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Food & Beverage - July, 2021

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• BJ's Says Keurig's Coffee Monopoly Brews Up Higher Prices
• El Pollo Loco Insider Trading Suit Tossed Out Of Del. Court
• Sauk-Suiattle Tribe Says Seattle's Dam Illegally Blocks Fish
• High Court Poised To Move The Needle On Takings Law
• Brand Battles: Ben & Jerry's Takes Aim At 'Half-Baked' Snacks
• Experts Tapped To Hear Malaysia Palm Oil Fight Against EU
• Diageo Says It's Been Cleared In £277M EU State Aid Case
• Skadden, Latham Guide Dole's Downsized $400M IPO
• 9th Circ. Honey Label Ruling Reflects 'Common Sense' Shift
• Frozen Yogurt Co. Accuses Insurance Broker Of Deception
• Wawa, Consumers Get Nod For $12M Data Breach Deal
• General Mills Beats Part Of Artificial Flavoring Suit
• Taco Bell Patron Says Tainted Nachos Left Her Paralyzed
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Delivery Co. Gopuff Hits $15B Valuation With New Funding
• Mars Attacks 'Shoddiness' Of Firm's 'Recycled' False Ad Suit
• IP Forecast: Fed. Circ. To Mull Narcan Patents
• Insurer Says Ill. Produce Store's Policy Blocks BIPA Coverage
• Idaho Says Shoshone Band Can't Claim Treaty Hunting Rights
• Grubhub Jacked Up Fees During COVID-19, Mass. AG Claims
• DraftKings Wagers On Sports Bars In Michigan, Tennessee
• Beverage Maker Celsius Can't Nix Artificial Fruit Flavoring Suit
• Feds Seek $25M Penalty For Alleged Steel Tariff Fraud
• 4 Areas EPA Could Expand With House's 23% Budget Boost
• Real Estate Rumors: Publix, Greenberg Traurig, Adam Snow
• Pepsi Loses 8th Circ. Appeal Of Bottler's $3M Jury Win
• Koch Foods, Ex-Pilgrim's Execs Charged With Price-Fixing
• Courts Should Heed Contract Law In COVID-19 Physical Loss
• McDonald's Workers Lose Cert. Bid In No-Poach Dispute
• Morgan Lewis Caught Up In New McDonald's Investors Suit
• Alaska High Court Says Tribal Fisher Subject To State Laws
• Famous Sriracha Co. Can't Nix Jalapeno Farmer's $23M Win
• Constellation Attys Nab $2.3M In 'To Kalon' TM Fight
• Meatpackers In Senate's Sights As Food Supply Worries Grow
• Romania Fights $2.9M Sanctions In Investor $356M Award Suit
• 9th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Calif. Pork Law Challenge
• Insurer Asks 5th Circ. To Nix Eateries' Virus Coverage Suit
• Law Firms, Know Who's Responsible For Your Cloud Security
• Mass. Top Court May Help 1st Circ. Decide 7-Eleven Wage Suit
• Cinven Buys €1B Stake In Iberian Burger King Business
• UFCW Fund Scores $1.4M Deal In Withdrawal Liability Suit
• Maine Recycling Law Could Spark Wave Of Policies Across US
• 9th Circ. OKs USDA Win In Clash Over Ads To Eat More Beef
• Wise Foods Beats Class Action Over Artificially Flavored Chips
• Insurance Groups Tell 4th Circ. COVID Losses Not Covered
• Calif. Fines 3 Grocery Stores For Skirting COVID Leave Rules
• Benefits For Law Firms Venturing Into New Services
• Poultry Execs Cry Foul Over DOJ 'Interference' As Trial Looms
• Oat Milk Co. Investor Sues Over $1.4B IPO 'Greenwashing'
• 6 Ways To Excise Xinjiang Forced Labor From Supply Chains
• Investors Settle For $27M In Fight Over ConAgra Unit Buy
• Florida Pub's COVID Suit Against Insurer Barred By Judge
• Pa. Convenience Store Must Fork Over Data Breach Report
• USCIS Opens Unfilled H-2B Slots To Returning Workers
• Perdue Inks Deal To Secure Exit From Chicken Price-Fix Suit
• Australian Wine Exports Tank After China Imposes Tariffs
• Zimbabwe Targeted In DC Over $277M Land Reform Award
• Embracing ESG: Exelon GC Talks Diversity Initiatives
• Insurance Brokers Should Expect Wave Of E&O Claims
• Policyholders' Hack Coverage Hopes Surge With Landry's Win
• Discovery Violations Net Sanctions In Incense Biz TM Suit
• The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms
• Where Have All The Associates Gone?
• Grocer Hy-Vee's Class Deal OK'd With Reduced Lawyer Fees
• Angler Activists Want Hold On Salmon Fishing In Permit Suit
• Costco Pans COBRA Notice Suit As Meritless 'Cookie Cutter'
• What Food Industry Can Expect After Biden Antitrust Order
• COVID Insurance Rulings Are Misinterpreting 'Physical Loss'
• Next Steps For Employers After Calif. Break Premium Ruling
• Pa. Court Upholds Temporary Closure Of Anti-Mask Diner
• Mario Batali Enabled Harassment At NY Restaurants, AG Finds
• Chamber Tells 11th Circ. WARN Can't Apply To Virus Closures
• Feds' Fertilizer Probe To Decide If Russia Is Market Economy
• Allianz Unit Gets Hotel's COVID-19 Suit Tossed
• Calif. Nightclub Urges 9th Circ. To Revive Virus Coverage Suit
• 3rd Circ. Mulls If Pa. COVID-19 Restrictions Case Is Now Moot
• Kirkland-Led Insurer Ryan Specialty Lands $1.3B IPO
• Revamping Law Firm Marketing Lists — With Partner Buy-In
• Colony Pans 4th Circ. Appeal In Skillets COVID Coverage Fight
• Nationwide Unit Beats Bad-Faith Claim In D&O Coverage Fight
• 7th Circ. Upholds NLRB Ruling Against Baked Goods Maker
• 5th Circ. Says Insurer Must Defend $20M Data Hack Suit
• Full 9th Circ. Won't Revisit Wash. Tribal Fishing Decision
• Courts Should Defer To Science On COVID-19 Physical Loss
• Fed. Circ. Won't Flip Hershey Creamery Mixer IP Loss
• Ga. Justices To Review Google-Edible Arrangements Ad Fight
• Commerce Firms Up Duties On 2 Countries' Methionine
• Olive Producers Challenge Commerce's Duties On Ripe Olives
• Postmates Can't Send Calif. Wage Suit To Arbitration
• Bayer Gets Failure-To-Warn Claim Cut Ahead Of Roundup Trial
• Virus Exclusion Freezes Out Ice Cream Shop's COVID Claims
• McDonald's Loses Bid To Ax Workers' $500M Sex Bias Suit
• Broker Doesn't Belong In Virus Coverage Suit, Judge Advises
• The Murky World Of Legal Rankings Gets Some Clarity In NJ
• 11th Circ. Skeptical Of Retroactive Change In Alcohol Sale Law
• 2 Firms Steer BBQGuys' $839M Go-Public Deal
• US Judge Says EPA Must Write Idaho Water Rule For Mercury
• $8.5M Safeway ERISA Deal Clears Final Hurdle
• Peanut Wagons Not Subject To Highway Tax, Court Told
• Insurer Urges 4th Circ. To Uphold Venue's Loss In Virus Suit
• Trade Groups Urge 11th Circ. To Toss Florida Virus Suit
• Top Florida Litigation Of 2021: Midyear Report
• DoorDash, Grubhub Sue San Francisco Over 15% Fee Cap
• Zurich Says Exclusions Bar Virus Coverage For Burrito Chain
• Suit Says Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream Bars Mislead On Chocolate
• 4 Steps To Creating Successful Dual-Branded Hotel Projects
• Dunkin' Donuts Supply Co. Faces Pot Discrimination Suit
• Texas Jury Awards $30M In Japanese Cattle DNA Row
• FDA Q2 Warning Letters Show Agency Enforcement Priorities
• Solar Developer Wants Mass. Offshore Wind Approval Axed
• EEOC Wants Egg Farm's Atty DQ'd From Sexual Assault Suit
• Embracing ESG: Cigna Counsel Talks Employee Wellness
• Ex-FDA Senior Regulatory Counsel Joins Foley Hoag In DC
• Uber, Postmates AB 5 Suit Gets Nixed By Calif. Judge
• Restaurant Group Hits Allianz With £16M Business Loss Claim
• 3 Questions Left After Maui Groundwater Case Ruling
• Seafood Eatery Loses DQ Bid Against Counsel In Wage Suit
• Jury In $200M Retail Promo Monopoly Trial Says It's Stuck
• Ice Cream Co. President Cops To Skimming $1.8M In Dough
• Judge Rips Army Corps For Lax Fish Protection At Ore. Dams
• 9th Circ. Stings Shoppers In Trader Joe's Honey False Ad Row
• Iowa Eatery Asks 8th Circ. To Revive COVID Coverage Suit
• Hybrid Work Models Are Key To Gender Parity In Law Firms
• Accountant Says Celebrity Chef Workers Sued Wrong People
• Judge Rules Against Hawaii County In Water Pollution Battle
• Beer Buyers Eye Class Cert. In Anheuser-Busch False Ad Suit
• Ga. City's Strip Club Ordinance Constitutional, Judge Says
• Jones Day Adds Consumer Products Counsel In Miami
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• US, China Revive Dormant WTO Food Quota Fight
• COVID Coverage Suits In NJ Prove Tough For Policyholders
• Calif. Justices Say OT Rules Apply To Missed Meal Breaks
• Club Operator's $420M Float Leads Busy Day Of IPOs
• NYC's Russian Samovar Leaves Ch. 11 To Seek COVID Aid
• Turkey Cos. Say Hagens Berman Can't Shield Price-Fix Probe
• Calif. Winemaker Must Face Claims About Grapes' Origin
• WTO Members Ready To Intensify Fisheries Subsidies Talks
• No Bodily Injury In BIPA Suit Against Ill. Caterer, Insurer Says
• What Cartel Enforcement Under Biden's DOJ Might Look Like
• Insurer Fights Fla. Restaurant's COVID-19 Coverage Appeal
• 6 Things To Know About Cannabis M&A Transactions
• Oceana Claims Pacific Sardine Recovery Plan Falls Short
• Judge Gives Fired Worker New Shot At Disability Benefits
• Beer Co. Must Rehire Driver Fired Over Drugs, Pay Legal Tab
• Coalition Sues Hawaii To Halt Reopening Aquarium Pet Trade
• Ky. Brewery Can't Tap Insurer For COVID-19 Losses
• Pipeline Foods Kicks Off Ch. 11 Case With Buyer Interest
• Mich. Suspends Pot Co.'s License, Citing Food Handler Slips
• Danfoss Divests To Get DOJ Blessing On $3.3B Eaton Buy
• Fabricator's Insurer Seeks Escape From COVID-19 Death Suit
• Albertsons Inks $5.1M Deal With Calif. Over Emissions Probe
• Alston & Bird, Gibson Lead Ali Group's $4.8B Welbilt Buy
• Jury Weighs Retail Promo Monopoly Case Against News Corp.
• Suzanne Somers' Sabotage Trial Against QVC Set For Fall
• What G-7 Xinjiang Focus Means For UK And US Companies
• Insurer Wants No Part Of $37M Moody Ranch Sale Suit
• Minn. Dentist, Texas Restaurants Lose Virus Coverage Suits
• 3 Keys To Winning Your Next Oral Argument
• Mass. Court Is Told Eateries' COVID Losses Aren't Covered
• Salmon Buyers Rip EU's Bid For Arg Time In Price-Fixing Suit
• Insurer Says Rosati Frozen Pizza TM Row Isn't Covered
• Insurer Tells 8th Circ. Hilton Owner Can't Get COVID Coverage
• Class Attys Eye $1.2M After Drizly Data Breach Deal
• Top Senate Dems Admit Pot Legalization Push A Long Shot
• 2nd Circ. Backs Chobani Founder's Ex-Wife In Consultant Spat
• Consumer Says Nestlé Shorting Buyers On Coffee Creamer
• 3 Takeaways From Senate Dems' Pot Legalization Bill
• Kraft Heinz $16M Coffee Label Deal Is 'Good To Last Drop'
• Chobani Hit With False 'Fair Trade' Ad Class Action
• Japanese Steakhouses In Pa., W.Va. Stiffed Workers On OT
• How Biden's Competition Order Helps Independent Farms
• Goldman Venture Buys $488M Worth Of Logistics Assets
• Atty Moves Up The Coke Chain To GC For North America
• Fla. Agency Inks $17.5M Deal With DOJ Over Food Aid Data
• NY Judge Sours On Suit Over Coca-Cola's 'Slightly Sweet' Tea
• Keys To Efficient And Accurate Doc Review For E-Discovery
• Dog Food Co. Still Faces Fraud Claims In Trimmed Class Suit
• Outback Franchisee Brings COVID Coverage Suit To 9th Circ.
• Insurer Leads Flood Of 14 IPO Prospects That Could Top $3B
• Revived LaCroix Investor Class Action Fizzles Again
• Meatpackers, Cattle Ranchers Spar Over Price-Fix Suit
• McDonald's, Ex-Workers Spar Over Alston In No-Poach Case
• Franchisee Says Jimmy John's Trying To Shut It Out Of Market
• USDA Plans Competition Policy Under Biden Executive Order
• Real Estate Rumors: Red Road, Acore, Angelo Gordon
• Embracing ESG: Raytheon GC Talks Climate Change
• ACLU Wins Fight Over Tenn.'s Bathroom Sign Law, For Now
• Pilgrim's Pride Claims Immunity From COVID-19 Death Suits
• Ga. Judge Considering 'Serious Sanctions' In Trademark Case
• UK Pub Operator Young's Sells 56 Properties For £53M
• Taco Bell Faces ERISA Suit Alleging Worker Misclassification
• Calif. Senate OKs Bill To Insure Farmers Against Wildfire Risks
• 11th Circ. Remands Bread Distributors' Arbitration Exemption
• Planet Hollywood's 'Artful' COVID Suit Still Flops, Zurich Says
• Insurers Score Wins In 3 More COVID Loss Suits In Ill.
• Civil Rights Groups Urge 11th Circ. To Rethink ADA Ruling
• Personal Injury, Med Mal Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2021
• Booze v. Bud: Cointreau Says Weed Co. Infringed Liqueur TM
• Native American Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2021
• SEC Says Tea Co.'s Blockchain Move Brewed Insider Trading
• Workers' Counsel Slams Seafood Joint's DQ Bid In Wage Suit
• 5th Circ. Clears Some Waco Cops In Bikers' False Arrest Suits
• Tenn. Judge Blocks Biden's Race-Based Loan Relief Program
• Judge Shuts Door On NY Nightclub's Assault Coverage Suit   
• Restaurant's Virus Suit Belongs In Fed. Court, Judge Says
• Pa. Cases To Watch In 2021: Midyear Report
• Pennsylvania Retail Portfolio Trades Hands For $114M
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Product Liability Cases To Watch: Midyear Review
• Minnesota Organic Seed, Food Distributor Hits Ch. 11
• Policyholders Unfazed By 1st Appellate COVID Coverage Loss
• Sweeping Biden Order Aims To Attack Lack Of Competition
• Mars Wrigley Licks Vanilla Ice Cream False Ad Suits
• 2 Blank-Check IPOs Net $575M To Hunt For Acquisitions
• Top 7 Trademark Rulings Of 2021: A Midyear Report
• Illinois Biometric Privacy Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2021
• Down But Not Out For In-N-Out's COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Hard Rock Cafe Says Hemp Co. Nabbed Its Name
• Firms That Led 2021's Largest Hospitality Deals To Date
• US Tobacco Cooperative Hits Ch. 11 With $100M Debt
• An Early Look At What State AGs Want From ESG Disclosures
• Pub Giant Sues Insurers For £845M Over Lockdown Losses
• NYC Food Hall Hit With Delivery Workers' OT Collective Action
• Insurer Wants 7th Circ. to Toss Eatery's Appeal of COVID Suit
• Jimmy John's Cites NCAA Ruling Against No-Poach Claims
• 9th Circ. Upholds Bumble Bee CEO's Price-Fixing Conviction
• Chancery OKs $27.5M Fresh Market Sale Class Settlement
• Tyson Settles Turkey Price-Fixing Suit For $1.75M
• Funds Can't Intervene In Proposed Luckin Coffee Settlement
• Tip Payment Landscape Sows Confusion For Hospitality Cos.
• Justices' Cedar Point Ruling May Inspire More Takings Claims
• Real Estate Rumors: Hector Duer, Credit Suisse, Wafra
• 3 COVID-19 Injury And Wrongful Death Cases To Watch
• NY Italian Eatery, Hotels Lose COVID-19 Coverage Bid
• Nuveen Real Estate Loans $296M For Chicago Office Tower
• Mass. Ruling A Cautionary Tale For Attorneys Changing Firms
• Calif. Judge Says Berkeley's Natural Gas Ban Not Preempted
• Software Vendor Hack Leads To Ransomware Spree
• Pilgrim's Reaches $29M Settlement In Wage Conspiracy Suit
• New Orleans Eatery Fights Insurer's Bid To Escape Virus Suit
• Burger King Workers Urge 11th Circ. To Apply NCAA Ruling
• The Term Finale: A 'Kumbaya Court'? Not So Fast
• Real Estate Rumors: U-Haul, CodeGreen, Pebb Enterprises
• NJ Boardwalk Failed To Show COVID-19 Damage, Judge Rules
• Organic Food Co. Mislabeled Hemp Granola, Suit Alleges
• CIT Blocks Final Collection Of Trump-Era China Tariffs
• DC Judge Rules Mars Must Arbitrate Trade Secrets Dispute
• Fla. Law Supports COVID-19 Coverage, 11th Circ. Told
• Foster Garvey Picks Up Former Lee & Hayes Corporate Chair
• Kroger Settlement Over Breadcrumb Trans Fat Gets Initial OK
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• Returning To Open Court: Excitement, Nerves And Extra Prep
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• UK Grocer To Go Private In £6.3B Deal Led By 2 Law Firms
• Fla. Class Action Survives Sugar Industry Dismissal Bids
• Brand Battles: Zynga Aims To Beat New 'With Friends' Game
• Bipartisan Bill Aims To Get SNAP Recipients Cheaper Internet
• Insurer, Eateries Duel Over Virus Endorsement In COVID Suit
• Missouri Judge Accused Of Anti-Arab Bias Exits Hardee's Suit
• Justices Seemed Above The Political Fray, Until The Last Day
• What Attys Must Know As Congress Debates 1031 Program
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 5 Massachusetts Cases To Watch In 2021's 2nd Half
• Capital Markets Soared To Record Heights To Start 2021
• How To Avert Media Narrative And Get A Fair High-Stakes Trial
• 1 Firm Edged Peers As June IPO Market Exploded
• Fed. Circ. Forecast: Kite Takes Aim At Juno's $1.2B IP Win
• Gibson Dunn Blasts NYC's Bid To Cap Food Delivery App Fees
• Feds Tell 9th Circ. Tribal Interests Must End Water Dispute
• Krispy Kreme Lands $3.4B Valuation In Public Markets Return
• Five Guys Faces Class Claims Over Biweekly Wage Payment
• Missouri Judge Accused Of Anti-Arab Bias In Hardee's Suit
• COVID-19 Coverage Fights Try Shifting To State High Courts
• Ad Dispute Process Does Not Boost Class Action Risk
• Weil-Led MGM Inks $3.9B Vegas Asset Sale After JV Buyout
• Calif. Eateries Lose COVID-19 Coverage Class Action
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• Why And How To Link ESG Metrics With Exec Compensation