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Food & Beverage - March, 2023

301 articles

• Niece Appeals Loss In Colo. Family Cheese Co. Spat
• Grubhub Driver Is Employee, Not Contractor, Calif. Judge Says
• 11th Circ. Revives Walmart Injury Suit Over Squished Grape
• 7th Circ. Probes McDonald's Win In No-Poach Antitrust Case
• Kraft Heinz Escapes Consolidated Derivative Investor Suit
• MSG False Ad Claims Against Campbell's Go Cold In NY Court
• Restaurant Can't Quash Subpoenas In $14M Insurance Case
• Store Chain Wants Cookie Mislabeling Suit Tossed
• Mich. AG Urges Kroger To Be Clear In Cage-Free Egg Labels
• Zurich Off The Hook In Qdoba COVID Coverage Suit
• Jack In The Box Workers Keep $5.3M Wage Suit Win
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Market Basket Hits Chubb With Suit For 'Lowball' Settlement
• Ocado Gets 2 Of Robotics Co.'s UK Patents Wiped Out
• Strange But True: 5 Odd Cases For April Fool's
• Papa John's Must Face Employees' Fingerprint Scan Claims
• Brooklyn Nail Salon Owner Hit with Suit Over FLSA Claims
• Gerber Sees Baby Food False Ad Suit Trimmed
• UK Alcohol Seller Can Challenge £3.7M Import Duty
• MSG Can't Halt Liquor Agency's Probe Of Attorney Ban
• Fox Ex-Producer Case Is A Lesson In Joint Representation
• 6th Circ. Backs Goldman's Win In $54M Ruby Tuesday Suit
• Sodexo Wants Nicotine Surcharge ERISA Suit Tossed
• Deals Rumor Mill: Amazon, Musk, Commanders
• 3 Pork Buyer Classes Score Cert. In Price Fixing Case
• Coca-Cola Sues Cooling Tech. Co. Over $2.9M Payment
• Judge Holds Back On Releasing Man In NJ Deli Fraud Scheme
• Mars Wrigley Says Sales Firm Broke Exclusive Contract
• FTC's Bedoya Says Oft-Ignored Pricing Statute Still Good Law
• Coca-Cola's Juice Boxes Not Actually Healthy, Class Suit Says
• Organic Food Biz Can't Nix Hemp Granola False Ad Suit
• Proposed Class Defends Toxic Mars Chocolate Suit
• McDonald's Fire Coverage Suit Belongs in Ill., Insurer Says
• Fight Over Seeding Machine Patents Won't Go To A Jury Twice
• 'Kava' Drink Really Made With Kratom, Class Action Says
• Pa. Panel Rips Pittsburgh Airport Over 'Airmall' Eviction
• Restaurant Tech Co. Beats BIPA Suit Over Fingerprint Scans
• Real Estate Rumors: X-Caliber, Jeff Schwartz, OC Ventures
• Tips For Establishing Associational Standing
• Schultz Says Starbucks Didn't Break Law During Union Drive
• PE Firms Look To Slip Tuna Price-Fixing Claims
• Burford Asks Court To Nix Sysco's Litigation Funding Suit
• US Chamber Backs Sysco In Litigation Funding Dispute
• Baker's Dismissal Bid Is Toast In 'No Preservatives' Suit
• Calif.'s Local Soda Tax Ban Is Unconstitutional, Court Affirms
• TravelCenters Stands By Decision To Reject Arko's $1.4B Bid
• Former Blue Bell CEO Fined $100K In Listeria Case
• Alibaba Plans To Split Into Six Business Groups, Explore IPOs
• Stanford Law Protest Highlights Rise Of Incivility In Discourse
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Tyson Foods Employees' COVID-19 Suit
• Bar Not Liable For Bikers Shot And Stabbed In Outside Brawl
• Champion Petfoods Beats Suit Alleging Harmful Heavy Metals
• Miss. Woman Says Cuisinart Pressure Cooker Burned Her
• Starbucks' Discovery Narrowed In Long Island NLRB Case
• Drivers Lodge Calif. Labor Claims Against Asian Grocery
• McDonald's 'Forever Chemicals' Suit Will Change Venue
• Abbott Fighting FTC Infant Formula Bid-Rigging Subpoena
• Newer Pyrex Dishes Dangerously Shatter-Prone, Suit Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Paul Brown, Kislak, DRA Advisors
• Consumers Contest Abbott's Bid To Toss Infant Formula MDL
• Dispute Prevention Strategies To Halt Strife Before It Starts
• Arko Slams TravelCenters For Rejecting 'Superior' $1.4B Offer
• NYC Restaurants Eye Long Wait For Law On Outdoor Dining
• California Pizza Employees Take Settlement Fight To 9th Circ.
• Opioid Theory Reaches 'Alcohol, Guns, Phones,' 4th Circ. Told
• BCBS Gives Up Bid To Ax $2.67B Deal Opt-Out Suit
• Customers Ask To Pause Kroger's $25B Albertsons Deal
• Marriott Nabs Win In Essex House Waiter's Race Bias Trial
• Salt Co. CEO Punished Worker Over Spurned Affair, Suit Says
• Free Trade Deals Are 'Part Of The Problem,' Tai Says
• Downtown Las Vegas Restaurant Hit With Tip Pooling Suit
• Monster's $167M Additional Relief Bid 'Falls Short,' VPX Says
• 8th Circ. Backs UFCW's Win In Contract Ratification Suit
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revive Sprout Baby Food Label Suit
• Judge Upends DOL Order Booting Fla. Biz From H-2A Program
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Kraft GC Saw Comp Jump By More Than $2M In '22
• Utz General Counsel Earned Nearly $2M In 2022
• Hemp Cos. Reach Deal To End 'JARS' Trademark Dispute
• What The 3rd McD's Ruling Means For Claims Against Officers
• Walmart Judge Warns Atty For Calling Ark. Case 'A Black Hole'
• Potato Sellers Ask To Enforce $4.3M Award Against Indian Co.
• Chicken Seller Can't Blame Bones On Trader Joe's Supplier
• IP Forecast: BMW Looks To Toss Patent Suit, Seeks Sanctions
• Farmer Won't Get New Trial Over Syngenta MDL Media Deal
• In-N-Out Seeks Rehearing Of 9th Circ.'s COVID-19 Decision
• Insurer Gets Calif. Theater's Virus, Protest Claims Trimmed
• Budweiser Floats £10M Damages Claim In Wetherspoons Spat
• Board Accepts H-2A App Despite Signature 'Mistake'
• Gerber Wants Class Decertified In Formula False Ad Suit
• Practical Skills Young Attorneys Must Master To Be Happier
• Pay For Papa John's Top Atty Dropped Below $1M For '22
• Farming Co.'s Coverage Bid Is 'Wholly Deficient,' Judge Says
• Justices Take Jack Daniel's TM Fight Down The Rabbit Hole
• Commerce Sears European Mushrooms With Steep Duties
• Sysco Not Bound To Arbitrate Teamsters Pension Fight
• Promoter Drops Suit Against Bars Over Boxing Match Stream
• Cannabis Bill Roundup: Okla. Eyes More Control Over Market
• Customer Says McD's Has No Reason To Block Data In AI Suit
• Smucker Seeks Coverage For Tainted Peanut Butter Claims
• Peach Farm Asks 8th Circ. To Pin Punitive Damages On BASF
• Chops Lobster Bar, Broker Lock Claws In $14M Insurance Row
• Starbucks Can't Shift Venue In Suit Attacking Diversity Policy
• Charter Fishing Co. Settles Suit Over Boat Damage Coverage
• Court Rules Shepherds Can Bring New Wage Fixing Claims
• Mushroom Co-Op Says Its Saul Ewing Suit Tossed Too Soon
• What Calif. Employers Need To Know About Wage Theft
• Celebrity Chef's Ex-CFO The Latest To Flip In Wage Suit
• Polaner Maker Wants Out Of Fruit Spread Ingredient Jam
• $626M Flint Deal Gets Final OK From Michigan State Judge
• Pilgrim's Pride Can't Escape Coverage Suit Over Pollution
• Copycat Michigan Custard Online Site Claims Require A Jury
• Establishing A Record Of Good Faith In Mediation
• European Competition Enforcer Raids Energy Drink Co.
• Pot Candy Co. Ordered To Stop Selling Nerds Knockoffs
• Sysco Points To Settlement Policy In Burford Injunction Row
• Australian Agriculture Tech Co. Braiin Inks $215M SPAC Deal
• Debevoise, Latham Steer Pernod's Skrewball Whiskey Buy
• UFCW Health Fund Beats NJ Suit Over Pancreatitis Coverage
• Thompson Coburn's Lien Harmed Post-Verdict Deal, Suit Says
• Caramel Co. Dunks Consumer Suit Over 'Real Milk' Claims
• Nicaragua Looks To Ax $689M Avocado Plantation Claim
• What To Know Before Justices Hear Jack Daniel's TM Fight
• Bumbu Isn't Rum Due To Flavors And Low Liquor, Suit Says
• Gerber Baby Formula Recalled For Potential Contamination
• Mich. Franchisees Say Dairy Queen Can't Bar Store Sales
• KPMG Gets Booted From Norway Snow Crab Arbitration
• Ore. Pot Biz Says Commerce Clause Protects Interstate Sale
• Real Estate Rumors: Coba, Chatham County, Sulivant
• Ky. Legislators Send Hemp-Based THC Bill To Governor
• Cos. Need Clarity On Divergent FCA Pleading Standard
• US, Argentina Squeeze Out Grape Juice Truce
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Trade Court Rules Against Importers In China Tariff Test Case
• Edible Arrangements Says Ex-COO Arranged $2.5M Kickbacks
• McDonald's Asks To Bar Info Disclosure In Voiceprint Suit
• La. Justices Reverse Rare Policyholder Virus Coverage Win
• NY Mexican Restaurants Accused Of Failing To Pay OT
• NY Man Admits Baby Formula Fraud Amid National Shortage
• 9th Circ. Says Worker Classification Law Rooted In 'Animus'
• USDA Accused Of Shrugging Off Stolen SNAP Benefits
• Bipartisan Reps. Introduce Bills To Regulate CBD Products
• Ex-Bang CEO Blocked From Using Social Media Accounts
• Instagrammer's Cannabis Co. Hit With Contempt Over Docs
• ABA Opinion Should Help Clarify Which Ethics Rules Apply
• US Co. Falsely Marketing 'French' Dessert, Class Action Says
• Fishermen Must Shell Out For Federal Monitors, 1st Circ. Says
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Grubhub, Postmates, Uber Lose Bid To Arbitrate Antitrust Suit
• Bipartisan Sens. Urge Biden To Ease Trade Embargo On Cuba
• Kraft Heinz Shareholders Can't Pause Del. Suit, Court Says
• Amazon Can't Knock Out Suit Over Excessive Melatonin
• Deals Rumor Mill: SVB, Trump's Truth Social, Michael Jordan
• Enviro Group Wants Coca-Cola 'Greenwashing' Suit Revived
• Cannabis Water Co. Indicted In $10M 'Pump And Dump' Case
• 4 Ways To Reboot Your Firm's Stalled Diversity Program
• Texas Judge Challenges Claim Abortion Pill Suit Filed Too Late
• When A Litigation Funder Is Accused Of Taking Over The Case
• Constellation Unit Lands Jury Win In Modelo Hard Seltzer Suit
• FDA's 2024 Budget Might Not Go Far Enough On Food Safety
• Calif. Sugar Co. Can't Stop UFCW Local's Strike
• DOJ's Google Sanctions Motion Shows Risks Of Auto-Deletion
• Fla. Asks To Revoke Hotel's Liquor License Over Drag Show
• Attys Push For 10th Circ. Redo On $503M Syngenta Fee Award
• How Companies Can Use Gov't Funding Amid Bankruptcy
• Pilgrim's Pride Misclassified Workers To Deny OT, Suit Says
• Investor Blasts Freshpet $350M Capital Raise In Fragile Market
• Sanctions Enforcement Around The G-7: View From The US
• Ohio Golden Corral Didn't Pay Servers OT, Suit Says
• US To Co-Sponsor Plastics Pollution Talks At WTO Summit
• Ex-Exec At 50 Cent's Booze Biz Pauses Arb Award With Ch. 7
• EEOC Says Papa John's Fired Worker Who Needed Guide Dog
• Judge Overturns Steuben Foods' $38M Patent Trial Win
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Restaurant Workers' Win In Wage Suit
• Calif. Judges Say Del Monte Must Face Worker Death Suit
• 6th Circ. Says Smucker's Not 'State Actor,' So Vax Mandate OK
• Winery Spoiled Spiked Drinks And Pabst Deal, Says Suit
• Pacific Seafood Accused Of Fixing Crab Prices
• Atlanta Wants Cops' Claims Cut Over Fatal Wendy's Shooting
• NY Hospitality Employers Face Lofty Compliance Burden
• Marketing Best Practices Amid FTC Green Guide Review
• What To Expect From A Litigation Finance Industry Recession
• Cannabis Blender Co. Can't Escape Securities Fraud Suit
• Apollo Funds Taking Univar Solutions Private In $8.1B Deal
• SEC Fines Water Tech Co. $8.5M In Accounting Fraud Case
• Maine Lobster Industry Claims Aquarium Defamed Fishery
• Judge Goes Public With Abortion Hearing Info After Outcry
• Hershey Wants Lead-In-Chocolate Suit Tossed
• Wawa, Credit Unions Ink $28.5M Settlement Over Card Hack
• Wegmans Beats False Ad Suit Over Cake Mix, For Good
• McDonald's Harassment Ruling And 'Mission-Critical Risk'
• Ex-Pie Five Workers Drop Illinois Fingerprint Privacy Claims
• Monster Energy Hits 'Monster Shawarma' Biz With TM Suit
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Burford Has 'Initial Control' In Sysco Settlements, Panel Says
• Livestock Farm Can't Prove Seasonal Need For H-2A Workers
• Wind Farm Wants To Be Done With Fisheries' Project Fight
• Chicken Farm Stench Suit Not Covered In Policy, Insurer Says
• Landry's Seeks 5th Circ. Redo Of $20M Data Breach Ruling
• Class Action Targets Chicago Food Oil Facility's 'Putrid Odors'
• FTC Looks At Franchisor Control Over Franchisees, Workers
• Buffalo's Boneless 'Wings' Not Really Wings, Suit Says
• 9th Circ. Rejects In-N-Out's Virus Coverage Appeal
• Edible Arrangements Drops TM Suit Against Cannabis Co.
• HK Co. Says Natural Balance Pet Food Fight Belongs In Court
• Truckers, Farm Sign $2M Deal To End Agriculture Wage Suit
• Feds Want Time At 7th Circ. For McDonald's No-Poach Case
• Texas High Court Will Hear Chicken Farms' Odor Suit
• Class Action Says LG Ice Maker Freezes Up, Causes Leakage
• H-2A Workers Say Apple Orchard's Sanctions Bid Is Too Late
• DLA Piper Adds 2 Directors To South African Team
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Sysco Says Litigation Funder Burford Is Blocking Settlements
• Black Rifle Coffee Can't Shuck Would-Be Investor's Suit
• Suits Say Chocolate Makers Hid Levels Of Lead And Cadmium
• Crisco Buyer Fights Co.'s Bid To Slip Cooking Spray Suit
• FDA Calls For Better Baby Formula Safety Practices
• Kroger Escapes Workers' 401(k) Record-Keeping Fee Suit
• LG Sued Over Alleged Gas Stove Emissions Health Risks
• FDA Seeks $7.2B In 2024 Budget, Highlighting Food Safety
• Limiting BIPA Damages After Ill. Biometric Consent Violations
• Kentucky Tax Talk: Trouble With The Incentive Oversight Bill
• Deals Rumor Mill: Deutsche Bahn, Subway, Boardriders
• Texas Atty Says He Didn't Harm Winery With Duty Breach
• Stock Promoter Can't Nix SEC Suit Over Blockchain Pivot Tip
• Calif. Justices Doubt Limits On Whistleblower Protections
• Chick-Fil-A Sued Over Hack Of 71K Customer Accounts
• Oreo Beats Fudge Cookie Ingredients Suit For Good
• Ex-Blue Bell CEO Agrees To $100K Fine After Listeria Mistrial
• Teamsters Chief Says UPS Deal Will Be 'Strongest' In Country
• Ritz-Carlton Atty DQ'd For Conflicts In Tipping Suit
• Combating Russia's Evolving Sanctions Evasion Efforts
• Walmart Didn't Provide Clean Uniforms, Deli Worker Says
• Fla. NIL Law May Cue State Publicity Right Deregulation Trend
• AIG Must Cover Full $32M Theft Scheme Loss, 8th Circ. Says
• Shrimp Co. Says It Didn't OK Replacement Judge To Run Trial
• Pot Investors Say Sham Sale Revelations Caused Stock Drops
• Albertsons Can't Avoid Illinois Biometric Privacy Suit
• How Alcohol Cos. Can Best Follow New Advertising Rules
• Grange Seeks To Drop 6 Cos. From Ga. Coverage Case
• Chicken Of The Sea's $13M Tuna Price-Fix Deal Gets Final OK
• US Honey Producers Back Feds' Import Price Calcs
• Cuban Co. Must Face Bacardi's Trimmed Havana Club TM Suit
• Amway Parent Backs Certifying ERISA Class
• A Missing Issue In 'Blank Space' Insurance Ruling
• Real Estate Rumors: Michael Mendes, Basis, Northmarq
• Actual TM Confusion And Social Media Evidence: 4 Questions
• 10th Circ. Ruling Shows Hemp Issues Need Congressional Fix
• Kraft Heinz Investor Sues Board Over Cost-Cutting 'Failure'
• Trident Sugarless Gum Inflates Oral Health Claims, Suit Says
• Popcorn Maker Wants Suit Over Name Tossed
• EPA Pledges $200M For Drinking Water Upgrades In 5 States
• Pa. Brewer's Virus Coverage Suit Tossed After 3rd Circ. Ruling
• Justices Let SG, But Not Hollywood, Join Jack Daniel's Case
• UK Raises Alarm Over Slaughterhouse Inspections Merger
• Pervine Foods' 'FitCrunch' Bars Aren't Misleading, Judge Says
• Draft Baby Food Safety Regulations Lack Teeth
• What 5-Year BIPA Time Limit Means For Class Action Defenses
• Justices Leave Questions Open On Dual-Purpose Atty Advice
• CBP Anti-Forced Labor Guidance Leaves Solar Sector Wanting
• Retailers Should Start Preparing For Upcoming Legal Changes
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Ben & Jerry's Contains Child Labor Products, Suit Says
• Judge Denies Starbucks' Bid To Pause Injunction In Mich.
• US Pulls Mexico Into Formal Talks On Corn Biotech Policy
• Pa. Bottling Co. Sued Over Worker's Chemical Burn
• Judge Won't Toss Hashtags From Oktoberfest TM Fight
• Hain Gets Midtrial Win On Claim Baby Food Caused Autism
• How Do You Define 'Pizza'? Totino's Beats Fake Cheese Suit
• Condo Sale Can Help Pay $142M Awards Against Restaurateur
• In-N-Out Asks 9th Circ. To Pause COVID-19 Coverage Appeal
• Brand Battles: OK Go Goes After Post's 'OK Go!' Cereal TM
• Any Way You Slice It, 'Gruyere' Is Just Cheese, 4th Circ. Says
• Starbucks 'Co-Creation' Sessions Were Illegal, NLRB GC Says
• Caesars Hit With Wage Suit Over Early Clock-Out Policy In Pa.
• Raw Food Co. Kale Chips Skimped On Protein, Suit Says
• Cannabis Law Bar Org Founder Goes In-House
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Mich. Justices Appear Open To Slip-and-Fall Reform
• $33M Deal In Salmon Price-Fixing Suit Gets Final OK
• Fla. Judge OKs Deal But Says Sanctions Are A Fridge Too Far
• IP Forecast: Atty's TM Fraud Fight Makes Its Way To Fed. Circ.
• Wanted Clarity Absent In CIT's New Country-Of-Origin Opinion
• Coffee Chain Sued After Earnings Give Investors A Bitter Taste
• Hartford Says Hummus Co.'s Production Woes Not Covered
• CBD Pharma Co. Sues Beverage Co. Over $25M Sale Deal
• John Deere And Farmers Get Creative On 'Right To Repair'
• Brazilian Retail Chain Bankruptcy May Affect Ch. 15 Litigation
• NLRB Judge Says Starbucks Illegally Cracked Down On Union
• FAT Brands' $3M Deal Over Fraud Claims Wins Final Approval
• Michigan Cases To Watch In 2023
• Partnerships, China Remain Core Of Biden's 2023 Trade Policy
• John Deere Says Gov't's View In Repair Suit Misses Mark
• Fatal Fall Suit Against Kroger Co. Can Go To Trial
• DOJ Wants More Info On $330M Packaging Co. Deal
• Instagram Celeb's Co. Told To Provide Docs Or Face Contempt
• NJ Medical Society Blasts 'Junk Science' In Virus Suit Denials
• Advertisers Touting ESG Goals Should Keep An Eye On NAD
• Starbucks Urges Court To Pause Michigan Injunction Order
• Enbridge Strikes $1B Deal With Food Waste Conversion Co.
• Chancery Spikes All Counts In McDonald's 'Toxic Culture' Suit