Food & Beverage Archive » June, 2021

Food & Beverage - June, 2021

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• 7th Circ. Won't Revive False Ad Claims Over Tainted Pet Food
• Cookie Co. Asks High Court To Dip Into Trade Dress Law
• Judge Shucks Fla. Oyster Bar's COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Top Personal Injury, Med Mal News & Rulings: Midyear Report
• Wash. Court Finds Water Permits For Dairy Farms Inadequate
• Walmart Relaunches Fight Against Texas Liquor Laws
• Can A Business Be Sued Under The TCPA For A Single Text?
• $83M Deal Chops Smithfield From Direct Buyers' Pork Suit
• New FDA Yogurt Standard Signals Focus On Nutrition Goals
• Real Estate Rumors: Kushner, Post Brothers, Rockpoint
• Chiquita Wins $5.7M In Dispute With Banana Exporter
• State Courts' Stark Lack Of Diversity Demands Action
• Whole Foods Ducks Vanilla Almond Milk False Ad Suit
• Litigation Over Recyclable Claims Is Bad For Recycling
• NYC Council May Permanently Cap Food Delivery App Fees
• Farm Co. Fights Insurer's $2M Suit Over Collapsed Pig Facility
• Chinese Grocery App Dingdong Raises $96M In Shrunken IPO
• Trader Joe's Gets Vanilla Labeling Suit Sent To California
• Green Groups Say Pa. Food Plant Exceeds Wastewater Limits
• Valassis Tells Jury News Corp. Froze It Out Of Coupon Biz
• Eateries Owed Virus Coverage, Industry Group Tells 1st Circ.
• Coca-Cola Wins TTAB Ruling Over India Soda Brands
• Ocado Gets PTAB To Eye Another Patent Involved In ITC Case
• Tyson, Pilgrim's $155M Deal In Price-Fix Row Gets Final OK
• McDonald's Says Drive-Thru Privacy Suit Is A No-Go
• WTO Dispute Roundup: US-EU Aircraft Fight Grounded
• Attys Get $5.5M Fee In Settlement Of Post Cereal Label Suit
• Australia Launches WTO Dispute Over Chinese Wine Duties
• Tocaya Restaurants' COVID Coverage Suit Tossed, For Now
• Navajo Nation Says Court Ignored Its History With Hopi Tribe
• Giuliani Suspension Highlights Ethical Pitfalls For All Lawyers
• Mo. Distillery Loses Trademark Infringement Coverage Fight
• How Lenders Can Get SBA Payment On Defaulted PPP Loans
• Kona Coffee Farmers' Attys Earn $5.6M Fee For $51M Deal
• Alamo Drafthouse Seeks More Time To Premiere Ch. 11 Plan
• Mariano's Hit With Customer Suit Over Debit Card Cash Fee
• Minor Additions Mollify FTC On 7-Eleven's Speedway Deal
• Zurich Looks To Take Out In-N-Out's Pandemic Coverage Suit
• Pa. Panel Says Civil Suits Can't Reduce Criminal Restitution
• Insurer Says Jet's Pizza Not Covered In Finger Scan BIPA Row
• Philly Wedding Venue Sued Over Deposits Lost Due To COVID
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• IP Forecast: Gilstrap To Hear Fight Over PTAB Reviews
• Seafood Joint Wants Firm DQ'd For Solicitation In Wage Suit
• Biden Admin.'s Race-Based Farm Debt Relief Program Halted
• Clint Eastwood Denied Default Win In CBD Endorsement Suit
• Goldman Sachs Unit Sued For $54M Over Ruby Tuesday Deal
• Golden Corral Owners Fight Insurers' Bid To Duck COVID Suit
• Manhattan Cafe Can't Pursue COVID Class Coverage Suit
• Pa. Court Says Minority Owner Had 'Control' In Dairy's Fraud
• Panera 'Rascality' Warrants Damage Claims, Ex-Exec Argues
• 9th Circ. Is Wrong On Consumer Fraud Injunctive Relief Issue
• Arbitration On The Menu In Grubhub Commissions Suit
• Suit Says Liquor Retailer Miscalculated Pandemic-Related OT
• Denny's Says Ex-Server Can't Represent Proposed Class
• Rent Abatement Clause Frequency Up Nearly 50% Since 2019
• Real Estate Rumors: City National, Felix Cabrera, Ana Bigott
• High Court Limits Labor Union Organizing At Calif. Farms
• Calif. Judge Rips Monsanto's Atty In $87M Roundup Appeal
• Domino's Gets $2.7M Fee, But Loses A Slice, In Menu IP Win
• Steakhouse Chain Settles With Servers In Tipped-Wage Suit
• Uber Can't Rely On Prop 22 To Kill Misclassification Claims
• Krispy Kreme Seeks $3.6B Valuation In Public Markets Return
• Monster Energy Dodges Outdoor Pro Shop TM Suit, For Now
• Navigating Inadvertent Attorney-Client Privilege Waivers
• Sales Of Frozen Rosati's Pizza Should Be Halted, Court Told
• Mass. Eateries Take COVID-19 Coverage Fight To 1st Circ.
• Instagram Celeb's PR Firm Can't Escape IP Row, Judge Told
• Wash. Dam's Water Diversion Blocked In Bid To Protect Fish
• Albertsons Faces TCPA Class Claims Over Texts
• Calif. Co. Used Stolen Trade Secrets In Ad Platform, Suit Says
• Hotel Pushes Back On Allianz Unit's Bid To Toss COVID Suit
• Judge Throws Out Mich. Eateries' COVID-19 Coverage Suits
• Serving A Suit To An LP's CEO Is Improper, Texas Justices Say
• DOL Proposes 30-Minute Cap For Tipped-Wage Side Work
• Attorneys Beware: Zoom Depositions Are Likely Inadmissible
• Tribes Seek 9th Circ. Redo In Wash. Fishing Rights Dispute
• CIT Sends Spanish Olive Subsidies Spat Back To Commerce
• Brand Battles: Smartwater Takes Aim At 'Intelligent Water' TM
• Iowa Groups Can't Force State To Control River Pollution
• Insurer Wants Ore. Restaurant's COVID Coverage Suit Kicked
• Nestle Ruling Shows Supply Chain Human Rights Flaws
• Attys Seek $6.9M For 'Trailblazing' Work On Fresh Market Suit
• 11th Circ. Urged To Revive Fla. Eatery's Virus Class Claims
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Insurer Asks 11th Circ. To Back Win In Virus Coverage Spat
• Ky. Justices Say Crash Victim's 'Bad Faith' Claim Too Late
• Trade Groups Back Travelers In 9th Circ. Virus Coverage Spat
• Fla. Justices Find Recreational Pot Initiative Is Misleading
• COVID Rulings May Support Ransomware Insurance Denials
• NY Club Must Face Gay Bartender's Sex Harassment Suit
• Swedish Food Investors Urge DC Circ. To Affirm Larger Award
• Ocado Loses Bid To Block Evidence In ITC Patent Fight
• Pa. Judge Tosses Tavern's COVID-19 Coverage Class Action
• Coke Recyclable Bottle Claims Misleading, Consumers Say
• NJ Fed. Court Should Ditch Litigation Funding Disclosure Plan
• Pepsi Faces TM Suit From Coffee Co. Over 'Rise' Energy Drink
• Trade Judges Press Government On Harm Of China Tariffs
• Supreme Court Rules For Nestle, Cargill In Child Labor Suit
• Visa, Mastercard Accused Of Being Cartel In Square Fees Suit
• Canadian Pot Co. 'Budway' Must Pay Subway For Infringement
• Senate Confirms Biden's EPA Water Office Nominee
• Trader Joe's Dodges Suit Over Vanilla Flavoring
• Judge Won't Dismiss Corona Seltzer Trademark Fight
• Whole Foods Released From Toxic Baby Food Suit
• Ex-Bumble Bee CEO Fights Antitrust Conviction At 9th Circ.
• UK Agency Clears Investors To Buy Asda Chain From Walmart
• Law Firm Talent Must Reflect Shifting US Demographics
• PF Chang's Wants DoorDash's Insurer To Cover Injury Suit
• OSHA Considerations For Preventing Workplace Violence
• Wendy's Franchisees Operating 139 Eateries Face ADA Suit
• State Farm Renews Bid To Ax La. Eatery's Virus Coverage Suit
• Society Insurance Denied Immediate Appeal In COVID-19 MDL
• Baby Food Contamination Cases Face Class Action Hurdles
• Insurer Wants Taylor English Off Fatal Ammonia Leak Defense
• Bright-Line Standards Are Bad News For Antitrust Reform
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Employer Challenges After New OSHA Virus Guidance
• Feds Can't Keep Cannabis Machinery Out Of Wash., Co. Says
• Judge Tosses Fla. Investment Co.'s COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Pot Co. Says New Evidence Needs A Look In Trademark Fight
• Agriculture Dept. Defends Aid For Disadvantaged Farmers
• Consumers Seek Class Cert. In Unilever Vanilla Ice Cream Suit
• Red Lobster's Seafood Sustainability Is Fishy, Suit Says
• Shareholders Demand Coke Retract Law Firm Diversity Rules
• Boxed's SPAC Deal Led By Latham, Winston Valued At $900M
• EPA Wants Fresh Chance At Pesticide Species Review
• Ex-Panera Worker Says Boss E-Signed Arbitration Doc For Her
• Judges Should Foster Diversity In MDL Leader Appointments
• JPML Adds New Suits To Pork Price-Fixing MDL In Minn.
• NLRB Says Food Co. Didn't Illicitly Skip Performance Reviews
• NLRB Axes Restaurant Co.'s Mandatory Arbitration Pact
• 'Onion Ring' Snack Maker Hit For Failure To Use Real Onions
• US Lawmakers Seek $60B In Added Restaurant Relief Funds
• Metlakatla Tribe Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Fishing Rights Suit
• McDonald's Reports Data Breach In South Korea And Taiwan
• Brand Battles: Miracle-Gro Aims To Weed Out 'Gromeo' TM
• Medical Device Cases Show Increased Sunshine Act Scrutiny
• Fla. Restaurants Want 4th Circ. To Revive Virus Coverage Suit
• A Biz Strategy Model To Improve Lateral Atty Hiring Diversity
• How Trade Dress Law Has Evolved During COVID
• Insurers Want Golden Corral Franchisees' COVID Suit Tossed
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• McDonald's Accused Of Owing $800K In Shares, Dividends
• Domino's Drivers Say Approximate Refund Isn't Close Enough
• IP Forecast: Amazon To Face A Texas Jury Over Voice IP
• Pa. Chemical Co. Says Patent Dispute Can't Be Arbitrated
• Calif. Grocer Group Drops Hazard Pay Rule Challenge
• JBS Says It Paid $11M Ransom To Cybercriminals
• Travelers Counters 2 LA Restaurants' Virus Coverage Appeals
• 3rd Circ. Bars Atty Fees For 'Limited Success' In NJ Wage Suit
• Landry's Tells 5th Circ. $20M Data Hack Was A 'Publication'
• USTR, AFL-CIO Head Bash WTO For Neglecting Worker Rights
• COVID-19 Fueled $2.9B Class Action Spending Record
• Green Groups Split Over EPA's Request To Review Glyphosate
• Workers Sue Costco Over 'Ominous' COBRA Notice Language
• Real Estate Rumors: Black Lion, Webull, Darielle Singerman
• Stein Adler Guides Box Equities' Big Logistics Bet
• EU Court Finds Driver Liable For Excise Duty In Win For UK
• Even After Booking.com, TTAB Rejects 'Cookinpellets.com'
• 8th Circ. Vacates Judge's Order In Panera Non-Compete Fight
• Foster Farms Seeks Coverage Of Turkey Market Antitrust Suits
• Poultry Processor Squawks At Wastewater Cutoff Threat
• Kraft Says Chemical In Mac And Cheese Permitted By FDA
• Real Estate Rumors: Frisbie Group, Wix, Hartz Mountain
• Attys Score $1.1M Payday From $1.8M Jimmy John's OT Deal
• Farmers Seek OK For $45M Deal In Peanut Sheller Dispute
• EPA Agrees To Ban Endocrine-Disrupting Pesticide Propazine
• Atty Rift Over $30M From Syngenta Deal Sent To Kansas Court
• Smaller Firms Need Employee Wellness Programs, Too
• McDonald's Gets Black Franchisees' Race Bias Suit Trimmed
• Coke Hit With False Ad Suit Over 'Sustainable' Claim
• MDL Accusing Seed Cos. Of Price-Fixing Is Planted In Mo.
• Class Counsel Awarded $10M In Fees From $31M Keurig Deal
• Subway Can't Get Junk Text Suit Arbitrated, 2nd Circ. Says
• Insurer Says No Coverage For Market In Coach Copyright Row
• JPML Sends Herbicide Liability Litigation To Illinois
• JPML Won't Lump Baby Food Suits Together
• Settlement Ends Dietary Supplement TM Dispute Mid-Trial
• Real Estate Rumors: Terra, Hulu, Publix
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Produce Co. Must Pay $365K To End Charge It Diluted Union
• Albertsons Must Face Suit Over Unpaid $125M Merger Earnout
• China Trade Secret Developments Bring Certainty For US Cos.
• Frito-Lay Wins Ruling That 'Pretzel Crisps' Brand Is Generic
• RI Strip Club's COVID-19 Coverage Suit Moves Forward
• Whole Foods Tells 1st Circ. Mask Bias Theory Is Paper-Thin
• In-N-Out Doubles Down In Zurich Pandemic Coverage Beef
• Food Delivery Apps Flouting NYC Fee Cap, Suit Claims
• 7-Eleven Deal Catches FTC Divided And Off Guard
• How Ad Disputes Between Cos. Fuel Consumer Class Actions
• 'Top Chef' Judge Settles Wage Row With Delivery Workers
• General Mills Label Deal Rejected Over Collusion Concerns
• Fast Food Union Wants NLRB's McDonald's Ruling Overturned
• Wine Co. Investor Says Majority Owner 'Misleading' Court
• Brand Battles: 'TrashBot' Co. Wants To Can 'Trashbots' Toys
• Hartford Unit Escapes Hospitality Group's COVID-19 Loss Suit
• Bee Advocates Urge 9th Circ. To Kill EPA Pesticide Approvals
• Insurer Wants Out Of Blue Bell Investor Listeria Suit
• $5M BIPA Suit Against McDonald's Goes To Federal Court
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Trader Joe's Chicken Labeling Row
• Insurer Says McDonald's Franchises Not Covered In BIPA Suit
• MSG Owner Says Insurers Can't Escape COVID Coverage Suit
• Egg Farm Can't Escape EEOC's Sexual Assault Case
• How Speedway Deal Might Have Avoided Antitrust Gridlock
• Stop Networking, Start Relationship Marketing
• When Your 9th Circ. Case Needs California High Court Input
• Ala. Beverage Co. Pays Up To Cap EEOC Promotion Bias Suit
• McDonald's Can't Escape Franchise Worker's Sex Bias Suit
• SEIU At Center Of Safeway Service Provider's Conspiracy Suit
• EEOC Says Diner's Female Servers Faced Sexual Harassment
• Teamsters Fight Food Co.'s Suit Over Abandoned Grievances
• Diet Supplements Violated TM With Steroid Link, Jurors Hear
• 1 Firm Eked Ahead Of Peers Amid Bumpy May IPO Market
• Insurer Tells 7th Circ. Virus Exclusion Bars All Pandemic Loss
• IP Forecast: Fed. Circ. Set To Drill Into Fracking Patent Fight
• Fla., Ill. Win Concessions In $31M Keurig Brew Pod Settlement
• Health, Green Groups Push FDA To Ban PFAS
• Buffalo Wild Wings Owners, Others Seek Virus Loss Coverage
• Deals Rumor Mill: Prosa, Dropbox, SoftBank
• Insurer Says Seafood Chain's Loss Is Not Coronavirus' Fault
• Biofuels Jostle To Get Renewable Credit For Powering EVs
• Real Estate Rumors: Rimar Properties, MAG Partners, Pepcom
• What Attorneys Should Know About Fee Deferral
• Molson Settles Trademark Fight Over 'Vizzy' Hard Seltzer
• White Farmers Seek Cert. In Farm Aid Discrimination Suit
• Insurer Sues To Avoid Wing Restaurants' BIPA Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Hilco, Chewy, Rosenthal
• 7th Circ. Asked To Refer BIPA Timing Question To Ill. Justices
• Almond Farm Can Crush Most Claims Over Gas Explosion
• Predictions On Pandemic's Lasting Impact On Legal Education
• Chicken Buyers Can't 'Chase Ghosts' In Claims Against Bank
• Misleading Disclosures Spoil Grubhub Merger, Investor Claims
• Cos. Should Review Insurance Policies For PFAS Coverage
• US Delays Tariff Hit In Hopes Of Resolving Digital Tax Fight
• Ransomware Disrupts Operations At Global Meatpacker JBS
• Guinness Ad Settlement Gives Beer Buyers 50-Cent Refunds
• 9th Circ. Strikes Down $7M Atty Fees In ConAgra Label Deal
• Third Time Not The Charm For Five Guys Worker Wage Deal
• DC Circ. Says Manager Can Badmouth Union For PTO Mix-Up
• DOJ Requires Elevator Sales For $300M Grain Deal
• Hilton Seeks Sanctions Against Worker In Tip Payments Suit
• NYC Sued Over Union-Style Fast Food Worker Protections
• Lawyer Perfectionism Is A Disease We Can Control
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Papa John's Franchisee To Pay $3M To End Drivers' Wage Suit