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Food & Beverage - October, 2022

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• Green Groups Can Restart Fluoridated Water Risks Case
• Antidumping Duties Prepped For Argentinian Grape Juice
• Food Co. To Settle 401(k) Excessive Fee Suit For $900K
• Insurer's Suit Against Houston's Can't Be Resolved Yet
• Pilgrim's Wants Out Of Coverage Dispute Over Pollution Suit
• My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned To Put Law Into Practice
• Ex-Longtime Red Robin Atty Rejoins Restaurant Chain As CLO
• Weber Hit With $11M Jury Verdict In Food Slicer Patent Row
• How Proposed Forced Labor Product Ban Affects Biz With EU
• EEOC Pushes To Continue Harassment Row With Md. Casino
• FTC Pesticide Suit Dusts Off Some Rare Antitrust Tools
• Blackstone Buys Majority Stake In $14B Emerson Climate Biz
• McDermott Mixes $420M Bourbon Acquisition For Campari
• Tenn. Restaurant, Ex-Server Agree To End Wage Row
• NLRB Asks Judge To Reject Starbucks' Bid To Nix Labor Case
• Brand Battles: Venus Williams' Co. Faces TM Challenge
• Drizly's FTC Breach Settlement Shifts Calculus For Execs
• Ariz. Co. Barred From Selling Misbranded Supplements
• Coke Bottlers Association Wraps Up 401(k) Fee Suit
• Green Group Says Humpbacks At Risk From Calif. Gill Nets
• Katten Lands IP Partner From Crowell & Moring
• The Cannabis Attorneys Who Take The DEA To Court
• Willett Bourbon Maker Says 'Cat In The Hat' Labels Infringe TM
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Exec. Says Starbucks Sought To Avoid Bribing Union Workers
• IP Forecast: ITC To Hear Ericsson 5G Patent Fight With Apple
• This Stuff's Made In NY!: Suit Targets 'Naturally French' Yogurt
• Groups Petition EPA To Regulate Industrial Farm Water Waste
• Treasury Opens Foreign Alcohol Producer Registering System
• Ga. Judge Recommends Tossing McDonald's PPP Fraud Case
• Pilgrim's Reveals Expanded DOJ Probe Into Grower Contracts
• Candy Co. Settles Knockoff Weed Gummy Suit With Fla. Seller
• Real Estate Rumors: Century, Russell Westbrook, Eataly
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toshiba, Aerojet, Instacart
• Ore. Utility Says Tribe Must Be Added To Water Rights Suit
• Sanctions Bid In Flint Water Suit Denied As 'Nonsensical'
• WTO Inks Partnership With Caribbean Development Bank
• Calif. Cannabis Regulator Wants Sanctions In Gummies Suit
• Mondelez, Zurich Settle NotPetya Dispute Before Trial Close
• NotPetya Came From State Actor, Not Vandalism, Jury Hears
• StarKist Urges Supreme Court To Review Tuna Class Cert.
• Veolia Exec To Be Deposed Over Alleged Flint Juror Targeting
• Medicare Advantage Insurers Allowed To Sue Primary Payers
• Starbucks Hits Union With Bad Faith Bargaining Charges
• Food Co. Cuts $1.6M Deal To End 'Healthy' Coconut Oil Suit
• Full 9th Circ. Won't Revisit Bar On New Prop 65 Label Suits
• Nutrition Co. Escapes 'Milk-Based' Formula False Ad Suit
• 6 AGs Try To Block $4B Payoff In Kroger-Albertsons Deal
• Dairy Co. Agrees To Stop Leasing Another Biz's H-2A Workers
• Texas Justices Mull Evidence Standard In Crop Damage Case
• State AG Consumer Protection Priorities Beyond The Election
• Feds Want US Steel Blocked Anew From Security Tariff Suit
• 9th Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of Calif. Eatery's Virus Suit
• 4 Themes From Policyholder Wins In COVID Coverage Cases
• Ex-Disney Worker Gets 2nd Shot At Sex Harassment Claim
• What To Consider When Leaving BigLaw To Go Solo
• FDA 'Healthy' Proposal Is Missed Opportunity For Novel Foods
• Colo. Shopping Center Demands Fire Coverage Despite Cause
• Worker Must Arbitrate Sex Assault Claims Against Snack Co.
• As NLRB Trial Starts, Starbucks Asks Judge To Toss Case
• Canadian Pot Producer Forms Holding Co. To Enter US Market
• Wash. AG Inks $10.5M Chicken Price Fixing Deal With Tyson
• Sprout Baby Food Not Shown To Be Harmful, Judge Rules
• Michigan AG Won't Give Up On Flint Water Case
• McDonald's Supplier Wants Fire Loss Row In State Court
• 2 Firms Steer Shrimp Farming Co.'s $275M SPAC Merger
• House Oversight GOP Seek Explanation For Aluminum Tariffs
• Drizly CEO Cited By Name In Unusual FTC Data Breach Order
• Starbucks Swiped 'S'mores Frappuccino' Lip Gloss, Suit Says
• Colo. Says Farm Labor Rights Law Still Gives Farms Power
• Georgia Judges Toss Verdict In Airport Construction Dispute
• Judge Tosses Restaurant Operator's Virus Coverage Suit
• PTAB Wipes Out 3 Patents Involved In Food Wrapping IP Fight
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• 4th Circ. Told Frito-Lay Can't Skirt Ex-Manager's Disability Suit
• My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned Education Never Ends
• UK Gov't Turnover Pushes Trade Deal Further Out Of Reach
• ACLU Asks Justices To Affirm The Right To Boycott Israel
• DC Now Allows Visitors To Self-Register For Medical Cannabis
• Ill. McDonald's Franchise Insurer Won't Cover App Glitch Suit
• 10th Circ. Says Water Assoc. Exempt From USDA Protections
• Why Courts Are Rejecting Agencies' Merger Challenges
• Starbucks TM Suit Says Fake Websites Are Fooling Customers
• Judge Wants Junior Attys Only For Turkey Discovery Hearing
• Hartford Unit Gets $6M In Dispute Over Hepatitis Outbreak
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 2 Firms Steer $425M SPAC Deal With Chilean Fruit Exporter
• Restaurant Attys Get $13.3M In Fees For Smithfield Pork Deal
• 'Cash Is King': NYC Ice Cream Co. Fined For Cashless Policy
• California Federal Court Trims Tuna Buyers' Price-Fixing Suit
• IP Forecast: Apple To Fight Fair Use Of IPhones At 11th Circ.
• Nestle Still Can't Defeat Child, Slave Labor Claims, Judge Told
• Groups Vow To Sue Over NM Livestock Grazing Trespass
• SL Green, Caesars Ally For Times Square Casino License Bid
• Feds Hit Anxiety Treatment Maker For Unapproved Drug Sales
• Giordano's Can't Pay Just Tipped Wages, Servers Say
• What Bioengineered Food Ruling Means For Cos. And USDA
• Deals Rumor Mill: Westpac, Credit Suisse, Nationals
• New-Parent Attorneys Need Automatic Litigation Stays
• Walmart Falsely Increases Product Weights, Customer Says
• Tristar Hit With Explosive Pressure Cooker Burn Suit
• Welch's Says Licensee Broke Contract To Sell Competing Fruit
• DOJ Hits SD Hotel-Casino With Native American Bias Suit
• Why DOJ's Chicken Price-Fixing Probe Fizzled Out
• Wash. Ship Owner Seeks To Undo Coverage Loss At 9th Circ.
• EU Allows Conditional Acquisition Of Aluminum Manufacturer
• Pilgrim's Can't Butcher Meat Co.'s Trader Joe's Burger Suit
• Health Co. Ex-CEO Touted Bogus CBD Drink Line, SEC Says
• Latino Workers Get Nod On Settlement In IRS Raid Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Carlo Bellini, Kit Realty, Nuveen
• Associate Skills That Impress Firms In A Cooling Job Market
• Publix Sued Over Fatal Shooting In Florida Store
• Attorneys Denied $6.8M In Fees After $12.8M Joint Juice Win
• Calif. Vineyard Faces Penalty For Favoring Migrant Workers
• Beyond Meat Inks Settlement Ending Ex-Collaborator Dispute
• ITC To Probe Organic Turkish Hazelnut False Ad Claims
• Darling Ingredients Acquires Collagen Co. Gelnex For $1.2B
• No 'Clear Path' For Kroger's $24.6B Albertsons Deal
• Watching The DTSA Court Split On Inevitable Disclosure
• Judge Declines To Restart Illinois Grubhub Suit
• Justices Told To Skip Jack Daniel's TM Fight Over Parody
• Miami Distributor Says Chicken Death Suit Belongs In Indiana
• Real Estate Rumors: Pacifica Square, Related Group, Medidata
• 9th Circ. Upholds Yoga Studio's Virus Coverage Loss
• Jay-Z Takes Bacardi To Court To Get Records On Cognac Biz
• Sonic's $5.7M Data Breach Deal With Banks Gets Final Nod
• Shepherd Says Antitrust Suit Is Unlike Previously Axed Case
• Barilla Can't Nix False Ad Suit Over Italy-Made Pasta Claims
• DOJ Drops Last Chicken Price-Fixing Case
• ITC Says Russian Imports Of Sodium Nitrite Are Hurting US
• Gerber Gets Baby Food Heavy Metals Suit Tossed
• Ga. Woman Charged With $156M Hurricane Relief Fraud
• NJ Federal Judge Tosses Bar's COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Insurer Asks Court To Uphold Jury's Sandy Damage Verdict
• US Wants Colo. Mine Suits Paused To Finalize Settlement
• Justices Return Domino's Arbitration Carveout To 9th Circ.
• New Trade Deals Necessary To Keep Up, Chamber Says
• 2nd Circ. Securities Ruling May Encourage Fraud
• Pa. Judge Tosses Virus Coverage Suits Against 4 Insurers
• 7-Eleven Rips Latest Appeal Bid In Employee-Status Case
• How The NLRA May Slow Down The FAST Act
• Website Accessibility Ruling Reveals ADA Clarification
• Evian Water Hit With Suit Over 'Carbon Neutral' Bottles
• The Pot Industry Organization Pushing For Federal Reform
• Alex Jones' Billion-Dollar Penance, Puerto Rico Prunes Debt
• High Court Could Resolve Thorny Atty-Client Privilege Issue
• Cos. Must Consider Union Vs. Nonunion Employee Treatment
• Minn. Residents Cop To Roles In $250M Child Meals Scheme
• Health Hires: Dentons, Nelson Mullins, Dorsey & Whitney
• 5 Firms Drive $24.6B Merger Of Kroger And Albertsons
• Zurich War Exclusion Didn't Apply To Cyber Hack, Jury Hears
• Seafood Co. Sues US For Blocking Chilean Sea Bass Imports
• 11th Circ. Sides With Brewing Co. In Fight Over Unpaid Bills
• Food Safety Orgs Sue EPA Over Pesticide Regulations
• Supplement Co. Signs Deal With FDA For Product Misbranding
• Sen. Warren Wants More Info On Abbott Baby Formula Cases
• Fla. High Court Won't Hear Challenge To COVID Orders
• Papa Murphy's Hit With Privacy Suit Over Website Chats
• Minority Farmers Say US Broke Promise Of Financial Aid
• Dairy Co-Op Calls Milk Processing Antitrust Claims 'Stale'
• Latino Plant Workers Reach $550K Deal In IRS Raid Suit
• Ch. 11 Cheat Sheet: Vital Pharmaceuticals Inc.
• Medieval Times Accuses Union Of Trademark Infringement
• Monk, Lawyer Charged With $3.6M Pandemic Aid Fraud
• Kellogg Ruling Guides On Easing Consumer Labeling Beef
• 7th Circ. Won't Rethink Revival Of Immigrant Worker's OT Suit
• Can Gorsuch Rally Court Against Dormant Commerce Clause?
• Farming Group Says Tribe's Water Rights Are Fair Game
• Campbell Soup Judge To Investor Class: No Suit For You
• Tops Markets' Ch. 11 Claims Against Morgan Stanley Survive
• 11th Circ. Says Chocolatier Didn't Need To Get Upgrade
• Refining Info Governance As E-Discovery Gets More Complex
• USTR Introduces New Comment Portal For China Tariff Review
• Calif. Restaurant Calls Insurer's Removal 'Clearly Defective'
• Tuna Buyers Ask High Court To Reject StarKist Class Review
• NJ Justices Take On Atty Malpractice Suit Over Eatery Bid
• DOL Denies Pa. Meat Co.'s Appeal On Migrant Worker Request
• Bang Energy Drink Biz Fizzles Into Ch. 11 After Court Battles
• Instacart To Pay $46.5M To End San Diego's Gig Worker Suit
• Colombia Launches French Fry WTO Arbitration Appeal
• How The US Merger Enforcement Playbook Is Evolving
• Investor Says Abbott Laboratories Hid Formula Plant Woes
• Justices Ponder Broader Impacts Of Case Beyond Pork
• Grubhub Agrees To Pay $42M To End Investors' Securities Suit
• 11th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Eatery's COVID-19 Insurance Case
• Risk Mitigation In Face Of Rising Legal Malpractice Claims
• 4 Things Attys Should Know About H-2A Disciplinary Rules
• BakerHostetler Accused Of Fraud, Jones Asks For New Hire
• New DOJ Fraud Section Data Expert Will Reshape Compliance
• Justices' Clean Water Act Queries Hint At Search For Balance
• Clorox Targeted In Antitrust Suit Over Brita's 'Patent Ambush'
• Chiquita Opposes Boies Schiller Plan To Withdraw From MDL
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Mars Inc.'s COVID-19 Coverage Suit Against FM Tossed
• Keys To A 9-0 High Court Win: Look For Common Ground
• Mike Tyson Edible Ban Shows Cannabis Ad Rules Go Too Far
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Indirect Salmon Buyers Hatch $33M Deal In Price-Fixing Suit
• An Animal Cruelty Case Could Create Chaos For Clean Energy
• Judge Signals Approval For Sonic's Data Breach Settlement
• Discovery Efforts 'Half-Hearted' In Antitrust Case, Judge Says
• Judge Urges Cooperation To Complete Buyk's Asset Sales
• Dickey's BBQ Accused Of Eavesdropping Via Chat Feature
• Final H-2A Rule Beefs Up Migrant Farmworker Protections
• NC Kombucha Co.'s Beverages A Bit Too Boozy, Suit Says
• A Circuit-By-Circuit Review Of The False Ad Puffery Defense
• FTC Chair Says Ag Cos. Keeping Food Prices High
• DLA Piper Hires Litigation Pro From Williams & Connolly In DC
• Convicted 'Varsity Blues' Prof Can Travel Abroad, Judge Says
• FDA 'Healthy' Proposal Could Expose More Labels To Scrutiny
• Lessons From 1st COVID Biz Interruption Policyholder Verdict
• MDL Panel Denies Bid To Centralize Irrigation Litigation
• Supreme Court Urged To Review Bacardi's 'Untameable' TM
• Hay Netting Is Not A Machine Part, CIT Tells Importer
• Atty Faces Discipline For Ducking Payment In Trafficking Suit
• Senators Slam Starbucks For 'Illegal' Union Response
• Rancher Gets 11 Years For $244M 'Ghost Cattle' Scam
• Limiting The Scope Of Representation Is Critical For Lawyers
• Marketing Takeaways From FTC Dark Patterns Report
• Ex-Blue Bell CEO Gets 2023 Retrial Date In Listeria Case
• Amy's Kitchen Gets Chance To Amend Virus Coverage Suit
• Papa John's Facing Class Suit Alleging Web Tracking
• Jolie Rebuts Pitt's Chateau Suit, Says Abuse Led To Split
• Hot Coffee In Dunkin' Drive-Thru Burned Customer, Suit Says
• Attorney Challenges Complaint Of Fraudulent Loan Deal
• Texas Supreme Court Hears Tex-Mex Chain's Suit Against City
• Michigan Officials Dodge Felonies Over Flint Conduct
• Latham-Led Solina To Pay $588M For Smithfield Foods Unit
• The Lawyer Personalities That Make Up Joint Interest Groups
• Wesson Oil Buyers Seek No Fees In New $3M False-Ad Deal
• EU, African Nations Continue Talks On Dispute Resolution
• Md. Casino Resort Wants Out Of EEOC's Harassment Suit
• Argent Says Workers' Stock Sale Suit Belongs In Arbitration
• 5th Circ. Revives Tyson Food Workers' COVID Suit
• Dr. Oz Class Settlement Shows How Liability Can Diminish
• How Cos. Can Prep For Calif. Ban On PFAS In Food Packaging
• EPA Admits It Didn't Consider Studies In Fungicide Approval
• Krispy Kreme Investor Gets Smaller Atty Fee Bite In Chancery
• UK Tribunal Says Marshmallows Not Candy For VAT Purposes
• Ben & Jerry's Says Unilever 'Covertly' Took TMs After Merger
• Attys Shouldn't Assume Judicial Critique Is Protected Speech
• Judge Won't Melt Claims In Butterless Crisco Spray Suit
• Exploring Publicity Rights For Virtual Avatars
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Co-Owner Of Bid-Rigging ​​​​​​​Insulation Firm Sentenced To 1 Year
• Chinese Vitamin C Cos. Escape 2nd High Court Review
• Norwegian Baker Scoops Up 84% Of Ice Cream Biz Denali