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Food & Beverage - February, 2020

202 articles

• Trump DC Hotel Beats Wine Bar's Unfair Competition Appeal
• BASF Can't Dodge $250M Punitive Award In Dicamba Case
• Lake Erie Protection Policy Found To Exceed City's Authority
• Gibson Dunn Helped Craft Arbitration Provider's Rules
• Coronavirus Abounds In Risk Disclosures As Disease Spreads
• FDA Clears First Generic For Daraprim
• Ex-FTC Chief Eyes Health Privacy In New Self-Regulatory Role
• Coffeemaker Roasts Keurig's 'Delay Strategy' In Antitrust MDL
• 3 Employment Law Changes That Affect Franchisors
• Monsanto Worker's Obesity Was No Disability, 5th Circ. Says
• Practice Points From Panera Appraisal Litigation
• Legal Industry Should Pursue AI Prediction Progress
• Bar Louie Del. Ch. 11 Sale Plans OK'd After Breakup Fee Trim
• Red Lobster Must Face ADA Accessibility Class Suit In Pa.
• Coronavirus Prompts 2 Trade Contract Considerations In US
• Tuna Buyers Want PE Firm's Price-Fix Suit Escape Rethought
• Pension Fund Made Class Rep Despite Being 'Cozy' With Attys
• Uncertainty Surrounds Legality Of Different CBD Forms
• DoorDash Confidentially Files Plans For Public Debut
• Bimbo Bakeries Must Face Some Claims In Biometric Suit
• Tips To Reduce Added Tariffs On Chinese Merchandise
• USPTO Says Arthrex Doesn't Make TTAB Unconstitutional
• Gourmet Mustard Maker Says Rival Stole Dijon Recipe, Profits
• Albertson's Wants Ill. Justices To Decide If BIPA Is Unlawful
• H-2B Program Hits Summer Cap, Cutting Off Visas Till October
• Cosi's Ch. 11 Funds OK'd As It Seeks Shift To Catering Biz
• DOL's Joint Employer Rule Subverts Wage Law, State AGs Say
• Coronavirus Causing 'Renewed Uncertainty' In HK Markets
• BASF Wants Out Of $250M Dicamba Punitive Award
• NYC Chipotle Worker Gets Job Back In Sick Leave Settlement
• Financial Adviser, Ex-Colleague Share Fault In Split, Jury Says
• Solutions To 4 Common Law Firm Diversity Challenges
• Three Firms Seek Co-Lead On Consolidated Conagra Action
• 3 Takeaways From NLRB's Stricter Joint Employer Test
• Hot Pockets Heiress Gets 5 Months In 'Varsity Blues' Case
• Food Co. Says Insurer Won't Cover Steps That Saved Millions
• FDA Ducks Md. Farm's Skim Milk Labeling Challenge In Pa.
• Commerce Lays Early Duties On Chinese Glassware
• Firms In Corn MDL Fee Spat Say Fiduciary Claim Can't Stick
• McCusker Anselmi Must Face NJ Suit Over Restaurant War
• When Coronavirus May Trigger SEC Disclosure Requirements
• Restaurants Unlimited's Ch. 11 Plan OK'd With Caveat
• Discrimination Cases Are Too Complex For AI Fee Prediction
• Apple Bag Search Ruling Informs On Calif. Pay Compliance
• PepsiCo Must Face COBRA Suit, Though It's A 'Close Call'
• NLRB Finalizes Long-Awaited Joint Employer Rule
• Cosi Seeks Shift To Catering Business In New Ch. 11 Case
• Farmworkers Denied Full Wages For Hemp Harvest, Suit Says
• Pyrex Slams Consumers For 'Forum Shopping' In Class Action
• Tuna Buyers Want To Appeal PE Firm's Price-Fix Suit Escape
• Honey Buyers Get Class Cert. In 'Pure' Labeling Suit
• US Trustee Says Bar Louie's Ch. 11 Sale Plan Chills Bidding
• Pork Buyers Bite Into Dismissal Bid On Renewed Claims
• Courts May Clash With Litigants Over Document Review Tech
• Slate Retail REIT Lands New $83M Mortgage
• Village Inn Parent Approved For $20M Ch. 11 Loan
• 7th Circ. Rejects Kraft's Bid To Decertify Wheat Suit Class
• Domino's Tells 6th Circ. No-Poach Claims Must Be Arbitrated
• Real Estate Rumors: Amazon, CCRE, Brightwork
• Ad Watchdog Asks FTC To Review Co.'s CBD Health Claims
• IRS Proposes Rules On Permitted Meal Expense Deductions
• Kroger Seeks 'Severe' Sanctions For Absent Atty In ADA Case
• Trump Heads To India With Tempered Trade Expectations
• Whataburger Fights EEOC Sanctions Bid In Hiring Policy Suit
• Rachael Ray Dog Food Once Again Ducks False Ad Suit
• Anheuser-Busch Wants Out Of 'Reflexive' Shareholder Suit
• Kellogg's Must Rework $31.5M Sugary Cereal False-Ad Deal
• Health Hires: Davis Wright, Skadden, Holland & Knight
• Calif. Sues Over Trump's Effort To Divert More Water To Farms
• AI Can't Accurately Predict Case Length And Cost — Yet
• BASF Gets Chance To Fight $250M Dicamba Punitive Award
• NLRB Judge Says Burger Flipper Not Fired Due To Trans Bias
• NLRB To Review Nixed Union Election Over Pro-Union Button
• Wash. Floats Pausing Lower Aerospace Tax Amid EU Row
• Fairway Markets Gets OK For $25M DIP Package
• Key Trade Secrets Developments Of 2019: Part 2
• Calif. Judge Trims 7-Eleven Franchisee Classification Suit
• Liqui-Box Will Divest To Get DOJ Blessing On $585M Merger
• Prop 65 Chemical Labeling Litigation: Trends And Predictions
• US Rips Into European Trade Barriers At WTO
• Diageo To Pay $5M To Settle SEC Overshipping Action
• UK Top Court Lets Investors Pursue $323M Romanian Award
• Restaurant Groups Can't Upend NYC Fair Workweek Law
• Pot Edibles Maker's Prior-Use Defense Tossed In TM Suit
• Toxic Pet Food Suit Trimmed Of Negligence Claims
• Hagens, Pomerantz, Rosen To Lead Canopy Stock-Drop Suit
• Puerto Rican Restaurant Slams Hilton With $4.65M TM Suit
• LaCroix Drinkers Retract Claims Over 'Natural' Label
• 3 Rulings Show When Litigating Wage Claims Is Worth It
• Insurer Won't Cover Nathan's Franchisee Over Fatal Crash
• Lawyers Can Build Trust Through The Spoken Word
• Pyrex Buyers Want To Ditch Exploding Dishes Suit
• Hot Sauce Maker Wins Trademark Suit Over THC Product
• Bayer, BASF Hit With $265M Verdict In First Dicamba Trial
• San Diego Nears Halt Of Instacart Worker Classification
• Six Teams Seek Chancery Lead For $1.2B Kraft Heinz Suit
• $2.1M In Vanished Booze Should Be Covered, Collector Says
• Calif. Seeks To Nix Uber, Postmates' AB 5 Challenge For Good
• US Hikes Tariffs On EU Planes In Airbus Tussle
• Ex-Wanu Water CEO's Conspiracy Suit Tossed In Chancery
• Domino's Eyes $2.6M Fees Over 'Baseless' Menu Patent Suit
• Coke Buyers Get Partial Class Cert. In False Ad MDL
• Legal Prediction Is Demanding But Not Impossible
• Stonegate To Unload 42 Locations For £1.3B UK Pub Deal
• Burger King Franchisee Names Ex-Mercedes-Benz Atty As GC
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Farmers Say Judge Conflicted In Syngenta Malpractice Row
• Hershey Wraps Suit Over Avid Twizzler Eater's Heart Condition
• Real Estate Rumors: Urban Edge, M&T Bank, Clayco
• Trends In Recent FCPA And Cartel Cases Against Execs
• Bob Evans Ducks Suit Over 'Real Butter' Labels On Potatoes
• Wis. County Appeals Tribal Zoning Decision To 7th Circ.
• Farm Giants Must Cough Up Docs In Canadian Antitrust Probe
• Class Actions Are A Growing Risk For CBD Cos.
• US Cos. Wary Of China Deal's Dispute Settlement System
• Candy Buyer Asks 9th Circ. For Atty Fees In Slack-Fill Suit
• Creditors Say Lucky's Market Sale Process Is Unfair
• Calif. Says Man's $78M Roundup Verdict Not Preempted
• Habit Burger Stockholder Sues Over $375M Yum Brands Buy
• Meatpacking Co. Beats Bias Suit By Black Employees
• Morgan Stanley Accused Of Draining Tops Markets Dry
• 2nd Circ. Ends Repeat FLSA Suit Against Chinese Food Chain
• GrubHub Tells 7th Circ. Drivers Not Exempt From Arbitration
• 3 Employee-Friendly Updates In NY's 2021 Budget Proposal
• Customer Most Likely Slipped On Old Banana, Judge Says
• Nuro Self-Driving Car's OK Sets Course For New Exemptions
• Suit Says Arizona Beverage's Gummies Are Not 'All Natural'
• Farmers Slam Bid To Exit Syngenta-Linked Malpractice Suit
• Morton Can't Duck Deer Salt Lick Trade Secrets Suit
• Dean Foods Shareholders Ask For Ch. 11 Committee
• Chinese Garlic Cos.' Duty Challenge Derailed By Faulty Docs
• Parent Claims Baby Brezza Formula Mixer Is Defective
• Malpractice Landscape Is Becoming Riskier For BigLaw
• Fatburger Parent Co. Slams Shareholders' Class Cert. Bid
• Monsanto Looks To Sink Farmer's Trial Over Dicamba Drift
• Alsup Blasts DoorDash's 'Hypocrisy,' Orders 5K Arbitrations
• Fisher Says Rival's Scare Tactics Caused $20M Boat Collision
• Online Sales Enough For Supplement Suit In Ill., 7th Circ. Says
• Fishers Want Full DC Circ. Review Of Offshore Monument Suit
• EEOC Says Whataburger Hid Docs In Fight Over Hiring Policy
• Bayer Wants $87M Roundup Cancer Trial Award Overturned
• Hemp Co. Says FDA Statements Don't Make CBD Wares Illegal
• Tuna Buyers Say Cos. Missed Chance To Halt Price-Fix MDL
• Judging A Book: Humetewa Reviews 'Guilty People'
• EPA Hemp Pesticide Approval Is A Big Step For Cannabis
• Uber, Postmates Fail To Block California Contractor Law
• Corn Dog Owners' Relatives In Contempt For Ongoing TM Use
• 9th Circ. Says Judge Can't Nix Suit As Penalty For Late Filing
• Domino's Pizza Franchisee To Pay $915K To End Wage Suit
• 'Prince of Whales' Convinces Court Fishing Gear Poses Threat
• China Reaping Sales From US Wine Tariffs, Biz Groups Say
• Cuties Juice Maker Squeezes Out Of 'No Sugar Added' Suit
• CBD Maker Says FDCA Nixes Consumers' Illegal Products Suit
• 4 Real Estate Considerations For Banks In An Online World
• Regulators See High-Tech Agriculture As Fertile Ground
• Insurer Says No Duty To NuWave For Countertop Oven Suits
• UK Sketches Vision For Post-Brexit US Trade Deal
• Biotech Co. Loses Contempt Bid In Bovine Breeding IP Suit
• No Moo Point: Vegan Dairy Cites 1st Amend. In Label Fight
• Molson Coors' Vizzy Hard Seltzer Sparks Trademark Suit
• FCC Urged To Hurry Up With TCPA Autodialer Ruling
• Welbilt Investors' 'Hindsight' Suit Is Dismissed, For Now
• DOJ Wants More Info On Anheuser's $321M Craft Brew Deal
• Ex-Mafioso And His Mom Arrested After Restaurant Failures
• Earth Fare Approved For Ch. 11 Store Liquidation Contract
• USDA Says Some Rules On Hemp THC Testing Could Change
• DOT Greenlights Nuro's Driverless Car Test Fleet
• Not-So-Sweet Candy Chain Ch. 11 Sale OK'd In Del.
• The US Product Liability Issues Spreading To The EU
• Nestle Can't Get FLSA 'Donning And Doffing' Suit Tossed
• Photo Of $120K Banana Art Leads To Copyright Fight
• Dairy Co-Op Inks $1.4M Deal To End EEOC Sex Bias Suit
• China Will Slash Tariffs On US Goods Next Week
• Wine Co. Shareholder Must Face Claims In $28.7M Award Spat
• Wrong Legal Standard Voids Calif. Worker's $2.5M Injury Win
• CFTC's Plan To End Position Limits Saga Faces Big Test
• Starbucks Customer Says Venti Sizes Have Grande Caffeine
• Alphabet's Missteps Offer Crisis Management Case Study
• Missouri Says US Ignored Impacts Of River Diversion Project
• PNC Presses Fight Over Borden Ch. 11 Cash With Complaint
• Algae Supplier Execs Must Face Investors' Trimmed Claims
• 7th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Subway TCPA Suit Over Text Coupon
• Ex-Worker Fights To Keep Kruse-Western ESOP Suit In Court
• FDA Didn't Vet Enviro Impact Of GMO Salmon, Group Claims
• Organic Grocer Earth Fare Hits Ch. 11 With Liquidation Plan
• Sysco Workers Get Class Cert. On Wage, Not Break Claims
• Laid-Off Lucky's Market Workers File WARN Suit In Ch. 11
• Fla. Justices Skeptical Of 'Limited Use' In Cannabis Proposal
• Archer Daniels Can't Stop Ex-Employee's Consulting Biz
• How Emotional Intelligence Can Benefit Transactional Attys
• Colo. Wage Rules Present Big Employer Compliance Hurdles
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Following A Serendipitous Path
• Ex-Hershey Exec Denies 'Vindictive' Trade Secret Theft Claims
• StarKist Looks To Exit 'Dolphin Safe' Labeling Suit
• Mexican Tomatoes To Undergo Tougher Border Inspections
• Foreign Cos. Urge NY Court To Confirm $14M Arbitral Awards
• Fla. Court Says Law Doesn't Bar Automated Alcohol Sales
• Kraft Heinz Settles Frozen 'Poppers' TM Suit
• Cases Against Celeb Restaurant Owners Highlight FLSA Risks
• 7 Ethics Questions To Ask Before Marketing Your Law Firm
• Native, Green Groups Want Pebble Mine Restrictions Revived
• 15 Minutes With California Pizza Kitchen's General Counsel