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Food & Beverage - February, 2024

268 articles

• Ill. Court Unwinds $17.5M Forced Northstar Ownership Sale
• Black Detective Costume Not Protected Speech, Kraft Says
• Where's The Beef? Campbell Asked In Soup Labeling Suit
• Bracing Cos. For Calif. Privacy Agency's Restored Authority
• Staples, Subway & More Targeted In App Patent Suits
• Wis. Tribe, Homeowners Hit Cranberry Farms With CWA Suit
• 7 Common Myths About Lateral Partner Moves
• Sbarro Worker Appeals 'Prejudiced' Verdict On Rape Claims
• FDA Says No More Sales Of PFAS For US Food Packaging
• Green Groups Back Mass. Lobstering Closure To Save Whales
• AG James Accuses Meat Co. JBS Of Misleading Enviro Claims
• Bankrupt Coffee Co. Says Nicaraguan Asset Sale Unlikely
• Enviro Orgs Sue EPA Over Factory Farm Water Pollution Regs
• Cheering In The NFL Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Conn. Restaurant Rejects Revamped Wine-Tasting Death Suit
• Insurer Gets BIPA Coverage Win After Ill. Appeals Court Ruling
• $11M Meat Co. Deals Get Early OK In Colo. Wage Fixing Suit
• FTC Puts Labor Focus In Merger Basket For 1st Time
• Egg Co. Not Covered For Avian Flu Losses, Minn. Judge Says
• Company Escapes Coverage Row Over Lethal Ammonia Leak
• States, Businesses Aim To Kill Feds' Revised Water Rule
• Salmon Fishing Mitigation Effort Is Absent, Green Group Says
• Judge Says Coffee Co.'s IP Claims Need More Time To Brew
• 3rd Circ. Won't Reconsider Coverage Ruling For Deli Stabbing
• Mitigating Whistleblower Risks After High Court UBS Ruling
• Food Co. Gets Inflated ESOP Deal Suit Kicked To Arbitration
• Altria Unit Drops Suit Against Dozens Of Vape Makers
• EPA Must Act On Failed Skagit River Temps Plan, Tribe Says
• Family Dollar OKs Record $41.7M Deal With DOJ Over Rodents
• Nestle Fights Class Cert. In Child Labor Labeling Suit
• Disney Sued Over Woman's Death From Allergen-Filled Meal
• Hydroelectric Co. Asks For Pause On Puyallup Dam Order
• ESG Around The World: Gulf Cooperation Council
• Chancery Says 'Game Over' On Fee Windfalls For Easy Cases
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Burford, Sysco Object To Nixed Swap In Price-Fixing Suits
• FTC Challenges Kroger's $25B Albertsons Buy
• Paul Hastings Adds FDA Practice Chair From King & Spalding
• Russia Assets Seen As Key To Tipping The Scales For Ukraine
• Grocery Delivery Co. Weee Escapes Data Breach Suit
• Hershey Wants Suit Over Metals In Chocolate Axed For Good
• Wildlife, Paddling Groups Want To Join Clean Water Act Fight
• Restaurants Blast 'Fatal Flaws' In Chicken Price-Fix Deal
• Monster Energy Ends Trade Dress Suit Against Beast Cookie
• 1st Circ. Told Wind Farm's Approval Should've Been A Breeze
• Nonprofit Fights To Keep Child Forced Labor Cocoa Suit Alive
• Judge Nixes Walmart 'Raw Honey' False Ad Class Action
• 9th Circ. Upholds NLRB's Refusal To Bargain Order
• Trade Group Tells NC Justices COVID-19 Losses Not Covered
• 6 Pointers For Attys To Build Trust, Credibility On Social Media
• Workers Snag Partial Win On Tip Notice Dispute With Denny's
• Sanctions Bids By McDonald's, Byron Allen Cos. Look Cooked
• Commerce's Intransigence Spurs 2nd Xanthan Gum Remand
• Grubhub's Business Is 'Suffused With Deception,' LA Says
• No Partnership In Hot Dog Eatery Deal, NC Court Rules
• Almond Grower's Early Ch. 11 Motions Get Wary OK
• Biz Group Urges OECD Candidates To Back Digital Duties Ban
• Wash. AG Can't Go It Alone Against Kroger Merger, Cos. Say
• Instant Brands Ch. 11 Plan Gets OK After Win In Supplier Row
• SD Winery Gets New Go At Hiring Foreign Kitchen Staff
• Why Biz Groups Disagree On Ending Chevron Deference
• Key Lessons After A Rare R&W Insurance Ruling
• Convicted Chicago Pol Seeks Acquittal Or New Trial
• NY Judge Halts State Ag Law's Anti-Union Speech Restriction
• B. Riley Stands By Franchise Group Deal After Internal Review
• Deals Rumor Mill: Occidental, Kroger-Albertsons, BuzzFeed
• Restaurant Software Co.'s $9M Investor Deal Gets 1st OK
• Tribes, Mich., Feds Refute Great Lakes Fishing Challenge
• Irish Pub Chain's Ex-CFO Gets 1.5 Years For $1M Tax Fraud
• Chipotle Swaps Gift Cards For 'Worthless' Vouchers, Suit Says
• A Post-Mortem Analysis Of Stroock's Demise
• Calif. AG Settles With DoorDash Over Marketing Data Sale
• SPAC To Delist After Failing To Close Merger With Food Biz
• FinCEN Details Owner Data Access Rules For Small Banks
• Farms Say Workers Haven't Tied Them To Abusive Tactics
• 7th Circ. Backs McDonald's Win Over 'Bad Faith' Hot Tea Suit
• Tenn. Jury Sides With Cops Over Raids On Legal CBD Shops
• WTO Says Revised Duties On Spanish Olives Still Out Of Line
• Fluoride Trial Judge Mulls 'Mixed' IQ Evidence In Closings
• Ill. Judge Scolds Defense Attys On Discovery: 'This Is Insanity'
• Casinos Say 'Unique' Policy Should Cover $130M COVID Loss
• Eateries' Virus Losses Not Covered, Insurer Tells NC Justices
• Cool-Cheese Pizzeria Got Cold Feet Over $2.1M Sale, Suit Says
• Almond Farmer Hits Ch. 11 With $188M Debt, Sale Plans
• Mich. Township Must Face Winery Wedding Ban Suit
• Jack Daniel's Asks For Judgment In Chewy Dog Toy TM Fight
• US Trustee Says Coffee Co. Can't Redact Execs' Names
• Legislative And Litigation Trends In Environmental Advertising
• What's On The Horizon In Attorney General Enforcement
• DoorDash Charges Excessive Fees, NYC Burger Eatery Says
• Fiji Water Microplastics Suit Heads To Illinois Federal Court
• MrBeast Can't Toss Restaurant Co.'s Burger Deal Countersuit
• Hydro Co. Must Alter, Not Remove, Dam That's Killing Salmon
• DOL Faulted For Not Explaining Ala. Sonic's H-2B Visa Denial
• Oat Milk Co. Settles Greenwashing Investor Suit For $9.25M
• The Congressman Who Reps Cannabis Reform On Capitol Hill
• Union Can't Intervene In Fight Over NY Farm Laborers Law
• Up Next At High Court: Deadlines, Delivery Drivers & Smog
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Reducing The Risk Of PFAS False Advertising Class Actions
• Gov't Wants More Alaskan Native Reps On Subsistence Board
• Feds Tell 1st Circ. Mass. Wind Farm Approval Was Sound
• Fruit Grower Gets OK For $11M DIP Draw After Lender Deal
• Greenberg Traurig Adds FDA Expert From Emord & Associates
• Aldi Design Infringement Case Highlights Assessment Issues
• Humane Society's Poultry Slaughter Suit May Need An Update
• Enviro Orgs Sue EPA Over PFAS Data For Plastic Containers
• Restaurant Franchise Owner Hit With $30.7M Jury Verdict
• Wash. Nonprofit Owes $250K For Produce, Suit Says
• Gerber, Others Fight Bid For MDL On Baby Food Heavy Metals
• Shoppers Say Albertsons-Kroger Suit Shortcomings Fixed
• Damaged Champagne Cargo Row Can Proceed, Judge Says
• Club, Insurer Resolve Fiduciary Breach Coverage Row
• Instant Brands May Have Rights Against Supplier, Judge Says
• Marketing Co. Asks Justices To Hear 'Impossible' TM Row
• No Coverage For Pandemic Losses, NY Top Court Rules
• AGs Press FDA On Safeguards Against Metal In Baby Food
• What Rescheduling Pot Would Mean For Criminal Justice Reform
• USCIS Fee Increases May Have Unintended Consequences
• Vaughan Baio Adds 3 Partners And 2 Offices In NY, NJ
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sony-Michael Jackson, Inspire IPO, Walmart
• 'Stupid' To Grant Baby Food Mass Tort Fees Now, Judge Says
• EPA Says Farmers Can Still Use Existing Stocks Of Dicamba
• Network Group Wants Faster Access To Utility Poles
• Campbell Soup Says It Gave FTC Info For $2.7B Sauce Deal
• FinCEN Head Vows No 'Gotcha' Enforcement Of New Rules
• NYC Servers Sue Korean BBQ Eateries Over Tipped Wages
• Mondelez Sued Over Ritz Bits Sandwiches 'Real Cheese' Claim
• Ind. Justices Find Eateries Can Be Liable Under Dram Shop Act
• Zimbabwe Says It Didn't Waive Immunity In $440M Award Feud
• 'Besieged' Melamine Biz Calls For Tariffs On 6 Countries
• Colo. Wants To Stop $24B Kroger Merger, 'No Poach' Deal
• Chicago Eatery Biz Exec's Bid For Atty Privilege Challenged
• Va. Farms Settle H-2A Workers' Allegations Of OT Violations
• McDonald's In US Lack Adequate Lactation Spaces, Suit Says
• Walmart Says Ex-Manager's OT Claims Too Vague To Proceed
• Navajo Say Hopi Tribe Bid To Join Land Trust Suit Is Untimely
• Bulleit Is No Household Name, Distiller Tells 2nd Circ.
• Coaching High School Wrestling Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• How Recent Laws Affect Foreign Purchase Of US Real Estate
• Fluoride Can Harm Brain, EPA Scientist Says As Trial Wraps
• Food Co. Whole Earth Brands Taken Private In $209M Deal
• Fruit Co. Seeks $122M Private Sale To Avoid Ch. 11 Auction
• Kroger Says Its Past Shows Albertsons Deal Will Drop Prices
• Restaurants Trying To Derail Chicken Deals, 7th Circ. Told
• Insurer Wants Security Cos. To Repay Assault Defense
• Starbucks Made Statements With Actual Malice, Union Says
• NY Court Refuses To Toss E. Coli Suit Against Salad Chain
• Campbell Soup Sued For Claiming V8 Splash Is 'Healthy'
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• SG's Office Is Case Study To Help Close Legal Gender Gap
• Rancher Accuses Biden Admin Of Abusing Antiquities Act
• Justices Asked To Ignore 'Unremarkable' McDonald's Ruling
• Data Flaws Justify Penalty Malaysian Bag Duties, Court Rules
• EPA Scientist Rips Fluoride IQ Links As 'A Lot Of Uncertainty'
• Farmworkers Union Fights Bid To Stop NY Ag Law
• China Tariff Expansion Not Duty 'Modification,' Fed. Circ. Told
• Shepherd's Death Halts Round-The-Clock H-2A Pay Case
• Delta Overserved Alcohol To Man Who Killed Wife, Suit Says
• Fla. Van Gogh Café Sued Over Artist's Name In Tea Products
• Bioenergy Cos. Beat Ohio Towns' Ammonia Emissions Suit
• $1M Alcohol Spill Coverage Suit Not Federal Case, Co. Says
• Energy Drink Co.'s Ch. 11 Stayed As Ex-CEO Seeks Tax Docs
• EBay Not Sold On Feds' Illegal Goods Suit
• Sazerac Hits Rival With TM Suit Over Coffee-Flavored Vodka
• Farm Wins Bid To Change H-2A Workers' Season
• Michigan Eatery Fails To Justify Need for Foreign Temp Cooks
• 9th Circ. Judge Doubts Continued Role In Tribal Fishing Fight
• Brown Prof Testifies That Fluoride IQ Studies Have Gaps
• Mass. Lobstermen Say Feds Used Bad Data To Close Waters
• Wakefern Food Can't Avoid Suit Over Graham Crackers' Label
• Pike Place TM Suit Dismissed Following Seattle Settlement
• Costco Sold Listeria-Contaminated Chicken Wraps, Suit Says
• Industry Groups Call For Wider Effort To Stop Houthi Attacks
• DC Circ. Mulls NLRB Finding That Starbucks Broke Labor Law
• ITC Says Foreign Glass Wine Bottles Seem To Be Hurting US
• Pea Protein From China Faces Early Duties Up To 280%
• Flint Shouldn't Be 'Yardstick' In Water Cases, 6th Circ. Told
• Simpson Thacher, Cleary Steer Mexican Grocer's $589M IPO
• Activist Says CEO's Family Is Problem For Chef's Warehouse
• Burford Can't Sub For Sysco In Pork, Beef Price-Fixing Suits
• The Corporate Disclosure Tug-Of-War's Free Speech Issues
• High Court Ruling Solidifies SOX Whistleblower Protections
• Ex-CEO Can't Pursue Interference Claim Against Wyo. Biotech
• Federal Circuit Revives Food Slicer Patent Challenges
• IP Forecast: 2nd Circ. To Hear TM Fight Over Whiskey Bottles
• A Refresher On Alcohol Sponsorships Before The Super Bowl
• DuPont Spinoffs Can't Escape PFAS Suit In NC
• Winery Wedding Ban Doesn't Stomp Out Speech, Group Says
• Mass Shooting Survivor Loses $17M Judgment On Appeal
• Food Safety Bill Needed To Protect Kids From Heavy Metals
• Wash. Tribes Sue Chevron, Others Over Climate Impacts
• What Brands Must Know For Calif. Recycle Label Compliance
• DC Circ. Skeptical Of 5-Hour Energy Partner's Tax Challenge
• EPA Says Backlogged Pesticide Program Getting Updates
• McDonald's Ends Suit Accusing Managers Of Racist Abuse
• High Court Sides With Whistleblower Against UBS
• Fluoride Judge To Attys: 'I Don't Need Perry Mason Moments'
• La. Pizzeria, State Farm Settle Hurricane Damages Suit
• Colo. Urges Court To Reject Bid To Nix Delivery, Ride Fees
• Refrigeration Co. Can't Put ESOP Valuation Suit On Ice
• Panel Says Ohio Broke Promise In Brewery District Land Fight
• Starbucks Argues NLRB Has No Say In Firing Decision
• CORRECTED: Atty Stuck With Sanctions In Trade Secrets Feud
• 4th Circ. Won't Chip Away At Frito-Lay's Win In ADA Suit
• EPA's Dicamba Reapproval Axed For Failure To Notify Public
• Farming Nonprofit Supports DOL H-2A Wage Rule At 4th Circ.
• Perrier Bubbles Don't Burst Tax Barrier, Pa. Court Told
• Reimagining Law Firm Culture To Break The Cycle Of Burnout
• Zimbabwe Ruling Bolsters UK's Draw As Arbitration Enforcer
• Snoop Dogg Says Post, Walmart Sabotaged Cereal Brand
• Nestle Ducks Baby Formula Antitrust Suit, But Not Gerber
• Judge Plans Field Trip To Dam Tribe Says Kills Protected Fish
• She Beverage CEO Indicted In $13.5M Securities Fraud Case
• Trade Commission Reverses Course, Calls Off Tin Mill Probes
• Bojangles Asks 4th Circ. To Break Up Manager Wage Classes
• Hemp Organization Tells 8th Circ. Delta-8 Products Are Lawful
• Pies & Pints Manager Seeks Access To Corporate Books
• 'Beaten Up' Eatery Fights NLRB's Pandemic Ruling At 9th Circ.
• ESG Around The World: Brazil
• McDonald's Franchisee Settles Sex Assault Lawsuit For $4.4M
• Water Brand Owes Over $129M For Liver Failures, Jury Finds
• Water Co. Drivers Slam 'Out Of Touch' Bid To Ax OT Verdict
• Vagueness In Calif. Climate Law Makes Compliance Tricky
• Rust-Oleum Customers Get Class Cert. In Greenwashing Suit
• Competing In Dressage Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Water Brand's Recall Delay Merits Punitives, Jury Hears
• SEC Rings Up $1.6M Judgment In Grocery Chain Fraud Case
• McDonald's Gets Anti-SLAPP Win In Allen's $100M Fraud Suit
• JBS Settles Meat Plant Wage-Fixing Suit In Colo.
• 7th Circ. Wary Of Bid To Revive Abbott Formula Claims
• Wendy's Not Covered In Freezer Injury Suit, Insurer Says
• Feds Slam Intervention Bids In BLM Grazing Analysis Dispute
• Drivers Seek $18M Atty Fees In Flower Foods $105M Deal
• Military Store Service Sued For Not Prioritizing Blind Vendors
• Workers Want $500K Fee Award From Defaulting Restaurateur
• Restaurant Gets 'Mandatory' Wine-Tasting Death Suit Tossed
• Kraft Velveeta Shells Falsely Hype 'Real Cheese,' Suit Says
• Harmonizing Agricultural And Clean Energy Goals
• Lawmaker Seeks Rice Probe, Suspects Unfair Subsidies Afoot
• Smithfield Foods Taps Ex-Michaels, Wrigley Compliance Head
• States, Businesses Push To Sink Feds' Amended WOTUS Rule
• NYC Serves Up Final Rules For Permanent Outdoor Dining
• Monsanto Can't Wash Away Seattle's PCB Water Pollution Suit
• Harvard Prof. Slams Study Showing IQ Gains From Fluoride
• McDonald's Eyes Exit In Byron Allen's $100M Black Media Suit
• 'Slow Lawyering' Shouldn't Punish Clients, Mich. Judge Says
• Biden Admin Hits Back At Objections To H-2A Wage Increases
• Iowa Justices Put Cow Collision Suit Out To Pasture
• Cannabis Org Tells 4th Circ. Hemp Wares Unlawful And Unsafe
• Pennsylvania AG's Clout In Opioid Deal Likely Has Wide Reach
• 3 Firms Net $1.9M Fee In Celsius Investors' Stock Payout Suit
• Nestle Wins Exit Bid In Lime-Flavored Perrier False Ad Suit
• Ill. Bar Freed From Suit Over Staffer's Alcohol-Fueled Fatal Fall
• Water Brand Had 'No One Qualified' To Make It, Jury Hears
• Harvard Professor Testifies Fluoride Is 'Definitely' Neurotoxic
• Conn. PFAS Water Pollution Suit Escapes Multidistrict Bid
• DOL Says Late Argument Dooms H-2A Wage Rule Challenge
• Farm Equipment Cos. Settle Patent Dispute After $12M Verdict
• Albertsons, Kroger Slam Shoppers' Last Shot To Fight Merger
• Mich. High Court To Consider Lilly Insulin Pricing Probe
• Sanderson Says Chicken Buyers' Retrial Bid Ignores Evidence
• What's At Stake In High Court NLRB Injunction Case
• Barnes & Thornburg Expands Atlanta Finance Practice
• Growers Pan NC Poultry Producer's 'Abusive' Ranking System
• The Legal Industry Needs A Cybersecurity Paradigm Shift
• NY Strip Club Loses PPP Suit Despite 'Discriminatory' Claim
• Court Faults Feds For Pegging Chinese Keg Duty To New Data