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Food & Beverage - April, 2022

264 articles

• Black Rifle Coffee And SPAC Deal Successor Hit With Suit
• Ex-Monster Distributor Speaks Out Over JAMS 'Taking Sides'
• BodyArmor Slays Sugar Claims But Not False Fruit Labeling
• Fund Vet Hit With $19.5M Suit Over AppHarvest Stock Sales
• Insurer Seeks Win In Sewage Exposure Coverage Suit
• Restaurant Co. Takes Virus Coverage Appeal To NY High Court
• Associates, Look Beyond Money In Assessing Lateral Offers
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Dunkin', Beyond Meat Sued Over Stolen 'Plant-Based' Slogan
• Stone Brewing, Sycamore Fight 'Juicy' Injunction At 4th Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Forecast: Food Co. To Fight Coca-Cola's TM Victory
• Zurich Tells 11th Circ. Restaurants' Virus Losses Not Covered
• BYOD Policy Lessons From Pork Antitrust Litigation
• Pa. Judge Won't Make SBA Pay $6M COVID Loan To Eateries
• Feds Push Back On Bid For $1.9M Fees In GMO Salmon Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toshiba, Reckitt Benckiser, Mattel
• $21M Deal Gets Go-Ahead In Coca-Cola Milk False Ad MDL
• Preventing Impermissible Client Solicitation After ABA Opinion
• Pa. Eatery's Virus Coverage Suit Should Be Nixed, Judge Says
• Sonic Signs $5.7M Deal With Banks To Settle Data Breach Suit
• Ark. Consulting Firm Wants Out Of Medical Pot Biz Suit
• Poultry Execs Accuse Antitrust Chief Of Tainting Jury Pool
• Blown Deadline Shouldn't Doom Virus Suit, Attys Tell 9th Circ.
• Romania Misreads ECJ Ruling In Arbitral Row, Investors Say
• Ariz. Court Says Restaurant Must Face Dog-Bite Suit
• Insurers, McD's Franchisees Settle BIPA Coverage Dispute
• Real Estate Rumors: RRD International, Calta, Starbucks
• Nestle Again Asks Judge To Toss Child Slave Labor Suit
• Court Won't Change Atty Malpractice Ruling In BP Spill Suit
• Lessons On Avoiding E-Discovery Violations And Sanctions
• 3rd Circ. Shoots Down Airport Drink Rule Antitrust Case
• Flint Official Says State Ignored Water Concerns
• Wash. Dam Operator Asks Court To Approve Enviro Accord
• Ranchers Fear Retaliation From Meat Industry, Senator Says
• Wonder Bread Maker, Drivers Get OK For $23M Wage Deal
• Real Estate Rumors: Host Hotels, Fundrise, Roman Jones
• US Foods Strikes $3.5M OT Deal With Salaried Staffers
• Coke Shareholders Greenlight $11M Payout To Ex-GC
• Jets, Giants Ask Court To Spike 'NY' Name Suit
• Collaborative Tech Will Dictate Future Law Firm Success
• 7-Eleven Shoppers File BIPA Class Action Over Facial Scans
• DOJ Confirms 3rd Trial Attempt In Chicken Price-Fixing Case
• Sprout Beats Parents' Baby Food Heavy Metal Suit In NJ
• Judge Takes Big Bite Out Of Jimmy Dean Sandwich Suit
• Costco Food Sample Co. Must Face Shopper's Fall Injury Suit
• FTC Burgerim Action Offers A Cautionary Tale For Franchisers
• Pot Venture Wants Vineyard's Smell Suit Tossed For Good
• Chamber Backs Vitamin C Importers' Renewed High Court Bid
• Black Farmers' Discovery Bid Nixed In Loan Relief Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Asana Partners, Verition, Publix
• High Court Won't Revive Nixed Parts Of Kansas 'Ag Gag' Law
• Hemp Co. Rips 'Duplicative' Bid To End $77M Seizure Suit
• How To Effectively Prepare A Witness For Remote Testimony
• Starbucks Illegally Burned Ariz. Union Organizers, NLRB Says
• Stone Brewing Barred From Using 'Juicy' Advertising For Now
• Restaurant Group Tells 8th Circ. Jury Errors Warrant New Trial
• Mass. Virus Ruling Sounds Death Knell, Insurance Attys Say
• Kellogg Says 'Veggie' Means 'No Meat,' Not 'Vegetables'
• 8th Circ. Rejects Virus Coverage Appeal From Mo. Businesses
• Gorton's Deceptively Advertises Frozen Fish, Suit Claims
• $142M Award In Chinese Restaurant Fight Gets Initial OK
• A Crucial Element In Patent Prosecution: Examiner Experience
• Attys Say Pa. High Court Next Step In Virus Coverage Debate
• Expert's Sexual Abuse Conviction Jolts Formula Tariff Case
• As Cyber Risks Surge, Remember Attorneys' Ethical Duties
• 'Our Heads Were Spinning': Trial Atty Explains Rare Strategy
• Feds Open Probe Into Argentine Grape Juice Imports
• Losses From Virus Orders Not Covered, Iowa Justices Find
• White Farmers Fight Black Farmers' Bid For Fact Discovery
• Yelp Investors Ink $22M Deal To End Local Biz Retention Suit
• IP Forecast: 6th Circ. To Eye Seed Biz's $7M Trade Secret Win
• Calif. Panel Denies Virus Coverage For Famed LA Eatery
• DOJ Pressed By Judge On Strength Of US Sugar Merger Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive TM Row Over Bacardi Rum Campaign
• DOJ Antitrust Head: No 'Chickenshit Club' Despite Losses
• Icahn Blasts McDonald's, Wall Street Cos. For ESG 'Cover-Up'
• ArentFox Schiff Largely Keeps $870K Fee Award In Patent Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Twitter, Zendesk, Hitachi
• Simply Better Brands To Acquire Jones Soda Co. For $99M
• Pennsylvania Restaurant's Virus Coverage Suit Is Tossed
• Rethinking E-Discovery Readiness Amid Rise Of Collab Tools
• Mass. Justices Back Insurer In Landmark Virus Coverage Suit
• Godiva Customers Get Approval Of Trimmed False Label Deal
• NYC Restaurant Settles Investor's Fraud Suit
• Wawa Gets Nod For $12M Consumer Data Breach Settlement
• Real Estate Rumors: Seacoast, SL Green, Zimmerman
• Fed. Circ. Says Appeal Of Domino's $2.7M Fee Win Too Late
• NJ Bartender's 'Vulgar' Behavior Sinks Bias Claims
• Vietnam Fish Co. Says Uncooperative Exporter Hiked Duties
• Monster Energy, Vital Denied Wins In False Advertising Suit
• What Starbucks Needs In Its New GC Amid Unionization
• Edible Arrangements Tries To Sink Counterclaims In TM Row
• Embracing ESG: Uber Counsel Talks Safety Standards
• Saudi Arabian Food Industry Fintech Biz Nabs $170M Series C
• Just Eat Mulls Grubhub Sale, Scales Back Growth Projections
• Prospectively Appointing Jackson To High Court Is Unlawful
• Famed LA Eatery Tells Panel COVID-19 Caused 'Physical Loss'
• Ex-Flint Official Gave Bad Info To Congress, Jury Hears
• Insurer Says Winery Can't Dip Into $10M Excess Policy Yet
• DOL Floats Revisions To Farmworkers' Unemployment Regs
• Ill. Gets Food And Fuel Tax Cuts, More Credits In $46B Budget
• Consumers Say Caramel Co. Not 'Honest' About Milk Content
• Smithfield's $42M Pork Antitrust Deal With Eateries Gets OK
• $3M Fight Over Moldy Soybeans Sent To Arbitration
• Ex-Eatery Workers Accused Of Stealing Info To Launch Rival
• Kroger Unit Escapes Worker's Suit Over Elevator Injury
• CIT Orders Commerce To Redo Indian Shrimp Tariffs
• Real Estate Rumors: Macklowe, Rialto, Madison Realty
• Insurer Seeks To Ax Conn. Music Venue's Virus Coverage Suit
• Panera Franchisee, Worker To Go To Trial Over Arbitration Ask
• 9th Circ. Revives Mexican Veterinarians' Idaho Trafficking Suit
• Fatburger Investors Claim Fraud Inquiry Tanked Stock Price
• Dug-In DOJ May Fare No Better In 3rd Price-Fixing Trial
• RI Eatery Loses Out On Virus Coverage From Hartford Unit
• Feds Cement Duties On Indian Organic Soybean Meal
• Ex-Manager Sues Coca-Cola Over Race Bias Claims
• 10th Circuit Protects Jumping Mouse's Southwest Habitat
• Ark. Medical Pot Regulator Can't Exit Suit Over License Denial
• DOJ Says Hung Juries In Chicken Price-Fixing Trial 'Irrelevant'
• Consumers Win Cert. Of Dietary Supplement False Ad Class
• Lawsuit Calls Renewed Philly Mask Order 'Authoritarian'
• $1.5M Deal Approved To End Welch's Grape Juice Ad Suit
• CFTC 'Struck Foul Blows' In Suit Against Kraft, Judge Says
• 9th Circ. Revives $30M ERISA Fees Suit Against Trader Joes
• CBD Co. Investors Win $370K In Attorney Fees, Costs
• Brand Battles: Warner Bros. Fights 'Espresso Patronum' TM
• DOJ Told To Think Over 3rd Chicken Price-Fixing Trial
• NJ Law Firm Accused Of Dropping Ball On Wawa Injury Claim
• Feds Say Wash. Dam Settlement May Block 'Meaningful' Relief
• 3 Ga. Bills That Died In The Latest Legislative Session
• Walmart Wants Mint Fudge Cookies False Ad Suit Tossed
• Residents Want To Revive BP Spill Fraud Claims Against Attys
• 3rd Circ. Backs Benihana's Win In Chef's Wrongful Firing Suit
• Canadian Milk Supply Co. Can't Avoid Trade Secrets Suit
• Time To Fix Legal Industry's Environmental Pro Bono Problem
• Firm Loses Bid To DQ Atty In Flint Water Crisis Litigation
• Uber Can't Dodge $91M Arbitration Bill On Appeal
• Nationwide Beats Eatery's Bad-Faith Claim In Partial Victory
• Calif. Café Had 'Glimmer Of Hope' In Virus Coverage Suit
• Union Urges US Pensions To Sell PE-Backed Chinese Tech Co.
• Ruling Highlights Nexus Of Water Rights, Bankruptcy Law
• Ex-Top Nassau County Official Gets 12 Years For Corruption
• US Trustee Balks At Buyk's Ch. 11 Employee Bonus Plans
• Vitamin Co. Seeks Default Judgment In Kratom TM Spat
• House Lawmakers Pitch Bill For 'Inevitable' Pot Regulation
• Calif. Justices Won't Take On 'Take Home' COVID Case
• Whole Foods Can't Escape $15M Milk Contract Fight
• Rival's Name A Royal Rip-Off, LA Taco Chain Says 
• 'Take Home' COVID And Emerging Liability Insurance Issues
• Fed. Circ. Rejects Claim Politics Drove Mexican Tomato Duties
• DOL Defends H-2A Enforcement In Farm's Fine Dispute
• Remembering An Underappreciated Legal Skill — Listening
• Consumer Protection Takeaways From ABA Antitrust Meeting
• Mass. Justices Nix State Wage Damages For Federal Claims
• FDA Wins Challenge To Perchlorate In Food Packaging
• Fishers Say Offshore Monument, Fishing Ban Can't Stand
• Pittsburgh Starbucks The First Pa. Shop To Vote For Union
• Consumer Fights Bid To Ax Kombucha Beer False Ad Claims
• WTO Faults Costa Rica For Restrictions On Mexican Avocados
• Attorneys Can Promote Trade, Security Amid Global Conflict
• Judge Trims Ga. Chicken Plant's $2M Suit Against Insurer
• Expanding H-2B Visa Program Needs Fixes To Avoid Abuses
• 'Vexatious' Ex-MLB Player Abused Court System, Alsup Says
• Pa. Pepsi Workers Sue Over Lost Wages After Kronos Hack
• Burger King Sued Over Chemicals In Whopper Packaging
• Krispy Kreme Patron Says Tooth In Food Not So Toothsome
• Profs Tell Justices Not To Let Courts Decide Int'l Relations
• Judge Rejects Mont. Mine Approval After Green Groups' Suit
• Labor Notches Win In NJ's Incoming Adult-Use Pot Market
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Theater's COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Biden To Allow High-Ethanol Gas In Price Cut Effort
• Wis. Justices Told Biz Insured For 'Short Term' Virus Closures
• EPA Has New Plan For Assessing Pesticide Risks To Species
• Texas Agriculture Commissioner Slams Abbott's Border Policy
• Calculating Overpayments In False Ad Class Actions
• Ill. Judge Recommends Injunction In Kroger, Grubhub TM Row
• Nestle Beats 'Fake White Chocolate' Suit For Good
• Uber, Postmates Ask 9th Circ. To Stop Calif. Contractor Law
• Akerman Adds Employment Partner From Jackson Lewis
• Smithfield To Pay $42M In Pork Price-Fixing Deal With Eateries
• Coca-Cola Names Ex-Facebook Atty To International GC Role
• Oat Milk Co. Wants Out Of Investors' 'Greenwashing' Suit
• Stacked Turns Up Heat On Flapjack Rival Stacks With TM Suit
• H-2A Contractor Can't Rely On Clients' Seasonal Needs
• Brad Pitt's Vineyard Suit Offers A Cautionary Tale Of Contracts
• Commerce Firms Up New Duties On Honey From 4 Countries
• The Future Of Legal Ops: Reining In Outside Counsel Costs
• AIG Unit Urges 2nd Circ. To Back $7.2M Coverage Win
• Pet Food Seller Sues Freshpet For Alleged $8M Breach
• En Banc 9th Circ. Affirms Cert. Of StarKist Tuna Buyers
• Hemp-Seizing Calif. County Slams Co.'s Illegal Warrant Claim
• Whole Foods Melts Claims Over Chocolate In Ice Cream Bars
• DOI Drops 50-Year-Old Native American Water Code Ban
• 2nd Circ. Sides With Insurer In Eatery's Virus Coverage Suit
• Publix Can't Probe Financial Ties Of Morgan Injury Attys, Docs
• Oregon Wants Federal Gov't To Stop Stored Water Releases
• Kern's Buyers Can't Get Cert. In '100% Natural' Labeling Suit
• Buyers Gaining Ground In 'Right To Repair' Fight
• Stone Brewing Faces Citrus Beer TM Suit After $56M IP Win
• Restaurateur Loses $50M Virus Suit In First NY Appeal Ruling
• When Congress Seeks Cos.' Nonpublic Info From Regulators
• NJ Eatery Co. Wins Bid To Arbitrate Whistleblower Claims
• Coke Investors Urged To Vote Against Ex-GC's Payout
• Ex-Yankee Stadium Worker Sues Over NYC Vax Rule Carveout
• IPO Outlook Slightly Brightens After A Dismal Start To 2022
• Trader Joe's Downplays Pressed Juice Processing, Suit Says
• Pa. Meat Processor Settles Suit Over Denied Child Care Leave
• Wisconsin Justices To Tackle Policyholders' Win In Virus Suit
• Ex-Monsanto Scientist Gets 2 Years For Economic Espionage
• Ukrainian Gets 5 Years For Role In $1B Credit Card Fraud
• Momofuku Sues Japanese Restaurant For TM Infringement
• Trade Group Tells 9th Circ. To Kill Virus Coverage Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Atlantia, Shein, Kokusai Electric
• In Early Mediation, Negotiate With Empathy, Not Threats
• House OKs $42M In Restaurant Relief But Senate Path Unsure
• NY Court Tosses Fla. Chicken Chain's Virus Coverage Suit
• Grocery Chain Pays $175K In Calif.'s COVID Price Gouge Suit
• China Tariff Clash Leaves Sliver Of Hope For Importers
• Monster, Orange Bang Win $175M Against Rival In Arbitration
• Grubhub's Discovery Plan In Robocall Suit Is Rejected
• Tort Report: Soccer Megastar Escapes Sex Assault Suit
• Half A Dozen Firms Guided Top Q1 Hospitality M&A Deals
• Addressing Problematic Drinking In The Legal Profession
• White Farmers, Feds Fight Minority Farmers' Bid To Intervene
• 5th Circ. Says Jury Should Hear Walmart Injury Case
• Rulings, FDA Guidance May Help Food Cos. In Protein Suits
• Antitrust Considerations Are Heating Up In Food Industry
• Sherwin-Williams Seeks New Trial After Beverage Can IP Loss
• Starbucks GC Exits As Former CEO Schultz Returns
• 4 Firms Rep As Dave & Buster's Buys Arcade Biz For $835M
• Ex-Flint Mayor Says Water Report Omitted Safety Concerns
• Chicken Execs Again Seek Acquittal After Second Mistrial
• Virus Coverage Is 'Hard Sell' In 2nd Circ., Judge Says
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive False Claims Act Suit Against Safeway
• 1st Circ. Sees Slippery Slope In Ken's Foods' Coverage Loss
• Transforming Law Firms' Diversity Intent Into Real Progress
• How Sonic Boom Risk Informs 'Physical Loss' For COVID Era
• Hemp Processor Wants Seller's Contract Claims Ditched
• Fed. Circ. Wonders If Lehman's Spirit Lives On, Even In Booze
• Real Estate Rumors: Clearline, Blackstone, Pacific Western
• Mass. 7-Eleven Ruling May Threaten Some Franchise Models
• Conn. Judge Finds Virus Exclusion Bars Coverage For Cos.
• Abbott Labs Fights Suit Over Comparisons To Breast Milk
• United Farm Workers Sinks H-2A Visa Wage Changes
• Medical Pot Biz Says Ark. Licenses Steered To Big Cos.
• ITC Nixes Probe Into Coke Zero Sweetener Maker's IP Claims
• Chubb Unit Beats Sports Bar Operator's Virus Coverage Suit
• Ex-Gov. Can Appeal Order Forcing His Testimony In Flint Trial
• Justices Must Apply Law Evenly In Shadow Docket Rulings
• Wachtell, King & Spalding Shape $1.1B Coffee Co. SPAC Deal
• NJ Moms Say Dairy Co.'s Tainted Milk Made Schoolchildren Ill
• Cannabis Bill Roundup: NH, Maryland Eye Full Legalization
• DOJ's Kanter To Speak For 3rd Chicken Trial April 8
• Vitamin Shoppe Beats Suit Over Muscle Supplements
• Pop-Tart Buyers' False Ad Suit Against Kellogg Is Toast
• Capri Sun's Pouches Headed To A Jury In TM Saga
• Chicago Restaurant Developer Says Partner Locked Him Out
• EPA Will Skip Perchlorate Regulations For Drinking Water
• Tips For Negotiating Litigation Funding Agreements
• Ill. Judge Ends Health Care Clinics' Virus Coverage Suits
• Wolfgang Puck Restaurants' Virus Coverage Suit Tossed
• Texas Justices Allow Residents To Refine Chick-Fil-A Ban Suit
• US Biz Seeks Tariffs On Mushrooms From 4 Countries
• Attys Don't See Ill. Justices Joining Virus Coverage Forum Yet