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Food & Beverage - August, 2019

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• Key Health Care And Pharma Policy Debates To Track This Fall
• Monster Energy Living Up To Name With TM Suit, Judge Says
• Brand Battles: Woodstock Still Pushing For Marijuana TMs
• Pa. Sports Bar Not Busy Enough To Hire H-2B Staff, DOL Says
• Atty Can't Use SLAPP Law To Kill Breach Claims: Calif. Panel
• New Best Practices Under E-Discovery Spoliation Rule
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Stock-Drop Suit Against LaCroix Maker Fizzles Out
• Vineyard's RICO Suit Against Pot Farm Neighbor Can Proceed
• 6th Circ. Says Walmart Isn't Liable For Assault In Dairy Section
• Littler Snags Gordon & Rees Employment Atty In San Diego
• USDA To Probe Beef Industry After Tyson Slaughterhouse Fire
• Retailers Want Giant Eagle To Pay Back Fuel Subsidies
• How Law Firms Can Create Content Decision Makers Will Read
• Milk Makers Want Price-Fixing Trial To Bar Talk Of Small Farms
• Expecting A Pizza Delivered By Drone? It May Take A While
• Pernod Ricard Adds 2 New Directors Amid Activist Pressure
• 4 Cybersecurity Cases That Are Shaping Phishing Defense
• Colombian Beer Co. Can Arbitrate Investment Row: Fla. Panel
• At Long Last, Shareholder Can Have Blue Bell Listeria Claims
• Pizza Hut Franchisee Secures Defense Of Workers' Class Suit
• Supermarket Chain Workers Get 6 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
• Nestle Dropped From Haagen-Dazs TCPA Suit
• Trump's China Tariff Hike Looms As Companies Urge Reversal
• Farmers Defend Fresh Theories In Ocean Spray Pricing Row
• DOJ Bias Case Shows Risks Of I-9 Noncompliance
• Pilgrim's Deal Values Meat Processor Tulip At $355M
• Restaurants Unlimited Gets $37M Ch. 11 Stalking Horse Offer
• Indicted Ex-Bumble Bee CEO Wary Of SF Hippies In Jury Pool
• Clif Bar Escapes White Chocolate Mislabeling Suit, For Now
• Sears Vendors Demand Halt On New Attorney Fees
• Drivers Tell 7th Circ. No Arbitration For GrubHub FLSA Case
• 10th. Circ. Puts Cork In Collectors' Wine Scam Coverage Row
• 'Big Six' Is Just A Generic List Of Wines, USPTO Rules
• 'Richard' Not Confusingly Similar To 'Ricardo,' Says TTAB
• Wash. Court Boots Alcohol Price Rules In Costco Appeal
• Workers Aim To Toss Wage Verdict Backing Pizza King Sbarro
• How Surveys Can Affirm Materiality In Consumer Cases
• Jersey Mike's Settles Wash. Atty General's No-Poach Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: RRJ Capital, JAB, EssilorLuxottica
• Ex-Restaurateur Needs More Witness Evidence In RICO Suit
• Piedmont Cuts $231M Deal, Consolidates Atlanta Development
• WTO Set To Rule On Canadian Wine Sale Rules Next Year
• NLRB Ruling Clarifies Class Waivers For Employers
• US, Japan Agree 'In Principle' To Slash Trade Barriers
• Florida Bars Hit With $31M Verdict For Drunken Hit-And-Run
• No 'Rubber Stamp' For Taylor Farm's $5.3M Don-Doff Deal
• Attys In Fake Kona Coffee Class Suit Get OK To Dump Client
• Unilever Cuts Deal With Rose Acre Farms In Egg MDL
• PTAB Won't Ax Patent For Wine Dispenser, Aerator
• Perkins, Marie Callender's Snag 3 Ch. 11 Asset Offers
• Taxation With Representation: Gibson, Kirkland, Latham
• Awaiting Answers On A Post-Bristol-Myers Class Question
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• China Tees Up New Tariffs On $75B Worth Of US Goods
• DoorDash Drives Another Misclassification Row To Arbitration
• At Trial, BART Blames Developer For Botched Retail Plans
• Pa. Brewery Settles Claim It Misused Liquor License, Zoning
• ViSalus Can't Decertify Class In $925M Robocall Case
• Fund Seeks $83M For Chinese Co.'s Alleged Bond Default
• Class Certification Insights From McCormick Slack-Fill Suit
• Ohio High Court Revives Wrongful Death Suit Against Amazon
• Ill. Biometric Privacy Law Is Unconstitutional, Grocer Says
• Nationwide, Travelers Sued For Contaminated Flour Coverage
• Commerce Opens Probe Into Imported Thermoplastic Sheet
• 1st Circ. Revives Puerto Rico Hotel Worker's Harassment Suit
• Kirkland, Winston Guide $1B Deal For Quest Nutrition
• 3rd Circ. Says Atty Isn't Liable For Husband's Malpractice
• Last-Minute Pact Spares Mexican Tomatoes From Tariffs
• Fla. Hotel Customer Seeks Class Cert. In Gratuities Fight
• Clif Bar Can't Dodge Calif. Sugar Labeling Suit
• 7th Circ. Revives Suit Over PetSmart's 'Prescription' Cat Food
• Litigation Finance Can And Should Protect Its Reputation
• Tomato Suit Is Outside Importer's Policy, Insurer Says
• Pomerantz, Rosen, Robbins Geller Vie To Lead AB InBev Suit
• Considering Disclosure Risks In Sensitive Product Recalls
• 5th Circ. Liquor Sales Ruling Skirts Commerce Clause Issues
• 2nd Circ. Orders Damages Redo In Pension Funding Suit
• Enviros Challenge EPA Pesticide Approval As Unwarranted
• Investor Slams Bid To Ax Claim In $28.7M Award Row
• ViSalus, Consumers Brawl Over Decert. Bid In Robocall Suit
• Dean Foods Ex-Chair Diverts $9.7M Fraud Restitution Suit
• Ill. Atty Payouts Adjusted In $1.5B Syngenta GMO Corn Deal
• Honey Buyer Seeks Class Cert. In Suit Over 'Pure' Labels
• CFTC's Silence Stings In Wheat Futures Manipulation Case
• IRS Hit With FOIA Suit Over Immigration Raid Docs
• FDA Accused Of Dodging Food Safety Mandate
• 9th Circ. Backs Conviction In $6M 5-Hour Energy Fraud
• Mushroom Antitrust MDL Deals Totaling $34M Get Initial OK
• Sour Patch Co. Asks Court To Help ID Pot Gummy Infringer
• Food-Packaging Patent Cut After Fed. Circ. Win For Nestle
• Shareholders Say $29M Wine Co. Award Is Unenforceable
• Cheese, Butter Buyers Fight Bid To Nix Antitrust Classes
• Hong Kong Developer Unit Buys Greene King For £2.7B
• Bumble Bee Wants Suit Over 'Dolphin Safe' Label Tossed
• Anheuser-Busch Retiree Fights Bid To Ax Mortality Rates Suit
• CFTC Fights Kraft's Sanctions Bid Over $16M Wheat Suit Deal
• Class Settlements And The Risks Of Viral Media Attention
• Crisis Messaging To Protect Law Firm Brand And Bottom Line
• Kraft Says CFTC Press Release Broke $16M Wheat Suit Deal
• Safeway's $1.45M PAGA Deal Over Pay Stubs Gets Initial OK
• Blue Bottle's Wage Deal 'Suggests Collusion,' Judge Says
• Hershey Says It Can Beat Twizzlers Health Effect Suit
• Celebrity Chef Says NFL Star Stiffed Him On $39K Bill
• Fed. Circ. Is Asked To Shackle Trump's Tariff Power
• Injunction Needed To Protect $14M Awards, Court Told
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 5th Circ. Undoes Walmart's Texas Liquor Sales Win
• Mass. Logistics Co. Found Liable For Fishy Lobster Theft
• Where Franchise No-Poach Agreements Stand Today
• ICE Says Raided Plants Likely Violated Immigration Law
• PF Chang's Can't Shake Tipped Servers' FLSA Suit
• Yelp Investors Seek Class Cert. In Advertising Suit
• $925M Robocall Class Says Decert. Bid Is 'Manifestly Unfair'
• Enviro Says City Can Go Beyond Ohio's Lake Erie Rules
• What You Should Know About Courtroom Closures
• Bodum Gets 2nd Shot At Starbucks French Press Libel Suit
• China Vows To Counter Planned US Tariff On $300B Of Goods
• Deals Rumor Mill: ChemChina, SIX Swiss Exchange, Revlon
• WTO Dispute Roundup: Solar, Sugar Cases Plow Ahead
• Danone Dodges Deceptive Ad Suit Over Coconut Milk
• Kraft, Mondelez To Pay $16M In CFTC Wheat Futures Case
• 13 States Attack Trump Rule Barring Immigrants On Public Aid
• Ocean Spray Wants Outside Farmers Cut From Antitrust Suit
• Calif. Moves To Ban Pesticide Chlorpyrifos After EPA Declines
• Tuna Producers Facing 'Death Knell' With Price-Fixing MDL
• Qdoba Hit With Mass. AG's Largest Child Labor Fine Ever
• FDA Sends 1st Warning Letter Under Food Import Rule
• FLSA Overtime Deal Highlights Worker Classification Priorities
• LaCroix Parent Sued For Records On CEO Misconduct Claims
• Fraud Claims Dropped Against Texas Firm In Syngenta Suit
• Guns 'N' Rosé Ale Trademark Suit Headed To Settlement City
• Kroger's Salmonella Calls Didn't Violate TCPA, Judge Says
• General Mills Beats False Ad Suit Over Sugary Cereal Labeling
• Commerce Taps Mexican Beer Kegs For Anti-Dumping Duty
• Candy Retail Chain Lolli & Pops Opens Ch. 11 In Del.
• Sens. Float Permanent Alcohol Tax Cut, Other Extenders Plans
• MillerCoors, Stone Trade Insults In Keystone TM Fight
• NY Jury Quick To Convict Marketing Pro In Snack Food Fraud
• UK Probes Kohlberg's Purchases Of Packaging Suppliers
• Why I Became A Lawyer: A Seaweed Scientist's Odyssey
• DOJ Enforcement Insights From Poultry Price-Fixing Case
• Post Beats Mislabeling Suit Over Honey Bunches Of Oats
• How To Counter Jury Reliance On Plaintiff's Damages Ask
• Benihana Preserves Trial Win In Tenn. Customer Death Suit
• Man With Fake NBA Ties Gets 7 Years For $7.5M Ponzi Scam
• Coke Bottling Co. Wants To Trim Shell's Calif. Cleanup Suit
• NY Tax Minutes: Trump Tax Returns, New Corporate Tax Regs
• Applebee's Franchisee Can't Bring $20M Suit Against His Dad
• US-China Talks Suddenly In Doubt As Both Sides Dig In Heels
• 15 Minutes With Land O'Lakes' General Counsel
• Yoshinoya Must Dish Up Pay For On-Call Claims, Judge Says
• Attys In Fake Kona Coffee Row Want To Dump Client
• NYC Restaurant Group Sued For Tipping, Wage Violations
• Brand Battles: Starbucks Aims To Sink 'Siren' Trademark
• Mushroom Farm Wants Out Of Winn-Dixie Price-Fixing Suit
• 4 More Chains Cut No-Poach Deals With Wash. AG
• Deals Rumor Mill: DoorDash, SoftBank, Barrick
• IBM IP Ruling Changed Nothing, Priceline Tells Fed. Circ.
• Durational Disconnect Between Cartel Pleas And Class Certs.
• EPA Surpassing Trump's 2-For-1 Deregulatory Goals
• 1st Circ. Gives Coffee Buyers 2nd Shot At False Ad Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Reports Of $8B Roundup Deal 'Pure Fiction,' Feinberg Says
• EPA Won't Approve Calif. Glyphosate Cancer Labels
• Atty Fee Ruling In Mall Stabbing Row May Need Time To Bake
• NYC Restaurant Worker's Tipping Claim Doesn't Stick
• Bimbo Workers Can't Take Privacy Suit To State Court
• Monsanto's Multiple Briefs Out Of Line, San Diego Port Says
• Pork Buyers See Tyson Price-Fixing Claims Axed, For Now
• Ex-Nestle Worker Is 'Impossible' To Represent, Attys Say
• DOI Blasts Calif.'s Bid To Drop Native Fish Protection Plan Suit
• Australia Says Cheese Co. Merger Smells Kind Of Funny
• Both Sides Lose Bids To Jolt Judgment In 5-Hour Energy Suit
• Song Owner Gets 3rd Shot To Sue ESPN, Chick-Fil-A Over Ad
• Clients Benefit From Law Firm Expense Growth
• ICE Raids 7 Worksites, Detains 680 In Mississippi
• Wonder Bread Maker Gets OK On $21M Investor Settlement
• Jimmy John's Can't Appeal Antitrust Test In No-Poach Suit
• Lowe's Sued For Selling Roundup Without Cancer Warning
• EPA Faces Backlash From Sens., Enviros, States On Pesticide
• Energy Drink Maker Says Monster Launched Smear Campaign
• Chicken Co. Says $10M Policy Valid Amid Price-Fixing Claims
• Waffle House Chair Settles With Ex-Assistant As Trial Starts
• StarKist Insists $100M Price-Fixing Fine Could Bankrupt It
• Deals Rumor Mill: Broadcom, Dongfeng, DuPont
• Starbucks Settles White Chocolate Energy Drink Label Suit
• Fruit Co. To Pay $5M To Wrap Up Migrant Farmers' Wage Suit
• EPA-State Partnership Memo Signals Focused Enforcement
• Changing Ethics Rules Is Key To Law Firm Innovation
• Sweeping Changes To Ill. Law Will Require Employer Diligence
• Whole Foods Broke Biometric Privacy Law, Ill. Worker Says
• How Debtors Are Fighting The Ch. 11 Fee Increase
• Agriculture Startup Raises $89M In Series C Funding Round
• Perkins, Marie Callender's Headed For Ch. 11 Sale In 90 Days
• Temp Agency's Race Bias, Antitrust Suit Against Rival Axed
• Chancery Sends Ag Fund Ex-CEO's Records Suit Toward Trial
• Kirin Inks $1.2B Health-Focused Deal With Cosmetics Co.
• MTV's 'Floribama Shore' Rips Off Bar's Trademark, Suit Says
• Liberty Mutual Says Dirty Kitchen To Blame In Grease Fire
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bumble Bee, Adtalem, Deutsche Bahn
• 5th Circ. Questions Why Manager Was Barred From EEOC Suit
• Plastic Film Co. Found Liable For Defective Coke Packaging
• UK Says Cleaning Chemical Deal May Need To Be Scrubbed
• Wine Bar's DC Circ. Appeal Looks To Revive Trump Hotel Row
• National Coordinating Counsel: Key To Virtual Mass Tort Team
• The Eminent Domain Consequences Of Knick Ruling
• Restaurant Owner Says Atty Lied About Pa. Bar Admission
• Considering The Current And Future Legality Of CBD
• From Roundup To Oatmeal: New Trends In Glyphosate Suits
• DOJ Subpoenas Tyson Amid Chicken Industry Antitrust Probe
• Judge: Gov't Entitled To SuperValu's Discounted Drug Prices
• Feds Say No More NEPA Review For Yellowstone Bison
• Pa. Woman Wants Court To Decide If Crash Was Job-Related
• Dine-In Movie Chain Hits Ch. 11 With Restructuring, Sale Plans
• China Retreats From Farm Purchase Pledge After Tariff Threat
• Sports Nutrition Co. Can't Drop Weight Loss False Ad Suit
• USTR Urged To Shield EU Alcohol From Tariffs In Aircraft Row
• Judging A Book: Castillo Reviews 'Raising The Bar'
• San Diego Bay Is Healthy, Monsanto Says In PCB Suit
• Texas McDonald's Franchisee Settles Discrimination Claims
• Love Drove Marketing Pro To Help Con Artist, NY Jury Told
• Perkins & Marie Callender's Restaurants Eyeing Sale In Ch. 11
• Dissecting The Inherent Tension In Today's TCPA Landscape
• 2 Plaintiffs Cut From Chili's Data Breach Case
• H-2A Workers Can't Revive Key Claim In Farm Conditions Row
• 7th Circ. Says Pepsi, Gatorade 'Sports Fuel' Slogan Is Fair Use
• Agreement Ends US' Wrangling Over Beef Access In Europe
• Fortress Buys Assets From Majestic Wine For $116M
• FDA Focus: What Foley & Lardner's Practice Chair Is Watching
• EEOC Can Keep Chipotle Bias Case Notes Private, Judge Says
• 4 Firms Steer Campbell's $2.2B Biscuit Biz Deal With KKR
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Judge Says Vodka Maker's DNA Claims Straight-Up Misleading
• Gov't Nets Win In Fishers' Challenge To Tuna Study Process
• Kraft Heinz Wants ERISA Suit Over Stock Price Sent To Ill.
• Wawa Wraps Up Asst. Managers' Unpaid OT Suit For $1.4M
• Trump Ups Pressure On China With Fresh Tariff Threat
• Accusers' Testimony Sinks False Ad Suit Over Chicken
• A Welcome Turning Of The Tide On State Preemption Of Cities
• US Sugar Sues Army Corps Over Fla.'s 'Man-Made Drought'
• Just Eat Investor Slams £5B Sale Price As Too Low