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Food & Beverage - March, 2020

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• Fed. Circ. Finds Garlic Farmer's Motive Suspect In Duty Row
• Enviros Say Calif. Water District Violated Dam Design Order
• Guaidó Looks To Nix $500M Tortilla Arbitration Award Feud
• Monsanto Must Face Baltimore Water Contamination Claims
• Law Firm Pay Cuts, Layoffs Will Likely Multiply
• Dean Foods Sheds More Than $508M In Ch. 11 Asset Sale
• EEOC Hits Smashburger With Racial Bias Suit
• 9th Circ. Nixes Jack Daniel's TM Win Over Parody Dog Toys
• JM Smucker Escapes 'Natural' Peanut Butter Claims
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Dunkin' Customer's 'Angus Steak' Beef
• COVID-19 Stimulus Not Enough To Revitalize Alcohol Industry
• 3 Steps To Building Effective Teams While On Lockdown
• Employer Takeaways From EEOC Virus Screening Guidance
• MillerCoors, Stone Headed To Trial In Keystone TM Fight
• Health Hires: Arnold & Porter, Winston & Strawn, Ice Miller
• Tucker Ellis Adds Bankruptcy Partner In Chicago
• Amazon, Instacart Workers Strike Over COVID-19 Conditions
• 7th Circ. Judge Wonders If Ind. Booze Regs Limit Carriers
• Self-Sabotage Pleas Get Steuben Another Shot In Nestle IPR
• Monsanto Wants To Erase $265M Dicamba Verdict
• CBD Buyers Say They Shouldn't Have To Wait For FDA Action
• Lucky's Market Gets Go-Ahead For $29M Ch. 11 Sales In Del.
• Real Estate Rumors: China Oceanwide, Silverstein, Ivy Realty
• $8.5M Safeway 401(k) Deal Stalls Over Plan To Notify Workers
• CraftWorks Approved For Ch. 11 'Life Support' Measures
• Shareholders Dodge Payment In $29M Wine Co. Award
• GCs Take Pay Cuts To Aid Cos. Amid COVID-19
• How Cyber Cases Can Inform COVID-19 Business Litigation
• Pandemic-Related Funding Options For Ill. Businesses
• 4 COVID-19 Questions Clients Are Asking Real Estate Lawyers
• Fed. Workers Union Demands Hazard Pay For Virus Exposure
• Pandemic Highlights Flaws In Calif. Worker Classification Law
• Trump Calls For Expanding Deductibility Of Restaurant Meals
• Tips For Cos. Confronting Pandemic Impact On Global Trade
• Law Firm Mergers Dry Up Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
• Restaurants, Theaters Want Coverage For COVID-19 Shutdown
• Client Advocacy Tips For Remote Hearings During COVID-19
• How To Conduct Depositions Remotely
• 15 Minutes With Mars Inc.'s General Counsel
• 'Codfather' Accomplice Can't Flip Conviction In 1st Circ.
• The Attys And Legal Logic Behind Stay-At-Home Orders
• Utilitarian Chicken Feeder Trade Dress Not Protected: 4th Circ.
• McDonald's Cites Justices' Comcast Ruling To Avoid ADA Suit
• High-Demand Workers See Benefits Boost Amid Pandemic
• Texas Justices Revive Steak 'N Shake Sexual Assault Suit
• COVID-19 Fuels Heated Fight Over CCPA Enforcement Timing
• Bar Louie Set For Ch. 11 Sale To Lenders, Auction Called Off
• Sales Tax Reliance Makes Fla. Vulnerable To COVID-19 Fallout
• Monsanto Must Face San Diego Port's PCB Nuisance Claim
• Lucky's Market Concludes Ch. 11 Auctions With $29M In Sales
• Anheuser-Busch Can't Nix Retirees' Mortality Rate ERISA Suit
• Fairway Floats $70M Deal For Grocery Workers' Pensions
• Delaware Dole Ruling Will Guide Allocation In D&O Policies
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Antitrust Rules Still Apply During COVID-19
• A Guide To Zealously Representing Clients During COVID-19
• Calif. French Eateries Sue Hartford For Coronavirus Coverage
• New Postmates Suit Pans Workers' 'Abusive Litigation Tactics'
• Egg Buyers Push 3rd Circ. On Strict Antitrust Standard
• Major Burger King Franchisee Accused Of Shorting Workers
• Virus Relief Bill Blocks Aid To Foreign Cos., Cruise Lines
• Dems Urge Big Cos. To Offer Paid Leave Amid Pandemic
• Fed. Circ. OKs Rejection Of Fruit Container Patent Application
• Deals Rumor Mill: SoftBank, Neiman Marcus, UniCredit
• British Land Extends $547M Credit Facility Amid COVID-19
• NY Top Court Backs Postmates Workers' Employee Status
• COVID-19 Bill Adds Momentum To Expand Donor Incentives
• 7 Ways Attys Can Create The Right Home Office Environment
• Nestlé Accuses 'Free Rider' Of Selling Gray-Market Drinks
• Mass. Domino's Drivers Can Sue For Gas Money, Judge Says
• House Set To Pass $2T Virus Bill As Pelosi Eyes Next Steps
• Food Service Firm Says Rival Sabotaging Ft. Knox Contract
• NY Eatery Can't Delay Settlement Payment Due To COVID-19
• Judge Won't Acquit Bumble Bee Ex-CEO On Price-Fixing
• Lawmakers Eye Stronger Coronavirus Help For Gig Workers
• Insurer Says No Coverage In Contaminated Melatonin Suit
• Molson Coors Beats Rival's Bid To Block 'Vizzy' Seltzer Sales
• How Reports Of Forced Labor In China May Affect US Imports
• 10 E-Discovery Challenges Caused By COVID-19
• ​​Coronavirus' Impact On Hospitality Businesses Is Profound
• Burger King Dodges Workers' Consolidated No-Poach Suit
• Consumer Group Urges Calif. AG Not To Delay CCPA Start
• China's Virus 'Cover-Up' Hurt U.S. Small Biz, Class Suit Says
• Texas Coffee Shop Says Firm Dismissed Suit Without Consent
• Food Tech Co. Nature's Fynd Rakes In $80M From Investors
• Calif. Tells 9th Circ. EPA Opinion Can't Nix $25M Bayer Verdict
• Lessons From A $265 Million Dicamba Damages Award
• Papa John's, Workers Reach $3.4M Unpaid Training Deal
• BigLaw Leaders Must Prepare For COVID-19 Economic Fallout
• New Bankruptcy Law May Help Small Cos. Weather COVID-19
• Spice Co. Hits Polish Rival With TM Suit Over Oregano Oil
• FTC Says Calif. Beer Bill Could Raise Prices And Hurt Variety
• Fed. Circ. Won't Decide Arthrex's Impact On TTAB, For Now
• Romania Can't Escape $356M Award, Court Hears
• Federal Gov't Memos Can't Override State COVID-19 Closures
• Lack Of Notice Dooms Kombucha Brewer False Ad Claim
• Justices Told Fed. Circ. Ruling 'Turns Patent Law On Its Head'
• 3 Ways Leaders Can Improve Remote Work For Lawyers
• Sen. Wants Global Tax Disclosure Tied To COVID-19 Aid Bill
• Tips For Online Mediation In The Age Of Social Distancing
• Future Battles Foreshadowed In First COVID-19 Insurance Suit
• How To Manage Marketing Risks For CBD Products
• EPA Defends Lifting Restrictions On Alaska Mine Process
• Addressing COVID-19 Employee Rights Questions
• Pension Fund Escapes Kroger Workers' ERISA Suit
• Coronavirus Collapses Logan's Roadhouse Ch. 11 Strategy
• A Look Into FTC's Thinking On Pyramid Scheme Potential
• 9th Circ. Gives Fred Meyer Applicant 2nd Shot At FCRA Suit
• Payment Co. Seeks Fees From Rival After $5.7M IP Trial Loss
• Farming, Food Groups Sue EPA Over Glyphosate Approval
• Contractors Seek Guidance, Relief Amid Coronavirus Spread
• Del. Ruling May Curb Cyan-Prompted Class Actions
• Updating Publicly Traded Company Disclosures For COVID-19
• Pot Farm Says Homeowner Must Pay Fees If Stench Suit Fails
• China Given More Time To Adjust Food Tariffs In WTO Spat
• Casino Group To Sell French Assets To Aldi For $784M
• NJ Cos. May Have Insurance Coverage For COVID-19 Losses
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• German Eatery Chain Says COVID-19 Will Bankrupt It Soon
• NY Gov. Orders '100% Of Workforce' To Stay Home
• Kraft, Mondelez Say CFTC Ducking Contempt Order Too Soon
• NYC Sushi Deliverers Granted Conditional Cert. In FLSA Suit
• Beyond Meat Execs Face Another Investor Suit
• Farmers Tell High Court Tribes Don't Have Dibs On Water
• MTA Doesn't Owe Michael Jordan's Steakhouse Lost Profits
• Louisville Newspaper Beats 'Derby Pie' Trademark Lawsuit
• Campbell Soup Unit Wants Distributors' Wage Class Suit Axed
• As Virus Spreads, Limited Visa Services Could Strain Farms
• Minn. Cos. Request Tax Relief In Wake Of COVID-19 Spread
• Real Estate Rumors: Viacom, Morgan Stanley, Weingarten
• Coronavirus Presents Novel Legal Challenges For Retailers
• The Rising COVID-19 Bankruptcy Risks
• Union Fund Can't Hold Wholesale Grocer Liable In $58M Suit
• Serial Arbitration Threat Complicates Employer Class Defense
• Conn. Liquor Law Fight Has National Impact, Justices Told
• Coronavirus 'Civil Authority' Coverage May Hinge On Science
• Cruise Line Tax Exemption Under Fire As Trump Floats Bailout
• 10th Circ. Strikes Down Habitat Map For Endangered Jaguar
• NY Adopts Paid Sick Time Plan For Workers Hurt By COVID-19
• Brewery Calls Worker's Consumer Report Suit Untimely
• Performance Food Group Must Face EEOC Hiring Bias Suit
• Facing Coronavirus, Ore. Businesses Seek Delay Of Corp. Tax
• Calif. Relaxes Layoff Notice Rules During COVID-19 Outbreak
• TTAB Rulings' Preclusive Effect 5 Years After B&B Hardware
• Real Estate Rumors: Feeding America, APA, Southern Marinas
• A Work-From-Home Tech Checklist For Law Firms
• Prepare For Coronavirus-Related Restructuring Issues
• McCain Foods Must Face Suit Over NJ Pizza Factory Death
• Treasury Dept. Details $1T COVID-19 Relief Proposal
• Del. Justices Reverse Chancery On Federal Forum Selection
• Payments Co. Challenges 'Astonishingly Broad' Injunction
• Calif. Man Tells 9th Circ. To Restore $75M Roundup Damages
• OSHA Tells 8th Circ. It Has Say Over Tribal Fishing Co. Deaths
• Medical Pot Deemed 'Essential' Amid COVID-19 Shutdowns
• CBD Producer Wants Out Of Suit Alleging Illegal Product Sales
• Citric Acid Importer Didn't Follow Right Steps, CIT Says
• Sbarro Franchisee Wants Staffer Suit Over Racial Slur Tossed
• Pet Food Co. Must Face 'Grain-Free' False Ad Claims
• McCormick & Schmick's Must Face Hostile Workplace Claims
• NJ Justices Balk At Biz Tax Exemption On College Campuses
• Monteverde Pitched To Lead Innophos Investor Suit In Del.
• Vape Shop In TM Suit Will Destroy 'Stoney Patch' Gummies
• Real Estate Rumors: Barclays, Morris Moinian, AW Property
• Papa John's Slips #MeToo Investor Suit For Now
• Energy Bar Maker Ducks Sugar Content False Ad Suit
• New Orleans Restaurant Seeks Coronavirus Closure Coverage
• 7 Keys To Keeping Your Firm Inclusive In The Coronavirus Era
• Mastro's Can't Kick Server's Wage Suit To Arbitration
• Class Cert. Extended In Monsanto, BASF Dicamba MDL
• FTC Commish Blasts Proposed USDA Rule Change
• Hemp Co. Says CBD Wares Not 'Illegal,' Just Not Regulated
• Grocery Chain Beats Back Class Cert. In Managers' OT Suit
• Michigan To Allow Pot Home Deliveries To Curb COVID-19
• Restaurateur Can Pursue Defamation Suit Over Yelp Reviews
• Fatburger Parent Co. Investors Denied Class Cert. In IPO Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Grupo Eco, CUNY, Merritt Properties
• The Fight For Clarity On Calif. Worker Classification Law
• Citing 'Cognac,' TTAB Rejects 'Cognador' Trademark
• FDA Report Brings Hope For CBD Dietary Supplements
• Impossible Foods Raises $500M In Latest Funding Round
• Domino's Pizza Presence In South Africa To Be Liquidated
• Oprah Bump Lands NY Ice Cream Retailer In Bankruptcy
• Coats Rose Taps Texas Hemp Pro To Co-Lead Cannabis Group
• REIT Armada Hoffler Sells 7 Retail Properties For $107M
• 10 Ways To Continue Biz Development During Coronavirus
• Farming Co. Settles Insurance Suit Over Hail Damage
• Local Gov'ts Have An Important Role In Fighting Coronavirus
• Brazilian Watchdog Opens Bayer, Monsanto Probe
• Fla. Lawmakers Pass Mandatory E-Verify Bill
• 3 Firms Get Nod For $16B Kraft Heinz Stock-Drop Suit Lead
• One Fee Won't Cover Four Trademark Classes, TTAB Says
• Insurer Claims Minn. Co.'s Silo Defect Suits Not Covered
• Immigration Atty Stole Our Restaurant Idea, Ex-Clients Say
• Hope For Employers On The PAGA Litigation Horizon
• 7 Ethics Considerations For Lawyers Using Lead Generators
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Davis Polk, Winston
• Trump Declares National Emergency To Fight COVID-19
• 8th Circ. Says Rx Dog Food Suit Belongs In Fed. Court
• Kylie Jenner's 'Stormi' TM Battle Evinces A Celebrity Catch-22
• Consumers Claim Diet Supplements Had Deadly Ingredients
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Coronavirus: The Latest Court Closures And Restrictions
• 4 Teams Vie To Lead $16B Kraft Heinz Chancery Suit
• China Housed 28% Of Foreign Cos. Sued By Investors In 2019
• Farmers, Monsanto Urge Dicamba Class Cert. Extension
• Nestle Fired Worker For Racism Complaints, NLRB Says
• CBD Co. Says Buyer Class Action Should Wait For FDA Rule
• Heineken Gets ITC To Ban Anheuser-Busch Dispenser Imports
• 2 Circuit Court Rulings Convolute Class Jurisdiction Outlook
• Deals Rumor Mill: Magic Leap, Tegna, WeDoctor
• Reform Home Rule To Protect Cities From State Interference
• Pork Council Warns Of Labor Shortage As COVID-19 Spreads
• Calif. Supreme Court Says Solo Deals Don't Block PAGA Suits
• US Enviro Group Sues In Mexico To Protect Hammerheads
• Wash. Senate OKs Pause To Boeing Tax Break With Limits
• BASF Wants No More Delays On Dicamba Class Cert. Battle
• Split 8th Circ. Says Chicken Co. Can't Dodge ADA Class Suit
• New Pipelines Are Needed To Close Law School Diversity Gap
• Swedish Investors Get OK To Pursue $356M Romanian Award
• 3 Firms Steer Pepsi's $3.85B Deal For Rockstar Energy
• Insurer Fights Franchisees' Bid For Ill. Privacy Suit Coverage
• Burger King Seeks Quick Win In Vegan's Whopper Suit
• Hospitality Attys On High Alert As Coronavirus Fears Spread
• Mondelez Global Hit With Class Claims Over OT Pay
• Palm Steakhouses Gets OK For $45M Ch. 11 Sale To Landry's
• Post Cereal Buyers Get Class Cert. In Sugar False Ad Suit
• No Class Cert. For Mondelez Biscuit Buyers In False Ad Suit
• Albertsons Hit With $12.6M Verdict For Retaliatory Firing
• How To Search For A Transformational Law Firm COO
• Stoner Comic Cheech Strikes Chill Deal In Coffee Co. TM Suit
• DC Circ. Rejects Whole Foods' Bid To Narrow Bonus Suit
• NY Steakhouse Settles With Tipped Workers In Pay Case
• Trump Eyes Brazil As Next 'Trade Package' Partner
• 4 Ethics Tips For Lawyers As Coronavirus Spreads
• High Court Won't Wade Into 'Bikini Baristas' Battle
• Real Estate Rumors: Needham Bank, Helaba, Tuttle Land
• 3 Firms Split Lead In Conagra Derivative Suit Over $11B Deal
• Top Job Markets Show Noncompetes May Not Squash Growth
• Kraft Pulls Bid To Sanction CFTC Over Press Release Feud
• FDA Defends Approval Of Genetically Engineered Salmon
• Keep Your Client Out Of The Courtroom During Voir Dire
• Muscle Milk Maker Reaches $12M Deal To End False Ad Suit
• Curaleaf Looks To Permanently End Investors' Stock-Drop Suit
• Albertsons Goes Back To IPO Market 2 Years After Pulling Out
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Hormel's Win In Bacon Patent Suit
• Aldi Workers Claim Finger Scans Break Ill. Privacy Law
• Romania Prevails In $2.1B Claim Over Brothers' Spirits Biz
• Arby's Agrees To Pay Financial Cos. $3M In Data Breach Deal
• RICO Suit Over Pot Farm's Stench Should Go On, Judge Says
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revisit FLSA Fairness Review Ruling
• FDA Focus: What King & Spalding's Practice Head Is Watching
• A Possible Limit On High Court 2005 Agency Deference Ruling
• Coca-Cola Will Factor Rank-And-File Wages Into Exec Pay
• Cravath Steers US Foods' $970M Buy Of Smart Foodservice
• Wachtel Missry, Dechert Steer $545M Coca-Cola Building Refi
• It Can Be Risky For Litigators To Advise On Litigation Funding
• Rutter's Convenience Stores Hit With Suit Over Data Breach
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ex-Pimco CEO Will Ask For New 'Varsity Blues' Sentencing
• Rule Illegally Hooks Fishers For Program Costs, Lawsuit Says
• Judge Mulls Blocking Food Stamp Work Rules Nationwide
• Postmates Loses Bid To Pause Courier Arbitration Ruling
• Chase Pushes For $20M Win In Landry's Data Breach Suit
• CBD Co. Says Payment Processor Is Holding $500K Hostage
• UFC Wants Early Win Over NJ Eatery's Fight Broadcast
• Onex Holds $556M Secondary Sale Of SIG Combibloc Shares
• 2nd Circ. Sides With Ahold In Ex-Peapod Drivers' Tip Suit
• Stop Asking Bar Applicants About Mental Illness
• Hemp Extractor Churned Out Illegal CBD Oil, Farm Says
• Trustee Flags Fairway's Ch. 11 Bonus Plans For Lacking Info
• Heineken Gets New Evidence In £10M Keg IP Brawl With AB
• Chicken Co. Wants Nationwide's $8.6M Coverage Suit Tossed
• Fertilizer Co. Wants $7M Arbitration Award Confirmed
• Conn. Urges High Court Not To Hear Liquor Law Challenge
• Bar Escapes Suit Over Ill. Worker's Deadly Fall
• UK Farming Co. Looks To Get OK On $8M Hungary Award
• Goya Says Rival Copied Product Look To Spice Up Sales
• 5th Circ. Won't Free Bank From Cattle Fraud Profit Fight
• Logan's Roadhouse Parent Can Tap $12M In Ch. 11 Financing
• Lucky's Market Gets OK For Going-Out-Of-Business Sales
• Loeb & Loeb Picks Up DLA Piper FDA Team Head In DC
• High Court Must Reject Unconstitutional La. Abortion Law
• EU Top Court Backs €20M Gun-Jumping Fine Against Fishery
• What The Coronavirus Means For Arbitration And Mediation
• Ex-Heinz CEO's Nurse Seeks Fees Over Bankruptcy Reversal
• Insurer Sued Over McDonald's Wrongful Death Suit
• No-Show Atty Sanctioned In Syngenta Malpractice Row
• McDonald's Seeks To Nix Former Execs' Bias Suit
• Fintech Firm Awarded $5.7M At Fla. Trade Secrets Trial​
• Federal Circ. Grills Precooked Bacon Maker In Patent Dispute
• No Dirt, No Organic Food Label, Groups Say In USDA Suit
• Radom Capital Lands $105M Loan For Houston Project
• Starbucks Can't Escape Pesticide Emotional Distress Claims
• What The Presidential Race Means For Big Tech, Silicon Valley
• Blue Apron Inks $2M Deal To Wrap Up Security Check Pay Suit
• What Congress Misses About Universal Injunctions
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Lessons From 'Italian Summer Camp'
• Bumble Bee Ch. 11 Sale Deal Halts Antitrust Claims In Calif.
• Logan's Roadhouse Parent Opens Ch. 11 With Sale Plan
• Reporter Says CBS Retaliated After Red Bull Stunt Went Awry
• 9th Circ. Affirms Labor Dept. Win In Staffing Co. Overtime Suit
• FTC Atty Who Helmed Qualcomm Appeal Has Retired
• Bayer, Google Among Cos. Urging Change To Expert Standard
• Coronavirus Puts Japanese Cruise Co. Into Insolvency
• Jewel-Osco Nabs Win In Ex-Managers' Discrimination Suit
• 3 Fast-Food Chains Agree To Take 'No-Poach' Pacts Off Menu
• Prepare Your Law Firm Tech For Coronavirus Impact
• Comparing The Presidential Candidates' Labor Policies: Part 1
• ConAgra Loses Bid For Coverage Of $102M Lead Paint Deal
• Atty Tips To Avoid 'Scope Creep' And Malpractice Claims
• Commerce Sets Preliminary Duties On Plastic Sheets
• How Environmental NGOs Are Targeting Plastic Pollution
• Frito-Lay's Labeling Ruffles Potato Chip Buyer
• Buyers Say CBD Co. Can't Escape Potency Mislabeling Claims
• Wis. Food Processor To Pay $725K To End Odor Suit
• NLRB Rule Favors Business In Complex Joint Employer Arena