Chipotle OT Suit Want Contempt Finding Stayed
• Rival's Sesame Product Infringes TM, Lebanese Food Co. Says
• EU Clears Bayer's $62B Monsanto Deal After Divestiture Vow
• Walmart, Other Cos. Can Sell Liquor In Texas, Judge Rules
• Enviros Say They'll Sue Feds Over Inaction On Pesticide
• NJ Judge Trims Bias Suit By McDonald's Franchisee
• Chief Innovation Officer — The New Star On Legal Teams
• DOL's Tip Guidance Protects Workers' Wages, 9th Circ. Told
• Tops Markets' Deal With Vendor Wins Bankruptcy Judge's OK
• Farm's Crop Claim Puts Arbitrability Before Texas High Court
• NLRB, McDonald's Joint Employer Deal Hinges On Details
• CFTC Can Use Class Action Transcripts In Kraft Wheat Suit
• Post Wants Out Of Mashed-Potato Labeling Suit
• Griffin Capital REIT Buys Florida Pepsi Facility For $60M
• Tribes Want Expansion Of Wash. Fishing Rights Boundary
• Nodding To WTO Case, Sens. Want Catfish Import Rule Gone
• EXCLUSIVE: Behind The Downfall Of Latham's Chairman
• National Lawyers Need National Licensing For National Courts
• Roche Bros. Not Covered For Snow Removal, Court Says
• Fla. OKs Budget With Cash For Two Citrus Canker Judgments
• Monster Drinkers Face Uphill Battle In False Ad Cert. Bid
• DC Circ. Told To Ignore Shepherds' H-2A Visa Rule Challenge
• Grocer Drops Claims Stop & Shop Tried To Freeze Out Rival
• Feds Must Meet High Extortion Bar In Boston City Hall Case
• McDonald's Reaches Deal With NLRB In Joint-Employer Case
• Rank Can't Make Alcoa Pay $10M Chilean Tax, Judge Says
• Employee Fired By Snack Giant Because Of Age, Jury Says
• Scotts Can't Get Quick Win In Bird Seed Class Action
• Calif. 7-Eleven Franchisees Are Not Employees, Judge Rules
• Ill. Village Will Vote On Video Gambling Law, Court Says
• EU Gears Up To Retaliate Against US Steel, Aluminum Tariffs
• 'Super Herb' Drinks Don't Benefit Health, Suit Says
• Outten, Cohen Attys Held In Contempt Over Chipotle OT Suit
• Are Orders Denying Class Cert. Appealable In PAGA Cases?
• Safeway's Olive Oil False Ad Deal OK'd, Attys Get $1.4M
• Smuckers Subsidiary Sued Over Drug In Dog Food
• Ill. Atty Beats Malpractice Suit In Domino's Franchise Row
• Consumer Drops Morton Williams ADA Row After Inking Deal
• Supervalu Fights Cert. For Boston Grocers In Antitrust MDL
• AIG Asks 9th Circ. To Ax Disney 'Pink Slime' Arbitration
• Winn-Dixie, Bi-Lo Parent To File Ch. 11, Close 94 Stores
• Brand Battles: Hulu Picks Fight With Tech Startup 'Humu'
• Kraft Knocks CFTC Bid To Funnel Depos From Investor Suit
• A Chat With Littler Info Chief Durgesh Sharma
• Pepsi's 'Diet' Claims Not Preempted, NY Consumers Say
• Changes To Rule 23 Are Coming, Are You Prepared?
• Why Most Slack-Fill Claims Should Fail On The Merits
• Zarco Einhorn DQ'd In Miami Restaurant Tipping Row
• GSA Taps 4 Companies To Start Federal IT Overhaul
• Plastic Packager Sues Supplier For $1.7M Over Leaky Bags
• EU Court Kills Pizza Chain's 'Mafia' Trademark
• Workers Win 'Tolling' Ruling In Del. 3rd Circuit Query
• Deals Rumor Mill: Alibaba, Bayer, BP
• Coke Officials Stress Regional Focus in $3.3B Tax Trial
• Don't Run Afoul Of NCAA Trademarks During March Madness
• Grocers Can't Condition Info On Union Waivers: NLRB Judge
• Alston & Bird Nabs DLA Piper Litigation Team In LA
• WB Mason Strikes Back Against Dairy Queen 'Blizzard' Suit
• Trends In China's Food And Packaging Laws: Part 2
• Mars Inc. Names New VP And General Counsel
• Feds Fight Narrow Definition Of Extortion In City Hall Row
• Pilgrim's Pride Ducks Investors' Chicken Price-Fixing Suit
• Costco Nabs Quick Win In Employee's Age Bias Suit
• Link Between Roundup And Cancer Is 'Shaky,' Judge Says
• Senators Grill Cabinet Chiefs On Infrastructure Funds
• Tribes Assail Maine AG For Backing Wash. In Culvert Row
• Canada's Privacy Watchdog Probes Price-Fixing Grocer
• Cheesecake Factory Defeats NJ Appeal In Dropped-Plate Suit
• Nestle Employees Can't Revive ERISA Suit Against Voya
• Wine Bar Fights Trump's Bid To Escape Lost-Business Row
• Architects Rip Five Guys Damages Bid In Copyright Row
• Pension Fund Objects To Tops Markets Vendor Agreement
• Choice-Of-Law Takeaways From Dole Insurance Dispute
• No End In Sight For US-Mexico Tuna Label WTO Battle
• Dairy Queen Sues WB Mason Over 'Blizzard' Trademark
• Injured Man Wins $37.5M In Dram Shop Suit Against Club
• 115 Face Felony Charges In $5M Fla. Food Stamp Investigation
• A Guide To Anti-Trafficking Compliance For Food Cos.
• Trends In China's Food And Packaging Laws: Part 1
• Starbucks Signs Brazilian Licensing Deal With PE Firm
• Cocoa Seller Can't Probe Other Transmar Creditor In Ch. 7
• Consumers, Wine Seller Amend Contested Deal In Pricing Row
• Texas Panel Nixes Driver's Bias Suit Against Grocer HEB
• FDA Warning Wire: Online Eye Exam Gets Agency Side-Eye
• Fed. Circ. Backs Nestle In Food Packaging Patent Cases
• T-Mobile Puerto Rico Hit With Copyright, TM Suit Over Song
• Lawyering A La Carte: Unbundled Dispute Resolution Services
• Bakery Owner Who Bamboozled Banks Gets 5 Years
• Mott's Says Vape Co. Infringes Apple Juice Box TM
• Pa. Justices Urged To Ax Philly Soda Tax
• 9th Circ. Clears Starbucks In Underfilled Iced Drink Suit
• Tariffs, Global Blowback Will Cost 495K Jobs, Report Warns
• NJ Hooters Must Arbitrate With Insurer Over Fatal Crash
• Syngenta Agrees To Pay $1.5B To End Corn GMO Class Claims
• Starbucks Wins Partial Dismissal Of Chemical-Coffee Suit
• Rays' Suit Against Stadium Concessionaire Stays In Play
• Salmonella Detection Prompts Retailer To Recall Powders
• Sysco Indianapolis Bound By Pension Dispute Decision
• 9th Circ. Panel Wrestles With Email Scam Coverage Battle
• 7th Circ. Kicks Out Suit Over Wendy's Hacky Sack Promotion
• Credit Unions Fight Chipotle's Bid To Dodge Breach Suit
• Feds Mount Last-Ditch Effort To Save Boston City Hall Case
• CIT Grants $2.8M Default Judgment Against Rupari For Fraud
• Taco Chain Owner Stole $5.6M In Taxes, Wash. AG Says
• La. Wrong Venue For Food Co.'s $1M Coverage Spat: 5th Circ.
• Ex-Workers Say Catalina Obscured Facts In Layoff Suit
• You're Perfect, Now Change: Perfectionism Hurts Lawyers
• Grassley, Feinstein Debate Judicial Vetting, Obstruction
• Why The 'Blue Slip' Battles Are Becoming White Hot
• Senior Judges Fill The Void Left By Rampant Vacancies
• How Far Right Can The President Pull The Courts?
• Monsanto Testimony Stretches Limits Of Judge's Math Skills
• Transmar Cocoa CEO, Son Plead Guilty To $400M Bank Fraud
• Mars Unit Launches $100M Fund For Pet Care Startup Org.
• Trade Court Backs Rebar Duties On Vine Stakes From China
• Tax Court Judge Trims Coke's Evidence In $3.3B IRS Row
• Oyster Hatchery Needs Permit For Discharges, 9th Circ. Says
• Ill. Domino's Drivers Granted Class Cert. In Wage Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court Affirms Automatic Tips Are Taxable
• 15 Months In, Philly Still Plagued With Soda Tax Uncertainties
• Brand Battles: Apple, McDonald's, Travelers, Marriott
• Oatmeal Buyers' 2nd Shot At No-Maple-Syrup Suit Fails
• Mass. Seafood Co. Manager Avoids Jail For Tax Evasion
• Two Iconic NYC Restaurants Hit With Tip Credit Suits
• Snack Co.'s 'Quinoa Puffs' Actually Rice-Based, Suit Says
• Sysco To Sell $1B In New Debt, Pay $200M For Old Debt
• Calif. Farmers Say Water Flow Order Is Unnecessary
• Real Estate Rumors: Matt Cohler, Publix, KTB
• 2nd Circ. Vacates Banana Seller's Embezzlement Sentence
• Bagel Chain Ex-CEO Wants Bankruptcy Court To Rule On Pay
• Deals Rumor Mill: Royal Dutch Shell, Heineken, Prudential
• FDA Says European Shellfish As Safe As United States'
• Supervalu, Albertsons Are Checked Out Of Data Breach MDL
• Steak 'N Shake Must Face Shooting Victim's Negligence Suit
• Bone Broth Nutrition Biz Reaps $103M In Funding
• Brazilian Investor Snags US Restaurant Group For $100M
• Dems Say NLRB Should Restart McD's Joint Employer Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: McLaren, Walmart, Pillsbury
• Bayer In Talks To Sell BASF Its Vegetable Seed Biz
• Native Class Rep Tells Justices USDA Deal Must Be Fixed
• Frito-Lay Can't Duck False-Ad Claims Over 'Natural' Chips
• Bards Of The Bench Pen Spirited Ruling In $18M Wine Row
• House Democrats Propose Bill Restricting Tip Pools
• Popcorn Snack Maker Hit With Slack-Fill Suit
• Carl's Jr. Antitrust Row Calls For Scholarly Input, Judge Says
• Coke CEO Defends Foreign Licensees In $3.3B Tax Court Trial
• Yelp Wins $2M Judgment Against Online Review Co. Revleap
• Sirius Capital Partners Spins Off $952M Portfolio To Cibus
• Grape Farmers Fight Trade Group Ads At Calif. High Court
• Okla. Tribe Denied 10th Circ. Rehearing In $27M Tax Ruling
• CookieCon Accuses Event Cos. Of Biting Into Its Trademark
• Kombucha Maker Overstates Probiotic Bacteria, Suit Says
• Tribes Band Together For Stronger Role In Next Farm Bill
• Dietary Supplements And FDA: Potential For Partnership?
• Feds Say Extortion Case Dead Unless Judge Alters Jury Plan
• Burger King Franchisee Beats Worker Bias Suit In 6th Circ.
• Iowa Meat Processor Settles Immigrant Discrimination Claims
• IRS Questions Coke's Elevation Of Licensees Over Bottlers
• EPA, Fisheries Won't Rethink OK Of Sediment Standard
• Nisqually, Squaxin Tribes Hammer Out Fishing Rights Deal
• Labor Sec. Says He's Fine With Congress Protecting Tip Pools
• Candy Buyer Seeks Cert. In Suit Over Underfilled Boxes
• Fed. Circ. Clears McDonald's In Credit Card Patent Row
• Eleven Madison Park Wants No-Tipping Suit Tossed
• Smucker, Conagra Drop $285M Wesson Deal After FTC Suit
• Law Firm Slams Costco's Jury Instruction In Junk-Fax Suit
• 10 Tips For Working With IT To Preserve Data
• Why 2nd Time Was Not The Charm For Baby Food Class Cert.
• Applebee's Franchisee Reveals Payment Card Data Breach
• Coke Says Foreign Licensees Key Marketers In $3.3B Case
• Flavor Maker Can't Shed Popcorn Glaze-Copying Claims
• Tax Court Affirms Excise Tax On Family's Roth IRA Payments
• Sugar Co. Worker Wins $13.4M Jury Award Over Harassment
• State Auto Wants Out Of Billy Goat Potato Chip TM Row
• 4th Circ. Says Co. Lacked Chance To Probe Harassment Claim
• States Back Wash. In High Court Tribal Salmon Culvert Row
• Coca-Cola Ad Ripped Off Puerto Rican Songwriter, Suit Says
• Smucker's $285M Deal For Conagra's Wesson Draws FTC Fire
• High Court Says US Can Pursue NM Water-Sharing Claims
• 2nd Circ. Cool On Nixing Banana Seller's ERISA Fraud Rap
• Kind Bar False Labeling Claims Curbed For USDA Guidance
• Insurers Denied Quick Exit From Covering Dole Fraud Claims
• Walmart Hit With 2nd Suit Claiming False Egg Labeling
• Hotel Guest's Role In Own Death Sinks 'Dram' Suit: NC Court
• Insurer Must Defend Defunct Grocery Over Gang Shooting
• Ex-Guard For Heinz Exec Must Face Insider Trading Suit
• Brand Battles: 'Lord Of The Rings,' Bayer, MLB, Scotch Whisky
• Deals Rumor Mill: SlimFast, United Grinding, IGM Resins
• EEOC Sues Compass For Denying Woman A Sous Chef Job
• Trump's Trade Crossfire May Imperil Food Producers
• Insurer Escapes Coverage Over Fall At Dunkin' Donuts
• NY Indian Restaurant Workers Denied Cert. In FLSA Suit
• NY Judge Again Denies Papa John's Drivers Class Cert.
• Brazil Squeezes $92M From Juice Cos. To End Antitrust Suit
• Make An Informed Choice About Arbitration
• Chocolate-Maker Slips Lawsuit Over 'Underfilled' Boxes
• Odwalla Juice Buyers Seek Cert. In 'No Added Sugar' Suit
• 47K Temporary Workers Vie For 33K H-2B Visas In Lottery
• Protecting Privilege In Litigation Financing Negotiations
• Finding Reason In The 'Reasonable Consumer'