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Food & Beverage - August, 2021

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• 9th Circ. Axes Class Certification For Coca-Cola Consumers
• Hershey's TM Suit Is Half-Baked Retaliation, Cookie Co. Says
• Snyder's Ends Long Fight With Frito-Lay Over Pretzel Crisps
• Judge Axes Trump-Era Revisions To Clean Water Act Rules
• WTO Panel Will Weigh China's Compliance In Farm Quota Spat
• Prosus Unit Inks $4.7B Deal For Indian Payments Co. BillDesk
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To 182 Attys From 77 Firms
• EB-5 Sector In Flux Amid Calif. Lawsuit, Stalled Congress
• What The Judiciary's Font Recommendations Can Teach Us
• San Diego Property Group Buys $85.5M Multifamily 'Village'
• Lloyd's Tells 11th Circ. To Toss Eatery's Virus Coverage Suit
• How Firms Can Help Law Schools Leap Into The Future
• Vaccines, Tuition, Race: The Litigation On Law Schools' Radar
• 4 Ideas For Updating Law Schools Post-Pandemic
• Original 'Cheers' Pub Can't Get Pandemic Insurance Coverage
• 2nd Circ. Won't Refill Suit Over Starbucks 'Best Coffee' Ads
• Feds Say Anglers' Puget Sound Salmon Suit Is Sour Grapes
• Brand Battles: Nine West Takes On 'Drag Race' Star Nina West
• Ill. Judge Hands Society Insurance COVID-19 Coverage Wins
• Chicago Accuses Grubhub, DoorDash Of Deceptive Practices
• NM Franchisee Hits InterContinental With Antitrust Suit
• Goodwin-Led Software Co. Toast Readies IPO
• NC Eateries Get Virus Case Delivered Back To State Court
• Real Estate Rumors: Amazon, WeWork, Moshe Oppenheim
• 5th Circ. Tosses Spec's Liquor Board Conspiracy Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• GrayRobinson Adds Atty To Alcohol Beverage Team In Miami
• Fed. Circ. Forecast: Apple Fights Caltech's $1.1B Patent Win
• Chubb Unit Beats NJ Restaurant's COVID Coverage Suit
• Mexican Restaurant Executives Charged In RICO Indictment
• 'Varsity Blues' Parent Cops To Fraud Charge Ahead Of Trial
• 11th Circ. Affirms $3M Insurer Win Over Ruined Orange Grove
• Concession Co. Loses Bid For Coverage Of COVID Losses
• FDA Finds Little PFAS In Most Processed Foods
• Tribe Slams Idaho's Denial of Residence-Based Treaty Rights
• NY Cos. Denied Virus Coverage Like 'More Than 100' Before
• 3 Blank-Check IPOs Tap Public Markets For $410M Combined
• Chlorpyrifos Lawsuits, EPA Ban Signal Risk For Companies
• Owner Of 4 La. Subways Sues Insurer Over Hurricane Losses
• Butcher Must Pay For Grocer's Atty Tab In Failed IP Suit
• Frito-Lay's 'Hint Of Lime' Chips Have No Lime, Buyers Say
• Sugar Co.'s $291M Cuban Port Suit Too Grainy, For Now
• Policyholders Ask 11th Circ. To Revive Virus Coverage Suits
• Late Filing Means NY Apple Farm Can't Hire More Workers
• Feds Score Win Against Latest Mo. River Depletion Suit
• Trio Of Suits Claim Food Makers Fudging Ingredients
• Ga. Justices Ask If Nude Dance Clubs Can Fight Lingerie Tax
• US Franchisers Face New Compliance Hurdles In Australia
• Kraft Heinz Gets Workers' ERISA Stock Drop Suit Tossed
• Erie Seeks Appellate Do-Over On Coordinated Pa. Virus Cases
• House Dems Back Biden Proposal For Tipped Workers' Pay
• QVC, Suzanne Somers Can't Stop Dispute From Going To Trial
• Landry's Asks To Pause $20M Data Breach Judgment
• Society Asks Judge To Toss Bad Faith Claims In Virus MDL
• ITC OKs Dumping Duties On Spanish, Japanese Methionine
• State Auto Claims No Duty To Defend Ill. Cafe's Wage Suit
• Frymaster, Henny Penny Score PTAB Win On Fryer Patent
• Sysco's Pension Contributions Were No Mistake, Judge Says
• Kirkland-Led Fashion Platform Joins Wave Of IPO Filings
• How The 'Rocket Docket' Continues To Roar Through COVID
• 'Varsity Blues' Trial Pared Down As Another Parent Takes Deal
• Suit Says Kellogg's Strawberry Pop-Tarts Mislead On Fruit
• Fed. Circ. Backs CIT's Rejection Of Excise Tax Regulations
• Wendy's Offers A Cautionary Tale On US Mediation Privilege
• Coke Bottler 401(k) Plan Participants Seek Cert. In ERISA Suit
• Insurer Wants Restaurant's Virus Coverage Suit Tossed
• Country Club Shortchanged Servers, Mass. Top Court Says
• Samish Tribe Asks Full 9th Circ. To Redo Treaty Rights Ruling
• Pandemic Tests Hospitality Industry At Midyear Point
• Chinese Restaurateur Says NY Suit Must Be Tossed
• Judge Says Leaving Inventor Off Patents Was No Mistake
• Brand Battles: Coursera Seeks To Cut 'Classera' TM
• Sprout Wants Out Of Parents' Baby Food Heavy Metal Suit
• USDA's Animal Protection Failures Show Change Is Needed
• How CD&R Bagged A UK Grocery Giant With Its New £7B Bid
• Abbott Labs Can't Escape Claims Baby Formula Killed Infant
• Natural Disaster Defense Unsuited For Virus WARN Act Cases
• Dickey's BBQ Roasted Over 'Secret' Settlement Talks
• Split 10th Circ. Blocks Kansas From Enforcing 'Ag Gag' Law
• Texas' Latex Dancer Fee Is Unconstitutional, 5th Circ. Says
• Campbell Gets Partial Fed. Circ. Win On Soup Display Patents
• Real Estate Rumors: Bradford Douglas, Skyview, Ram Realty
• Liberty Mutual Says Poppy Seed Stroke Claims Not Covered
• Court Blocks Rosati's Restaurants From Selling Frozen Pizza
• Injunction Granted In TM Dispute Over Cigarette Rolling Paper
• Ex-Kraft Heinz Workers Claim 'Virulent Racism' In $30M Suit
• Pot Co. Neptune Adds Sports Promotion Co. GC As Top Atty
• Why A Missed Email Could Cost You Your Case
• Just Eat, Cruise Biz Referred To FCA Over Enviro Disclosures
• Texas BBQ Restaurants Ask 5th Circ. To Revive COVID Suit
• Anheuser-Busch Gets Veza Sur False Marketing Suit Canned
• EPA Bans Chlorpyrifos Use On Food In Win For Green Groups
• NY AG James Leads State Calls For FDA Nicotine Crackdown
• DOJ Rips Poultry Execs' Early Bid For Docs In Price-Fix Case
• US, Vietnam Still Seeking Settlement In WTO Fish Dispute
• 2nd Circ. Mulls Link From Starbucks Ads To Pesticide Claims
• Bernstein Litowitz Balks At Counsel Order In McDonald's Suit
• Enviro Group Sues Feds Over Calif. Minnow's 'Bleak' Future
• Hearing Ordered On Duplicate Counsel In Chiquita Terror MDL
• Saul Ewing Says Mushroom Group's Malpractice Suit Too Late
• 2nd Circ. Ends 'Puzzling' Chapter In Long NYC Pizza Battle
• Restaurant Group Says Zurich Misread Its Own Policy
• Salt Bae Accused Of Stiffing Foreign Workers On OT
• Chilean Sea Bass Co. Says Importer Can't Duck $2.5M Bill
• Privilege Takeaways From 3 Cybersecurity Report Rulings
• These Law Firms Have The Most Diverse Equity Partnerships
• Insurer Begs 5th Circ. to Rethink 'Radical' Data Hack Error
• McDonald's Looks To Join Broiler Chicken Price-Fix Litigation
• Dickey's BBQ Settles Credit Card Data Breach Suit For $2.35M
• Tim Hortons China Valued At $1.7B In Planned SPAC Merger
• Hemp Group Urges Tweaks To Pot Legalization Bill
• Creative Commercial Lease Negotiations Can Help Revive NYC
• 17 Best Practices For Defending Against Ransomware Attacks
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: What You Need To Know
• Insurers Urge 11th Circ. To Toss Eatery's Virus Coverage Suit
• Russian, Trinidadian Fertilizer Likely Harming US Biz, ITC Says
• NY Hospitality, Real Estate Partner Joins Blank Rome
• Tyson Pays $1.5M CFTC Fine Tied To Soybean Position Limits
• Hartford Dodges Miami Salon's COVID-19 Coverage Class Suit
• OSHA Issues New Workplace COVID Guidance As Cases Rise
• Insurer Looks To Dodge McDonald's Discrimination Suit
• 5 Reasons Lawyers Often Fail To Secure Litigation Funding
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Viacom Sues Rusty Krab Eatery Owner Over SpongeBob TM
• Insurer Beats NJ Eateries' Suit For COVID-Related Coverage
• EEOC Hits Fla. Applebee's With Anti-Gay And Racist Claims
• Kraft Heinz Must Face Investors' $15.4B Impairment Suit
• Despite Giuliani's Assertion, Lawyers Cannot 'Throw A Fake'
• Hemp Group Says FDA Inaction On CBD Harms Consumers
• The Complexity Of COVID-19 Price-Gouging Compliance
• How High Court Takings Ruling Compares With Prior Analysis
• Oregon Water Agency Tells 9th Circ. To Revive Irrigation Suit
• Food Distributors Brush Off FTC Merger Warning
• Workers Get Say On Safety In McD's COVID-19 Lawsuit Deal
• It's Time To Upgrade Our Attorney Licensure Rules
• 3 Firms Stir Up $1.06B PE Deal For European Vodka Co.
• Calif. Can't Stop Vegan Dairy From Using 'Butter' Label
• FDA Bars Charlotte's Web CBD As Dietary Supplement
• Instacart Asks Appeals Court To Deliver Claims To Arbitration
• Hilton Owner Loses COVID Coverage Fight In Illinois
• Restaurant Asks Ga. Court To Nix Suit Over 'Random' Murder
• Beyond Maui: Groundwater Guidance Still Needed
• 3rd Circ. Erases Challenge To Pa. Virus Orders As Moot
• Peanut Processors To Shell Out $34M In Fees In Price-Fix Suit
• Data-Based Predictions On Case Timelines After Pandemic
• Attys Want Migrant Kids Out Of 'Unacceptable' Texas Sites
• Chase Can Arbitrate 2 More Small-Biz Customer PPP Suits
• Tribe Has No Off-Reservation Fishing Rights, Alaska Says
• Fruit Grower Escapes $16M Sanction Over Pineapple Sales
• Real Estate Rumors: Hellman & Friedman, Thor, Cabot
• 8th Circuit Partially Restores Iowa 'Ag Gag' Law
• Ga. Eateries Want State High Court's Take On Virus Coverage
• No MDL For Weight Loss Carcinogen Cases, JPML Says
• TransUnion Ruling Should Help Curb DC Consumer Claims
• Foley Hoag, Latham Lead RNA Tech Co.'s $1.2B SPAC Merger
• Yelp, Dental Practices Drawn Into COVID-19 Coverage Fights
• Embracing ESG
• 2 Firms Will Lead Consolidated McDonald's Suit In Chancery
• Pa. Judge Rejects QVC Privilege Bid In Suzanne Somers Suit
• EPA Must Update Oil Spill Rule By 2023, Judge Says
• Whittard Challenges Bodum French Press Copyright
• 1st Circ. Asks Mass. Top Court To Decide 7-Eleven Wage Suit
• La. Seafood Biz Not Covered For Tree Damage, Theft Loss
• Ill. Judge Cuts Class Claims From Mariano's Wage Dispute
• Long Beach Escapes Calif. Grocers' Pandemic Pay Challenge
• DOJ Blasts Indicted Chicken Exec Over 'Fishing Expedition'
• Trade Group Backs Wis. Pub For COVID-19 Coverage Win
• 8th Circ. Revives Challenge To Arkansas 'Ag Gag' Law
• Retention Is Key To Meaningful Diversity At Law Firms
• Erie Insurance Virus MDL Can Move Ahead
• Freshfields-Led JV Inks $4.53B Deal For Poultry Producer
• Seattle Urges Toss Of Sauk-Suiattle Tribe's Challenge To Dam
• Suppliers Dispute Pipeline Foods' Ch. 11 Cash Protections
• Brand Battles: Prince's Estate Takes On 'Purple Rain' Wine
• Defunct Beverage Wholesaler Loses Appeal Of $9.2M VAT Bill
• New McDonald's Suit Widens Stockholder Sex Scandal Probe
• Panera Founder Seeks 2-Court Damages Proceeding In Del.
• 9th Circ. Says Snoqualmie Tribe Can't Claim Treaty Rights
• 9th Circ. Poised To Weigh COVID-19 Coverage Battles
• Gov't Wants To Keep Higher Duties On StarKist Tuna Intact
• Federal Cannabis Reform: Inevitable But Inevitably Piecemeal
• Real Estate Rumors: Shafer, Butter Beans Kitchen, Dalton
• AIG Unit Denied Atty Fees Following $7.2M Coverage Win
• Forced-Labor Enforcement Surge Muddles Compliance Efforts
• McDonald's Urges End To Black Franchisees' Race Bias Suit
• Pilgrim's To Pay $76M To Settle Chicken Price-Fixing Claims
• UK Grocer Valued At £6.7B In Sweetened Takeover Bid
• 8th Circ. Says Court Hastily Invoked Ch. 11 'Mootness' Rule
• Illinois Cutlery Biz Sees COVID-19 Coverage Suit Cut Down
• Real Estate Rumors: Doron Valero, Rialto, Bank Of America
• Nonprofit Slams Darden Restaurants' Bid To Escape Bias Suit
• SEC Fines LaCroix Parent Co. For Undisclosed CEO Perks
• Court Mulls Sliding Scale For Fees In Chicken Antitrust Suit
• Change To Dredging Rules Killed Sea Turtles, Enviros Say
• Bakery Agrees Not To Threaten Migrants In DOL Wage Probe
• Bartender's Disability Suit Not Cut Off By Tenn. COVID-19 Law
• US Bans Seafood From Ship Accused Of Forced Labor
• Potter Anderson To Rep Morgan Lewis In McDonald's Suit
• Weber Leads Trio Of IPOs With Downsized $250M Offering
• Postmates To Pay $1M To Resolve Seattle Sick Pay Probe
• Monster Energy Fends Off TM Suit Over Reign Drinks
• Walmart Customer Can't Sue Over Tax On 5-Hour Energy
• Pizzeria Must Face Claims Its Marinara Temperature A Danger
• NC H-2A Farm Labor Contractor To Pay $14K Back Wages
• Pepperidge Farm, Campbell Face False Ad Suit Over Goldfish
• Equity Holdouts Lose $18M Claim In Ruby Tuesday Ch. 11
• Canadian's Investor Visa Dispute Survives Feds' Dismissal Bid
• La. Restaurants Lose In COVID Contamination Coverage Suit
• Avoiding Unauthorized Practice Of Law In Remote Work
• Restaurant Conglomerate Loses $50M NY Virus Coverage Suit
• Sony Sues Bang Energy Over Copyrighted Music On TikTok
• 9th Circ. Will Rethink Tuna Buyers' Class Decertification
• Wis. Tribe Seeks Virus Coverage For Casinos In State Court
• Credit Unions Say Sonic's Lax Security Behind Data Breach
• Great American Can't Duck Pressure Cooker Coverage Suit
• Bakery Derailed Probe With Migrant Worker Threats, DOL Says
• California Pizza Kitchen Hits Insurer With Virus Coverage Suit
• Excess Insurer Says Winery's Wildfire Damage Not On Its Tab
• 4 Firms Aid As PepsiCo Unveils $4.5B Juice JV With PE Firm
• Ex-Jimmy John's Worker's Cert. Bid In No-Poach Suit Tossed
• Grubhub Looks To Arbitrate NYC Bakery's Fee Cap Suit
• Chubb Unit Fights Defense For Smithfield Foods Stench Suit
• Texas Chicken Farms' 'Nuisance' Ruling Is Upheld
• 4 Restaurants Are One Employer, Mass. Appeals Court Says
• Planet Hollywood Stands Behind COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Attys Get $4M In Settlement Over Vitamin D In Hill's Dog Food
• 5th Circ. Data Hack Ruling May Increase Privacy Litigation