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Food & Beverage - October, 2019

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• Estefan Eatery Can't Revive $2.4M Coverage Bid At 11th Circ.
• Starbucks Beats Woman's Suit Over Hot Tea Burn
• Roger Stone Trial Among 3 Worth Tracking Next Week
• Calif. Court Affirms $13M Asbestos Verdict Against Tyson Unit
• 9th Circ.'s Bias Ruling Adds Guidance, But Also Questions
• Ex-Bumble Bee CEO Says His Wealth Could Prejudice Jurors
• SEC's Fraud Enforcement Shows Quality, If Not Quantity
• 5 Trends Influencing RFPs For Law Firms
• State-Legal Pot Cos. Held Back By Federal Immigration Laws
• Altria Chops $4.5B From Value Of Juul Stake
• Sbarro Exec Seeks Sanctions For Attys Of Rape Accuser
• Printer Co. Not Liable For Restaurant Tablet Issues, Jury Says
• Pizza Hut Franchisees To Pay $6M To End TCPA Class Action
• DOJ Clears $900M Pet Food Deal With Plant Sale
• Class Cert. Denied In Calif. Tainted Dog Food Suit
• House Bill Sows Seeds For Overhaul Of Farm Workforce
• Asset Freeze Over $14M London Award Unneeded, Court Told
• McCarthy Tetrault, Fasken Steer $228M Coop Investment
• Blue Prairie Touts Its Chicory Flour As It Seeks Ch. 11 Buyer
• CBD Co. Faces Class Action Over Trucker's Failed Drug Test
• 9th Circ. Must Revisit McDonald's Win, Franchise Workers Say
• Minn. Feedlot Ruling Reflects Less Deference To Agencies
• MDLs Are Redefining The US Legal Landscape
• FDA Must Reconsider Perchlorate Rule, Enviro Groups Say
• Law360's IP Courthouse Of Horror Returns
• White Starbucks Worker Links Firing To Philadelphia Arrests
• Uber, Lyft Launch Bid To Nix Calif. Dynamex Law At Ballot Box
• Vitamin Shoppe Sues CBD Drink Maker Over 'PLNT' TM
• NJ Farm Must Pay Over $550K For H-2A Violations
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Being There For Families In Trouble
• AB InBev, Molson Can Renew Bid To Dump Ontario Beer Case
• Top 5 Environmental Concerns For The Cannabis Industry
• Judge Restores Gillnet Ban To Help Protect Right Whales
• DOJ Guidance Offers Needed Flexibility For Corporate Fines
• Hemp Regulation Turns Corner With New USDA Rule
• Holding Nestle Liable For Slavery Would Backfire, Coke Says
• Heinz To Drop Egg-Price Suit After Transfer Denied
• Luxury Movie Theater Chain Approved For $51M Ch. 11 Sale
• 'Bizarre' Stock Sale Hurt Bid For Just Eat, Investor Says
• Cannabis In Hospitality Stumbles As Regs Impede Innovation
• Best Practices For US-Canada Virtual Mass Tort Teams
• Calif. ADA Ruling Applies Website Nexus Standard Broadly
• Applebee's Hit With TM Suit Over 'Vampire' Cocktails
• CBD Rules In Limbo As FDA Grapples With New Cannabis Era
• Blue Prairie Files Ch. 11 To Sell Food Ingredient Business
• 15 Minutes With Ocean Spray's General Counsel
• Ex-Domino's Workers Must Arbitrate No-Poach Antitrust Suit
• Ex-B&N Cafe Managers Want Docs Over OT Exemption Talks
• Interior Dept. Defangs Controversial FOIA Rule
• Celeb Chef Wants New Trial In IP Suit Against Restaurants
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Bogus Pot Co. Promoter Settles SEC Fraud Suit For $1.8M
• RI Flavored Vape Ban Latest To Face Court Challenge
• Ex-Restaurateur Settles RICO Suit Over ADA Claims
• BALCA Says Farm's Harvest Seasons Don't Show Temp Need
• SEC To Settle $3.8M Smithfield Insider Trading Suit For $275K
• Sugarfina's $15M Ch. 11 Asset Sale Approved In Del.
• Noah's Bagels Applicant Must Arbitrate Credit Check Suit
• PTAB Rejects Sweegen Challenge To Stevia Patent
• Delivery Drivers Hit Instacart With Ill. FLSA Class Action
• Cancer Patients Fight Monsanto Bid For First Shot At Doctors
• Complexity Is The Cost Of Calif.'s Worker Classification Law
• Top Trends In Food And Beverage Class Actions
• Examine Diversity Jurisdiction By Drilling Into Citizenship
• Securities Class Period Selection Deserves Greater Scrutiny
• Del. Court Seeks Answer To Blue Bell 'Sham' Co. Claim
• Dunkin' Angus Ad Beef Lacks Sizzle, 2nd Circ. Judges Say
• Dems Press DOL On Tipped Wage Regs' Cost To Workers
• $16M Kraft Deal Axed After CFTC Press Release Debacle
• Venezuela A No-Show In $520M Tortilla Cos. Award Feud
• Heinz Can't Move Pa. Egg-Price Suit To Kraft Case In Ill.
• Ill. Liquor Distributor To Pay $950K To Settle EEOC Probe
• Anheuser Says Tests Show Miller Lite Contains Corn Syrup
• Real Estate Rumors: Pebb Capital, Chetrit, Sterling
• Biofuel Groups Take EPA's Refinery Exemption Fight To Court
• Where Law Firm Partners Go When Changing Jobs
• Calif. Wage And Hour Ruling Weakens Insurer Exclusions
• Convicted MillerCoors Exec Can't Change Pension Repayment
• MTV Can't Escape Trademark Suit Over 'Floribama Shore'
• Papa John's Can't Escape Proposed Class' No-Poach Suit
• 9th Circ. Sets New Rule For Arbitrator Bias Disclosures
• DC Circ. Skeptical Oceans Are Off-Limits For Monuments
• Kellogg's To Pay $20M For Touting Sugary Cereal As Healthy
• Cinnabon Wants Its Name Off CBD, E-Liquid Products
• AGs Ask Facebook, EBay To Prevent Illegal Alcohol Sales
• CFTC Officials Won't Have To Testify In Kraft Sanctions Fight
• US Sugar's Drought Suit Doesn't Hold Water, Army Corps Says
• 3 Ways To Leverage Vulnerability For Lawyer Well-Being
• Split NLRB OKs Frozen Food Co. Worker's Union Ouster Vote
• Just Eat Spurns Competing $6.3B Takeover Bid
• Lead Counsel Field In Curaleaf Stock Suit Narrowed To 2
• Only Yellowstone Grizzlies Matter For Ban Lift, 9th Circ. Hears
• Wine Giant Gallo's Grapes Draw Legal Wrath In Patent Suit
• Dog Food Co. Reaches Deal In Class Suit Over Sickened Pets
• US Revives Mexican Tomato Probe, But Duties Remain At Bay
• Feds Keep Seizing Lawful Hemp Imports, CBD Co. Tells Court
• McDonald's Pins Blame On Franchisee In Drive-Thru ADA Suit
• WTO Panelists Tapped To Examine US-EU Olive Tariff Fight
• Gov't Shut Cos. Out Of Mexico Sugar Deal Talks, CIT Says
• Trader Joe's Fired Worker Over Facebook Jokes, Suit Says
• 5-Hour Energy Didn't Illegally Favor Costco, Jury Says
• RICO Threat Looms Over Cannabis Businesses
• Baker Botts, Latham Tapped For $932M Innophos Sale
• Imprisoned Ex-MillerCoors Exec Says Wife Needs His Pension
• 2 More Parents To Plead Guilty In College Admissions Scandal
• Ex-Bumble Bee CEO's Trial To Omit Tuna Industry Guilty Pleas
• 7th Circ. Orders Injunction Redo Over Bud Corn Syrup Ads
• Jimi Hendrix's Brother Reaches Settlement In Trademark Spat
• Judge 'Ignored' Patent Fraud Evidence, 8th Circ. Told
• Washington Tribe Hit With Suit Over Proposed Crab Fishery
• Jury To Decide If 5-Hour Energy Illegally Favored Costco
• Beef Co. Held In Contempt In NLRB Anti-Union Practices Suit
• Canada Antitrust Watchdog Loses Case Over Airline Catering
• US Readies Final Duties On German, Chinese Beer Kegs
• New Data Shows BigLaw's True Profitability
• How 280E Became The Pot Industry's Boogeyman
• Welbilt Moves To Exit 'Fraud By Hindsight' Stock-Drop Suit
• Trump Admin Sets Tariffs In Aircraft Row As EU Vows Reprisal
• Chemical Co. Wins $35M Verdict In Contract Trial
• Universal Studios Guest Says 6 Refills An Hour Not 'Unlimited'
• In Corn Syrup Fight, Bud Accuses Miller Of Stealing Secrets
• Taco Bell Franchisee, DOJ Settle Unfair Immigrant Work Claim
• Joint Employer Key Food Can't Dodge Bargaining, NLRB Says
• Chiquita Urges Fla. Court Not To Rethink Terror-Funding MDL
• Cannabis Investor Reneged On CBD Product Deal, Suit Says
• 11th Circ. Ruling Strenuously Protects Arbitration Pacts
• Dems Pitch Bill Mandating Advance Notice Of Workers' Shifts
• Lewis Rice Leads BellRing To $480M Upsized Offering
• China Wants US Tariffs Gone Before Finalizing Trade Deal
• Costco, Wholesalers Aren't 5-Hour Energy Rivals, Jury Told
• Mexican Co. Doesn't Own Citrus Oil It Delivered, Judge Says
• Enviro Group Says Hemp Co. Didn't Properly Label Products
• Hy-Vee's Poor Data Security Caused Breach, Suit Says
• Trump Says Only US Should Tax Its Tech Giants, Not France
• NJ Justices To Review College Eatery's Tax Exemption
• Perdue, Other Chicken Cos. Hit With Wage-Fixing Suit
• PTAB To Examine Sweet Tea Patent In Post-Grant Review
• McDonald's Says Worker Can't Pin Woes On No-Poach Pact
• More ADA Lawsuits Targeting Mobile Apps Are Likely Ahead
• UK Launches Formal Probe Of Amazon's Deliveroo Deal
• Suzanne Somers Says QVC Sabotaged Her Supplement Biz
• Non-Calif. Classes Dropped In Conagra Spray Label Suit
• Ex-Milling Co. Worker Defends Challenge To $244M Stock Buy
• Barnes & Noble Cafe Managers Again Denied Cert. In OT Suit
• EEOC Hits Dairy Queen Operator With Disability Bias Suit
• Fed. Circ. Reheats Campbell's Soup Rack Case At PTAB
• Fired Servers' Emails Shielded By Labor Law, 2nd Circ. Says
• Insurer Can't Ditch $1M Herbicide Suit, Texas Justices Hear
• UPL Must Pay $31M To AgroFresh In Fruit Freshness IP Row
• Incoming EU Trade Boss Wants To Ground Aircraft Tariff Fight
• Courts Keep Rejecting Litigation Funding Discovery Campaign
• Army Corps Aquaculture Permit Deemed Unlawful In Wash.
• Akin Gump's Local Focus Helped Land Bull Semen IP Win
• Baker & McKenzie Guides Deal Valuing Metro China At $2.1B
• AB InBev To Market CBD Drink In Canada As Market Opens Up
• No Prison For 'Varsity Blues' Burrito Magnate Who Paid Cash
• How Emotionally Intelligent AI Could Assist With E-Discovery
• UK Watchdog Opens Probe Into Stonegate's £1.3B Pub Tie-Up
• Fruit Grower In Contempt In Del Monte Fight, Court Hears
• Despite Opposition, Akerman Gets Major Miami Project Zoned
• Grubhub Says Calls To Customer Were Properly Targeted
• 2nd Circ. Orders Damages Redo In Health Plan Funding Row
• US Foods, Disney Object To $135M Deal In Truck Engine Row
• US, China Reach Truce To Delay Next Tariff Wave
• A Weak Link In Consumers' FDA Test Claims
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Bottle Co. Manager Dodges Prison For Recycling Scam
• Fed. Circ. Agrees Brazilian Brewery Abandoned 'Fusion' Mark
• US-China Talks Resume With Hope Of Paving Way To Deal
• Domino's Pizza Franchisee Reaches Deal In Driver Wage Suit
• Romania Will Bring $330M Award Fight To DC Circ.
• Illinois Wendy's Franchisee Hit With Biometric Privacy Suit
• Mich. Pot Testing Lab Fined $100K Over Flawed Methods
• NLRB OKs Rules On Workers Sharing Info, Talking To Press
• Deals Rumor Mill: Postmates, Exxon Mobil, Armacell
• Chipotle Management Trainees Seek Class Cert. In OT Suit
• 9th Circ. Ruling Returns Stability To Joint Employer Test
• DOJ Pans Ex-Bumble Bee CEO's Bid To Nix Witness' New Info
• Preventable Risks Your Law Firm May Be Overlooking
• Kraft Dodges Suit Over 'No Preservatives' Capri Sun Label
• Mexican Keg Importers Hit With Finalized Anti-Dumping Tariff
• EPA Sued For Lifting Restrictions On Pebble Mine Project
• US-Japan Trade Pacts Leave Enforcement Strategy Murky
• Judge Consolidates Wage-Fixing Suits Against Chicken Cos.
• Chinese Chemical Co.'s Ch. 15 Petition Approved
• 3 Policy Developments To Watch As US-China Divide Grows
• Insurance Cases Illuminate Business Interruption Disputes
• Kessler Topaz, Bernstein Litowitz Win Lead In Kraft Heinz Suit
• 6 Ethics Tips For Attorneys Making Lateral Transfers
• High Court's Knick Ruling May Hinder Calif. Public Agencies
• Sens. Seek US Review Of Maduro-Tied Brazilian Meatpacker
• Options For Calif. Franchisors After New Contractor Standards
• BALCA Says Shared Manager DQs Farm From H-2A Approval
• Attorneys Seek $15M From Wendy's Data Breach Settlement
• 49ers To Settle Stadium Accessibility Suit For $24M
• DC Officials Propose Sugary Drink Tax Of 1.5 Cents An Ounce
• NJ Hemp Co. Says Bad Seeds Caused $30M Loss
• Third Insurer Pulled Into Pa. Grocer's Opioid Defense Suit
• Diners Slam Buca Di Beppo's Claim Data Breach Did No Harm
• Food Co. Newlat Gears Up For €197M Italian IPO
• Philadelphia Is Emerging As A Leader On Workplace Regs
• Costco Siphoned Rivals' 5-Hour Energy Business, Jury Told
• Oregon Vineyard Escapes Sanctions In Pot Farm RICO Suit
• Low Panera Deal Appraisal Would Stretch Law, Chancery Told
• 11th Circ. To Revisit FACTA Standing Issue In Godiva Suit
• Justices Won't Take ADA Suit Over Domino's Website Access
• Yellowstone Grizzlies Don't Need Protected Status, Feds Say
• DHS Agents Say Force Used In Plant Raid Was Warranted
• House Plans Oct. Reforms To Streamline H-2A Program
• Sugarfina's Ch. 11 Financing, Bid Protections Get Court OK
• Anheuser-Busch Facing Import Ban For Infringing Heineken IP
• Wegmans' Ice Cream Doesn't Use Real Vanilla, Buyers Say
• Pomerantz, Wolf Haldenstein Vie To Lead Curaleaf Stock Suit
• Miller Can't Access 'Every Existing Folder' In Corn Syrup Row
• US, Japan Ink Trade Pacts Covering Agriculture, Technology
• Erosion Of Bristol-Myers Test In Class Actions Is Misguided
• Monsanto's Final Roundup Trial Of 2019 Called Off Indefinitely
• UK Orders Cleaning Chemical Supplier To Undo Acquisition
• Nutrition Food Biz Joins Pipeline With Potential $525M IPO
• High Court Won't Hear Pro Gambler's Insider Trading Appeal
• Ill. Biometric Privacy Law Is 'Sound,' Albertson's Worker Says
• MTV Says First Amendment Dooms 'Floribama Shore' TM Suit
• US, China Head Back To Negotiating Table This Week
• Judges Assail Feds Over Translation In Gum Import Suit
• EPA Pledges Biofuel Requirements Boost As Refiners Fume
• Pilgrim's Pride Investor Suit In Chancery Settles For $42.5M
• Bacardi, Winn-Dixie Want Out Of 'Grains Of Paradise' Suit
• Vintner Gets 5 Months In Longest 'Varsity Blues' Sentence Yet
• Wolf Haldenstein Nabs Lead In Molson Coors Stock-Drop Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• BALCA Says Truck Stops Not Worksites In H-2B Program
• HR Group Escapes H-2A Labor Violation Fines
• Airbus Tariff Hit Threatens To Deepen US-EU Trade Rift
• Freshpet Strikes $10.1M Deal In Securities Class Action
• Insurer Wins Coverage Case Over Parking Lot Shooting
• Don't Let Heinz, Kraft Combine Egg-Price Suits, Judge Told
• FTC Seeks E-Cigarette Cos.' Data On Advertising, Sales
• Congress Left Holding Bag On Tax Depreciation 'Retail Glitch'
• Enviros Say High Court Wage Ruling Supports Sea Monument
• UFCW Union Settles Stop & Shop Workers' NLRB Charges
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Rest Of AB InBev, Molson Antitrust Suit
• Molson Coors Stock-Drop Suits Over Tax Reporting Combined
• Consider The Power Of Tactical Empathy
• Candymaker Sugarfina Has New $14M Stalking Horse Offer
• Cannabis Cos. Denied Fees Over Neighbor's Pot-Stench Suit
• Coke Must Face DC Pastors' Deceptive Marketing Suit
• Trump's New Duties In EU Airbus Case Will Land This Month
• Landry's Asks 5th Circ. To Revive $20M Hack Coverage Row
• Canopy Has Itself To Blame For Lost Hemp, Calif. Farm Says
• The Problem — And Opportunity — Of Implicit Bias In The Bar
• Supermarket Income REIT Raises Fundraise Target To £100M
• FTC Seeks More Info On Performance's $2B Food Service Deal
• Colo. Grower Ran Cannabis & Cattle Ponzi Scheme, SEC Says
• Ex-Bumble Bee CEO Wins Bid To Ax Fishing Method Evidence
• Coke Bottlers' 'Wildcat' Strike Was Illegal, NLRB Says
• Cannabis Industry Lobby Says FDA Should Regulate Legal Pot
• Soda Investors Sue In Chancery Over Popped Ambitions
• Fast-Food Empire Isn't Wheelchair Accessible, Suit Says
• Keurig Can't Recover Rival's Docs In Antitrust MDL
• DOD Didn't Violate Ban On $1.38B Deal, Claims Court Says
• Judging A Book: Thapar Reviews Gorsuch's 'A Republic'
• Real Estate Rumors: Amazon, Blackstone, Crate & Barrel
• Defendants' Chances On Daubert May Vary By Circuit
• 49ers Settle Disabled Accessibility Suit Over Levi's Stadium
• Mass. DoorDash Driver Must Arbitrate Wage Claims
• McDonald's Wins 9th Circ. Pay Fight With Franchise Workers
• Parts Of DOL's New Wage Rules May Not Survive In Court
• Ropes & Gray Guides Paine Schwartz's $1.4B Food Fund