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Food & Beverage - April, 2021

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• Chancery Orders Closing On $550M Cake Supply Co. Sale
• Poultry CEO Says Civil Deposition Creates 'Hobson's Choice'
• Feds Join Grubhub Suit To Back TCPA After High Court Order
• Latham, Simpson Thacher Rep $5.8B Nestlé Vitamins Buy
• Insurer Says BBQ Biz Won't Return $1M After Double Payment
• Labor Sec. Affirms Need For More Guest Worker Protections
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Steak 'N Shake, Zurich Unit Agree To End Virus Coverage Suit
• IP Forecast: PTAB Fee Bias Claims & Uggs At The Fed. Circ.
• Ill. Food Maker Says Suit Over Shoddy Legal Advice Is Proper
• 6th Circ. Says USDA Read Farmers' Insurance Change Wrong
• Insurer Asks 7th Circ. To Preserve Win In Brewery's Virus Suit
• NY AG Probes Baby Food Cos. Over Arsenic In Rice Cereal
• Real Estate Rumors: Harbor Group, Arbor, Simon Property
• 9th Circ. May Rethink Class Decertification In Tuna MDL
• 9th Circ. Orders EPA To Ban Pesticide Or Find It Safe For Kids
• NYC Demands $150M From Chipotle Over Worker Schedules
• 1st Circ. Told Bostock Misread In Whole Foods BLM Bias Case
• Reclassifying Methane And Ethane Could Overload EPA
• Biden's First 100 Days Put Environmental Justice In Spotlight
• Hartford Defeats Pa. Restaurants' Pandemic Coverage Suit
• Groups Claim Puget Sound Fishing Hurts Protected Salmon
• Weil, Davis Polk Cook Up $950M Deal For Spices Supplier
• No Prison For Ex-Bumble Bee VPs Involved In Price-Fixing
• Smuckers Unit Trims But Can't Beat Tainted Pet Food Suit
• Casey's Must Sell 6 Gas Outlets For FTC OK Of Bucky's Deal
• 8th Circ. Reinstates Wrongful Death Suit Against Hardee's
• Insurer Can't Recoup Renovation Defect Costs, Ill. Court Says
• DOL Delays Parts Of Trump-Era Tipped Worker Rule
• NLRB Remands Dues Deduction Fight Over NRTW Opposition
• Real Estate Rumors: ROI Capital, Microsoft, JKM Developers
• HelloFresh Wants To Pay $14M To End TCPA Suit
• WTO Dispute Roundup: US, Venezuela Agree To Talk It Out
• Boyden Gray Calls Coke's Diversity Plan 'Unlawful'
• 3rd Circ. Asks Why Judges Snubbed Virus Insurance Suits
• US Needs Better, Nonpunitive Approach To Greening Trade
• Startup Wants $46M Atty Fee After Patent Win Against Walmart
• Insurer Wants Out Of Restaurant Co.'s Defense Of BIPA Suit
• Texan Sues Biden Admin. Alleging Discrimination In Farm Aid
• Senate Confirms Biden EPA's Second-In-Command
• Brunch Chain Asks 11th Circ. To Serve Up Virus Coverage
• Firms Want Out Of Botched BP Oil Spill Claims Suit
• Food Wholesaler Says Teamsters' Strike Will Cost Millions
• Pa. Meat Processor Hit With Suits Over Denied Virus Leave
• Virus Exclusion Cooks The French Laundry's Coverage Suit
• See's Candies Gets Calif. Appeals Win In Meal Breaks Suit
• Panda Express Sues Marketer Over Rival 'Panda' Websites
• Commerce Opens Inquiry Into Indian Soybean Meal
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Anheuser-Busch Settles Case Over 'Only' Organic Seltzer Ads
• The Pandemic's Bright Spots For Lawyers Who Are Parents
• Zurich Sends Burrito Chain's COVID Coverage Suit To Florida
• State Farm Can't Duck Eatery's Virus Coverage Suit Just Yet
• White Claw Maker Splashes Rival With TM Suit
• Food Tray Co. Appeals EU's Reduced €9.4M Cartel Fine
• Pret A Manger Must Face Ex-Employee's Biometric Data Suit
• DOL Launches Essential-Worker Protections Initiative
• Risk-Based Compliance Improves Cannabis M&A Prospects
• $190M Merger Suit Survives Despite Papa Murphy's Challenge
• JBS Taps Ex-FTC Official For Its New Chief Legal Officer Role
• 8th Circ. Tyson Case Could Streamline COVID-19 Suits
• NY Federal Courts Proving Tough Venue For Policyholders
• Insurer Can't Slip Coverage Action In NJ Drunken Driving Suit
• NLRB Official Sets Union Election For Beef-Processor Trainers
• Petition Says 5 Countries Underselling Raw Honey Production
• How Tuna Antitrust Ruling Affects Job Bias Class Actions
• $1.4B Military Bidding Extension Was Wrong But Not Harmful
• Real Estate Rumors: National Express, Planta Queen, Baredes
• Ice Cream Buyers Say Prairie Farms Mislabeled Vanilla Flavor
• Investors Fight El Pollo Loco Insider Trading Suit Toss In Del.
• Pizza Chain Owner Says Biometric Privacy Suit Was A Misfire
• Revise Mansfield Diversity Mandates To Also Benefit Veterans
• Importers Want China Tariffs Frozen During Litigation
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Coca-Cola Accused Of Cutting Out UK Wholesaler In New Suit
• Whole Foods BLM Mask Case May Stretch Bias Law's Limits
• Vaccine Passport Plans Can't Ignore Web Of Privacy Laws
• IP Forecast: Supercell Preps For Another Clash With Gree
• Pa. Judge Trims Ex-Cracker Barrel Worker's Age Bias Suit
• Calif. Lawmakers Advance Bill Creating Fast-Food Council
• Ex-Coca-Cola Engineer Stole Trade Secrets, Jury Says
• NYC's Fair Workweek Law Survives Biz Groups' Challenge
• Slave Labor Victim Owed Double Damages, 4th Circ. Rules
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Pilgrim's Pride Sued Over COVID-19 Spouse Deaths
• Mo. Distillery Urges Sanctions In Trademark Coverage Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Nuveen, MCB, Sunbeam
• Insurer Slams Atlanta Restaurant's Bid To Redo Virus Suit
• Club Can't Shake $12M Verdict In Dallas Cowboy's Death
• Chubb Aims To Sink NJ Eatery's Virus Coverage Class Claims
• Bar Louie Gets Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan Confirmed
• Dishwasher-Defective Cookware Suits Grouped In Western Pa.
• NYC Fast Food Worker Protections May Portend 'At Will' Shift
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toshiba, Discord, Oxford Nanopore
• Biden Kicks Off Earth Day Climate Summit With World Leaders
• Chicken Of The Sea, Indirect Buyers Net $6.5M Price-Fix Deal
• McDonald's Board Sued Over Ex-CEO's Affair Scandal Losses
• Unlike Kraft, Tyson Foods Can't Nix Turkey Price-Fixing Suit
• DirecTV Hands Off Bars' 'Sunday Ticket' Claims To Arbitration
• NLRB Keeps 'Contract Bar' Despite Floating Changes
• Groups Say It's Time For EPA To Update Oil Spill Response
• Wash. City's Virus Hazard Pay Law Survives Grocers' Suit
• Fed Circ. Says Ill. Landowners Filed Flooding Suit Too Late
• Labor Unions Oppose H-2B Visa Increase, Citing 'Abuses'
• Supermarket Income REIT Drops $88M On Tesco Store
• Mich. Pandemic Rent Ruling Is A Critical Win For Tenants
• EPA Asked To Ban Pesticide After Species Harm Report
• Veteran Coca-Cola Atty Replaces General Counsel
• Ill. Pancake House Slams Bid To Ax Pandemic Coverage Suit
• Skadden, Gibson Cook Up $4.3B Food Service Equipment Deal
• Blue Diamond Yogurt Buyers Ink $2.6M Deal In Labeling Suit
• Can't Believe It's Not Butter: Sara Lee Sued Over Cake Label
• Van Camp's Tuna Takes Default TM Win Against NJ Cos.
• Reed Smith Adds Media Partner Seasoned In Celeb Matters
• BentallGreenOak Raises $1.8B Europe Real Estate Fund
• Biden Admin. Designates Protected Humpback Whale Habitat
• Pa. Panel Questions Grouping Erie Virus Suits In Pittsburgh
• UK Watchdog Flags Gas Station Markets In £6.8B Asda Deal
• Calif. Farming Cos. To Pay $3.5M To Settle Wage Fight
• NY Bills Would Curb No-Poach And No-Rehire Pacts
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Bankruptcy Litigation Could See More Third-Party Funding
• Insurer Beats Texas Spice Store's Pandemic Coverage Suit
• Trade Court Upholds Anti-Dumping Duties On Chinese Garlic
• DOJ Says Firm Must Divest Salt Co. For $3.2B Morton Buy
• Nestle Sues In Del. To Oust Robots From Bottling Plants
• GrubHub Delivers Deal To End Eateries' False Ad Class Action
• NJ Wedding Venue Says Gov't Orders Caused Loss, Not Virus
• Tailored Tax Responses Needed For Gig Economy, OECD Says
• Union Tells 9th Circ. Grocer Hazard-Pay Law Passes Muster
• ADA Ruling Highlights Circuit Conflict Over Web Accessibility
• Pilgrim's Pride Ducks Chicken Price-Fixing Suit Once Again
• Farm's Record Betrays 'Permanent' Labor Need, DOL Says
• JBS Offers Eateries $13M In New 'Ice-Breaker' Pork Settlement
• Fla. Restaurant Tries New Tack In Bid For COVID-19 Coverage
• Law360's Guide To Biden's Judicial Picks
• Pet Food Cos. Say 'Dog Whisperer' Biz Lied About New Shows
• Blind Fla. Consumer Asks 11th Circ. To Reconsider ADA Suit
• Hemp Machine Co. Must Take Its CBP Suit To Trade Court
• Cybercrime Group Member Gets 10 Years For Hacking US Cos.
• Why The Future Law Firm Model Is Industry-Based Offerings
• DHS Pans Attempt To Add 41 IRS Agents To ICE Raid Suit
• 9th Circ. Shows How Stats Shore Up Rejection Of Class Cert.
• Real Estate Rumors: Monroe, Empire State College, Melo
• Deepfake Best Practices Amid Developing Legal Landscape
• 3rd Circ. Doubts Baking Co. Formulas Are Trade Secrets
• NJ Eateries Say Virus Exclusion Doesn't Bar Loss Coverage
• Tootsie Launches TM Suit Over 'Tootsie Pups' Dog Treats
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Nonprofit Accuses Darden Restaurants Of Sex And Race Bias
• Buyer Blasts 'Gall' Of Hemp Co.'s THC Suit Dismissal Bid
• Gaming Firm's Public Debut Tops Five IPOs Exceeding $4.5B
• Shepherds To Settle Conspiracy Claim After Attys Find Client
• Luckin Coffee Nabs $250M To Fund Restructuring, Settlement
• Law360's Tort Report: Ex-Model Wins $30M Injury Verdict
• Steak 'N Shake Launches Virus Coverage Suit Against Zurich
• Chili's Customers Get Class Cert. In Data Breach Suit
• Insurer Says McDonald's Fingerprint Suits Aren't Covered
• Real Estate Rumors: Carlyle, Aldi, Arena Capital
• EPA Tells 9th Circ. It Wants To Revisit Pesticide Approval
• Texas Sports Bar Upends $400K Wrongful Death Verdict
• 'Where's The Beef?' Asks 5th Circ. In $2M Fake Cattle Sale Suit
• Hyundai Can't Get 'Genesis House' Restaurant Trademark
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toshiba, VinFast, Impossible Foods
• M&A Takeaways From ABA Antitrust Meeting
• Wachtell, Dentons Steer Deal For $20B Grocery-Focused REIT
• Marks & Spencer Calls Aldi A Copy-Caterpillar In Cake IP Suit
• Ill., Fla. AGs Can Intervene Over 'Unfair' $31M Keurig Deal
• Drug Exclusivity Bill Meant To Help Generics Sent To Biden
• Senate Confirms Biden Pick For Key Enviro Post
• Wis. High Court Rules Gov. Can't Limit Restaurant Capacity
• Parents, Cos. Tell JPML Not To Group Baby Food Suits
• H&H Bagels Hit With Delivery Worker Tip-Credit Suit
• McDonald's To Mandate Anti-Harassment, Worker Safety Rules
• 3rd Circ. Gives Hardboiled No On Rehearing Egg Antitrust Suit
• Judge Clears Way For Hawaii Beer Deal
• Checkers, Consumers Get TCPA Deal Approved On 2nd Try
• Trade Court Backs Lighter Duties On Vietnamese Shrimp
• Outliers Offer False Hope For Virus Biz Interruption Claims
• Domino's Drivers Win Cert. In Reimbursement Suit
• The 9th Circ.'s Antitrust Class Action Mistake On 'De Minimis'
• See's Candies Can't Toss Worker's COVID-19 Safety Suit
• Dems Tell Biden To 'Step Up' For Essential Worker Citizenship
• Frozen Foods Store Strikes Deal In EEOC Race Bias Case
• Thought Leadership's Critical Role In Law Firm Diversity
• Dr Pepper Reorg. Couldn't Stop Union Vote, DC Circ. Says
• 19 AGs Urge 8th Circ. To Keep Tyson Virus Suit In State Court
• Instagram Celeb Hit With Copyright Suit Over Sample Photos
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• A Guide To The 1st Appellate Clash Over COVID-19 Coverage
• Grab Valued At Nearly $40B In SPAC Deal Delivered By 5 Firms
• JPML Asked To Consolidate, Pick Venue For Paraquat Suits
• Insurer Asks 9th Circ. To Toss Restaurant's Virus Class Suit
• Judge Rejects Brewpub's Bid To Lift Pa.'s Virus Restrictions
• Del. Chicken Plant Inks $205M Deal To End Pollution Suits
• Ice Cream Maker Settles EEOC Suit Alleging Pro-Hispanic Bias
• Flower Foods Distributors Get OK On $3.15M FLSA Settlement
• The Right Approach To Personal Jurisdiction In Class Actions
• Walmart Owes $115M For Stealing Startup's Food Tech
• Whole Foods' Flavored Sparkling Water Lacks Fruit, Suit Says
• Jack's Abby Defeats Beer Wholesaler's Bid To Halt Breakup
• Ardian Raises €7.5B Via Latest Buyout Fund, Co-Investments
• Bang Energy Drink Maker Avoids Sanctions In False Ad Suit
• Heinz Beats 'Metchup' Trademark Lawsuit At 5th Circ.
• Bottling Co. Says Arbitrator Couldn't Make It Rehire Worker
• Insurance Co. Beats Calif. Nightclub's Virus Coverage Suit
• Colo. Restaurant Resists Ill. Group's Entry In GrubHub Row
• Sustainability-Linked Bonds Provide Boost For Green Finance
• NC Group Says State Deal Illegally Allows Chemical Discharge
• Del. Rulings Guide On D&O Insurance For Corporate Fraud
• What Associates Should Consider Before Switching Practices
• Fla. Kombucha Co. Looks To Nix Suit Over Alcohol Content
• Key Takeaways From FDA Warnings To CBD Cos.
• Real Estate Rumors: Power Petroleum, NorthBridge, Merrimac
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Grubhub Slams Ill. Eateries' Bid To Get In On Colo. Suit
• Atlanta Restaurants Want Do-Over On COVID-19 Case
• These Firms Guided Q1's Top Hospitality Deals
• Ex-CBD Exec Says Co. Shorted Pay, Skimped On Expenses
• Tyson Gets Out-Of-State Workers Booted From Texas OT Suit
• Travelers Needn't Cover Coffee Co. In Fake 'Kona' Suit
• 4 Effective Ways To Prioritize Client Advocacy
• Investors Call For Permanent Bristol Bay Protections
• Consider Benefits Of Carbon Emissions Alongside Costs
• Postmates, Couriers Agree To End Mass Arbitration Appeals
• FDA Letters Suggest Scrutiny Of Virus And Vaping Products
• Alcohol Law Changes Test Public Policy Balance
• Chicago Eateries Sue For COVID-19 Coverage
• Judge Tosses Boston Restaurant's Virus Coverage Class Suit
• Split 11th Circuit Panel Upends Major Web Accessibility Ruling
• Ghirardelli Buyers Ask 9th Circ. To Revive White Chips Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Mark Hunt, DSC, Butters Construction
• Consumers Say Kraft Mac And Cheese Uses Harmful Chemical
• Remote Law Firm Culture Should Prioritize Associate Training
• Alcohol Taxation Provides Good Model For Cannabis Taxes
• Insurer, McDonald's Franchisee Resolve BIPA Coverage Row
• EPA Wants Suit Over Dicamba Restrictions Trimmed
• Legal Groups Back White Castle's 7th Circ. Bid To Curb BIPA
• 9th Circ. Unhooks Tuna Cos. From Price-Fixing Class Cert.
• Tech Co.'s Performance Can't Revive $5.6M USDA Award
• Green Groups Ask EPA To Regulate Big Farms' Air Emissions
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Jack's Abby Arbitration May Not Hurt Wholesaler, Judge Says
• Virtual Litigation May Unravel The Narcissistic Lawyer
• MDL Bid Won't Pause Ill. Crop Supply Price-Fixing Suits
• Oakland Asks Calif. Judge To Toss 'Hero Pay' Challenge
• Federal COVID-19 Insurance Decisions Ignore State Law
• Real Estate Rumors: TM Real Estate, AIG, BankUnited
• Rewriting Contracts For The Post-Pandemic Era
• Chinese Restaurateur Hid Warhol Purchase, Dining Co. Says
• Big Businesses Step Into Pandemic Insurance Coverage Fight
• Dynamex Covers Grubhub Classification Fight, 9th Circ. Told
• Biz Groups Flock To Support Appeal Of $75M Dicamba Verdict
• ABA Remote Work Guide Raises Bar For Atty Tech Know-How
• Mass. Justices Hint At Broad View Of COVID Filing Extension
• Worker Claims Pa. Butcher Shop Fired Her Over Virus Anxiety
• Affiliated FM Beats Restaurant Chain's Virus Coverage Suit
• Total Wine Wants Out Of Drake's 'Brand-Damaging' Prices Suit
• Tribes Could Get Unfair Edge In Water Rights, 9th Circ. Told
• Restaurant Beats Suit Over Ky. Child's Severed Fingertip
• Starbucks Inks EEOC Deal Over Possible Bias In Promotions
• Nashville Hotel Bar Accused Of Shorting Wages, Taking Tips
• Colombian Law Can't Pin Kleinbard To Lost Investment Suit
• Folgers, Walmart False Ad Suits Grouped Together In Missouri
• Lateral Hire Conflict Screening Lessons From DLA Piper Case
• Insurers May Be Estopped From Relitigating Pandemic Issues
• Brand Battles: Nando's Takes Aim At Tyson Over Chicken TM
• Calif. City Says NLRA Doesn't Preempt Hazard Pay Ordinance
• WTO French Fry Dispute Stalls Amid COVID-19 Delays
• USDA Inks $712M Deal In Suit Over 'Illogical' Food Aid Limits
• Calif. Judge Says No New Trial In 5-Hour Energy Antitrust Row
• CIT Panel Wants Remedies Addressed In China Tariff Suits
• Unions Win Suit Against USDA Over Pork Plant Line Speeds
• $1.5M Deal To Help Domino's Drivers Facing Arbitration Pacts
• Forced Labor, Unchecked 'Corrections' Taint Keg Probe At CIT
• NLRB Won't Narrow Voting Unit At Food Service Co.
• Annie's Mac And Cheese Uses Harmful Chemical, Suit Says
• SEIU Accuses McDonald's Of Spying On Pro-Union Workers
• Deals Rumor Mill: Kioxia, Raizen, Bayer
• Consumers Again Seek Checkers TCPA Settlement Approval
• Chicken Of The Sea Serves Up $13M Tuna Price-Fix Deal
• Investment Scam Routed $4M To Hemp Businesses, Feds Say
• SDNY Ruling Opens Door To Class Challenges In 2nd Circ.
• 7th Circ. Appears Skeptical Of Dog Food False Ad Claims
• Insurer Dodges Chicago Food Vendor's Virus Coverage Suit
• Cargo Co. Says Dole Owes $1.8M In Fee Reimbursements
• Justices Say Florida Can't Blame Oyster Woes On Georgia
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London