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Food & Beverage - December, 2025

163 articles

• Trump Admin Beats Chamber Suit Over $100K H-1B Visa Fee
• Walmart Gets $623K As Sanction Award In Avocado Oil Suit
• SEC, FAT Brands Near Deal In Suit On CEO's $27M Loan Scam
• Farm To Pay $1M To Settle Claims It Favored Foreign Workers
• Arby's, Dunkin' Owner Dodges Web Cookie Suit, For Now
• Razzoo's $18M Ch. 11 Sale OK'd, With 11 Sites To Stay Open
• Alaska Fights Feds, Tribes In High Court Fishing Regs Row
• Red Robin Cheated Managers Out Of Wages, Court Told
• Chicken Cos. Face Injunction, Small Fines For Pollution
• 2nd Circ. Says Arb. Exemption Covers Pacts Between Cos.
• Red Lobster Pays Tipped Employees Incorrectly, Suit Says
• Ex-Pepsi Worker Says Co. Fired Him For Reporting Race Bias
• Chipotle Dodges Investor Claims Over Portion Cuts
• IP Atty, Patent Exec File Dueling Bids To End Defamation Case
• Oklahoma Looks To Dismiss Tribes' Hunting Rights Lawsuit
• Trump's Cannabis Order: The Impact On Hemp And Research
• Ill. Judge Trims Claims Over Mondelez Cocoa Sourcing Label
• Medical, School Groups Seek Order Halting $100K Visa Fee
• BigLaw And Boutiques Both Shine In 2025's Top 10 Deals
• Okla. AG Says Fed Law Shields Tribal Fishing, Hunting Rights
• How Fractional GCs Can Manage Risks Of Engagement
• Live Nation 401(k) Suit Arbitration In Calif. Gets Redo
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Instacart Will Pay $60M Over FTC's Deceptive Delivery Claims
• Anti-Fluoride Win Merits $9.5M In Fees From EPA, Judge Told
• Trump Order Rallies Cannabis Industry, Advocates Want More
• Top Trade Secrets Decisions Of 2025
• EU Approves Bakery Biz Deal With Plant Sales
• 5th Circ. Won't Force Aramark To Arbitrate Aetna ERISA Suit
• Sprouts Grocery Brass Face Suit Over Rosy Growth Forecast
• Coffee Contractual Dispute Will Be Arbitrated, NY Judge Says
• Reviewing 2025's Most Pertinent Wiretap Developments
• Trump Orders Loosening Of Federal Restrictions On Marijuana
• Ringleader Of Beer Train Robbery Crew Gets 63 Months
• HMRC Wins Burden Of Proof Query In £54M Tax Fraud Case
• Nature Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Starbucks Brass Face Derivative Suit Over 'Triple Shot' Plan
• Anheuser-Busch Shouldn't Dismantle OT Suit, 4th Circ. Told
• Chancery OKs $10M Fat Brands Settlement, Defers Fees
• What Defense Teams Must Know About PFAS Testing Methods
• Korean Food Chain Stole Family Spring Roll Recipe, Suit Says
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving
• Ex-Celsius GC To Join Taft From Krevolin & Horst In Atlanta
• Security Co. Loses $1M Coverage Bid For Pa. Bar Attacks
• Haitian Migrants Accuse Meatpacking Giant JBS Of Race Bias
• Mich. Tribe Fights Feds' High Court Protest In Fishing Suit
• The Top Trademark Decisions Of 2025
• Digital Marketing Co. Ibotta Seeks To Ditch Suit Over IPO
• Pepsi Boosted Prices For Walmart Rivals, Antitrust Suit Says
• Venezuela Looks To Nix $351M Food Distribution Award Case
• Corporate Transparency Act Is Constitutional, 11th Circ. Says
• A Uniform Federal Rule Would Curb Gen AI Missteps In Court
• AG Watch: Texas Junk Fee Deal Shows Enforcement Priorities
• Nutrien Ag Says Wash. Farm Owes $5M For Breaking Contract
• Starbucks' 'Patent Troll' Suit Is Unwarranted, Irish Cos. Say
• Starbucks Investors Get Claims Against Ex-CFO Revived
• FTC Joined By 21 States In Accusing Uber Of Deception
• DC Circ. Urged To Revive Rail Fuel Surcharge Collusion Suit
• Groups Say Texas Food Labeling Law Must Be Blocked
• Fishery Says NY, NJ Wind Project 'Obliterated' Fishing Area
• EEOC, PepsiCo Reach $270K Deal To End Vision Bias Suit
• Fed. Circ. Backs Denial Of 'Basin' Beverage Mark
• Yale Hospital Hit With $32M Baby Formula Death Verdict
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Integrating Practice Groups
• Supreme Court Declines Cannabis Ban Review
• Mich. High Court Backs Rejection Of Farmwork Comp Suit
• Starbucks Defends Ex-CFO In Investors' 'Triple Shot' Suit
• Dropped FTC Complaint: Pepsi Gave Walmart A 'Price Gap'
• Supreme Court Term Limits Would Carry Hidden Risk
• Mass. Restaurants Settle OT Claims For $225K
• 2nd Circ. Remands $100K Award To Fired Atty In Bias Case
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• NLRB Judge Tosses Case Against 'Memphis 7' Starbucks
• DoorDash, Uber Sue NYC To Block Checkout Tip Prompt Law
• Nabisco Wheat Thins Buyers Win OK On $10M False Ad Deal
• Pharmacies Battle For Coverage Of Opioid Lawsuit Claims
• Judge Certifies Conn. Sushi Chef's Raw Deal Paycheck Suit
• Split Pa. Panel Blocks Police Reports On Liquor Licensee
• Agri Stats Says DOJ Wants To 'Leapfrog' Pork Pricing Claims
• Josh Cellars President Denied Early Win In $4M Royalty Feud
• Ga. Justices Leave $500K Atty Fee Lien In Place
• EDTX Jury Finds TV Ad Tech Patent Invalid In Win For Taiv
• Knitting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Del. Court Keeps Alive Board Liability Claims In Blue Bell Suit
• Starbucks DEI Goals Are 'Race-Based Quotas,' Fla. AG Claims
• Amazon Shoppers In Price-Hike Suit Say Retailer Deleted Docs
• 6th Circ. Chides US For Lacking Merits In Distilling Ban Case
• Sens. Pitch Hemp Regulation Bill Following Passage Of Ban
• Prepping For 2026 Shifts In Calif. Workplace Safety Rules
• The Biz Court Digest: Welcome To Miami
• Dreyer's Misleads Fruit Bar Buyers About 'Processed' Treats
• Supreme Court Urged To Deny Alaska's Fishing Regs Petition
• Smucker Pet Food Buyers Near Cert. In PFAS Disclosure Fight
• Chipotle Bowl Delivered By DoorDash Had 'Rodent,' Suit Says
• Tyson Seeks Del. Toss Of Suit For Poultry Growing Docs
• Starbucks Loses Bid For Second Look At 'Triple Shot' Ruling
• How MAHA Is Taking Shape At The State Level
• McDonald's Narrows Fired Worker's Sex Harassment Suit
• TTAB Rejection Of 'Kahwa' TM Reversed By Fed. Circ.
• Feds Push For Dismissal Of H-2A Wage Rule Suit
• AI Evidence Rule Tweaks Encourage Judicial Guardrails
• Baby Food Cos., Parents Clash On Heavy Metals MDL Experts
• 7-Eleven To Pay $4.5M Penalty Over Fla. Gas Station Buy
• USDA Appealing Chilean Grape Fumigation Decision
• Inari Loses Fed. Circ. Bid To Save Corn Seed Patent Review
• 7th Circ. Questions Popcorn Shop Director's Retaliation Proof
• Food Biz Groups Say Texas Food Label Law Unconstitutional
• EU Clears Mars' $36B Deal For Pringles Maker After Probe
• Ex-Kellogg Worker's Suit Over 401(k) Fees Tossed For Good
• Ex-Josh Cellars President Fights Gibson Dunn Withdrawal Bid
• 4 Firms Lead $1.51B TC Transcontinental Packaging Deal
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Getting The Message Across
• Israeli Meat Co. Owes $35M For NC Facility, Court Told
• New 'Waters' Definition Could Bring Clarity — And Confusion
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Previewing Justices' Driver Arbitration Exemption Review
• Fired Worker Can't Get Justices To Mull Burden-Shifting Test
• High Court Skips Christian Baker's Wedding Cake Battle
• Horizontal Stare Decisis Should Not Be Casually Discarded
• NC Restaurants Hit With DOL Suit Over Pooled Tips
• COVID Loss Insurance Suit Trimmed, But Eateries Can Refile
• Federal Hemp Ban Enforcement Uncertain, Report Finds
• Berry Grower Sues Norfolk Southern Over Drifting Weed Killer
• Judge Won't Exit Agri Stats DOJ Case Over Clerk Connection
• FTC's Abandoned Pepsi Pricing Case Will Be Mostly Unsealed
• Nickel For Your Thoughts? Dems Want Plan For Ending Penny
• Pa. Food Distributor Hit With Off-The-Clock Work Suit
• 10 Commandments For Agentic AI Tools In The Legal Industry
• Calif. Judge Tosses Baby Food Experts In Heavy Metals Suits
• Class Cert. Denied In Splenda False Ad Suit
• Starbucks Wants 2nd Shot To Nix Investors' 'Triple Shot' Suit
• Starbucks Hit With Another Suit Over Uniform Reimbursement
• Sunday Ticket Subscribers Claim NFL Added Late Arguments
• Ga. Dunkin' Off Hook For Stabbing Under Workers' Comp Law
• Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: December Lessons
• Del. Justices Nix Challenge To $1.1B Smart & Final Sale
• US, Tribes Ask High Court To Uphold Michigan Fishing Pact
• 26North Scoops $885M Kitchen Unit Stake As 2 Firms Advise
• Preaching Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Texas Produce Groups Challenge OSHA's Constitutionality
• Okla. Cos. Hit Simon Property Group With Antitrust Suit
• Boston Celeb Chef Facing Default In City's $1.7M Tax Case
• 7 Pension Funds Picked To Lead Neogen Investor Class
• Tyson Foods Wants To Nix Wage Suit For Lack Of Details
• Ecuadorian Cocoa Co. Says Quebec Seller Must Arbitrate
• Texas Server, Restaurant End Tip Credit Suit
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Client-Led Litigation
• 5th Circ. Skeptical Of NLRB Dinging Starbucks For Subpoenas
• 9th Circ. Judges Doubt EPA's Pesticide Ban Review Timeline
• Instacart Challenges NYC's New Grocery Delivery Regulations
• 'Eating Ourselves To Death': SF Sues Processed Food Giants
• 5th Circ. Weighs If Ex-Starbucks CEO Made Anti-Union Threat
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• FAT Brands Sued In Del. For Docs On Spinoff, Other Moves
• Boston Eatery Accused Of Wage Theft After Michelin Rating
• Bayer Gets SG's Support In Supreme Court Roundup Appeal
• Boston Beer Hit With Putative Class Action Over Noncompetes
• Mexico Ducks $2.7B Land Seizure Suit
• Starbucks To Pay $39M In NYC's Fair Workweek Law Probe
• Trump Tariff Refund Rights Should Be Preserved, Costco Says
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: How To Build On Cultural Fit
• Libertarian Orgs. Tell Justices Cannabis Ban Is Outdated
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court