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Food & Beverage - October, 2018

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• Monster Energy Tells Jury Tool Co. Infringed Drink Branding
• Groundskeeper Accepts Slashed $78M Roundup Award
• Tops Ch. 11 Plan Faces Pushback From Gov't Watchdog
• WinCo Plan Dropped In-Network Dialysis Benefit, Suit Says
• If It's Vegan, It's Not Butter, Proposed Class Action Says
• CBP Sued Over Duties Placed On Salad Topper From Canada
• Olive Oil Class Settlement Is Good News For Defendants
• Ocean Spray Can't Toss 'No Artificial Flavors' Label Suit
• Papa John's Failed In Chancery Books Trial, Founder Says
• 4th Circ. Says Judge Can't Gag Parties In Hog Farm Trials
• Deals Rumor Mill: Apollo Global, UBS, Papa John's
• Applebee's Calls Franchisee's Ch. 11 Plan A 'Travesty'
• Snyder's-Lance Rips Claim That 'Pretzel Crisp' Is Generic
• Wyo. Trespass Laws Targeting Ag Researchers Struck Down
• The Wine Group's $6.8M Wage Deal Gets Final OK
• Building The Regulatory Conversation On Cellular Agriculture
• Protecting Law Firm Talent At Both Ends
• Producer Exits Chicken Price-Fixing Suit With $2.2M Deal
• Cigarette Importer Sues To Stop CBP From Upping Bond
• Nestlé Can't Yet Nix Crest Foods' Counterclaims In IP Row
• Judge To Limit Jury Screenings In Roundup Bellwether MDL
• Post Holdings Must Return $1M To Egg Co. Shareholders
• Justices Won't Hear Chevron Test Over FWS Otter Program
• Badia Takes On Rival In Battle Over 'Sazón Completa' Mark
• Romania Wants Sanctions Threat In $250M Award Suit Mooted
• FDA Mulling Adding Sesame As Allergen On Food Labeling
• Dutch Draft Law Would Close Hybrid Mismatch Tax Schemes
• EU Approves Mars' Deal For Veterinary Clinic Chain
• Wendy Olson Talks Twin Falls, Tribes, Private Practice
• WTO Dispute Roundup: Gloves Come Off In Trump Trade Row
• Calif. Prop 65 Proposals Are Bad Policy
• OK To Attack Your Own Jury Question, Texas High Court Says
• Payment Processing Co.'s Suit Over Rival's Merger Tossed
• Trustee For Unsecured Tops Notes Wants Ch. 11 Plan Relief
• Kraft Hit With Suit Over 'No Preservatives' Capri Sun Label
• NHL Blasts Dismissal Bid In Stanley Cup Beer Mug TM Suit
• Ex-Applebee's Hostess To Receive $100K In Trans Bias Case
• Philly Restaurant Server Denied Class Cert. In Wage Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Mandalay Bay Sex Assault Suit
• NY Dairy Co-op Can't Beat EEOC's Biased Hiring Suit
• Dunkin' Latest Chain To Face No-Poach Class Action
• Steakhouse Servers Win Cert. In Tipped Wage Suit
• EU Farmers Benefit From Price-Fixing Enforcement: Report
• Deals Rumor Mill: Focus Brands, ByteDance, Mellanox
• Brand Battles: Tequila, Major League Baseball, Apple
• US Sets Duties On Indian, Japanese Glycine; Thailand Spared
• Trump Tariffs Hurting US Farmers And Retailers, Groups Say
• Judging A Book: Brown Reviews 'Dangerous Leaders'
• Lenny & Larry's Offers $5M Cash, Free Cookies In Settlement
• Judge Trims Chipotle Breach Row, Slams 'Sloppy Lawyering'
• Third Point Sues Campbell, Seeks Disclosures For Investors
• Mushroom Farm Renews Bid To Ax Winn-Dixie Antitrust Suit
• Dairy Producers Ask White House For More Tariff Relief
• Cooler Maker Yeti Can't Stand The Heat As IPO Falls Flat
• Husch Blackwell Steers $350M Specialty Ingredients Co. Sale
• Pizza Puff Rip-Off Leads To $180K Verdict
• US Steel Tower Says Steakhouse Chain Owes It $4.4M In Rent
• Chipotle Accused Of Hobbling Workers' Arbitrations
• Calif.'s Updated Slack-Fill Law: What Cos. Should Know
• Breaking The Rules: 3 Ways To 'Lead' A Direct Examination
• Agrokor Sees Creditor Settlement Recognized In US Court
• Seed Co. Wants Local Counsel Removed In Insurance Dispute
• Carl's Jr., Auntie Anne's Want No-Poach Suits Cooked
• Gig Worker Suits On Thin Ice After Arbitration Pacts Upheld
• Walmart Again Loses Case Over 'Backyard' Trademark
• Robbins Arroyo Seeks Lead In Fatburger Parent IPO Suit
• LXI REIT Drops $140M On 5 UK Properties
• US May Fire Back At India In WTO Food Fight Next Year
• Gibson Dunn Steers $625M Sale Of Kraft Heinz India Brands
• 9th Circ. Revives Children's Nestle 'Slave Labor' Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Godiva, Siemens, Arconic
• Red Robin Workers Win Cert. Of 18,500-Person Wage Class
• Grain Co. Gets Initial OK For $50M Deal In Air Quality Suit
• FDA Warning Wire: Global Crackdown On Online Drug Sales
• St. Ives Face Scrub Damages Skin, Customers Claim
• Philly Restaurant Server Granted Partial Win In Wage Suit
• Monsanto Bid To Uproot Farmers' Class Claims Rejected
• InBev, SABMiller Deal Tweaks OK'd, Easing Gov't Enforcement
• 2nd Circ. Revives Chocolatier's $49M Sandy Coverage Claim
• Why Enviros, Agencies Disagree On Safe Glyphosate Levels
• The Fight Against No-Poach Agreements Is Expanding
• Landmark Roundup Verdict Survives, But Cut Down By $211M
• Food Co. Rival Lifted 'Puffs' TM To Compete, Jury Told
• US, Philippines Chip Away At Bilateral Trade Irritants
• 3 Investor Firms Nab $8.8M In Keurig Stock-Drop Settlement
• 9th Circ. Stands Firm On $64M Tax Rulings Against Tribal Co.
• Equistone Bids €283M For French Sport Shoe Business
• Brazil Challenges Chinese Sugar Tariffs At WTO
• DoorDash Driver Must Arbitrate Misclassification Suit
• Consumers Tell 2nd Circ. Olive Oil's Truffle 'Aroma' Misleading
• Fisheries Monitoring Rule Too Lax, DC Circ. Hears
• US Can't Shake Porpoise-Related Mexican Seafood Ban
• Deals Rumor Mill: O2, PMI, Constellation Brands
• Native, Animal Groups Launch Privacy-Based Climate Suit
• Ex-Bumble Bee CEO Wants Kansas Grocers' Suit Tossed
• Land O'Lakes Wins Toss Of Tainted Milk Replacement Suit
• Splenda Settles With Applebee's, IHOP Over Yellow Packets
• Necco Board Insists D&O Suit Belongs In Bankruptcy Court
• Fed. Circ. Has Undercut Estoppel In Patent Suits, Justices Told
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Pa. State Senator Pushes Bill To Limit Plastic Straw Use
• Deals Rumor Mill: Swiss Re, CPPIB, Nestle
• Blackstone Real Estate Arm Buys Hawaiian Ritz-Carlton Hotel
• Europe Gets All-Clear To Settle Beef Hormone Fight With US
• Ex-Bush Ethicist Slams McDonald's Over NLRB Recusal Reply
• Need Litigation Finance? Don't Skip These 5 Steps
• Philly Atty Says Neighboring Starbucks Flooded His File Room
• WTO Battle Over Trump's Metal Tariffs Set To Intensify
• Fit For Fido? The Rise Of 'Natural' Pet Food Claims
• Pros And Cons Of California's New Corporate Blockchain Law
• 9th Circ. Decision Poses Employer Tip Credit Challenges
• Toxic Pet Food Not Fit For Dogs, Proposed Class Action Says
• Vitamin Distributor Can't Dodge $9M Default: Ill. High Court
• Glassdoor Gets Beer Vendor's Bad Review Suit Dismissed
• Necco Trustee Says Director Suit Should Stay In Fed. Court
• Burger King Workers Invoke Adam Smith In No-Poach Row
• StarKist To Plead Guilty In Scheme To Fix Tuna Prices
• Citibank IDs Garnished Accounts In Wine Co. Investor Row
• Hotel Restaurant Class Wins Cert. In Illegal Surcharge Suit
• Landry's Can't Revive Defamation Suit Over Tiger Welfare
• McDonald's Jointly Employed Calif. Workers, 9th Circ. Told
• A High Court Milestone Stirs Hope Of Gender Parity
• Papa John's Tries To Stymie Founder's Chancery Demands
• Panera Assistant Managers Win Cert. In DC Overtime Suit
• GCs Pick 2 Fave Firms For Product Liability Work
• 9 FAQs About De Minimis Doctrine After Troester V. Starbucks
• Farmers Say Don't Kill Monsanto Antitrust Claims In MDL
• Nespresso Brews Up TM Fight Over 'NYXpresso' Coffee Pods
• FDA Warning Wire: E-Cig Juice Spiked With ED Drugs
• Teamster Pension Fund Says Tops Hasn't Honored Ch. 11 Deal
• A Holistic Approach To Client Retention
• Instacart Receives $600M In Funding Led By D1 Capital
• Hard Rock Says It 'Did The Right Thing' By Dropping TM Suit
• The Path To Becoming A Supreme Court Advocate
• A Chat With Allens Pricing Chief Pier D'Angelo
• Chicago Restaurant Group Settles EEOC's Sex Bias Suit
• Gender Disparity At The High Court: How Top Law Firms Measure Up
• Ailing Lobster Poacher Asks 2nd Circ. For New Sentence
• Food Distributor, EEOC Ink $3.6M Deal In Sex Bias Suit
• Feds Back Tribe Against Wis. Village In Apple Festival Row
• Concessionaire Slams Rays' 'Abusive' Discovery Requests
• In-N-Out Can Block Fight For $15 Buttons, Legal Group Says
• Ropes & Gray Helps Lead $1B Purchase Of Greencore Unit
• Historic NYC Ice Cream Parlor Served With Wage Suit
• Mass. Restaurant Owner Gets 1 Year For False Tax Returns
• Cooler Maker Yeti Sets Sights On Renewed $400M IPO
• Energy Drink Falsely Touts Nutritional Supplements, Suit Says
• Shuttered Grocer Sues Union Over $9M Pension Payment
• High Court Won't Hear Tribe's Tax Arbitration Case
• Starbucks Wins Last-Minute Stay Of Prop. 65 Penalties Trial
• EEOC's Costco Case Sheds Light On Title VII Liability
• Will The Future Of The Supreme Court Bar Be Female?
• Supreme Court Women: A Vet & 1st-Timer Talk Gender Disparity
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Del Monte Veggie Trays Caused Outbreak, Customer Claims
• Pepsi Unit Gets OK On $292M Arbitration Award
• Wine Co. Shareholder Can't Ax Writ In Award Row, Court Told
• 9th Circ. Revives Suit Over MusclePharm Protein Labeling
• Breaking Down The Prop 65 Trial That Has Starbucks On Edge
• Brand Battles: HBO Aims To Depose 'Game Of Thorns'
• Commerce To Probe Beer Keg Imports From 3 Countries
• McDonald's Slams Ex-Bush Atty's Call For NLRB Recusals
• The ABA Was Dead Wrong About Model Rule 8.4(g)
• Why Tofurky Has A Beef With Missouri's Meat Labeling Law
• Applebee's Franchisee Told To Clarify Risks In Ch. 11 Plan
• Ex-Grubhub Driver Says Dynamex Unwinds Wage Trial Loss
• Hungary Ordered To Pay €23M To French Voucher Co.
• Japanese Retailers Swap Stakes In Deals Totaling $2.1B
• Tablet Co. Execs Ink $2.5M Deal Over Pump-And-Dump Claims
• Sonic Customers Strike $4.3M Deal In Data Breach MDL
• Daesang V. NutraSweet Reaffirms NY's Pro-Arbitration Attitude
• The Supreme Court Should Become Boring
• Back To School: BC's Kent Greenfield Talks Corporate Law
• MoMaCha Cafe Can't Escape MoMA's TM Dilution Claim
• Ill. AG Shutters Staffing Agency To End Discrimination Suit
• Winston Guides $350M Sale Of SlimFast To Glanbia
• Monsanto Nears $250M Slash Of Landmark Roundup Verdict
• Benesch Nabs High-Stakes Atty Pair From Winston In Chicago
• 2nd Circ. Raises Tough Questions About FLSA Settlements
• Fla. Gas Station Worker's OT Suit Heads To Trial
• Greece Fines Unilever €27M For Abuse In Margarine Market
• Just Salad Says Wage Suit Accusers Are 'Judge-Shopping'
• How FIRRMA Changes The Game For Tech Cos. And Investors
• US Seafood Co. Challenges Duties On Vietnamese Shrimp
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Golf Ball-Tracking Technology Suit
• Kavanaugh Cannot Be Compelled To Recuse Himself
• Judge Won't DQ FordHarrison From Kraft Heinz Wage Row
• Del. Justices Uphold Toss Of Baby Formula Co. Buyout Suit
• 'Chemo Brain' Should Expedite 2nd Roundup Trial, Judge Told
• Insurer Must Pay $1.2M In Tainted Milk Row, 2nd Circ. Told
• Ex-Goldman CEO Aide Accused In Wine Theft Leaps To Death
• Starbucks, Dunkin' Can't Dodge Prop 65 Penalties Trial
• FDA Warning Wire: McKesson Policy Lapses, Tainted Cat Food
• FIKA's Proposed $11M Sale To Ch. 11 Lender Approved
• Zoe's Kitchen Hit With 2nd Suit Over Proposed $300M Sale
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ackman, HNA Group, Trian Partners
• Knowledge Management: An Unsung Hero Of Legal Innovation
• Pa. Appeals Court Approves Smoking At Off-Track Betting Hall
• DOJ, Poultry Co. Settle Suit Over Work Authorization Docs
• A Canadian Perspective On The 'New NAFTA'
• Starbucks Sued Over White Chocolate Energy Drink Labeling
• Missouri Asks, 'Where's The Beef?'
• 15 Minutes With Barilla's Americas General Counsel
• Revived $100M Award Boosts NY's Pro-Arbitration Reputation
• Brand Battles: NASA, Ivy League, 'Lord Of The Rings'
• Walgreens Sued By Private Label Food Co. Over Strategy Shift
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Presidents Can Create Offshore Monuments, Judge Says
• 4 Blank-Check Companies Price IPOs Totaling $780M
• Taxation With Representation: Gibson Dunn, Hogan Lovells
• 9th Circ. Revives Trans Fat Labeling Suit Against Kroger
• Eateries Dinged For More Than $1M Over Alleged Wage Theft
• Winn-Dixie Seeks Reversal Of Major Web Accessibility Ruling
• Zoe's Kitchen Shareholder Sues Over $300M Merger With Cava
• Starbucks Accused Of Mislabeling Gummies As 'All-Natural'
• Applebee's Opposes Ch. 11 Franchise Deal Rejection Attempt
• Siding With Frito-Lay, Fed. Circ. Rejects 'Corn Thins' TM
• 'Puffery' Didn't Hurt Whole Foods Investors, 5th Circ. Says
• Gold Medal Bakery Defends Post-Surgery Firing
• Arizona Beverage Co. Hit With 'No Preservatives' Suit
• Darden Wins Bid For Arbitrator To Decide Forum For Bias Suit
• Wis.'s Butter Grading Law Legal, 7th Circ. Says
• Fighting ADA Website Suits, Without Federal Guidance
• How New Prop 65 Amendments Impact Calif. Businesses
• Fla. Restaurateurs Admit To Harboring Unauthorized Workers
• DC Council Axes Voter-OK'd Wage Hike For Tipped Workers
• Tuna Cos. Skewer Food Preparer Cert. Bid In Price-Fix MDL
• Calif. Man Says Monsanto Can't Get Redo After $298M Win
• 11th Circ. Upholds $6.3M Godiva Credit Card Settlement
• Skip The New 'Civility Courses' And Think Like A Lawyer
• Big Boy Burger Chain Can't Get Out Of Managers' OT Claims
• Vietnamese Seafood Cos. Challenge Shrimp Tariffs In CIT
• US, China Still Sizing Each Other Up In WTO Tariff Dispute
• Why Law Firms Should Monitor The Dark Web
• Ailing Lobster Thief Settles $37M Fight With Feds For $7M
• 5th Circ. Won't Rethink Insurer's Win On $21M Assault Award
• Startup Seeks Fee Award For Hard Rock's Failed TM Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Fla. Home, Cockroach Labs, Knickpoint
• Kraft Wheat Buys Hurt Hundreds Of Investors, Court Told
• Does Rule 45 Protect Nonparties From Undue Burden?
• 9th Circ. Doesn't Want A Taste Of Yogurt Labeling Suit
• NLRB's Ring, Emanuel Must Skip McDonald's Row: Ethics Atty
• LaCroix's 'All Natural' Claims Don't Hold Water, Class Says
• Barilla Sued Over 'No Preservatives' Labels On Pasta Sauce
• New York City Wins 'Tavern on the Green' Trademark Fight
• Papa John's Founder Denies Racist Label In Chancery Trial
• Chipotle Customers Win Cert. In Non-GMO False Ad Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Campbell, Richemont, Lone Star
• Fishermen Say High Court Should Review Otter Program's End
• MoMA Wins Bid To Block Manhattan Cafe's Use Of Marks
• Calif. Gov. Vetoes Late Night Bar Bill
• Domino's Isn't Joint Employer In Wage Dispute, Judge Rules
• French Retailer Sells €565M In Assets, Looking To Shed Debt
• What's New In NAFTA: A Law360 Cheat Sheet
• Fishing Groups' Wind Farm Suit Filed Too Soon, Judge Says
• Calif. Gov.'s Bill Flurry A Mixed Bag For Workers
• Jury Clears Buchalter In Dairy Heirs' Atty Misconduct Suit
• Kroger Wins 'No Sugar Added' Suit After FDA Letter