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Food & Beverage - May, 2023

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• Costco Reaches Deal In Slip-Fall Suit Days Before Trial
• Diddy Says Diageo Abandoned His Vodka, Tequila As 'Urban'
• Feds Say Advocacy Groups' Fish Harvest Claims 'Ambiguous'
• Berkeley Asks Full 9th Circ. To Review Natural Gas Install Ban
• Chancery Again Pauses Fat Brands Shareholder Suit
• Miami Biz Owners Say Official's Retaliation Was Personal
• Graham Says No Farmworker Citizenship Without Tight Border
• Mich. Supreme Court To Hear State Appeal Of Manure Rules
• Eatery's Virus Loss Args No Secret Recipe, Calif. Panel Says
• Mobile-Order Patent Blitz Hits Starbucks, Taco Bell And Others
• Shopping Bag Makers Seek Duties On 9 Countries' Imports
• Georgia Restaurant Can't Escape Ex-Chef's Wage-And-OT Suit
• Bayer Fights Ariz. Challenge To EPA's Dicamba Approval
• Insurers' Fraud Claims Against Chicken Plant Headed To Trial
• Ex-CEO Can Sue Attys Pro Se But Needs Bolstered Complaint
• Michigan High Court Tees Up Eateries' COVID Appeal
• FEMSA Sells Stake In Jetro Restaurant Depot For $1.4B
• As Sackett Trims Feds' Wetlands Role, States May Step Up
• Heineken Brews €333M Share Buyback From Mexican Biz
• Grubhub, Uber Eats Ask 2nd Circ. For Antitrust Arbitration
• Weak Video Data Doom Early Win Bids In Costco Slip-Fall Suit
• NLRB Judge Says Starbucks Has 'Proclivity' For Breaking Law
• Farms Press NC Judge To Block DOL's New H-2A Wage Rates
• Federal Restrictions On Phthalates Are Long Overdue
• Zoup Cheats Customers Out Of Soup, Suit Says
• Insurer Sues Fire Suppression Co. Over $5M Kitchen Fire
• Alaska Wants 9th Circ. To Reopen Salmon Fishing Season
• Coca-Cola Suit Should Go To Florida, Cooling Co. Says
• Prolific False Ad Atty Defends Against Possible Sanctions
• Steakhouse's Bid To Toss Defense Sat Too Long On The Grill
• USDA Salmonella Proposal Propels New Food Safety Journey
• Oshkosh Corp. To Buy JBT's AeroTech Biz In $800M Deal
• Judge Won't Pause Halt On Alaska Salmon Fishing Season
• Trade Court Says Mixed Frozen Fruit Is Still Frozen Fruit
• Job Seeker Fights Pa. Hotel In Suit Over Methadone Treatment
• Feds Seek 6-Month Stay Of Fat Brands Looting Suit In Del.
• Restaurant Software Co. Brass Face Suit Over Sunken Deal
• Albertsons, Kroger Slam 'Baseless' $25B Merger Challenge
• Venezuela Queuing Up Appeal In $618M Award Fight
• Investor Activist Campaigns Heat Up Just In Time For Summer
• Oath Pizza CEO Accused By Investor Of Self-Dealing
• NC, Farmers Urge High Court To Restore State 'Ag Gag' Law
• Some Client Speculations On AI And The Law Firm Biz Model
• Roofer Owes $4.7M For Poultry Farm Damage, Insurer Says
• Mass. Judge Won't Halt Wind Farm Construction For Fishing
• Apparel Co. Loses Defense Bid Over Royalty Fight
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Insurer Says No More Coverage For $3.2M Bar Assault Award
• Magistrate Decertifies Grocery Managers' Class In OT Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Bang Energy Drink Co. Says Ex-CEO Jeopardizing Ch. 11 Sale
• Chevron Deference In Limelight As DeSantis Joins 2024 Race
• Wetlands Ruling Ushers In Era Of Clarity — And Uncertainty
• IP Forecast: Paul Hastings To Attack DQ Bid In Coke Feud
• Pittsburgh Agency Seeks Redo In 'Airmall' Termination Suit
• New Judge Ends 'Outrageous' BIA Stay, Sets Tribal Cattle Trial
• Gopuff Wins Pause Of Mass. Alcohol License Revocation
• Calif. Restaurant Owners Lied To Get COVID Funds, Feds Say
• Ill. Panel Won't Reverse Insurer Win In Eavesdropping Dispute
• Ga. Panel Says Moe's Franchise Too Late On Malpractice Suit
• Chick-Fil-A Worker Says Franchisee Can't Ax OT Suit
• High Court Narrows Feds' Power Under Clean Water Act
• Mich. Judge Says Dubai Date Co.'s Franchise Row Belongs In UAE
• P&G Must Face Suit Alleging Excessive Melatonin In Sleep Aid
• DOL Wrongly Denied Co-Op's Foreign Hire Bid, Board Says
• Blumenauer To Reintroduce Customs Loophole Bill
• Reps. Reintroduce Bipartisan UK Trade Negotiations Bill
• On Deck In JPML: FTX, Cheer Abuse, T-Mobile
• Study Finds Breathalyzers Remain Unreliable As Pot Use Test
• Zimbabwe Says Immunity Could End $277M Award Suit
• Farm Labor Contractor Can't Bust Rest Break Class Action
• Hillenbrand Buying Blackstone-Backed Schenck Unit For $730M
• Philly Firm Can't Exit Suit Over Bar Lease Case Just Yet
• Takeaways From FDA's Allergen Compliance Draft Guide
• Drivers Say Water Company Misleading Court In OT Fight
• CBD Co. Overstated Revenue, Investor Suit Says
• Texas Billionaire Wants Bathroom Attendants' Wage Suit Killed
• MSG Sues Verizon For Records From 'Sham' Liquor Agency Probe
• Taco Bell's Ads Spice Up 'Taco Tuesday' TM Spat
• 4 Firms Steer Canadian Automation Firm's $275M US IPO Plan
• Keurig Wants To Toss Winn-Dixie Claims On Top Of Sanctions
• Wholesalers Ask Judge To Rethink Trims In StarKist Suit
• NYC Applebee's Operator Agrees To Pay $3M In Wage Suit
• Mich. Fishing Row Cues 6th Circ. Critique Of Consent Decrees
• Sports Drink Co. Casts Doubt On Testing In Consumer Suit
• Spectrum Brands Escapes Pressure Cooker Injury Suit
• 7th Circ. Asked To Toss $57M Chicken Price-Fixing Atty Fee
• Real Estate Rumors: Lidl, Borstein, Cantor Fitzgerald
• Mich. Program Wants Miller Canfield DQ'd From Zoning Suit
• 2nd Circ. Backs AIG Unit's $7.2M Win Against Reinsurer
• False Ad Firm Lost 82% Of Decided Dismissals, Rival Says
• Food Logistics Co., Worker Settle Class Action Wage Claims
• Coke Greenwashing Suit Twists DC Law, Trade Group Says
• A Lawyer's Guide To Approaching Digital Assets In Discovery
• Barclay Damon Adds Ex-Helbraun Levey Managing Atty In NY
• Starbucks Execs Seek To Exit Investor's Diversity Policy Row
• Soda Water Deceptive Labeling Suit Falls Flat, Coca-Cola Says
• Economic Claims Tossed From Abbott Formula MDL
• Judge Urged To Deny Mass. Wind Farm Injunction Bid
• High Court's Ethics Statement Places Justices Above The Law
• 4th Circ. Case Stops Donning, Doffing Claim, NC Co. Says
• Calif., Ariz. And Nev. Agree To Slash Colo. River Usage
• Assessing The Reach Of 9th Circuit's Natural Gas Ruling
• EPA Seeks Ruling In Cadmium Water Standard Fight
• Investor Sues Execs Of Energy Drink Co., Claiming Fraud
• Feds Seek 2 Years For Father, Son Cheesesteak Shop Owners
• Justices Won't Hear Kroger Unit's Arbitration Fight With Union
• Sysco Corp. Hit with Suit Over Customer Data Breach
• Suit Over Biscotti Flavoring Meets Damages Bar, Judge Says
• Bayer Investors Land Class Cert. Over Roundup Litigation
• Private Equity Firm Takes $11M Restaurant Row To 3rd Circ.
• In Fed. Circ. Remand, PTAB Again Axes Food Slicer Patent
• Subway Customer Rejects Sanctions Bid In Tuna Suit
• Pa. Panel Won't Revive Suit After No-Show Over COVID Fear
• Food Logistics Co. Wants Out Of Overtime Suit
• Ill. Judges Caution Prolific Atty About Deluge Of False Ad Suits
• Qdoba Denied Stay In COVID-19 Coverage Appeal
• Time For Law Schools To Rethink Unsung Role Of Adjuncts
• Hershey Pay Dispute Won't Pause For Settlement Talks
• Fireball Maker Must Face Claim Malt Mislabeled As Whiskey
• Fla. Man Awarded $7.8M After Fall In Burger King Bathroom
• Food Packaging Co. Can't Dodge Suit Over 401(k) Fees
• Biden Admin. Announces Trade Deal With Taiwan
• Edible Arrangements Wants Ex-COO's Counterclaims Axed
• Real Estate Rumors: Karl Peterson, Walton, First Republic
• Dog Owner Loses Cert. Bid In Champion Heavy Metals Suit
• Citrus Grower's Pollution Coverage Suit Dismissed As Unripe
• Wash. AG Gets $3.4M Deal To Cap Mushroom Farm Bias Suit
• NFL Must Produce YouTube Deal Docs In 'Sunday Ticket' Suit
• Alibaba Proceeds With Plans To Spin Off Units, Pursue IPOs
• 2nd Circ. Skeptical Of Restaurant Groups' 'Just Cause' Take
• 5th Circ. Needles FDA On Its Abortion Pill Approval Process
• 6th Circ. Revives Suit Over Tenn. Sheriff's 'Illegal' CBD Raid
• Vodka Co. Can't Use Venue Rule To Bring Patent Suit In Del.
• Ex-Host Says NYC Eatery Fired Him For Complaint About Bias
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Fraud Claims Over Tyson's $2.1B Deal
• Food Distributor Beats Delivery Drivers' Overtime Suit
• Another Poultry Co. Cuts Deal With DOJ Over Wage Fixing
• Tips For In-House Legal Leaders In A Challenging Economy
• Steakhouse Workers Win Partial Collective Cert. In Tip Suit
• New Fat Brands Committee Seeks Pause Of Chancery Suit
• Mexico Calls For Texas Gov't To Curb Border Inspections
• Taco Bell Seeks To Free 'Taco Tuesday' TM For Everyone
• Ga. Justices Query Expert Testimony Order In Fatal Crash Suit
• 1st Pot Workers Union Forms In Conn.'s New Market
• Blue Apron Sells Operational Infrastructure For Up To $50M
• Costco Sanctioned For Spoliation Of Slip-And-Fall Footage
• Shake Shack Comes To Agreement With Activist Investor
• Real Estate Rumors: Marc Realty, Kearny, Tom Ford
• What Justices' Loper Bright Ruling Will Mean For Chevron
• Soft Drinks Maker To Launch £75M Buyback As Profits Fizz
• GAO Lets Army Deny $7.9M Services Bid Over Clerical Error
• CFPB's Funding Structure Earns Wide Support At High Court
• Venezuela Not Denied Due Process In $500M Award Fight
• 2 GOP Sens. Aghast At DOL Staffer's H2A Wage Theft Remark
• Kroger Unit Gets Wage Suit Moved To Ohio
• 2nd Circ. Revives NY Casino Buffet Staff's Abrupt Closure Suit
• Farmers Want Deere To Turn Over Right-To-Repair Docs
• LG Wants Gas Stove Emissions Suit Over Health Risks Tossed
• Ohio Mexican Restaurant Chain Hit With Minimum Wage Suit
• What Associates Need To Know Before Switching Law Firms
• NFL 'Sunday Ticket' Buyers Search Terms Ruled Too Complex
• Kroger, Albertsons' Dominance 'Beyond Doubt,' Judge Told
• McDonald's Liable For Girl Burned By McNugget
• 8th Circ. Says Farmer Can't Fight USDA Wetland Certification
• Calif. County, Farmers Resolve Water Transport Rules Fight
• Insurers Sue Marine Shipper To Recoup Cost Of Ruined Pasta
• Tax-Evading Doughnut Shop Owner Wants No Prison Term
• 9th Circ. Affirms Walmart's Win In Supplement Mislabeling Suit
• Fla. Groups Ask For Quick Decision On H-2A Wage Rule Pause
• Beyond Meat Hit With Suit Over Alleged Production Delays
• The Latest Legal Trends In The Food And Beverage Industry
• Cannabis Supercenters: Key Benefits And Legal Issues
• 11th Circ. Backs Chicken Plant's Win In Sex Harassment Suit
• A Case For Sharing Mediation Statements With Counterparties
• Companies Explore Costly Capital-Raising Ideas Amid Slump
• Class Action Over Safeway 'BOGO' Deals Heads To Fed. Court
• Unions Want ILO To Examine Labor Situation At Starbucks
• Former Cannabis Pizza Worker Wants Cert. In Overtime Suit
• No New Evidence To Revive NC Wage Claim, Butterball Says
• $450M Kraft Heinz Investor Deal Gets Early OK
• Calif. Independent Contractor Lessons From Grubhub Suit
• Burford Says Sysco Wrong On The Law In Injunction Fight
• Oregon Justices Decline To Hear Virus Coverage Question
• Justices Say Calif. Pork Law Withstands Commerce Concerns
• Shoppers Rip Kellogg's 'Useless' Protein Claims At 9th Circ.
• Iceland Inches WTO Fisheries Deal Closer To Going Into Effect
• Judge Greenlights Claim Over 'Extra Strength' Vitamin C
• Trader Joe's Sued Over Alleged Metals In Chocolate Bars
• Preparing For Legal Scrutiny Of Data Retention Policies
• Tenn. Restaurateurs Cop To Hiring Undocumented Workers
• Produce Co. Says Canadian Bankruptcy Blocks $1.3M Suit
• Appeals Panel Says Pa. Airport Can't Evict Concessionaire
• CBD Investor Settles Stock Suit With Private Equity Firm
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Union's Bid To Nix Starbucks Subpoenas
• Costco Must Reveal Flooring Selection In Slip-And-Fall Suit
• IHOP Owner Wouldn't Let Cook Go To Church, EEOC Says
• Calif. Justices Wary Of Allowing 'Take-Home COVID' Liability
• Treasury Blacklists 4th 'Chapito,' Cartel 'Super Lab' Head
• Winn-Dixie Sanctioned For Keurig MDL Discovery Failures
• Alaska Wants Salmon Fishing Season Saved Amid Appeal
• Calif. Justices Seem Hesitant To Follow Viking On PAGA
• Kentucky Tax Talk: Pros, Cons Of The SALT Cap Workaround
• MSG Loses Bid To Avoid Doc Production In Atty Ban Probe
• NLRB Order May Mean Harsher Remedies For Labor Violations
• Meat Co.'s Beef With Pittsburgh Steelers' Stadium Squashed
• NJ Atty Hit With Sanctions For Ignoring Discovery
• Tuna Buyers Want PE Firms To Stay In Price-Fixing MDL
• Pfizer Spinoff Sued By Former Vax Supplier
• Byron Allen Hits McDonald's With $100M False Promise Suit
• WTO Members Present 6 Proposals For Reform
• 9th Circ. Says Roscoe's Creditor Can't Mess With Trustee Fee
• Total Wine Says FTC Probe Of Rival Co. Too Expansive
• Mall Shutdown Losses Are Within Coverage, Calif. Eatery Says
• 2 Firms Lead MGP Ingredients' Buy Of Family Bourbon Biz
• Deals Near 8 More Military Bases To Get CFIUS Scrutiny
• 1st Circ. Exempts Food Truckers' Wage Suit From Arbitration
• Attorneys Should Have An Ethical Duty To Advance DEI
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Claims To Fraudster's Seized Sub Shops
• Bulleit Maker Asks 2nd Circ. To Back Whiskey Injunction
• Joint Juice Maker Rips Class Attys' 'Overstated' $8.3M Fee Bid
• Boxing Promoter Asks High Court To Stay Out Of TM Suit
• 8th Circ. Upholds Conviction Of Ex-Monsanto Scientist
• Kenvue's IPO Offers Glimmer Of Hope During Bleak Times
• 350 Adult Residents Cut From EPA Flint Water Suit
• Brand Battles: Iron Maiden Strikes At 'Maiden Wear' Corset TM
• No Injury Suit Coverage For Secret Nightclub, Insurer Says
• Subway Seeks Sanctions For Customer's Atty In Tuna Suit
• Popeyes Patron Dished Up Fried Mouse Suit To Wrong Party
• DOJ Inks 1st Enviro Justice Deal Under Civil Rights Laws
• Bojangles Frees Insurer In Employee Rape Coverage Case
• Senators Revive Push For Digital Country-Of-Origin Labels
• Judge OKs Deal To Clean 'Loathsome' Lake Erie Pollution
• Qdoba Appeals COVID-19 Coverage Loss, Asks For Stay
• Coke Agrees To End Black Contractor Favoritism Bias Suit
• Data-Driven Insights Are Key To Attracting Today's Clients
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Kirkland, Fried
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Large Hardee's Franchisee Hits Ch. 11 With Plan To Sell
• Judge Slices Sandwich Shop Trade Secrets Suit
• Kroger's 'Cage-Free' Eggs Misleading, Suit Claims
• Drivers Hit Jimmy John's Franchisee With Unpaid Wage Suit
• NLRB Judge Orders Starbucks To Rehire 5 Of 'Memphis 7'
• Feds Tighten Conditions For Barring Fishy Sea Bass Imports
• 'Take-Home' COVID Liability At Stake At California High Court
• Sysco Says It's Owed Full Control Of Price-Fixing Claims
• Commerce And American Indian Group Agree To Expand Exports
• NLRB Starbucks 'Memphis 7' Case Gets Icy 6th Circ. Reception
• Suit Says Restaurant Shirking Share Of Pittsburgh Food Hall
• Ex-Ga. DA Must Face Fatal Wendy's Shooting Suit, Cops Say
• Keurig Descaler 'Defect' Suit Holds Water, Consumers Say
• Teamsters Local Urges Dismissal Of Driver's Benefits Suit
• 11th Circ. Scuttles NLRB Ruling In Anheuser-Busch Bias Fight
• Deals Rumor Mill: Pfizer, Subway, SoftBank
• Wash. Judge's Order Could Halt Alaska Fishery To Aid Orca
• NLRB Judge Says Kroger Unlawfully Banned BLM Buttons
• Commerce 'Distorting' Facts In Tin Can Suit, Importer Says
• Retail Worker Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Data Breach Suit
• Wash. Justices Won't Review StarKist Price-Fixing Ruling
• Coke Bottling Co., Black Ex-Worker Shutter Race Bias Suit
• Indoor Farm Biz Raises $35M In California Sale-Leaseback
• Judge Nixes Injunction Bid In King Soopers Outside Work Suit
• Insurer's $776K Ammonia-Tainted Cheese Case Dismissed
• Judge Limits Insurer's Depreciation In Feed Dryer Fire Suit
• Ruling Shows Hurdles To Defending Consumer PFAS Claims
• Insurer Owes No Coverage In Fish-Tool Injury Suit, Court Told
• Olive Garden Parent Co. Buying Ruth's Chris In $715M Deal
• Ghosting In BigLaw: Why Better Feedback Habits Are Needed
• Wash. AG Launches Exploratory Campaign For Governor
• Little Caesars Fights Class Certification Bid In BIPA Suit
• US Didn't Revise Olive Tariffs Despite WTO Ruling, EU Says
• No Plans To Replicate N. America Trade Deal, Tai Says
• First Liberty Can't Keep $1M House Fire Suit In State Court
• Fed. Circ. Drops Inventor From Hormel Bacon Prep Patent
• Golden Star SPAC Raises $60M To Pursue Asian Acquisition
• High Court Whistleblower Case Is Bigger Than Wall Street
• Manufacturer Joins Kind Bar Death Settlement Coverage Row
• Mich. Panel: COVID Restrictions Challenge May Be Moot
• Monster Truck Co. Drops Raising Cane's TM Breach Suit
• Court Tells Popeyes Franchisee Not To Interfere In DOL Probe
• Altria Sues For $106M Tax Refund Over Anheuser-Busch Stock
• King Soopers, UFCW Spar Over Outsourcing Injunction Bid
• Insurer Freed From Covering Mich. Eatery Over Fatal Shooting
• Georgia Store Puts Blame For Crime On Atlanta
• 'Momentous Day' As Justices Eye Chevron Deference Demise
• 9th Circ. Rejects Tribe's Skagit River Fishing Rights Bid
• 10th Circ. Revives Ex-Criminal Defendants' Wage Claims
• Chevron At The High Court: Scalpel Or Sledgehammer?
• Insurer Sues For $700K Over Ammonia-Tainted Cheese
• Meat Co. Trims Its Exclusivity Beef With Steelers' Stadium
• Colo. Water Chief Can Act Against Feedlot Co., Top Court Says
• New Mediation Deadline Set In 'Sexy Chocolates' Case
• Judge Wary Of Economic Claims In Abbott Formula MDL
• Conservative Group Sues SEC Over Kroger Proxy Decision
• 9th Circ. Says City Can't Back Up $48M Tainted Water Award
• 9th Circ. Backs Toss Of 'Just Fruit' Kroger False Ad Suit
• Chicago Lawyer Can't Go After Ex-Client's Biz For Defamation
• Texas Attys Botched Kroger Injury Suit Service, Client Says
• Chick-Fil-A Urges Arbitration In Data Hack Suit
• Law Needs A Balance Between Humanism And Formalism
• 4 Firms Guide SPAC Merger With $319M-Valued Plant-Food Biz
• Coke Bottlers' $3.3M Settlement In 401(k) Fee Suit OK'd
• 11th Amendment Blocks Co.'s Hawaii Hemp Rule Suit
• Justices Tackle Chevron Deference In Fishing Case