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Food & Beverage - May, 2024

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• Ex-DEA Agent Told Jury Chiquita Was 'Victimized' By Militants
• Chobani Founder To Reopen Anchor Brewing In San Francisco
• Fiji Water Beats $2M Breach-Of-Contract Verdict On Appeal
• 'Alkaline Water' Blamed For Liver Failures In Latest Trial
• Dunkin' Near Tossing Milk-Alternative Bias Case, For Now
• Martinelli & Co. Sued Over Arsenic In Apple Juice
• DC Judge Takes Dim View Of Proposed 'Surfside' TM Deal
• Group Sued Over Immigrants' Benefits Too Late, Panel Holds
• Trade Court Orders Commerce Redo Of Brazilian Honey Duties
• Haleon Sued Over 'Natural Flavors' Emergen-C Labels
• NY Appeals Court Backs Trimming Of 50 Cent Liquor Spat
• Kroger's $6M BIPA Deal With 6K Workers Gets Final OK
• After Years Of Popularity, PAGA's Fate Is Up In The Air
• Colo. Judge Will Consider Kroger Divestiture Plan
• DOL Asks To Wait To Disclose Workers In Fishery Wage Case
• Okla. Tribes Say Bills Won't Deter Poultry Biz From Polluting
• USDA Should Redo $44M Software Order Again, GAO Says
• Honduran Workers Say Carnival Overworked, Underpaid Them
• Divided FTC Won't Delay Kroger-Albertsons In-House Case
• Grocery Automation Biz Files Ch. 11 With $13M In Debt
• Wine Distribution Giants Must Face Provi's Antitrust Suit
• Commerce Pours Up 203% Duties For Chinese Wine Bottles
• Bottler Says It's Owed Defense In Wine Contamination Dispute
• Trauma-Informed Legal Approaches For Pro Bono Attorneys
• 5th Circ. Sends Hain Toxic Baby Food Suit To State Court
• Russian Subway Franchisee Can't Tank Arbitral Awards
• Barilla Pasta Buyers Win Class Cert. In Italy Labeling Suit
• Kansas Gov. Sets June Special Session On Taxes
• Commerce Readies 250% Duty For Cambodian Paper Bags
• Anheuser-Busch, Tilray Fight Beer Sale Injunction Bid
• Playing Music Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Ranchers' Claims Again Tossed From Beef Price-Fixing MDL
• Agri Stats Can't Duck Or Transfer DOJ, States' Antitrust Suit
• Chiquita Ops Chief Says Militant Leader Extorted Company
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Chicken Buyers Defend Additional $37M Atty Fee Ask
• Kroger, Albertsons Must Give FTC Texts, Written Notes
• Guinness Brewer Beats Appeal In Whiskey Bottle TM Dispute
• 5 Firms To Steer Pair Of Large IPOs That Could Net $1.8B Total
• Edwards Urges Full Fed. Circ. To Limit FDA Safe Harbor
• Davis Wright Recruits Kelley Drye FDA Practice Chair In DC
• Proposed Cannabis Reschedule Sidesteps State Law Effects
• How Attys Can Avoid Pitfalls When Withdrawing From A Case
• Colo. Creates Tax Credits For Agricultural Stewardship
• Top Senate Banking Dem Presses DoorDash On Biz Advances
• 9th Circ. Says H-2A Employers Must Pay Highest Wages
• Logan Paul's Energy Drink Co. Sues Boxer For Defamation
• Shuttered Paper Mill Flouted $12M Incentive Deal, NC AG Says
• Judge Finds Cannabis Tracking Suit Targeted Wrong Agency
• Food Supplier Says Exec Raided Files, Jumped to Competitor
• Biden's Judicial Impact And What's Left On The Wish List
• Software-Aided Price Fixing Under Antitrust Assault
• NYSE Companies Could Face Heat If Business Focus Changes
• Stew Leonard's Sued Over Dancer's Peanut Allergy Death
• How Real Estate Cos. Can Protect Their IP In The Metaverse
• Feds Prep Dumping Duties On Indonesian, Ecuadorian Shrimp
• Using A Children's Book Approach In Firm Marketing Content
• Entrepreneur Ordered To Pay $15M For Unlicensed Pot Stores
• EU Fines Mondelez €338M For Curbing Snack Competition
• Green Groups Sue Colo. Over Factory Farm Pollution Regs
• Md. Restaurant's Bid For H-2B Cooks Doomed By Payroll Data
• House Members Approve Closing Delta-8 Hemp 'Loophole'
• 'New' Facts Don't Permit Do-Over, Kraft-Heinz Tells Chancery
• Resignation Letter Bylaws Targeted In Five Del. Class Actions
• Fed. Circ. Says Winery Minority Owner Can't Try To Cancel TM
• 4th Circ. Rules No Coverage For Mars' COVID Losses
• DOL Says 11th Circ. 'Alone' In ERISA Internal Remedy Stance
• Patent Lessons From 4 Federal Circuit Reversals In April
• 5th Circ. Won't Fast-Track Challenge To DOL's OT Rule
• Linklaters Leads Tate & Lyle To Exit US JV For $350M
• Conn. Judge Doubts Restaurant's Insurance Beef Is Stale
• 5th Circ. Reopens Black Diner's Bias Suit Against Texas Chili's
• Paul Hastings Leads Kayne Anderson Unit's $100M IPO
• Justices' CFPB Alliance May Save SEC Courts, Not Chevron
• Boies Urges Judge To Rethink Precedential Cannabis Case
• DuPont 'Document Dump' Rattles NC In PFAS Suit
• Tennessee DA, PD Sued Over $1.35M Seizure Of Legal Hemp
• Being An EMT Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Honeywell Rival Sues To Ward Off 'Meritless' Litigation Threat
• Commerce Lifts Xanthan Gum Duty That Trade Court Rebuked
• Pacific Seafood Beats Crab Price-Fixing Claims, For Now
• Calif. Justices Mull COVID-19 Business Interruption Coverage
• 9th Circ. Vacates, Remands Tribe's Fishing Rights Dispute
• Calif. Justices Doubt App-Based Drivers' Prop 22 Challenge
• Foxwoods Restaurant Servers Win Class Cert. in Wage Feud
• Molson Coors' Mimosas More Water Than Wine, Suit Says
• Va. Judge Ships Splenda IP Suit Against Peet's To Calif.
• Red Lobster Gets OK To Tap $40M Ch. 11 Loan
• GAO Denies Sysco's Protest Of Up-To $126M Subsistence Deal
• 22 States Tell 11th Circ. Corp. Transparency Act Goes Too Far
• Tuna Buyers Seeking $1B In July Price-Fixing Trial
• Some DOL Informers To Be Disclosed In Fishery Wage Case
• 3rd Suit Alleges Panera's 'Charged' Drink Caused Heart Attack
• Houston Club Asks Court To Halt Storm Damage Demolition
• High-Hazard Retailers: Are You Ready For OSHA Inspections?
• Boston Eateries Say They've Shown Proof Of Anti-Italian Bias
• Strategic Hiring Was The New Normal For BigLaw In 2023
• The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms
• Kraft Hit With False Ad Suit Over Citric Acid In Mac & Cheese
• Transparency Act Violates Constitution, Groups Tell 11th Circ.
• FTC Says Albertsons Execs Deleted Texts In Kroger Case
• Fed. Circ. Blesses Commerce's Tariffs On Spanish Olives
• Local Governments Seek Sanctions For PBMs In Opioid MDL
• NLRB Attys Say Mich. Starbucks Injunction Row Must Proceed
• Ga. Court Sends Fatal Restaurant Shooting Suit To Trial
• Agri Stats Can't Pause DOJ Antitrust Suit Discovery
• Questions Remain After Mass. Adverse Possession Case
• Contract Disputes Recap: Saying What Needs To Be Said
• Domino's Franchisee Gets Year In Prison In $2.5M Tax Case
• 7-Eleven Says Insurer Must Cover Wrongful Death Suit
• Agricultural Groups Agree To Toss Claim In H-2A Rule Dispute
• Latham Hires 2 Skadden Healthcare Partners In DC
• Upscale Mass. Restaurant's COVID Loss Claims Fail In Appeal
• Justices Reject Hearst's 'Discovery Rule' Petition In Pics Case
• High Court Skips Fight Over 'Impossible' TM Name
• Red Lobster Hits Ch. 11 Reeling From Endless Shrimp Deals
• Kirkland-Led Hotpot Chain Sizzles In US Listing Debut
• Co-Lead Counsel Named In Baby Food Toxins MDL
• Zero Duty Doesn't Address Exporter's Benefits, Calif. Biz Says
• Home Distillers Tell Feds Ban Fails Under Spirit Of The Law
• Koch-Tied Group Says Transparency Law Offends Federalism
• EEOC Sues Smithfield Foods In Ga. For Age Discrimination
• DOL Fails To Win Order Barring Retaliation On Pork Workers
• $5M Candy Recall Coverage Dispute Moved To Texas Court
• Nestle Assistant GC Joins Mayer Brown's IP Practice In LA
• Tilray To Raise Money For Deals Amid US Pot Policy Change
• Kitchenware Cos. Seek Duties On Chinese Disposable Pans
• Albertsons Sued Over 'Naturally Flavored' Fruit Bar Labels
• FTC Can't Make Albertsons, Kroger Produce Divestiture Docs
• Fed. Circ. Grills Sherwin-Williams, PPG On Coating Patents
• Whirlpool, Others Must Face Trimmed Gas Stove Safety Suits
• Deals Rumor Mill: Shein IPO, Kraft Heinz, Cinven-Jaggaer
• 11th Circ. Tries To Untangle Aftermath Of Judge's Early Exit
• Exploring An Alternative Model Of Litigation Finance
• Burger King Franchisee Seeks BIPA Coverage Quick Win
• Biden Admin Proposes To Loosen Restrictions On Marijuana
• 'Law And Order' Star Sues Instacart Over Dog's Shooting
• Water Co. To Pay $8.5M Criminal Fine Over Accounting Claims
• 2nd Circ. Calls Starbucks' Union Discovery Order 'Overbroad'
• Family, Cos. Seek $440M Zimbabwe Award Enforcement
• Feds Urge Prison For Convicted Baby Formula Fraudster
• Feds, Pesticide Cos. Seek More Time To Find Mediator
• Ollie's Can Make $14.6M Stalking-Horse Bid For 99 Cents Only
• Del. Dispatch: Chancery's Evolving Approach To Caremark
• Why Employers Shouldn't Overreact To Protest Activities
• DoorDash Inks Deal To End NY AG's Conviction Bias Claims
• Minn. Tax Court OKs Trim To Restaurant Property's Value
• Hemp Co. Settles Sales Dispute With Fla. Regulators
• Leveraging Insurance Amid Microplastics Concerns
• Winston & Strawn Adds Buchalter IP Atty As Trademarks Lead
• Teaching Yoga Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Grocery Chain Outfox Files Ch. 7 After Closing All Locations
• Effect Of New China Duties Hinges On Allies' Response
• Fighters Likely Killed Victims In Chiquita Case, Academic Says
• Colo. Org Lacks Standing In Access Law Row, Judge Says
• Wash. Biz Groups Say EPA Water Regs Impossible To Follow
• Insurer Wants Tainted Wine Coverage Suit Axed For Good
• Kraft Heinz Seeks To Ax Teamsters' Retiree Benefit Grievance
• Judge Cuts Customer's Walmart Seafood Sustainability Claims
• TTAB Ruling Raises Foreign-Language Mark Questions
• Mich. AG Says Eli Lilly 'Cherry-Picking' Enforcement Data
• Best Practices To Accommodate Workplace Service Animals
• Calif. Grower Fights State's Farmworker Unionization Law
• A Vision For Economic Clerkships In The Legal System
• Firms Escape Malpractice Suit Over Chicken Plant Pollution
• State-Regulated Cannabis Can Thrive Without Section 280E
• Judge Nixes In-House Atty's $7.5M Suit Against Client's Estate
• $330M Romania Award Must Be Enforced, DC Circ. Says
• Whirlpool Service Plans Don't Guarantee Repairs, Suit Says
• 50 Cent, GC Accused Of Federal Wiretap Violations
• Starbucks Sues La. Coffee Co. Over 'Nearly Identical' Logo
• Bottling Co. Ends $2.7M Suit Against Fake Loan Brokers
• Corp. Transparency Act An Overbroad Dragnet, 11th Circ. Told
• Kroger Says Wash. AG's Merger Suit Ignores Costco's Impact
• Specialty Insurer, Hotpot Restaurateur Heat Up IPO Plans
• Assault Exclusion Dooms Restaurant's Coverage For Murder
• DOL Says Policy Disagreement Not Enough To Nix H-2A Rule
• CFTC Sues Over $161M Cattle Ponzi Scheme After SEC Deal
• Texas Farming Couple Owe $1.9M, Tax Court Says
• Vietnamese Fish Exporter Sues Over 'Vague' Duty Instructions
• 4 Sectors Will Likely Bear Initial Brunt Of FTC 'Junk Fees' Rule
• False Ad AriZona Suit Not In Bad Faith, Fee Opposition Argues
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Bakery To Face Ex-Worker's Finger Scan Suit In State Court
• McDonald's Workers Want Class Cert. In Sex Harassment Suit
• Oil Giants Say Tribal Climate Change Row Must Stay Federal
• Farm Gets 2nd Go At H-2A Extension After Worker's Aneurysm
• 2nd Circ. Says Subway Texts Don't Trigger Autodial Law
• Insurers Don't Owe Chiquita Coverage In Terrorism Settlement
• Dollar Tree Parent Sued Over Alleged Lead In Cinnamon
• Fox Theatre Let Sex Harassment Go Unchecked, Suit Says
• Logan Paul Energy Drinks Have Excess Caffeine, Suit Says
• E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Text Message Data
• Pepperidge Farm Drivers Not Employees, 3rd Circ. Affirms
• SEC Targets Fatburger's Parent Co. In $27M Loan Scheme
• What CRA Deadline Means For Biden Admin. Rulemaking
• NJ Attys Settle Malpractice Suit Over Wawa Injury Claim
• PF Chang's Allowed To Keep 6K-Worker Wage Deal Concealed
• Ex-Minor Leaguer Settles With SEC Over Del Taco Deal Tip Off
• Chicken Farmers Win Cert. Of 24K Class In No-Poach Suit
• Award Increased to $13.4M In Pabst Asbestos Death Suit
• EPA Defends Factory Farm Water Pollution Regs At 9th Circ.
• 4th Circ. Mulls Scope Of Farm Bill In Virginia Hemp Fight
• Kroger Must Keep Fighting Metal-Tainted Baby Food Claims
• Vietnam's Labor Issues Mar Bid For Market Economy Status
• In Final Memo, Blumenauer Eyes Path Forward For Cannabis
• Blue Bottle Coffee Loses Suit Over 'Blue Brew' TM
• 5 Climate Change Regulatory Issues Insurers Should Follow
• CBD Retailer Wants To Avoid Privacy Suit
• ​​​​​​​Farmworkers Union Says DOL's 2022 Rules Keep Wages Low
• 8 Questions To Ask Before Final CISA Breach Reporting Rule
• Justices Clarify FAA But Leave Behind Important Questions
• PE In The Crosshairs Of Public And Private Antitrust Enforcers
• Mass. Justices May Give Green Light To Tip Ballot Measure
• Swimming Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• AIG Insurers Near Deal With Foam Co. Over MDL Coverage
• Target Sued Over Citric Acid In Good & Gather Pasta Sauce
• Canopy Growth Expands In US With Wana, Jetty Buys
• NY Officials Tout Crackdown On Illicit Cannabis Market
• NYC Eatery Asks 2nd Circ. To Undo Revival Of Workers' Suit
• Starbucks Wants NLRB Injunction Bid To Wait On High Court
• Colo. Judge Iffy On DOJ's Missive In Kroger Merger Challenge
• Ways And Means Chairs Decry China Tariff Review 'Inaction'
• DOJ Tells High Court To Undo 4th Circ. OT Carveout Ruling
• Starbucks Can't End Investor Suit Over Union-Busting Stance
• Panera To Nix 'Charged' Drink At Center Of Death Suits
• A Recipe For Growth Equity Investing In A Slow M&A Market
• What 100 Federal Cases Suggest About Changes To Chevron
• Judge Weighs Discovery Need On McD's No-Poach Standard
• US Thrashes Mexico's 'Inaccurate' Portrayal Of GMO Corn
• Fed Law Doesn't Preempt Colo.'s Kroger Deal Challenge: DOJ
• Pet Food Co. Hill's Sues Exec In Del. To Block Freshpet Job
• Ex-Worker Sues Fla. Krispy Kreme Over Transgender Status
• CBP Denies Delay To Ban Ivorian Cocoa, Says Probe Is Active
• DOL Wants New Union Officer Vote For Midwestern Bakers
• Microplastics At The Crossroads Of Regulation And Litigation
• Nothing Super About GNC 'Super Magnesium' Pills, Suit Says
• Cheese Supplier, Chubb Unit Settle Salad Recall Coverage Suit
• Outback Looks To Undo $2.5M Verdict In Slip-And-Fall Case
• Sidley Liable For Ex-Partner's Tax Sheltering, Ga. Judge Told
• Grubhub Urges Justices Not To Review Kroger TM Dispute
• Crumbl Faces Privacy Suit For Not-So-Sweet Tracking Cookies
• Arby's Franchise, Auto Dealer Hit With Ga. Data Breach Suits
• Arbitration Exemption Doesn't Cover Cos., Conn. Judge Rules
• Craft Brewer Says Tequila Co. Can't Void Its 'Dragon's Milk' TM
• Publix Can't Send Questions To Ga. Justices In Opioid Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Chicken Buyers Request $37M More In Price-Fixing Deal Fees
• Chiquita Paid Militants To Save Lives, Ex-Ops Chief Testifies
• Sysco Unit To Provide Back Pay To End DOL Hiring Bias Probe
• Email Exchanges Doom Honeywell Bid To Nix $20M GSA Claim
• Sugar Price-Fixing Suits Combined In NY
• Kind Keeps Win At 2nd Circ. In MDL Over 'All Natural' Labeling
• ADM Investor Says Brass Misled About Growth, SEC Probe
• Biden Announces $3B To Fund Lead Pipe Replacement
• Poultry Cos. To Pay $5.1M Settling OT, Child Labor Violations
• Calif. Justices To Review Gilead's HIV Drug Negligence Fight
• State Legislators Urge Feds To Change Cannabis' Status
• Dilworth Paxson Attys Disciplined Over NJ Eatery Conflict
• Davis Wright Brings On MoFo Appellate Litigator In San Fran
• 5th Circ. Asks If Facts Matter In Construction Defect Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Coca-Cola, General Mills, MLB's Giants
• Don't Use The Same Template For Every Client Alert
• 3 Takeaways From The DOJ's Cannabis Recommendation
• Senate Dems Reintroduce Bill To Tax And Regulate Cannabis
• Judge Finds Engineering Co. Had No Duty In Goya Death Case
• Settlement Ends Texas Man's Injury Suit Against Ga. Winery
• DOL Announces $6.5M For Seasonal Farmworker Housing
• Chipotle Granted Win in Customer Change-Shorting Row
• Carnival Fails To Ditch 'Far From Perfect' Hot-Soup Suit
• Eateries Note 'Fatal' Concession By Insurer In NC COVID Row
• Food Supplier Can't Shake Off $5M DOD Bid-Rigging Claim
• Conn. Attorney Scores Default $85K Win In Legal Bill Feud
• Data Shows H-2B Wages May Be Skewed High By Sample Size
• Walking With My Dog Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Simpson-Led Mosaic Selling $1.5B Stake In Saudi Mining JV
• The Secret Sauce For Trademarking Viral Food Products