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Food & Beverage - April, 2023

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• Customers Accuse Grubhub Of Hiding Price-Fixing Docs
• Calif. Asks 9th Circ. To Revisit Uber's AB 5 Challenge Revival
• Conservative Group Asks EEOC To Probe Mars' Hiring Plan
• Judge Tosses Minority Farmers' Claims Over COVID-Era Relief
• Ohio Securities Suit Claims Bread Financial Lied To Investors
• Papa John's Underpays Drivers' Expenses, Court Told
• Shamrock Foods' Drivers Sue Over Missed Meal, Rest Breaks
• Short Message Data Challenges In E-Discovery
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Dykema Brings On Ex-SDNY Prosecutor From Saul Ewing
• Paul Hastings Fights Coke's DQ 'Gambit' In Trade Secrets Suit
• NYC Italian Restaurants Hit With Suit Alleging Unpaid Wages
• IP Forecast: Gov't To Face Off Against Gilead In Delaware
• Influencer's Pot Co. Appeals $1.6M Judgment, Seeks Redo
• Disney Tells Mich. Justices To Skip Review Of Escheat Rulings
• Court Will Hear Union Bid To Bar Grocery Chain Outsourcing
• Texas Farm Bureau Says Insurance Agents Are OT-Exempt
• Calif. Poultry Cos. Reach $1.5M Wage Theft Deal With State
• House OKs Bills For Wireless 911, 'Precision Agriculture'
• Kellogg Defeats Ex-Worker's 401(k) Plan Fee Suit
• Feds Rip Ex-Nassau County Executive's Bribery Appeal
• What's Next After High Court Stay On Abortion Pill Ruling
• DOD Watchdog Questions $30.1M In Afghan Evacuee Contract
• How Unions Could Stem Possible Wave Of Calif. PAGA Claims
• McCarter & English Must Face Suit Over Distillery Stake Deal
• Trade Panel Says Mushroom Imports Hurt US Industry
• Japan's Kirin To Pay $1.2B For Australia's Blackmores
• COVID Sends HyLife Pork Subsidiaries Into Del. Ch. 11
• Judge Abused Discretion In Abortion Pill Order, 5th Circ. Told
• Advocacy Org. Attys Nab $333K In NH River Pollution Suit
• BASF Looks To Dodge Punitive Damages In Peach Farm Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Silverstein, Robert Stiller, CIM Group
• Court OKs Expanded Search Terms In NFL Sunday Ticket Row
• Ohio Judge Urged To OK Lake Erie Algae Pollution Deal
• Investors Sue Over End Of Lauded Chicago Restaurant Biz
• Thomas Report Is Final Straw — High Court Needs Ethics Code
• Ex-Bang Energy CEO Says He Owns Social Media Accounts
• Mich. Statute Of Limitations Cases Carry Nationwide Impacts
• Food Service Co. Beats Jehovah's Witness Bias Suit
• Dog Owner Says Toxic Metals Pet Food Suit Must Be Revived
• Foster Farms' Insurer Must Pay For Turkey Antitrust Suits
• Joint Representation Ethics Lessons From Ga. Electors Case
• Circle K 'Polar Pop' Ad Push Broke Deal, Seltzer Giant Says
• Whitbread Begins £300M Share Buyback As Profits Jump
• Queens Restaurateur Dodges Ex-Server's Race Bias Claims
• StarKist, Others Score Partial Win In Tuna Price-Fixing MDL
• Hy-Vee, Workers Agree To 55K-Employee Class In ERISA Suit
• Chiquita's Ex-President Beats Colombia Terror-Funding MDL
• 5th Circ. Says NLRB GC Could End Suit Against Unions
• Citi Ramps Up ESG Focus On Beef, Soy Industries
• Coffee Farmers Reach $12M Deal As Part of Kona Settlements
• Feds Settle Misbranded Meat Dispute With Halal Co.
• New H-2A Wage Rule Threatens Farms, Fla. Groups Say
• Katten-Guided 6-Way Merger Aims To Fill Craft Brew Void
• Coca-Cola Didn't Deceive With Hard Seltzer 'Margarita' Labels
• Commerce's Pasta Duties Fully Cooked, Trade Court Rules
• Lawyer Discernment Is Critical In The World Of AI
• Ruby Tuesday Chief Says Ex-Employer Owes Him $1M
• Fishing Co., Shipbuilder Win $23M In Policy Blank-Space Fight
• Razin Kane Monster Truck Team Says Food Chain Violated TM
• US Cos. Should Prep For EU Green Claims Compliance
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Cheesecake Factory GC Saw Slight Decline In Comp Last Year
• Ex-Starbucks Analyst Claims Pregnancy Stunted Her Career
• Chinese Gum Co. Can Fix Missing Info, Trade Court Says
• Brand Battles: MLB Takes A Swing At Major League Pickleball
• SEC Alleges $8.5M Fine Wine Scam Targeting Elderly
• Mich. Justices Refuse To Pause Disney's Escheat Dispute Win
• Fla. Shrimp Breeder Asks 11th Circ. To OK $9.9M IP Verdict
• Policyholder Lessons From Sandy No-Coverage Decision
• Kroger, Albertsons Oppose Shoppers' Bid To Block Merger
• Appeals Board Nixes Nursery's H-2A Bid Over Housing Flop
• ValueAct Wants 'Entrenched' President Of 7-Eleven Parent Out
• Turkey Catcher Says New Evidence Revives State Wage Claim
• Energy Drink Company Sued Over Preservatives
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• USDA Gives $125M To Tribes For Meat And Poultry Projects
• Ill. Judge Trims False Ad Suit Over Kroger Pain Patches
• 6th Circ. Grants Ky., Biz Groups' Bid To Pause WOTUS Rule
• 9th Circ. Gas Ruling Not Death Knell For Electric Future
• Bowling Alley Company Loses $50M COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Ex-Blue Bell CEO Plea Highlights Enforcement Risk In Recalls
• Real Estate Rumors: Barbara Walters, Core Spaces, Food Hall
• 6 Craft Beverage Equipment Suppliers Merge In $100M Deal
• Water Tech Biz Goes Public Via SPAC Merger Led By 2 Firms
• Don't Forget Alumni Engagement When Merging Law Firms
• Insurer Off The Hook In Ill. Pub Stabbing Injury Suit
• NLRB Details Potential Remedies For Repeat Violators
• DLA Piper Malpractice Suit Over Gummy Deal Dropped
• Calif. AG Defends New Weedkiller Cancer Warnings At 9th Circ.
• GNC Says 'Lean' Bars Are About Lifestyle, Not Fat Content
• House Unable To Override Biden Veto Of Water Act Rule
• Keurig, SharkNinja Reach Deal To End Trade Secrets Dispute
• Tyson Tries To Sink 'Ghost Cattle' Rancher's Monopoly Suit
• McDonald's Must Provide Board Docs In Sex Harassment Suit
• NC Chicken Plant Ex-Manager Ends Workplace Bias Suit
• Meat Company Got 'Excuses' Instead Of Equipment, Suit Says
• Without Stronger Due Diligence, Attys Risk AML Regulation
• Real Estate Rumors: Adam Sinn, Ashita, Rental Asset
• Mich. Wineries Want To Squeeze Out Local Zoning Laws
• McDonald's Pushes For Early Win In AI Voiceprint Suit
• When Is Butter Not Butter? When It's A Spray, 9th Circ. Says
• UK Inks 4th US State-Level Trade Deal With Oklahoma
• 9th Circ. Ends In-N-Out's COVID-19 Insurance Coverage Beef
• W.Va. County Urges 4th Circ. To Revive Opioid Distributor Row
• Chinese Keg Cos. Back Commerce's 3rd Try At Dumping Rate
• Abortion Pill Rulings Will Hinder FDA Authority
• Cannabis Labor Peace Laws Lay Fertile Ground For Unions
• Every Lawyer Can Act To Prevent Peer Suicide
• UFCW Local Fights Outsourcing At Colorado Kroger Affiliate
• Pa. Justices Dispute If Coordination Rule Creates State MDLs
• US Cos. Racked Up $96B In Price-Fixing Fines Since 2000
• Ex-FDA Officials, Legal Scholars Rip Abortion Pill Ruling
• What The Feds' Colo. River Plan Could Mean For The West
• Monster Wants Rival VPX's Fla. False Ad Suit Tossed
• Whole Foods Cupcake Allergen Suit Revived By 5th Circ.
• Ex-Detainees Sanctioned For Deposition Truancy In Wage Suit
• JBS Reaches $25M Beef Price-Fixing Deal With Indirect Buyers
• 9th Circ. Reverses Berkeley's Natural Gas Installation Ban
• Justices Won't Review Bar On New Calif. Prop 65 Suits
• 9th Circ. Tosses Calif. Restaurant Virus Coverage Suit
• DUI Liability Ruling Affirms SC Isn't Direct Action-Friendly
• Building On Successful Judicial Assignment Reform In Texas
• Plant Fired Immigrant Workers Without Notice, Class Suit Says
• Judge Says $577K Fee Award Deserved In Child Detention Suit
• Feds, Wash. Fight Red States' Bid To Join Abortion Pill Suit
• DOJ, Treasury Targeting Sinaloa Cartel's Fentanyl Supply Chain
• Absolut Seller Beats Black Ex-Worker's Promotion Bias Suit
• McGinnis Lochridge Adds Ex-Nexsen Pruet Agribusiness Atty
• Sysco Barred From Dragging Burford Into Broiler Chicken Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Paul Hastings Tried To Hide Conflict, Coke Says In DQ Bid
• Investors Fight For Class Cert. In Bayer Securities Fraud Suit
• Pandemic Rent Ruling Backs DoorDash Fee Suit, Judge Told
• Cannabis And Psychedelics Roundup: Wash. OKs Psilocybin
• China, Japan Settle Steel Row Without WTO's Appeal Body
• Cherub Tomato Seller Says Rival No Angel In Trade Dress Suit
• Kroger And Albertsons Ask To Toss Private Case Over Buyout
• Five Guys Employees Move For Final OK Of $1.2M Wage Deal
• Customer Says Daiso Must Face Ingredient Mistranslation Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Starbucks, Gamma, Madison Realty
• NC Judge Dubious Of Atty's Role In $55M Loan Fraud
• Now Is The Time For Independent Industry Self-Regulation
• MSG Must Provide Docs In Dispute With NY Liquor Agency
• EPA Dicamba Approval Must Again Be Squashed, Farmers Say
• FTC Warns Companies Not To Make Unbacked Health Claims
• Cities Should Explore Minn. Municipal Alcohol Store Model
• Animal Groups Fight 8th Circ. Revival Of 'Ag-Gag' Law
• AmEx Ruling Proves A Double-Edged Sword In Labor Antitrust
• Consulting Firm Seeks $157K Fee From Influencer's Pot Co.
• Starbucks Suit Over Potassium Should Stay, Woman Argues
• Deals Rumor Mill: TotalEnergies, Exxon, Sunday Natural
• DOJ To Take 5th Circ. Abortion Pill Ruling To Supreme Court
• Monster's Injunction Drops Bomb On Bang's 'Super Creatine'
• 5th Circ. Partly Stays Texas Judge's Abortion Pill Ruling
• 5th Circ. Rejuvenates Louisiana's Meat Labeling Law
• Mich. Livestock Farms Challenge Manure Regs
• C.H. Robinson Sues Shipper, Port Co. Over Spoiled Grapes
• NRDC Says New Mid-Atlantic Plan Will Lead To Overfishing
• NY Halal Biz Broke Meat Inspection Laws, Feds Allege
• Consumers Say Safeway's Free Product Deals Are A Ripoff
• Consumers Get Final OK On $75M Smithfield Price-Fixing Deal
• Judge Won't Sanction Orchard Workers' Claims As Baseless
• Where Meat-Free Labeling Stands As 5th Circ. Mulls State Law
• Do Videoconferences Establish Jurisdiction With Defendants?
• Starbucks Names Ex-Pfizer, Medtronic Atty As GC
• Judge Rejects Sanctions Bid In Nestle Gray-Market Drinks Suit
• Standing May Prove To Be Abortion Pill Ruling's Achilles' Heel
• 240 Lawmakers See 'Imminent Harm' From Mifepristone Order
• App Maker Must Sue Microsoft In Ireland, Says Wash. Panel
• US To Curb Fishing Subsidies Under WTO Deal
• Shake Shack Rebukes Counterclaim In Font 'Shakedown'
• Friendly's Franchise Eateries Must Face Wage Theft Claims
• Green Groups Want 9th Circ. To Undo EPA Pesticide Approval
• NY Restaurateur Gets 5 Years For PPP Fraud, Landlord Threat
• Disney Urges Mich. Justices Not To Halt Win In Escheat Case
• Farmers Say H-2A Wage Calculation Changes Will Harm Them
• 11th Circ. Says No Extra Irma Coverage For Fla. Farm
• Sports Bar Asks Justices To Hear Boxing Match Copyright Suit
• US Accused Of Shirking Financial Pledge To Minority Farmers
• Biz Groups Urge Justices To Rule Barn Builders Don't Get OT
• Suit Blames Candy Co., Gas Co. For Pa. Factory Explosion
• Humanism Should Replace Formalism In The Courts
• Ex-Cannabis Water CEOs Plead Not Guilty To $10M Scheme
• DOJ Asks 5th Circ. To End 'Misguided' Abortion Pill Order
• Tivity Seeks Quick Win In Investors' Nutrisystem Buy Suit
• Grubhub, Other Cos. Appeal Failed Antitrust Arbitration Bid
• Sysco Pushing To Drag Burford Into Antitrust Proceedings
• Interior To Consider Mexico Embargo Over Endangered Sealife
• Colorado Springs Isn't Immune From Wildfire Mitigation Suit
• Employment-Related Litigation Risks Facing Hospitality Cos.
• 'Conspiracy' Played Role In Steelers QB's Death, Widow Says
• Wildlife Group Wants EPA Cadmium Standard Stricken
• Alaska Tribal Orgs Say Feds Must Update Salmon Protections
• Ga. Beer Biz Says Mobile Bar Is Infringing Its Trademark
• Pharma Execs Slam Abortion Pill Ruling, Citing Industry Risk
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• SF Marriott Servers Near $9M Win In Gratuity Bench Trial
• Driver Says Domino's Franchisee Doesn't Cover Car Costs
• Cannabis Bill Roundup: Ark. Lawmakers OK Gun, Hemp Bills
• Justices Urged To Apply OT Exemption To Farm Construction
• Cubs Become First MLB Team To Partner With CBD Co.
• Texas Judge Pushes Pause On FDA Abortion Drug Approval
• Judge Says Trial Needed In $30M Atty Fee Dispute
• DirecTV Subscribers Want More Info On NFL's YouTube Deal
• Diet Supplement Co. Targets Unauthorized Amazon Sellers
• Pot Co. Says Investors Can't Link Sale To Stock Drops
• Antitrust Red Flags For Green Product Initiatives
• No Redo For Sbarro Worker's Suit Alleging Rape By Manager
• Expect Merger Enforcement To Roll Full Steam Ahead
• IPO Prospects Seek Calm After Turbulent Start To 2023
• Ohio Food Company Faces $2M Fine Over Amputated Leg
• BurgerFi Misrepresented Pizza Biz Acquisition, Investors Say
• Wendy's Franchisee Says Ex-Worker Left, Wasn't Fired
• Taxation With Representation: Davis Polk, Hogan Lovells
• Chipotle, Sweetgreen End Chicken Beef In Fast Food IP Fight
• Worker Sues Jersey Mike's Franchisee For Retaliation
• DOL Board Backs H-2A Denial Over Flawed Documentation
• Chancery Restarts Fat Brands Looting Suit After Board Purge
• Davis Graham Loses Patent Attorney To Kutak Rock
• How Bank Turmoil Is Affecting Real Estate Purchases, Sales
• Don't Let Client Demands Erode Law Firm Autonomy
• Fla. Restaurants Need To Prep For Liquor License Changes
• Ga. Farm Trafficked Migrants In $200M Scheme, Workers Say
• Health Inspector Alleges Bias, Retaliation For Chipotle Closure
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Insurer's Loss In Subrogation Suit Over Fire
• 'Extortionate' LA Jail Service Fees Enrich PE Firms, Suit Says
• Chipotle Sues Sweetgreen Over TM In Burrito Bowl Battle
• Poultry Cos. Agree To Pay $35M In Wash. Price-Fixing Case
• Fitness Drink Maker Gets $7.8M Deal OK'd In Mislabeling Suit
• Vinegar Giant Hit With Suit Over Baltimore Stream Pollution
• WTO Trade Forecast Up Slightly, But Still Sees 'Subpar' 2023
• Fire Damage Coverage Fight Must Go To Trial, Judge Rules
• Buyers Want An End To 7-Year Pause In Kix Cereal Suit
• Zurich Says It Owes No Defense For Late Notice Of Shooting
• Judge Revokes Enviro Review Shield For Factory Farm Loans
• Misleading Jelly Suit Should Be Preserved, Woman Says
• Deboning Incident At Ala. Restaurant Not Covered, Suit Says
• Instagrammer's Pot Co. To Pay $1.6M In Contract Dispute
• Chipotle Patrons Can't Get Class Cert. In Change-Sorting Row
• Burford Fights Sysco Bid To Join Antitrust, Injunction Cases
• 5th Circ. Rejects Orthopedists' COVID-19 Coverage Appeal
• Perdue Plant Workers' $60M Wage-Fixing Deal Gets Initial OK
• Underage Clerk Takes Kroger To Court Over Sex Abuse
• Ill. Appeals Court Axes Casino's Win In Sex Harassment Suit
• NC Bottling Company Gets $11M Default Win In Scam
• Calif. Supreme Court Takes On More Virus Coverage Appeals
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Skadden, Gibson Dunn Lead Mars' $1.3B Pet Care Biz Buy
• Workers, Labor Take Center Stage At ABA Antitrust Meeting
• Federal Judge's Amici Invitation Is A Good Idea, With Caveats
• Ore. Regulator Liquor Scandal Should Alarm Cannabis Cos.
• Workers' OT Suit Belongs In Arbitration, Food Cart Co. Says