Food & Beverage Archive » April, 2018

Food & Beverage - April, 2018

234 articles

• Gordon Ramsey In Hot Water Over Caesars Eatery Contracts
• Insurer Off Hook For Injury Suits After Jury Calls Venue A Bar
• Ill. IHOP Workers Fight Bid To Duck EEOC Harassment Row
• Spring Water Bottlers Expected To Fight A Move To Tax Them
• Aldi Settles OT Suit With Store Managers For $9.8M
• The Fastest Federal Civil Court For A Decade
• A Solution To China's Counterfeiting Problem
• Walmart's UK Arm Valued At £7.3B In Sainsbury Merger
• Peeps Maker Must Make Delinquent Contributions To Pension
• Feds, Calif. Farmers Take On Tribes, Enviros Over Water Flow
• Training Gap Plagues Restaurants Fearful Of #MeToo Suits
• Pa. Sports Bar Chain To Pay Workers $750K In OT Deal
• Pension Fund Says Bankrupt Grocer Should Be Arbitral Ally
• SEC Can Monitor Mass. Medical Co. Amid Fraud Charges
• 2 Charged In Fla. Scheme To Defraud Kids Food Program
• Seafood Refiner Co-Owner Gets 2 Years For $1M Tax Evasion
• NYC Lounge Illegally Fired Worker For Voicing Gripes: NLRB
• Tampa Bay Rays Seek To Nix Concessionaire's Counterclaims
• McLane Can't Nix EEOC Request For Worker Info, Judge Says
• NC Swine Stench Sufferers Win Landmark $50M Jury Award
• Deals Rumor Mill: Al Khalij, Zurich, Hormel
• Allow High Court Appeal Of TCPA Row, Subway Asks 9th Circ.
• Church Buffet Wants DOL To Pick Up Tab After 6th Circ. Win
• Trans Fat Suit Not Barred By Federal Law, Consumers Say
• Swedish Brothers Attack Romania's Delays Over $250M Award
• Dr Pepper Can't Shake Suit Over Ginger Ale Label
• A Closer Look At Economic Issues In Food Labeling Cases
• US Pols Getting Antsy As NAFTA Talks Enter Crucial Phase
• Congress Makes A Splash By Tackling Tip Pools
• Farmers Say Firms Tricked Them Out Of GMO Settlements
• Retail Group, Symantec To Offer Workshops On Cyberthreats
• Drivers Hit Boston Papa John's With FLSA Suit Over Tips
• Sugar Co. Hit With 2nd Discrimination Verdict This Year
• Dems Concerned House Opioid Bills Too Rushed
• ​​​​​​​EU Clears Ireland To Levy Sugary-Drink Tax
• Paul Hastings Guides Sino-Ocean In $95M Chicago Hotel Buy
• Wash. Tribe Says Army Corps Permit Threatens Aquatic Life
• Pineapple Biz Slams Del Monte Bid To Enforce $32M Award
• Payment Processing Co. Hits Rival With Antitrust Suit
• Greenspoon Marder Nabs Eisner Attys For New LA Office
• Repeat Buyers Know Candy-Box Contents, Tootsie Roll Says
• 8th Circ. Affirms Visa Fraud Conspiracy Conviction
• Pizza Chain Settles Consumers' TCPA Suit For $22.6M
• The Puzzle Of Enforcing Class Action Bars Post-Shady Grove
• App Co. Says 'Star Wars' Game Infringes Its Trademark
• EU, Mexico Agree To Broader Trade Deal Nixing Tariffs
• Restaurant Workers Wrongly Fired For Emails, NLRB Rules
• Jack Daniel's Sues Over Look-Alike Whiskey Bottles
• Texas Restaurant Scale Rules Likely Invalid, State AG Says
• Salmon Harvester Appeals Gun-Jumping Fine To Top EU Court
• 8th Circ. Affirms Excise Tax On Equipment Co.'s Pension Plan
• Jury Rejects Antitrust Claims Against Grocery Wholesaler
• Investors Want Another Shot At Chipotle E. Coli Suit
• Nestlé, Hershey Say No Room For Child Labor On Labels
• Alston & Bird Settles $35M Ga. Malpractice Suit
• Monsanto Appeal Can't Keep Herbicide Off Calif. Cancer List
• Brand Battles: Monster Fights 'Cleveland Monsters' Team
• 4 Tips To Help Employers Fight Unconscious Bias
• Wawa To Pay $25M To Settle Employee Stock Suit
• Food Co., Nurse Must Face Suit Over Worker's Death
• Kraft Unit's NY Peanut Butter Arbitration Paused In Australia
• EU Advances Trade Deals With Japan, Singapore
• Real Estate Rumors: Brookfield, Acadia Realty Trust, Edens
• Health Hires: Goodwin, Shook Hardy, Michael Best, Orrick
• Mail Not Integral To Jailed Lawyer's Scheme, 7th Circ. Told
• Dean Foods Wants $45M Disgorged By Gambler Billy Walters
• 2nd Circ. Revives 'Sloppy Tuna' Trademark Dispute
• Famed Japanese Chef Says Insurance Broker Failed Him
• Rule 23 Changes: Avoid Delays In Class Settlement Approval
• Justices May Add Muscle To Wash. Tribes' Treaty Rights
• Nestlé Kit Kat TM Appeal Dissed By EU High Court Adviser
• Fed. Circ. Says Patent Suit Wasn't Unfairly Put On Ice
• Deals Rumor Mill: Luxottica, Intermédica, Yildiz
• Bai Fruit Drinks Sued Over 'All-Natural' Labeling
• Margaritaville Developer Dodges Some Investor Claims
• Dr Pepper Sheds 'Diet' Drinks Weight Loss Dispute
• The Flawed European Remedy To Bayer-Monsanto Deal
• Earth Day Review Of 'Green Guide' False Advertising: Round 2
• Don't Misunderstand The Prop 65 Coffee Ruling
• Bimbo Foods Distributor Seeks Revival Of Contract Suit
• Girardi Can't Use Atty-Client Relationship To Nix Class Claims
• Best Practices For Building A Better Meeting
• Coke Downplays Brands' Tie To Profit, Says Witness For IRS
• High Court Struggles To Pin Down What Wash. Owes Tribes
• Breaking Bud Beer Infringes Show's TM, Sony Alleges
• MoMA Claims Manhattan Cafe Is Infringing Name, Trade Dress
• Pa. Judge Insists U-Haul Mgr. Can Be Deposed Over Explosion
• Bertucci's Gets Approval On $750K Interim DIP
• Sabra, PepsiCo Hit With Tainted-Hummus Insurance Dispute
• Ad Co. Sues Golf Drink Maker Over President's Cup Ads
• A&P Creditors Seek Upwards Of $26M From Pepsi, Frito-Lay
• Consumers, Wine Retailer Can't Get Pricing Row Deal OK'd
• Real Estate Rumors: CW Realty, KSL Capital, Zom Living
• Seafood Co.'s Email Scam Loss Not Covered, 9th Circ. Says
• Disney Asks 9th Circ. To Back AIG 'Pink Slime' Arbitration
• Hendrix Estate Fights Brother's Bid To Toss Pot IP Suit
• Restaurant Consultant Seeks Quick Exit From Robocall Suit
• Nestle Water Co. Must Face Gay Employee's Bias Suit
• Justices To Weigh Tribal Treaties Against $2B Culvert Cost
• 5 Ways Law Firms Are Becoming More Like Hotels
• Wash. Tribes' Fishing Boundary Won't Be Tweaked
• Mashed Potatoes Buyers Can't Believe It's Not Butter
• China Hits US Sorghum Producers With 179% Dumping Tariffs
• Ex-Ethics Judge Deserves Jail For $3M Fraud, 3rd Circ. Says
• NJ Woman Sues Panera Over Contaminated Salad
• Examining Due Process For Immigrant Workers' Comp Claims
• Why BigLaw's Partnerships Are Shrinking
• Dropping Ranks: Lathrop's Rough Patch
• Dropping Ranks: Andrews Kurth's Pre-Merger Dip
• Dropping Ranks: Stroock's 'Shrink To Grow' Strategy
• Feds Stick To DQ Of Atty In Mass. Dem's Corruption Case
• Coffee Exec Scores Win In Suit Over Race Car Driver's Image
• 5th Circ. Seeks Miss. Justices' Help In Blast Coverage Row
• Winery Workers' Unit Needs 2nd Look Under New Test: NLRB
• Bertucci's Restaurant Chain Hits Ch. 11 With Sale Worth $20M
• Trader Joe's Fruit Bar Ingredients Are Misleading, Suit Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Qualcomm, Marriott, Hearthside
• Gorsuch's 1st Year Shows He Is A Conservative Activist
• Food Advertising: Don't Wing It, Or You Will Face The Heat
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• Megafirms Find New Heights In Grounded Market
• How 5 Firms Grew Without Merging
• The Law360 400
• Up Next At High Court: Taxing Online Sales, Patent Damages
• Disney's Bid In 'Pink Slime' Arbitration Row Rejected
• Loews Escapes 20% Restaurant Service Charge Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Edge, EY, Turnberry
• A Chat With Baker Botts CMO Gillian Ward
• Frito-Lay Agrees To Pay $2.4M In Background Check Action
• Wrigley Beats Vape Co. In Starburst, Skittles Flavors TM Row
• FDA Bans Bulk Sale Of Concentrated Caffeine Supplements
• How PACA And PSA Super Liens Impact Real Estate Sales
• Brand Battles: Rutgers Fights Pat Robertson College Over TM
• When Your Trademark Is A False Advertisement
• Trump Tariffs May Violate Investment Treaty Protections
• Drinks Co. Appeals Fees Award, Saying Arbitrator Would Profit
• Romania Says Botched Service Dooms $250M Award Row
• Ex-CFO Of 'Soup Nazi' Co. Gets 9 Months For Tax Evasion
• 2 Attys, Waffle House Exec's Maid Cleared In Sex Tape Case
• 7th Circ. Tosses Banks' Suit Over Schnuck Data Breach
• Labor Chief Defends Spiking Tip Pool Data To Senators
• General Mills Says Trans Fat Suit 'Unmistakably' Preempted
• What Cos. Need To Know About China's New Market Regulator
• Finance-Savvy Millennials Are Shifting Business Of Law
• 3 Indicted In Navy Exchange Bribery, Alcohol Resale Scheme
• Dog Trainer Says Pet Food Contains Lead, Other Toxins
• Fed. Circ. Bats Down Sunflower Seed Co.'s Duty-Free Bid
• Odwalla Fights Consumers' Cert. Bid In 'No Added Sugar' Row
• Agrokor Creditors Agree To Restructure Embattled Food Co.
• Farmers Win OK Of $1.5B Syngenta GMO Corn Settlement
• EU OKs Bayer's Divestiture To BASF In $62B Monsanto Deal
• Chick-fil-A, ESPN Sued Over Music In TV Commercial
• Attorney-Client Privilege Is Alive And Well
• Dissolving Practice
• Kraft Heinz Wants Atty Fees After Early Win In ERISA Row
• Trader Joe's, Kombucha Cos. Hit With False Ad Suits
• Vegan Chef Hits Owner Of 'By Chloe' Chain With TM Suit
• FDA Warning Wire: Dead Raccoon, Too-Strong Cough Syrup
• Pa. Justices Question If Jury's Note Warranted $2M Verdict Ax
• Wash. Tells Justices Not To Expand Treaty Rights In River Row
• Dissolving Practice: How To Fix A Dysfunctional Law Firm
• US Inks Deal Over Food, Agricultural Exports To Bahrain
• When A Plaintiff's Perjury Could Block A Wage Award
• Texas Rule May Give Oil Co. Win Over Insurer in Kan. Case
• Southeastern Grocers OK'd To Pay Fees On $1.125B Exit Loan
• Fla. Coke Bottler Says Ex-Exec Owns No Part Of Company
• Polsinelli Taps 2 To Head Global Franchise, Supply Practice
• Leucadia Sells Auto Group, Stake In National Beef For $1.3B
• Dallas Restaurateur Says Atty Betrayed Him In Tex-Mex Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bayer, Viacom, Haidilao
• Whole Foods Wants 'Hypoallergenic' False-Ad Suit Tossed
• ICE Arrests Dozens As Feds Probe $2.5M Tax Evasion Scheme
• WTO Dispute Roundup: Cars, Lumber, Food Safety Top Docket
• IHOP Doesn't Want To Get Dragged Into Sex Harassment Suit
• Monster Rival's Antitrust Suit 'Defective': 9th Circ. Judge
• Ex-Teamsters Blast Feds Over Tossed Extortion Convictions
• Congressional Forecast: April
• McDonald's Escapes Deceptive Value Meal Marketing Suit
• Dissolving Practice: Partner Agreement Clauses That Can Help
• The Time Is Right For New Jersey To Adopt Daubert
• 15 Minutes With The Cheesecake Factory's General Counsel
• Panera Hit With Class Action Over Alleged Data Breach
• Del. Justices Won't Review Dole's $222M Coverage Battle
• Okla. Tribe To Seek High Court Review Of $27M Tax Ruling
• PE Firm Rhône Completes $560M Buy Of Fogo De Chão
• Monsanto Can't Dodge Water Contamination Suit, Judge Says
• 9th Circ. Fells Order To Arbitrate T-Mobile TCPA Suit
• Snickers Protein Bars Overstate Protein Quality, Suit Says
• Dissolving Practice: The Unfinished Business Doctrine
• Taxation With Representation: Gibson, Fried Frank, Schulte
• Vietnamese Frozen Fish Producers Fight Anti-Dumping Duties
• China Not Backing Down After Latest US Tariff Threat
• Blue Bell Seeks To Toss Investor Suit Over Listeria Outbreak
• Dairy Co. Sues FDA Over 'Imitation' Skim Milk Labeling Rule
• McDonald's, NLRB Say Joint Employer Deal Passes Muster
• Trump Floats New Tariffs As US-China IP Scrap Intensifies
• New Orleans Sues St. Roch Market Biz Over Miami Location
• Family Asks US Tax Court To Revisit IRA Excise Tax Ruling
• MGM REIT To Pay $1B For Hard Rock's Ohio Rocksino
• 9th Circ. Lifts Hold On Montana Dam In Endangered Fish Suit
• Chinese Scientist Gets 10 Years For Plot To Steal GMO Seeds
• Australia Approves $1B Dairy Deal With Plant Sale
• Kirkland Guides L Catterton's $1.9B Pet Food Co. Sale
• Calif. Food Co. Blasts EEOC Over Dead Charging Parties
• Unions Ask Businesses How They're Using Tax-Cut Savings
• TTAB Won't Register 'Laroque' French Wine
• Dallas Tex-Mex Chain Sues Founder Over Rival Eateries, IP
• Steak 'N Shake Owner Fights Investor's Reorg Injunction Bid
• Olive Oil Maker Settles Bertolli Labeling Suit For $7M
• Jury Awards Bodum $2M For French Press IP Infringement
• From Rocket Launchers To Soybeans: US, China At The Brink
• DC Celebrity Chef Served NDA Suit Over Sexual Harassment
• Chipotle OT Suit Stayed While 5th Circ. Looks At Contempt
• Jury Confusion Tainted Pregnancy Bias Verdict, Panel Says
• FDA Orders Kratom Product Recall After Salmonella Scare
• Mo. Court OKs $5.2M Award Over Fatal Tent Collapse
• Price Of A Chicken Sandwich Keeps No-Tipping Suit On Menu
• Panera Bread Data Breach Exposes Customer Info
• Hain Celestial Dodges Bulk Of Juice False Ad Suit
• Insurer Needn't Cover Tuna Labeling Fight, 11th Circ. Says
• Defense Atty, Mass. Bar Pan DQ Bid In Corruption Case
• CIT Upholds Duties On Chinese Xanthan Gum Producer
• Dr Pepper Dodges 'Diet' False Ad Claim, For Now
• Wash. Tribes Get Backup In High Court Fishing Rights Fight
• Singer's TM Use Out Of Tune, Nashville Pub Tells 6th Circ.
• No Sanctions For Enviro Groups In Poultry Farm Labeling Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Shree Renuka, GreenSky, Tabarak
• CPA Group Asks Treasury For Clarity On Biz Meal Deductions
• NJ Houlihan's Operator Will Pay $5M To Settle Wage Claims
• Wendy's Shareholders' Data Breach Suits Consolidated
• Pizza Pro Mario Sbarro Can't Duck Steakhouse Wage Suit
• Transcontinental To Buy PE-Backed Packaging Unit For $1.3B
• China Whacks $3B Of US Goods With New Tariffs
• Avocado Market Ripe For Change — And Patents