Food & Beverage Archive » January, 2023

Food & Beverage - January, 2023

283 articles

• 7th Circ. Upholds UNFI's Escape From Union Strike Arbitration
• 3rd Circ. Says Work Safety Suits Don't Outlast OSHA Probes
• Aimia To Buy Indian Rope And Net Maker For $188M
• US Escalates 2nd Challenge To Canadian Dairy Quotas
• Nonprofit Takes French Fry Cancer Case To High Court
• Fisheries Ask Court To Reject Defense Of Mass. Wind Project
• Vitamin Biz Agrees To $22.8M Deal To End Customs Fraud Suit
• Riding Circuit: February's Notable Oral Arguments
• Texas Court Revives Restaurant Contractor's Jury Win
• FDA Head Proposes Revamp Of Food Safety Program
• Great Lakes Group Says Mich. Tribe Can't Ditch Fishing Pact
• What 2023 Has In Store For The Cannabis Industry
• 4th Circ. Says Pollution Policy Doesn't Cover Virus Losses
• Chicken Cases Show Benefits Of Pretrial Hearsay Probes
• Illinois Grocer Says Insurer Can't Escape BIPA Coverage Suit
• EPA Issues Final Veto On Pebble Mine
• Chilean Sea Bass Import Block Not An Embargo, Feds Say
• AriZona Can't Escape 'Lite' Arnold Palmer False Ad Suit
• 2 Firms Lead Chiquita Buy Of Dole Veggie Biz In $293M Deal
• NJ Restaurant Ends Bid For Coverage Of Virus Losses
• Attys Score $7.4M In Fees Following Yelp Investor Settlement
• FDA Urged To Crack Down On Cos. Adding Sesame To Foods
• Chicken Buyers Fight Bid To Toss Price-Fixing Claims
• Lawmakers Press FDA On Toxic Metal Levels In Baby Food
• Kroger Fights State AGs Bid To Revive Albertsons Case
• Minn. Co. On Hook For $6.7M Driver Negligence Verdict
• NC Judge Trims Ohio Hot Dog Biz Spat
• Organic Valley Chose 'Profits Over Quality,' Dairy Tester Says
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Starbucks Paid $11.7M To Ex-GC Who Left Amid Union Efforts
• Fla. Consumer Sues Nestle Over Lime-Flavored Perrier
• Sports Drink Co. Sued For Misleading Consumers Over PFAS
• Kroger, Ex-HR Manager End Age Discrimination Dispute
• Calif. AG Sets Sights On Mobile App's Privacy Compliance
• Whole Foods Wins At 2nd Circ. In Christmas Tree Label Fight
• McDonald's Ruling Means New Risks For Del. Corp. Officers
• Asian Buffet Owes $417K In Tax Liability, UK Tribunal Affirms
• Starbucks Union Says Subpoenas Part Of Intimidation Effort
• Sunscreen Maker Can't Nix 'Reef Friendly' False Ad Suit
• 5 Ways Attorneys Can Use Emotion In Client Pitches
• Danone Ponders Sale Of Underperforming US Brands
• Giant Eagle Cuts Coupon Patent Deal With Israeli Tech Co.
• Chicken Wrangler Blamed For Ga. Poultry House Fire
• Grain Co. President Gets 1 Year For Ignoring Arbitral Award
• Wage Group Reveals Restaurant Lobbyist's Gifts To Congress
• Fla. Hot Sauce Maker Sues Over 'King Of Flavor' In IP Row
• IP Forecast: Intel To Spar With ParkerVision In Patent Trial
• Domino's Drivers Tell 9th Circ. Trucking Is Interstate Work
• Strip Club Faces Skeptical 11th Circ. Panel In Ordinance Row
• Panel Ends Golf Club's Bid For Damages Over Liquor License
• DC Circ. Told To Remand Albertsons Case After Wash. Ruling
• Investors Say Unilever Must Face Israel Boycott Suit
• Drug Co. Ends Product Endorsement Fight With Ga. Professor
• Mich. Panel Blocks Looming Wage, Sick Leave Changes
• In Blow To Hemp Industry, FDA Punts On CBD Rules
• Messer Faces More Suits Over Fatal Leak At Ga. Poultry Plant
• 5 Keys To A Productive Mediation
• Pa. Judge Inclined To OK $6.5M All-Clad Cookware Settlement
• Colorado Baker Loses Religious Freedom Cake Appeal
• Jack Daniel's Dog Toy Case May Clear Up Fuzzy IP Issue
• DC Circ. Questions FDA Appeal Process In E-Cig Case
• Ex-Coffee Exec Cops To Embezzlement, Gets 3-6 Years
• Monster's Cafeteria Helps It Defeat 'Ice Monster' TM
• Feds Say New Law Renders Lobster Fishery Appeal Moot
• Judge Slims Down Nespresso's Pod Knockoffs Suit
• Hershey, Cookie Maker Settle Dueling TM Battles
• No-Coverage Verdict Upheld In Sandy Damage Trial
• Chancery Says Officers, Directors Both Have Oversight Duties
• LongHorn Steakhouse Faces Nationwide Tip Credit Action
• How Attys Can Prep Latin American Brands For US Entry
• Texas Family Sues Insurers Over Wine Theft At Golf Club
• Kroger, Whole Foods Get Sales Tax Class Action Tossed
• Workers Say Kellogg Can't Force Arbitration In 401(k) Suit
• EPA Asks 9th Circ. To Clarify 'Untenable' Pesticide Order
• FDA Unveils Proposed Guidance For Cutting Baby Food Lead
• Insurer Must Cover Row Between Farming Orgs., 9th Circ. Told
• Save Mart Seeks Checkout From Retirees' Benefits Suit
• Ore. Says Nuts To Pot Co. Suit Over Out-Of-State Sale Ban
• Farmers Say Not To Cut Down Deere 'Right To Repair' Suit
• 1st Circ. Upholds Toss Of Spring Water Co.'s Retaliation Suit
• McWin Snags Majority Stake In Italian-Themed Food Chain
• Insurer Says Ga. Club Shooting Payout Capped At $100K
• High Court Dispute Shows Need For CWA Clarity
• Conducting M&A Transactions In A Challenging Market
• 9th Circ. Revives Serial Litigant's ADA Suit Over Shop Access
• EPA Unveils Plans To Reduce Landfill PFAS, Expand Studies
• Kroger Seeks Insurance Coverage For Over 700 Opioid Suits
• Okla. AG Joins Probe Of BBQ Chain's Deal With State Office
• Starbucks Roasts 'S'mores Frappuccino' Lip Gloss Theft Suit
• ITC Says Lemon Juice Imports Are Souring Domestic Market
• El Pollo Loco Says La. Chicken Restaurant Is A Copycat
• Whole Foods' Firings Over BLM Masks Are Legal, Judge Rules
• Evaluating The Legal Ethics Of A ChatGPT-Authored Motion
• Businesses Again Ask 3rd Circ. To Send Virus Suits To Pa.
• Developments To Watch In Trade Secret Practice This Year
• Md. Appeals Court Upholds Recall Of Marijuana Chocolates
• Amazon Hit With BIPA Suit Over COVID Kiosk Data Storage
• Kratom Co. Asks 11th Circ. To Nix 'Naked License' Ruling
• Fugitive In $100M NJ Deli Fraud Scheme Arrested In Thailand
• Real Estate Rumors: Cointreau, Vanbarton, Sunshine Sachs
• Prepetition Lease Termination Ruling Creates Uncertainty
• Gibson Dunn, Jones Day Rep On Xylem's $7.5B Evoqua Buy
• Beech-Nut Escapes Heavy Metal Baby Food Claims, For Now
• 9th Circ. Backs Court Order Making LA Restaurant Bargain
• Switzerland First To Adopt WTO Fisheries Deal
• Ex-CEO Slams SEC's Claim That He Duped Investors
• Michigan Delay Dashes Bid For Uncashed Disney Checks
• Cannabis And Psychedelics Roundup: Virginia Bill Goes Down
• Mass. Supermarket Can't Duck Legal Tab In Faulty Door Suit
• Labor Board Bucks Mushroom Farm's Bid For Workers
• 7 Tips To Increase Your Law Firm's DEI Efforts In 2023
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Keys To A 9-0 High Court Win: Get Back To Home Base
• Decade After Trial, Judge Says Poultry Cos. Sullied Okla. River
• Claims Court Says USDA Wrongly Nixed Energy Saving Deal
• 'Easy To Hack' Wendy's Franchisee Blamed For Data Breach
• DC Circ. To Consider Intra-EU Objection In $330M Award Row
• DC Circ. Asks About Impact Of Wash. State Albertsons Case
• 'Rambling' Ad Suit Against Charles Barkley Transferred To Ala.
• WTO Interim Appeals Award Demonstrates Process's Benefits
• Incorrect Inventorship On Patents Is A Tough Claim To Prove
• Chipotle Says Atty Used Daughter For Change-Shorting Suit
• Ohio Panel Backs Satire Site's Eatery Defamation Victory
• SG, Levi's And More Back Jack Daniel's High Court TM Fight
• Green Groups Agree To Drop CWA Suit Following New Rule
• 3rd Circ. Prods DOJ On Sugar Distributors In Merger Appeal
• Water Co. CEO Gets 10 Years For $12M Securities Fraud
• Pyrex Maker Settles FTC's 'Made In USA' Claims For $129K
• Costco Not Off The Hook In 'Dolphin-Safe' Tuna Label Dispute
• Fresh & Co Sues Ex-Franchisee Over Continued TM Use
• Ga. Judges End Burrito Chain's Drinks Suit Against Coca-Cola
• Man's Injury Suit Over Bone In 'Boneless' Wings Dropped
• Proposed Immigration Fee Increases May Have A Silver Lining
• Colo. Farms Say State's Labor Rights Law Is Unconstitutional
• Atty-Client Privilege Arguments Give Justices A Moving Target
• Jury Says Flo Rida Is Owed $83M In Celsius Contract Trial
• Blank Rome Adds Buchalter Bankruptcy Pro In Calif.
• DC Council Votes To Delay Tipped Wage Rollback
• Wash. Supreme Court Ends Block On $4B Albertsons Payout
• Flo Rida Atty Says Celsius Sales Included Single Drink Packs
• NY Man's $4M Suit Against Topgolf Moved To Federal Court
• US, EU Sign Post-Brexit Tariff Rate Quota Agreement
• 5 Gen X Characteristics That Can Boost Legal Leadership
• Coca-Cola Sued Over Additives In 'Sparkling Soda Water'
• High Court Won't Hear Camellia Grill Licensing Fight
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Calif. Fast Food Wage Law Will Wait For Referendum
• Drinks Giant Diageo To Buy Filipino Rum Biz For Up To €438M
• Robbins Geller Gets $12.6M Fee In Grubhub Suit
• Cedar Point Amusement Park Hit With Age Discrimination Suit
• Post Foods Sues Band Over 'OK Go!' TM, Saying Get Over It
• Ill. Judge Slices Kraft Mac And Cheese Chemical Suit In Half
• Biden To Streamline Process Of Immigrant Labor Disputes
• Voyager Sells Digital Assets For $1B, FTX Finds $5B In Crypto
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• 6 Questions For Boutique Firms Considering Mergers
• Time To Revisit A Little-Used Patent Tool
• Grain Count Not Found In Look Of Bimbo's 'Brown Bread'
• Instacart To Pay $5.25M To Halt San Francisco Benefits Probe
• Activist No Longer Pursuing Takeover Of Wendy's Food Chain
• Bankruptcy Ruling Bolsters Uptier Transactions Challenges
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Judge Recuses Self From Bird Flu Coverage Suit
• High Inflation Sends DOL Monetary Penalties Up By 7.7%
• Burger King Lease Dispute Reaches Texas High Court
• Chiquita Wants NJ Victims Dismissed In Terror-Funding MDL
• Place-Of-Origin Class Actions, FTC Scrutiny May Rise In 2023
• Mich. Justices Weigh Sales Tax Break For TruGreen Products
• How The PFAS Litigation Landscape Is Expanding
• Italian Cheesemaker Accuses US Co. Of Infringing TM
• Calif. Justices To Consider Pay Status Of Pretrial Detainees
• Deals Rumor Mill: Microsoft, Subway, Goldman Sachs Layoffs
• 'Bad Spaniels' Slobbers On Jack Daniel's Mark, Justices Told
• Sodexo Says US Foods Is Stealing Its Antitrust Claims
• McDonald's SEC Deal Puts Clawbacks On The Value Menu
• Flo Rida Testifies Celsius Broke Deal For Equity, Royalties
• Kerry Mulls €500M Sweet Ingredients Sale To PE-Backed IRCA
• $335M DIP Loan To Bang Energy Drink Maker OK'd
• McDonald's Gets Support At 7th Circ. In No Poach Case
• Ill. Bar Couldn't Defend Itself In $41M Trial, Panel Says
• 11th Circ. Won't Shield Dairy Cos.' Assets From $87M Award
• What Cos. Can Expect From FTC's Green Guides Updates
• Judge Won't Trim Navajo Nation's Land Trust Suit
• The Issues Shaping Labor Market Antitrust Litigation In 2023
• How DC Consumer Protection Suits May Advance ESG Goals
• Mistranslated Cookie Labels 'Endangered Lives,' Suit Says
• Calif. Vineyard Wants To DQ Judge In Farm Wage Theft Suit
• Food Truck Owner Cops To $1.5M Pandemic Relief Fraud
• CIT Won't Delay Injunction Blocking New Zealand Fish Imports
• Tyson Appealing NY Price Gouging Subpoena Ruling
• 'Heat' Take Can't Stand In Factory Death Claim, NC Panel Told
• Ohio's Virus-Era Booze Law Went Too Far, State Justices Hear
• Bayer Owed $17.3M In Patent Fight, Texas Judge Says
• Coke Asks Judge To Discard '100% Recyclable' Bottle Suits
• Weber's 'Systemic Misconduct' Doubles $10.5M IP Verdict
• Ill. Restaurant Owner Settles Bartender's OT Wage Dispute
• Firm Must Produce Privilege Log In Fraudulent Loan Deal Suit
• Midterm Cannabis Results Remind That Progress Is Not Linear
• Hogan Lovells FDA Regulatory Atty Joins Baker McKenzie
• 5 Tips For Adding Value To Legal Clients' Experience In 2023
• John Deere Will Let Farmers Repair Their Own Tractors
• Fla. Judge Says Kraft Water Flavor Labels Should Be Accurate
• Hershey Hit With Another Suit Alleging Lead In Dark Chocolate
• Clorox Seeks Toss Of Water Filter Antitrust Suit
• Enviros Plan Suit To Protect Imperiled Flower From Cattle
• Bayer's Ex-Top Lawyer Joins Software Giant SAP As GC
• Walmart Wants Court to Toss Fla. Suit Alleging $13 Mispricing
• McDonald's, Ex-CEO Settle SEC Claims Over Termination
• Mars' Dark Chocolate Contains Toxic Heavy Metals, Suit Says
• DOI Eyes Water Rights As Navajo Case Heads To High Court
• Dubai Cos. Sold Non-Organic Food As Organic, DOJ Says
• La. Workers Settle BP Oil Spill Claims Against Attys, Insurers
• 7th Circ. Skeptical Of Rabobank's Part In Chicken Price-Fixing
• 2nd Circ. Sends Pollution Claim Fight Back To NY Court
• Sanderson Farms Latest To Cut Chicken Price-Fixing Deal
• Green Groups Fight Another Bid To Delay Fluoride Risks Case
• Casino Sued By Fired Religious Worker Who Refused Vaccine
• House Speaker Stalemate Delays DC Minimum Wage Overhaul
• Calif. Panel Agrees To Publish Pro-Policyholder Virus Decision
• Lack Of Licensing Information Dooms H-2A Application
• Think! Protein Bars Mislead On Artificial Sweetener, Suit Says
• Symrise Unit Sanctioned For Dragging Feet On Documents
• NC Restaurant Co. Says Insurer Owes Defense For Arbitration
• Meat Co. To Take Steelers' Stadium Beef To Pennsylvania
• 3rd Circ. Denies Coverage For Businesses' Pandemic Losses
• Parents Fight Nurture's Bid To Toss Toxic Baby Food Suit
• NLRB Backs Starbucks Memphis 7 Rehire Order At 6th Circ.
• NY Pot Regulators Report Shows Few Licenses Granted
• New USCIS Visa Fees Won't Solve Bigger Issues, Attys Say
• 5th Circ. Axes Challenge To South Texas LNG Project
• McDonald's Tells 7th Circ. No-Poach Claims Lack Merit
• Whole Foods To Pay $300K In Voice-Tracking BIPA Deal
• Trader Joe's Masks Lead, Cadmium In Chocolate, Suit Says
• SPAC Seeks To Delay $425M Merger With Chile Fruit Exporter
• Insurer Escapes Defense Of Illinois Pub In Stabbing Injury Suit
• 7-Eleven Loses $3.4M Damages Bid In Franchisee Case
• Wahlburgers In A Pickle Over Natural Ingredients Claims
• ​​​​​​​Split FTC Orders 3 Businesses To Nix Noncompetes
• Former Ga. Restaurant Owners Sue SBA Over Relief Funds
• StarKist Price-Fixing Liability Needs Review, Wash. Panel Says
• Commerce Sets Final Duty Rates For Indian Sodium Nitrite
• Soldiers Face Food Insecurity More Than Civilians, Study Says
• Tyson Accused Of Forum Shopping In Ga. Antitrust Suit
• OK Sought For $6.5M Deal In 'Dishwasher Safe' Pots MDL
• Vietnam Catfish Duties Backed By Data, Feds Say
• Using Risk To Evaluate Industry-Specific ESG Issues In 2023
• Ex-GC Can't Get $3.9M Bonus, Dairy Co. Tells TX High Court
• Georgia Chicken Plant Drops Insurance Case Over Fatal Leak
• 6th Circ. Rejects Farmer's Crop Insurance Challenge
• US Group Fights Ruling That Indian Shrimp Didn't Skirt Duties
• Domino's Says In-State Drivers Don't Do Interstate Work
• Kraft Heinz Sued Over Citric Acid In Capri Sun Sold As Natural
• Key Takeaways From 2022 Trade Secret Developments
• Preparing For Congressional Oversight Of Chinese Trade
• FDA's 1st Cannabis Adviser May Mean CBD Regulation In 2023
• FTC Actions Highlight Companies' Cybersecurity Efficiency
• Calif. Winery Inks Deal With Insurer In Smoke Damage Dispute
• Tenn. And Wash. Join FTC's Generic Pesticide Blocking Suit
• 10th Circ. Backs Denial Of Restaurant's Virus Coverage
• Insurer Says Bistro Isn't Owed Defense For Patron Shooting
• Canadian Gov't Cherry Patent Invalid, US Judge Rules
• Judge Partially OKs Co.'s H-2B Request, Chides DOL's Denial
• Target Knocks Fruit Punch Fraud Claims Out Of Court
• Calif. Panel Sides With Restaurant After COVID-19 Settlement
• Calif.'s Landmark Fast-Food Wage Law Halted Amid Challenge
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• US Aims To Fund Asylum Cases With Higher Immigration Fees
• Insurers Escape Coverage Of NJ Banquet Hall Shooting
• Wash. High Court Fast-Tracks Albertsons $4B Payout Row
• Riding Circuit: January's Notable Appellate Arguments
• 6 Ways To Avoid Compounding Errors When Practicing Law
• Pa. Hotel Can't Trim Job-Seeker's Drug Discrimination Suit
• FTC Actions Hold Data Privacy Lessons For 2023
• Food And Beverage Policy Trends Cos. Should Track In 2023
• Antitrust Conduct Issues And Cases To Watch In 2023
• Top 10 Employer Resolutions For 2023
• Food & Beverage Cases To Watch In 2023
• Retail Cases To Watch 2023
• 5 Data Privacy Law Trends That Will Continue Into 2023
• Top Labor Cases To Watch In 2023
• 5 Major Wage And Hour Cases To Watch In 2023
• What Will Keep Legal Talent Professionals Up At Night In 2023
• Hospitality Cases To Watch In 2023