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Food & Beverage - June, 2023

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• Mich. Chief Justice Urges Change To 'No Call, No Show' Law
• Starbucks Union Fight At 'Crisis Stage,' Labor Groups Tell ILO
• Biz Group Presses Tai On Lingering Mexico Trade Frictions
• EEOC Hits Fla. McDonald's Franchisee With ADA Suit
• NJ AG Backs 3 LGBTQIA+ Discrimination Cases, Vows Action
• Mariners Slapped With IP Counterclaims In Sponsorship Suit
• DC Circ.'s Perchlorate Ruling Means Regulatory Restart
• Appellate Funding Disclosure: No Mandate Is Right Choice
• New Jersey Curaleaf Dispensaries Join Pot Unionization Effort
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Split Michigan Panel Strikes Down Epidemic-Control Law
• Emmentaler Case Elucidates Recipe For EU Food Trademarks
• Uber Cites Justices' Coinbase Ruling To Urge Price-Fix Stay
• Wynn Workers At Boston Casino Secure Deal To Avert Strike
• Diageo Says Fight With Diddy Must Be Arbitrated
• Harrison Poultry Inks $2.8M Deal In Price-Fixing Suit
• Feds Aim To Squash Remaining Tomato Case Claims
• $45M Verdict Over CVS Shooting Upheld By Ga. Justices
• 2nd Circ. Says Suspected COVID Can't Support FMLA Case
• Justices Urged To Reverse Narrow FLSA-Exemption Reading
• Coke Wants Out Of Apple Juice Consumer Fraud Suit
• 'Shark Tank' Investor Says Biz Partner Violated Order
• Export Council Returns With Policy Recs After 7-Year Hiatus
• NYC Dim Sum Restaurant Settles Chef's FLSA Suit
• Army Corps Says It Will Revoke Shellfish Permit In Wash.
• Burford, Sysco Agree To Drop Litigation Funding Suits
• Ex-Yahoo Patents Aren't Valid, 7-Eleven, Southwest Tell Judge
• Ex-Bumble Bee CEO Found Partially Liable For Price-Fixing
• Mich. Farmers Say Insurers Owe Over $2M After Crop Damage
• FTC Order May Guide Cos. In Avoiding Pyramid Scheme Label
• Ex-NYC School Official Convicted In Food Bribe Case
• C&H Sugar Hit With Suit Over 'Rotten Egg' Odors
• Ex-Biz Partner Liable For Editing Orchard's Google Profile
• Workers Get Initial OK In Coke Bottler's $3M Kronos Hack Deal
• Ag Groups' Claims On H-2A Wage Rule 'Unripe,' Feds Say
• Swire Selling U.S. Coca-Cola Unit To Shareholder For $3.9B
• 2 Firms Lead Korean BBQ Chain's Upsized $43M IPO
• Ex-NFL Pro Explains Remarks That Spawned Defamation Suit
• US Tomato Group Doesn't Want American Tomatoes Crushed
• Mondelez Workers Target BCLP In Cyberattack Suit
• Investors Say Online Grocer Share Prices Were Deceiving
• McDonald's Franchisee Sex-Assault Suit Back In State Court
• Feds Want Prairie Chicken Protection Challenges Combined
• Cannabis Group Urges Congress To Regulate Intoxicating Hemp
• NBA Players Must Avoid Legal Fouls In CBD Deals
• Starbucks Accuses Union Of Pride Decor 'Smear Campaign'
• Texas Billionaire, Bathroom Attendants To Settle Wage Suit
• Mondelez Hit With Worker Suits Over Bryan Cave Cyberattack
• 'Shark Tank' Investor, NJ Food Co. Claim Posts Hurt Business
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Steakhouse COVID Coverage Claims
• EPA Says New 'Waters Of US' Rule To Arrive By September
• JPMorgan Accused Of Inflating Grocery IPO Valuation
• 7th Circ. Rejects Challenge To Chicken Deal Sharing Language
• Dunkin' Settles Consumer Suit Over Gift Card Balances
• Pa. Judge Tosses Ex-CEO's Breach Suit Against Attys
• As Interest Rates Rise, So Do Liability Management Deals
• 6th Circ. Told To Defer To DOL Handbook In Car Expense Suit
• How Attys Can Avoid Exposing Their Firms To Cyberattacks
• A Need To Be Big: US Law Firms Kept Foot On Gas In 2022
• 10 Years Of The 10 Biggest US Firms
• The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms
• Seaboard To Pay Pork Buyers $9.75M In Price-Fix MDL
• 9th Circ. OKs Alaska Salmon Fishing Season
• Pickle Co. Says No Harm Shown In Wahlburgers Labeling Row
• Kroger Says NLRB Judge Wrong To OK Workers' BLM Gear
• Foreign Investment In Real Estate Is Getting More Complicated
• Virginia 'Rocket Docket' Slowdown Is Likely A Blip
• BCLP Hit By Cyberattack Affecting Client Data
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Device 'Lockdown' Ordered in Bang Energy Co. Ch. 11
• Assaulted Teen Fights A Bankrupt McDonald's Franchisee
• Uber Insurer Slams Payout Bid In Crash That Killed Driver
• Calling Orchard 'Criminal' Not Defamation, Ex-Owner Says
• Railway Cos. Must Face 'Lagging' New Fuel Price Claims
• 50 Cent's Liquor Co. Opposes Ex-Worker's Homestead Claim
• A Look At 2023's Major NLRB Developments Thus Far
• Lozenge Buyers Push Back On P&G Bid To Toss False Ad Suit
• Canadian Court Hits Co. With Highest-Ever Price-Fixing Fine
• Del Monte Tells 11th Circ. Grower Owes $40M In Fruit Sales
• EPA Wants End To Tribes' Water Rule Challenge
• US, India Resolve 6 WTO Disputes On Steel, Solar Products
• Wynn Resorts' Encore Boston Casino Workers Vote To Strike
• Restaurant Company, General Counsel Found In Contempt
• NJ Meat Retailer, Costco Hit With Salmonella Sickness Suit
• Preparing For Md. Adult-Use Cannabis: Operations And More
• Turkey Catcher Beats Butterball's Sanctions Bid In Wage Suit
• Black Franchisees Say McDonald's Must Face Race Bias Suit
• Consumers Say Coca-Cola's Soda Water Arguments Fall Flat
• Trade Court Nixes Feds' Effort To Trim Dolphin Suit
• Imports From China Increase To Pre-'Trade War' Levels
• Michigan Supreme Court Takes Up 'Adopt And Amend' Appeal
• Preparing For Md. Adult-Use Cannabis: Licensing Provisions
• Rocky Mountain Water Woes: Colorado's Uncertain Future
• Whirlpool Latest To Face Gas Stove Emissions Risks Suit
• Chocolatier Wins $252K In Fees, Costs In Franchisee Case
• 9th Circ. Backs Feds' Win In Puget Sound Salmon Fishing Suit
• Tyson Can't Transfer Forced Buyout Antitrust Suit
• Indian Potato Co. Says $4.4M Award Can't Be Enforced In NJ
• NY Gets Win In Tribal Suit Over Eel Fishing Regs
• PTAB To Review 1 Of 4 Challenged Impossible Meat Patents
• Fishing Co. Takes Industry-Paid Monitors Fight To High Court
• Now Is The Time For State And Local Sales Tax Simplification
• Diacetyl Jury Verdicts Fuel Continued Flavoring Litigation
• Migrant Workers Claim Va. Farms Didn't Pay $2.5M In Overtime
• 5 Management Tips To Keep Law Firm Merger Talks Moving
• Seafood Co. Says Insurer Must Cover Hurricane Ida Damage
• 3rd Circ. Weighs If Watermelon Candy Shape Is 'Functional'
• How To Mitigate Political Turmoil In Influencer Marketing
• Law360 Names 2023's Top Attorneys Under 40
• Credit Card Act Looks To Reduce Restaurant Swipe Fees
• Texas Bakery Looks To Ax Arbitration Award Over Extra Pay
• IRS Mileage Rate Isn't Shorthand For Damages, Judge Says
• Fed. Circ. Finds US Owes Farmers Flooding Loss Damages
• Michigan Judge Urges State AG To Reconsider Winery Fine
• Cookie Co. Must Face Monster Energy's Trade Dress Suit
• Cava's Scorching Debut Could Help Thaw A Frozen IPO Market
• Lawmakers Revive Bid To Nix De Minimis 'Loophole' For China
• 2nd Circ. OKs FDA Denial Of Bid To Market Flavored E-Cigs
• DC Circ. Sides With Lobstermen On Fishery Rule Suit
• Tofurky's Beef With La. Labeling Law Leaves Open Questions
• Texas Justices Won't Review Co.'s $3.9M Ex-GC Bonus Spat
• Food Waste Recycler KDC Hits Ch. 11 In Del. With Sale Plans
• Folgers Coffee Gets Website Tracking Suit Thrown Out
• Prominent Kirkland Litigator Steps Away From Practicing Law
• Banquet Server Isn't A Tipped Worker, Colo. Panel Rules
• Alaska Restaurant Loses Foreign Seasonal Cook Hiring Bid
• No Need To Hear Farm Work OT Case, Worker Tells Justices
• Attorney Playbook For Women's College Sports Is Changing
• Interior Seeks Input On Future Colo. River Management
• 2nd Circ. Reinsurance Ruling Correctly Applied English Law
• Perkins Coie Adds DC Partner, Building Food Industry Focus
• Reed Smith Continues Partner Hires With Investment Pro
• Dem Lawmakers Bring Back Bill To Protect Child Farmworkers
• EPA Regulatory Agenda Shows Biden Admin Isn't Slowing
• Golden Grain Co. Defeats Suit Alleging Underfilled Rice Pilaf
• Workers Say Jewel-Osco Failed To Pay Minimum Wage, OT
• Simpson Thacher-Led Cava Prices $318M IPO Above Range
• Keurig Says Winn-Dixie, BJ's Shelves Show Pod Competition
• Gibson Dunn-Led BBQ Chain Heats Up Plans For $33M IPO
• Whole Foods Illegally Taxes Prepared Food, NY Shopper Says
• What Jack Daniel's High Court Ruling Means For Parody
• Rethinking In-Office Attendance For Associate Retention
• Qdoba Drops Its 10th Circ. COVID-19 Coverage Appeal
• Brewer's Challenge To Coors 'Stones' TM Win Falls Flat
• Cos. Should Consider Virtual Bargaining To Show Good Faith
• Trader Joe's Denies Harmful Levels Of Metals In Chocolate
• Small Trade Deals Needed As WTO Wobbles, Ex-Official Says
• Pet Supplies Plus Quashes Flaxseed Cat Food Fight
• Instant Pot Maker Gets OK For $257.5M In Ch. 11 Financing
• Trim Inspections To Boost Meat Competition, GOP Reps Say
• Meijer Insurers Must Face Opioid Coverage Suit In Michigan
• WTO Urges Governments To Accept Historic Fisheries Deal
• Feds Back 11-Judge Redo Of 9th Circ.'s Gas Fixture Ruling
• Sackett's US Waters Redefinition Is A Boon For Developers
• 50 Cent's Cognac Co. Settles Remy Martin Bottle TM Suit
• NJ Boardwalk Biz Loses Appeal In Virus Coverage Row
• Latham-Led Bunge Inks $18B Deal For Fellow Grain Co. Viterra
• Del Monte Says 'Attack' On Pineapple Award Isn't Warranted
• Allianz Unit Wants Calif. Theater's Bad Faith Claim Tossed
• Man With Mushroom Allergy Keeps Hardee's Burger Verdict
• Restaurant Chain Cava Raises IPO Price Range To $289M
• Feds Say 'Speculative' Harm No Basis To Block H-2A Rule
• Conn. Retail Pot Sales Surpass Medical Sales In May
• Blueberry Farm Accused Of Trafficking Migrant Farmworkers
• Instant Pot Maker Hits Ch. 11 With $132M Financing Deal
• Ex-Starbucks Manager Gets $25.6M Jury Award In Firing Suit
• Chicken Buyers Get OK For $8M Simmons Price-Fixing Deal
• Hershey Fired Workers Over Vaccine Opposition, Suit Says
• Tenn. Bar Loses Bid To End Boxing Promoter's Copyright Suit
• Murdaugh Trials Offer Law Firms Fraud Prevention Reminders
• 1st Circ. Upholds Vitamin Shoppe's Win In Muscle Powder Suit
• Starbucks Tells Jury It Needed Strength, Not Scapegoat
• Texas City Isn't Immune In Tex-Mex Suit, High Court Rules
• Conn. Judge Shreds Patent Motions Over Local Rule 'Failure'
• Feds Consider Six Tribal-Related Bills On Land, Health Care
• Texas Justices Decline To Review Bar's Charity Tax Suit
• Domino's Franchisee Settles Work Authorization Bias Claims
• Food Co. Asks Full 5th Circ. To Revive NLRB GC Firing Suit
• Tips For Employers Using OSHA Accident And Injury Data
• 2 Ways Calif. Justices' PAGA Ruling May Play Out
• Tyson Foods Gets Ex-Worker's COVID Vaccine Suit Tossed
• No Atty Fees For Either Side In Vineyard Venture Gone Sour
• High Court TM Ruling Is A Small Dog With A Big Bite
• Justices Narrow TM Infringement Carveouts For Parody
• Canadian Brewery Sues Colo. Beer Co. Over Moose Trademark
• Trade Court Orders US To Justify Costly Proxy In Honey Duty
• Nestle Asks 9th Circ. To Toss 'Implausible' False Ad Suit
• Jimmy John's Operator Says Wage Suit Filed In Wrong State
• Bars Can't Stop Mich. City Plan Without Notice, Judge Says
• 'Mandatory' Employee Wine Tasting Blamed For Deadly Crash
• Minn. Tribes Say EPA's OK Of Water Rules Risks Rice Beds
• Businesses Sue Seattle Over 2020 Protest Response
• 'Shark Tank' Investor Says Ex-NFL Player Defamed Him
• Title IX Damages Outlook 1 Year After High Court Ruling
• Tribe, Green Groups Say Fruit Company Is Polluting Wetlands
• Electrician's Experts Wrongly Excluded From Bird Poop Suit
• 2nd Circ. Reinsurance Ruling Misconstrues English Law
• Indoor Produce-Grower Opens Ch. 11 In Delaware
• Supreme Court Vacates Jack Daniel's TM Loss
• Attys Warned After Challenging Judge's Patent Ruling
• Ga. Court Frees Eatery From Claims Over Liquid Nitrogen Dare
• Ex-CEO Of Energy Drink Co. Says Biz Claimed His Assets
• Starbucks Denies Foot-Dragging In White Manager's Bias Suit
• 3 Firms Vie To Lead BurgerFi Investor Suit Over Deal Debt
• Managers Want Arbitrator To Break UFCW Plan Deadlock
• Pot Cos., Advocates Partner To Push Cannabis Rescheduling
• NLRB Official Seeks National Ban On Starbucks Union Firings
• Maine PFAS Law Is A Lesson In Legislative Flexibility
• Firm Tips For Helping New Lawyers Succeed Post-Pandemic
• Veteran Legal, Compliance Exec Named Nobell Foods' 1st CLO
• John Deere Calls Farmers' Docs Request Overbroad
• Texas Store Gets New Shot At Hiring Cooks On H-2B Visas
• Krispy Kreme Reneged On $8M Buyout, Ex-Franchisee Says
• Starbucks Fired Exec As 'Scapegoat' After Men Arrested, Jury Told
• Wash. Rancher Agrees To $1M Fine In 'Ghost Cattle' Scam
• Insurers Contest 2013 Policies' Coverage In Publix Opioid Row
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Toss Of Heavy Metal Pet Food Case
• Conn. Panel Says Tip Record-Keeping Rules Not Mandatory
• Granola Co. Can't Nix Suit Over 'Sugar Free' Monk Fruit Label
• 8th Circ. Says St. Louis Diner Can't Revive Subrogation Suit
• No Coverage For Contractor In $2.3M Fraud Suit, Insurer Says
• Cheese Giant Wants Whey Protein Suit Moved To Colorado
• NJ Class Claims Over Pet Food Plant Odors Fail Smell Test
• A&W 'Aged Vanilla' $15M False Ad Deal Gets 1st OK
• Fla. Foreign Real Estate Law Brings Broad Investment Risks
• Prepping Your Business Ahead Of Affirmative Action Ruling
• 11th Circ. Partially Revives Retail Worker's Data Breach Suit
• Smucker Sold Tainted Jif Peanut Butter, Consumer Says
• Houston Airport Must Face Pappas Restaurants' Contract Suit
• NYC Italian Eateries Can't Arbitrate Sexual Harassment Claims
• Pa. Panel Says Atty Needed Client To OK Draft Of Settlement
• JPML Consolidates Copyright Cases Against Slice App
• Wilson Sonsini's Use Of PIs Cleared In Del. Patent Suit
• Insurer Says Eatery's Breach Bars Coverage For Theft Claim
• Texas Justices Say Austin Immune In Woman's Sidewalk Suit
• Anheuser-Busch To Pay $537K In EPA Chemical Safety Probe
• Mediterranean Restaurant Chain Cava Launches $274.4M IPO
• Tackling Judge-Shopping Concerns While Honoring Localism
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Potential Risks And Benefits Of NY Cannabis Crop Rescue Act
• NLRB's Ruling On BLM Buttons Holds Employer Lessons
• Brad Pitt Lobs Beefed-Up Winery Claims At Angelina Jolie
• Post Foods' TM Suit Too Shall Pass After OK Go Cuts Deal
• NJ Judge Tosses Casino Bartenders' Back Pay Claims
• Hershey, Ex-Worker Settle Protective Gear Pay Dispute
• Organic Farm Can't Get Seasonal Visas For Ongoing Work
• Gopuff Can Deliver Booze In Mass. Pending Challenge
• No Hearing Needed In Mich. Fishing Pact Dispute, Judge Says
• Denny's Strikes Partial Deal In Tipped Wages Suit
• NewAge Ch. 11 Trustee Sues Directors, Officers In Del.
• Oat Milk Co. Avoids Investors' Greenwashing Suit, For Now
• 9th Circ. Says Berry Distributors Not Liable For Farm Wages
• Chicago Tortilla Maker Sued Over Pay And Privacy Violations
• Surge In Secondary Offerings Raises Hopes For IPO Rebound
• Is SEC's Universal Proxy Rule Living Up To The Hype?
• How Attorneys Can Help Combat Anti-Asian Hate
• US Moves Toward Legal Dispute Over Mexico's Corn Policy
• Tyson Investors Who Claim $323.20 Loss Denied Class Lead
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Congress Needs To Enact A Federal Anti-SLAPP Statute
• Congress Proposes Permanently Lifting Baby Formula Duties
• Grubhub False Ad Deal Rejected Again Amid Objections
• Chick-Fil-A Suit Hold Extended To Settle Price Hike Claims
• 62 Lawmakers Call To Escalate Corn Dispute With Mexico
• 6th Circ. Affirms Insurer Win In False Ad Suit Coverage Spat
• 6th Circ. Affirms Food Co. Win In COVID-19 Leave Firing Suit
• EPA Faces Calif. Suit Over Pesticide-Coated Seed Exemption
• Ex-Server Says NYC Restaurant Paid Employees In Tips Only
• Boston Eateries Pull $1.5M Suit Over Outdoor Dining Fees
• Activist Rallies After Losing Board Battle With 7-Eleven Parent
• Inventor Eyes Sanctions In Colgate-Palmolive Pet Food IP Row
• Barley Snyder Unveils Liquor Law Practice
• Walmart Toxic Baby Food Claims Not Covered, Insurer Says
• Florida Jury Says Miami Official Owes $63.5M For Retaliation