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Food & Beverage - September, 2023

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• Watchdog Aims To 'Unblur' Ads, Protect Kids In Metaverse
• 'Prescription Diet' Pet Food Buyers Win Cert. In Fraud Suit
• Diageo Says Diddy Refused To Fund Tequila Venture
• 'Incredibles' Pot Product Suit Extinguished, No Fees Awarded
• Pro Say: A Cheat Sheet For The New Supreme Court Term
• NJ Judge Tosses Medieval Times' TM Suit Against Union
• Ex-CBD Co. CEO Can't Get SEC Investor Fraud Suit Tossed
• Oregon Water District Bid To High Court Meritless, Tribes Say
• Centre Lane's $350M Bid Wins Instant Brands Ch. 11 Auction
• KFC Operator Ducks Suit By Woman Punched At Calif. Outlet
• EEOC Says McDonald's Franchisee Downplayed Rape Threat
• Greenwashing And 'Greenhushing': Lessons For Fashion Cos.
• NC Gov. Takes COVID Shutdown Fight To State Supreme Court
• Avoiding The Ethical Pitfalls Of Crowdfunded Legal Fees
• Amino Acid-Drink Maker Can't Duck Entire Fraud Suit In Ill.
• 'Administrative State' Attacks Soar To High Court Crescendo
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• WilmerHale, Fenwick Serve Up $103M Blue Apron Deal
• First-Time Advocates Dominate High Court's Fall Schedule
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Ropes & Gray
• 5 Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Fall
• Ch. 12 Ruling Is A Helpful Addition To Interest Rate Case Law
• Justices Will Hear Bakery Distributors' Arbitration Case
• NYC Delivery Apps Can't Block Wage Rule Amid Legal Fight
• DOJ Says Agri Stats Helped Meat Processors Control Market 
• Seafood Co. Agrees To $1M EPA Fine For Ship Waste Dumping
• Mich. Officials Off Hook For Benton Harbor Lead Response
• Major Meat Cos. Must Face Wage-Fixing Suit In Colo.
• Calfee Halter Steers J.M. Smucker's $34M Snack Unit Sale
• Hopi Tribe Wants To Enter Navajo Nation's Land Trust Suit
• Calif. Fast-Food Workers To Earn At Least $20 An Hour
• Greenberg Traurig Undercooked NJ Lease, Bakery Says
• Miss. Fishery Barred From Interfering With H-2A Labor Probe
• AGCO To Pay $2B For Majority Ownership In Ag Joint Venture
• Insurer Ends Ga. Pollution Coverage Fight With Bakery, Others
• Judge Grills Atty On Airport Exec's Profit In Bid-Rig Scheme
• Pork Buyers' Price-Fixing Suit Is Timely, Minn. Judge Rules
• Winery Trademark War Largely Ends In $666K Judgment
• US Confronts India Over Rice Export Ban
• Weber Dodges Investors' IPO Fraud Suit Over Pandemic Sales
• NBA Rockets Beverage Suit Fails To Launch Without Contract
• Wonderful Pistachios' Trade Dress Fight With Rival Is Canned
• Koch Ties Fuel Dems' Bid To Recuse Thomas In Chevron Case
• State AGs Urge Congress To Dump Bill Limiting Food Regs
• Bracing For Regulatory Delays As Shutdown Looms
• Stone Brewing Keeps $56M TM Verdict Against MillerCoors
• NYC Council Urged To Ban Biometric Tech In Venues, Housing
• Pa. Atty Accused Of Hiding Conflict In Liquor License Sale
• FDA Draft Guidance Aims To Beef Up Sesame Allergy Labeling
• Pilgrim's Pride Says No Meat On Investors' Price-Fixing Claim
• Commerce Stands Firm On Japanese Glycine Levies
• Judge Limits Flint Expert's Testimony On 'Community Trauma'
• 3 Companies Added To Uyghur Forced Labor Blacklist
• Pa. Liquor Co. Has Civil RICO Claims And Federal Suit Tossed
• NC Judge Won't Let Farms Escape New H-2A Wages Just Yet
• Section 363 Ruling Lines Up With Avoidance Action Precedent
• Colo. Informs Pot Industry Of Next Steps For Rescheduling
• The 2023 Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders
• Why Law Firm ESG Is Likely Here To Stay
• What Large Language Models Mean For Document Review
• Kirkland-Led PE Firm Closes Record $1.7B Agribusiness Fund
• Husch Blackwell Adds Harris Bricken Cannabis Pro In LA
• Dunkin' Says Vapin' Donuts Is Knockin' Off Trademark
• Fla. Jury Awards $8.3M To Woman Injured At IHOP
• Minnesota's Would-Be Top Cannabis Regulator Backs Out
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Buchalter To Pay $147K For 'Kona' Coffee Class Action Delays
• Ex-Instacart Employment Counsel Rejoins Littler In DC
• Whirlpool Accused Of Hiding Fridge Defect From Customers
• Participating In Living History Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Excess Insurer Balks At $22.5M Ask In Kroger Shooting Row
• Parties In Mich. Zoning Spat Told To Withhold Settlement Details
• Businessman Can't Dig Into Former Hot Dog Eatery Partner
• Chevron Doctrine Supporters Flock To High Court In Key Case
• Enviro Cases To Watch This Supreme Court Term
• NJ Gov. Calls For Menendez To Resign Over 'Disturbing' Charges
• How A Gov't Shutdown Would Affect Immigration Processing
• Consumer Atty Rips Fireball Maker's Belated Sanctions Bid
• Private Equity Owners Can Remedy Law Firms' Agency Issues
• Florida Farmer Not Prevailing Party In Bias Suit, Judge Says
• Feta Maker Puts Greek Font Labeling Suit Out To Pasture
• UN Climate Summit: What To Watch For In Dubai
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• $7.5B On Tap For Water Project Loans, EPA Says
• Packaging Co. Segregated Black Workers, EEOC Says
• NJ Sen. Menendez Took Bribes For Egyptian Aid, Feds Charge
• Investor Can Seek To Attach Libya Assets, NY Judge Says
• Diageo Says NY Court Misread Diddy Arbitration Agreement
• IP Forecast: Texas Jury To Hear Point-Of-Sale Patent Fight
• Fla. Man Pleads Not Guilty In $10M PPE Reselling Fraud
• Retail Chain Pays $12M In Latest Kona Coffee Settlement
• House Dems Make 3rd Attempt At Federal Pot Legalization
• Proving Causation Is Key To Fairness And Justice
• Starbucks 'Memphis 7' Ruling Shows Retaliation Is A Bad Idea
• Saul Ewing Adds Bankruptcy Pro From Bayard In Del.
• Ohio Justices Reject Bar Owner's Sunday Booze Ballot Fight
• Tenn. AG Inks $44.5M Opioid Deal With Grocery Chain
• DEA Escapes Suit Over $3M In Seized, Destroyed Hemp
• Navigating PFAS Compliance With FDA, Emerging State Laws
• Gerber Escapes Toddler Formula False Ad Suit, For Now
• 50 Cent's Ex-Liquor Boss Must Pay $7M Debt, Despite Ch. 7
• Farm, H-2A Agency Want Out Of Wage Rule Enforcement
• Edible Arrangements Can't Shake All Claims By Ex-President
• Biz Groups Back Farms' Challenge To Mich. Manure Regs
• Bojangles Owes OT To Managers In Name Only, Workers Say
• How To Protect Atty-Client Privilege While Using Generative AI
• Kraft-Heinz Shareholder Class Counsel Get $90M In Fees
• Farms Defend Delay, Fight Default Ruling In Trafficking Suit
• Co-Conspirator Statements Admitted In Egg Price-Fixing Trial
• Insurer Can't Escape Farming Co. Pesticide Suit, Broker Says
• Buyer Of Kitchen Biz Sues In Del. Over Product Recalls
• 1st Circ. Sides With J&J Subsidiary In Lactaid False Ad Suit
• Former Director Of 50 Cent's Alcohol Co. Cops To $2.2M Fraud
• NYC Must Face DoorDash, Grubhub Suit Over Fee Caps
• How New Lawyers Can Leverage Feedback For Growth
• Landlord Wants Lease Spat Back In Pennsylvania State Court
• WTO Dispute Roundup: Ukraine's Grain Counteroffensive
• In A 'Barbie' World: Boosting IP Value With Publicity Machines
• Famous Philly Cheesesteak Shop Sued Over Fatal Beating
• Sanderson Was Chicken Price-Fixing Ringleader, Jury Told
• Ex-Russian Oil Exec And NYC Lounge Accused Of Sex Assault
• Death Of Chevron Deference Would 'Shock' System, Feds Say
• Cooley, Latham Steer Delivery App Instacart's $660M IPO
• Insurer Settles $2M Freezer Fire Suit Against Refrigeration Co.
• Starbucks Can't Dodge Bulk Of Refreshers Fruit Suit
• Papa John's $5M No-Poach Deal Rejected, For Now
• 11th Circ. Won't Rethink Chili's Data Breach Ruling
• ESG Around The World: Australia
• FLSA Coverage Question Prevents Early Win For Eatery Staff
• DeSantis Says Migrant Suit Can't Target Him For Signing Bill
• Kellogg Skimped On Retirees' Pension Payments, Suit Says
• BLM Accused Of Flouting Enviro Analysis For Grazing Land
• Smashburger Founder To Exit Denver Airport Bribery Suit
• Pot Regulators Urge Congress To Address Hemp Products
• Mich. Justices Show Interest In Appeal Of Disney Escheat Win
• DOJ Losses Cast Shadow Over Chicken Price-Fixing Trial
• Judge Scorns 'Nonsensical' Moroccan Fertilizer Duty Estimate
• Ga. Beer Maker Can't Dodge Logo Artist's $31M Copyright Suit
• Sen. Hawley Takes On Meatpacking, Poultry Giants In New Bill
• Delivery App Instacart Lifts Price Range Ahead Of $638M IPO
• Hostess Sues Nobu Malibu Over Alleged Sexual Harassment
• Marble Co. Says Insurer Owes $6.1M For Pest-Infested Stone
• Racial Slurs Common At NYC Sweetgreen Eateries, Suit Says
• 3rd Circ. Affirms $1.3M Wage Judgment Against Pa. Diner
• Twitter Legal Fees Suit Offers Crash Course In Billing Ethics
• EPA Grants New Clean Water Permit Power To States, Tribes
• Wendy's Slapped With Illinois Finger-Scan Privacy Suit
• Sport Drink Maker To Seek Ch. 15 After Canadian Filing
• Calif. Farm Says PFAS Suit 'Stretches The Bounds Of Liability'
• EPA Settles Enviros' Long-Standing Pesticide 'Megasuit'
• MGM Resorts Websites Shut Down By Cyberattack
• Hooters Calls Ex-Calif. Franchise Public Health Threat
• New Migrant Farmworker Rule Could Be Double-Edged Sword
• Conn. Servers Win $1.8M In Minimum Wage Judgment
• Peruvian Sheep-Herder Says Ranchers Tied To Wage Scam
• Starbucks Must Face Trimmed 'Sprouted Grain' False Ad Suit
• The Heat Is On For Calif. Employers Under New OSHA Rules
• Calif. Lawmakers Pass Pioneering Carbon Disclosure Bill
• Insurers Seek Toss Of Foam Co.'s Chemical Coverage Suit
• New DOL Rule Aims To Boost Migrant Farmworker Protections
• Fed. Circ. OKs Domino's $2.7M Fee Win In Menu Patent Case
• Starbucks Judge Blasts Challenge To Its Diversity Policies
• Impossible TM Suit Can Be Heard In Calif., Split 9th Circ. Says
• Hershey Must Face Scaled Back Metals-In-Chocolate Suit
• Tuna Biz Says US-Caught Fish Sink 'Made In America' Class
• Real Estate Rumors: Mohamed Hadid, Toro, Apollo Global
• Dietary Supplement Cos. Settle 'Jet Fuel' Trademark Suit
• 3rd Circ. Ruling Fine-Tunes The 'But It's Hemp' Defense
• 7th Circ. OKs Grubhub's Logo Use Amid TM Fight With Kroger
• Aluminum Industry Presses G7 For Zero-Emission Assistance
• Conagra Faces Proposed Class Action Over Plastic In Chicken
• Minn. Catering Biz Owners Cop To $250M Child Meals Scheme
• Zimbabwe Arbitration Case Appeal 'Frivolous,' Cos. Say
• Burger King In Miami Served Meal With Glass Shard, Suit Says
• 9th Circ. Reels In Wash. Tribes' Fishing Row
• Calif. Sues Cannabis Cos. Over 'Illegal Inhalable' Hemp
• Liquor Co. Settles Driver's Workers' Compensation Fight
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Green Groups Take Factory Farm Fight With EPA To 9th Circ.
• ABA's Money-Laundering Resolution Is A Balancing Act
• Beer Companies End Moose Head Trademark Spat
• Kroger Beats Claims Of Metal-Tainted Baby Food, For Now
• Wind Project Backer Urges 1st Circ. To Reject Challenge
• Chatbot Lawsuits Push Calif. Courts To Rethink Wiretap Law
• Wachtell, Morgan Lewis Guide $5.6B Hostess Acquisition Deal
• Cooley-Led Instacart Launches Plans For $594M IPO
• Reynolds Hit With False Ad Suit Over 'Made In U.S.A.' Label
• Group Ties Record-High Crop Insurance Payouts To Climate
• Brewery Tells Wash. Panel COVID Mask Fine Was Overreach
• Kraft Heinz Goes 1-For-2 By Beating MiO Mislabeling Claims
• $7M Little Caesars BIPA Deal Breezes Through Initial Approval
• Recalled Lentil Crumbles Cost Woman Gallbladder, Suit Says
• Ill. Federal Judge Bans Some Of Farm Co.'s Grain Sweepers
• 2 High Court Cases Could Upend Administrative Law Bedrock
• India, US End Long-Standing Poultry Dispute At WTO
• DOL Seeks To Bar Fishery From Threatening Migrant Workers
• Chancery OKs $9.25M Deal To End HF Foods Derivative Suit
• Kroger, Albertsons Unveil Asset Sale To Help Close Megadeal
• Traeger Can't Block Cert. In Wood Pellet Class Action
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Kraft Heinz Must Face Crystal Light False Ad Suit
• 3rd Circ. Rules Watermelon Candy Shape Can't Serve As TM
• 11th Circ. Won't Rehear Del Monte Pineapple Case
• Teen Asks Justices To Reinstate $31M Award In Hit-And-Run
• Diageo Loses Bid To Send Diddy Racism Fight To Arbitration
• Utah Tribe Says 10th Circ. Must Redo Water Rights Ruling
• Real Estate Rumors: Bennett, Kushner, Mesa West
• BlendJet Blenders Melt And Catch On Fire, Class Action Says
• Law Firm Professional Development Steps To Thrive In AI Era
• Insurer Not Liable To Defend NY Club In Injury Suit
• NY Cafe Owner Accused Of Assaulting Exchange Visa Holders
• Judge Declines To Release Man In NJ Deli Fraud Scheme
• Kuskokwim Not Public Land, Alaska Says In Feds' Fishing Suit
• Brewery Investors Accuse Ex-Leaders Of Fraud, Flubbing Sale
• Mondelez Can't Escape 'Protein-Packed' Chip False Ad Suit
• Colo. Gov. Urges Biden To Adopt Cannabis Reform
• White House Update To H-2 Visa Program On Horizon
• TreeHouse Foods Selling Snack Bars Biz In $63M Deal
• Mass. AG Greenlights Dueling Gig Worker Ballot Questions
• 'Breakfast Club' Restaurant Can Keep Its TM, Judge Says
• General Mills Shakes Suit Over Facebook, Google Data Sharing
• Hemp Cos. Say Farm Act Preempts Va.'s New Law
• Grocery Chain Can't Dodge Ill. Workers' Voiceprint BIPA Suit
• NC Court Says Gov. Not Immune From COVID Shutdown Suit
• Calif. Slams Qwick Shift-Booking Site For Hospitality Workers
• Agro Cos. Rebuff Feds' No Harm Claims, Call H-2A Rule Costly
• Little Caesars Seeks Court OK On $7M Fingerprint BIPA Deal
• 9th Circ. Kellogg Ruling Offers Protein Claim Defense Tips
• Investors Say Cannabis Co. Board Hid SEC Investigation
• PepsiCo Slams Gatorade Fit Suit As 'Conclusory,' 'Insufficient'
• Trade Court Sweet On Feds' Lenience In Indian Honey Probe
• Merger Proposals Reflect Agency Leaders' Antitrust Principles
• Biden Pot Reform Effort Puts DEA In Hot Seat
• New 'Waters' Rule May Speed Projects, Spawn More Litigation
• Pittsburgh Airport Board OKs $10.5M Settlement With Airmall
• Domino's 35-Cents-A-Mile Slices Up Drivers' Wages, Suit Says
• 2 Years For Pizzeria Owner Who Used PPP Loan On Alpacas
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London