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Food & Beverage - February, 2026

210 articles

• Kroger, Albertsons Must Pay AG Legal Fees After Merger Halt
• Prairie Farms Hit With $241M Verdict Over Dry Ice Death
• Wash. Whole Foods Workers Didn't Get Breaks, Suit Alleges
• Trump's Trade Deals Face Tricky Path After Tariff Ruling
• Was Judge's DUI Arrest Legal? County Tussles With Ex-Jurist
• Fla. Appeals Court Won't Revive Chick-Fil-A Injury Suit
• Judge Expands Block On SNAP Cuts Over Data Demand
• Ala. Lawmakers OK Boosted Tourism Project Tax Break Cap
• After Learning Resources: A Practical Guide For US Importers
• AI-Assisted Arbitration Needs Safeguards To Ensure Fairness
• Army Corps Fights Bid To Void Alaskan Gold Mining Permit
• Colo. Restaurant Pays $42K After DOL Child Labor, OT Probe
• PepsiCo Loses Another Frito-Lay Tax Deficiency Fight In Ill.
• Shake Shack Served With Wash. Class Action Over Breaks, OT
• Atty Owns 'Sloppy' Incorrect Citations Before Texas Justices
• Couple Drop Frozen Mango Listeria Suit Against Kroger
• Tilray Says Hemp Protein Powder Label Suit Falls Flat
• Starbucks, Army Veteran Resolve Paternity Leave Firing Suit
• DC Coffee Chain Compass Can Sell Stores In Ch. 11
• Multi-Color, Creditors Clash Over Bid To Transfer NJ Case
• What New Packaging Waste Laws Mean For Franchisors
• Playing Piano Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Soho House Supervisor Drugged, Raped Bartender, Suit Says
• Fast-Food Contractor Sues DOL Over Pentagon Debarment
• Red Bull Can't Exit Suit Over Reporter's 'Flugtag' Injuries
• 2nd Circ. Skeptical Of Expanding Collectives' Borders
• PepsiCo Will Allow Shareholder Proposal Following Lawsuit
• Domino's Driver Says Franchisee Underpays Expenses
• Foley & Lardner Wants 'Scattershot' Malpractice Suit Tossed
• Atty Accused Of Insinuating Murder In NJ Food Biz Dispute
• Colo. Lawmakers OK Wider Farm, Ranch Tax Classification
• Sanctions Not Warranted In Tenn. Retaliation Suit, DOL Says
• Trump Says Countries Will Keep Deals Despite Tariff Ruling
• 7th Circ. Questions Keeping 5 NEC Suits In Federal MDL
• Miller Lite Glass Injury Jury Will Hear That Bottle Was Emptied
• Ill. Café Urges 7th Circ. To Revive Licensing Bias Suit
• Jack In The Box Sued Over 'Poison Pill' Blocking Investor
• Insurer Can't Cap Pizza Chain's Cyberattack Payout At $250K
• Agri Stats To Face DOJ In May Info-Sharing Antitrust Trial
• Campbell's Misclassifies Its Distribution Workers, Court Told
• 4th Circ. Upholds IHOP Franchisee's Win In Wage, Bias Suit
• AI-Generated Doc Ruling Guides Attys On Privilege Risks
• EEOC, PepsiCo Deal In Vision Bias Suit Fails To Pass Muster
• Biotech Co.'s Ex-CEO Calls $816K Atty Fee Demand 'Padded'
• Sneaker Biz Hits KC Chiefs Stars With TM Suit For '1587' Name
• Trade Court OKs Commerce's Reluctant Garlic Duty Ruling
• Stop & Shop 'Flushable' Wipes Suit Voluntarily Thrown Out
• NYC Fights Instacart's Bid To Pause Suit Over Delivery Laws
• Supreme Court Sends Baby Food Case Back To Texas
• Monsanto Tells High Court US Law Trumps State Label Rules
• Union Urges Court To Undo DOL Farm Wage Survey Results
• NJ Statehouse Catch-Up: Family Leave, PFAS, Farmland Tax
• Senate Dems Aim To Require Refunds Of Illegal Trump Tariffs
• Conn. Pizza Chain Settles Ex-Operations Chief's Bias Suit
• Plaintiff's Depo Dooms Cert. In Blue Diamond False Ad Suit
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Leadership Strategy After Day 1
• Supreme Court Rejects Cafe's Petition Over $2.86M Grant
• Justices Won't Weigh Cracker Barrel Collective Action Fights
• Full 9th Circ. Revives Trafficking Case Against Calif. Importer
• PepsiCo Sued Over Shareholder Proposal Exclusion
• 7-Eleven Can't Shut Down Suit Over Health Plan Tobacco Fees
• 3 Questions After Justices Sink Trump's Emergency Tariffs
• Calif.'s Civility Push Shows Why Professionalism Is Vital
• Del. Dispatch: Workplace Sexual Misconduct Liability In Flux
• US, Indonesia Sign Trade Deal Cutting Tariffs Both Ways
• Judge Doubts Famed Boston Chef Was Unaware Of Tax Suit
• Trump Imposes Maximum Tariff After Supreme Court Rebuke
• Target Ends Chicken Price-Fixing Claims Against Tyson
• Takeaways From US-India Interim Trade Deal
• Pepsi And Frito-Lay Avoid Class Chip-Pricing Claims, For Now
• 5th Circ. Judge Impugns NLRB Impartiality In Scathing Dissent
• Scientist Must Give Splenda Maker Emails With In-House Attys
• SNAP Rule Confusion Risks A Compliance Crisis
• Travelers Must Defend Ag Co.'s Herbicide Suit, With Limits
• Trader Joe's Wants To Check Out Of 401(k) Class Claims
• Activists Elliott, Jana Make Latest Moves, And Other Rumors
• Trump Orders Weedkiller Glyphosate Production Hike
• Trivia Competition Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Bang Energy's Founder Denied Stay Of Adversary Suit
• Halfday's 'Gut Healthy' Teas Aren't That Gut Healthy, Suit Says
• NC Biz Court Slashes Tex-Mex Chain's Trade Secrets Case
• NY Bill Would Allow Low-THC Drinks In Liquor Stores
• Crowell & Moring Antitrust Leader Jumps To Sidley In NY
• Domino's Franchisee Hit With Vehicle Reimbursement Suit
• Norton Rose Names Atty Trio To San Antonio Leadership Posts
• Law School's Missed Lessons: What Cross-Selling Truly Takes
• Buffalo Wild Wings Can Sell Breast Meat As 'Boneless Wings'
• Okla. Officials Look To Toss Creek Nation's Hunting Suit
• Founders Made Fish Farming Co. Go Belly Up, Court Told
• NC Justices Asked To Undo Earth Fare Founder's $195K Award
• Multi-Color Noteholders Sue Barclays In Ch. 11 Collateral Fight
• Pepsi And Walmart Inflated Soda Prices, ND Businesses Say
• Kraft Heinz To Face Damages Bid In Factory Upgrade Row
• Cohen Milstein To Rep Perrigo Investors In Formula Biz Suit
• BBQ Co. ESOP Members Urge Trial Despite DOL's $15M Deal
• 'Bikini Barista' Owner Can't Nix Wash. AG's Wage, Bias Suit
• 5 Cattle Trading Co. Workers Charged In $220M Fraud Scheme
• Cheap Costco Chicken Made At Tainted Plant, Suit Says
• Food Distributor To Take Arb. Pacts Ruling To Supreme Court
• NC High Court Snapshot: County Tax Tiff, Earth Fare Pay Fight
• Pyure Hit With False Ad Suit Over Monk Fruit Sweetener
• Ariz. Uber Verdict Has Implications Beyond Ride-Hailing Cos.
• Judges On AI: Practical Use Cases In Chambers
• Canadian, Indian Citric Acid Facing US Duty Probes
• Domino's Brass Faces Derivative Suit Over Growth Walkback
• EU Announces Duties Against Korean, Taiwanese Plastics
• Super Micro Investor Fights Uphill At 9th Circ. To Lead Suit
• Restaurant Group Alleges Ex-GC Embezzled, Shared Secrets
• US Sets 15% Tariff On Taiwanese Imports In Trade Deal
• DC Judge Won't Bow To DOJ, Public Criticism On TPS Ruling
• 10th Circ. Says Papa John's Franchise Can't Dodge Wage Suit
• Commerce Examining Mexican Strawberries For Antidumping
• Inventor Says Claims Against Baker Botts Atty Should Remain
• Union Capital Clinches $450M 4th Fund
• Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: February Lessons
• Trail Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Elliott Takes Stake In Stock Exchange Group, More Rumors
• Wash. Atty 'Vehemently' Denies Using AI In Supplement Suit
• Design Patent Dissent Highlights Frustration Over Subjectivity
• SNAP Recipients Appeal In 2nd Circ. Over Card Scam Suit
• Blockbuster's TM Legacy Tested By Dispute Over Deer Feed
• Miami World Cup Counsel Share Look At Prep Work, Impact
• Justices' Monsanto Decision May Fix A Preemption Mistake
• What Rescheduling Means For Cannabis Labels, Marketing
• Reed's Ginger Ale Has Synthetic Ingredients, Suit Says
• Wash. County Defends Judge's DUI Arrest, Cites Open Alcohol
• Feds Say 50 Cent's Liquor Boss Violated Fraud Plea Deal
• America's Test Kitchen Harvests Food52 Assets In Ch. 11
• FDA To Review Food Preservative BHA For Safety
• Little Caesars Franchisees Get Initial OK For $2.2M OT Deal
• Food Slicer Rivals End Patent Case Weeks Before 3rd Trial
• Labeling Co. Says Ex-Manager Lied About Plan To Compete
• Insurer Owes No Coverage For Contamination Suit Threat
• Malpractice Claim Assignability Continues To Divide Courts
• Commerce Probing Possible Aluminum Import Duty Evasion
• Ex-Judge Says 'Post-Arrest' Details Don't Justify His DUI Stop
• Texas AG Slams Animal Processing Plant's 'Death' Smell
• Another Suit Filed Over Arsenic Levels In Laffy Taffy, Nerds
• Dunkin' Labels Describe Flavor, Not Fruit, Judge Says
• America's Test Kitchen Owner Wins Auction For Food52 Brand
• Sunbeam Pressure Cooker Severely Burned Woman, Jury Told
• Chinese Sugar Alcohol Faces Triple-Digit Antidumping Duty
• Starbucks Gets Mo.'s 'Speculative' DEI Bias Suit Thrown Out
• Food Logistics Co. Can't Ditch Suit Over Toxic Fruit Pouches
• Ch. 11 Judge Urged To Suspend 'Dictatorial' FAT Brands CEO
• 'Very Bizarre': Trump's Funding Freeze Appeal Vexes DC Circ.
• Kirkland Leads Jennifer Garner's Baby Food Co.'s $198M IPO
• Allstate Denies Coverage For Uber Driver's Deadly Road Rage
• Kroger And Albertsons Win Dismissal In Antitrust Labor Case
• Bojangles Let Russian Hackers Steal Worker Data, Suit Says
• Shake Shack Governance Suit Headed For Dismissal In Del.
• 4 Takeaways From The EU's Latest Trade Agreements
• NC Restaurants Say They Didn't 'Keep' Tips In DOL Wage Suit
• Anti-Pot Advocates Vow To Fight Legalization In Courts
• Japan's Kirin Selling Bourbon Brand To Gallo For Up To $775M
• 5 Firms Guide Refresco's $768M Acquisition Of SunOpta
• Pa. Grocer Denied Bid To Bar Competition From Walmart
• 7th Circ. Deems Pilgrim's Price-Fix Settlement Non-Binding
• Conagra Owes $25M For Man's Lung Disease From Pam Spray
• Consumers Fight To Keep Frozen Potato Antitrust Suit Alive
• 8th Circ. Says Farmer Must Face Water Dispute In Tribal Court
• Wash. Lawyer Faces Sanction Threat Over Alleged AI Errors
• NC Biz Court Bulletin: Dual Representation DQ, Biting Censure
• David Protein Gets Ingredient Supply Antitrust Claims Tossed
• Tyson Won't Have To Hand Over Poultry Welfare Records
• DOL Must Pay Retaliation Suit Atty Fees, Farm HR Head Says
• Nerds And Other Ferrara Candies Allegedly Contain Arsenic
• FAT Brands Seeks OK To Use Subsidiary Stock Sale Cash
• Fla. Judge Recommends Axing Some Claims Against IP Atty
• FDA Changes 'No Artificial Colors' Food Claims Rules
• Judge Caps Off 'Beer Law' Trademark Case
• News Orgs Urge 1st Circ. To Reject Lobster Industry Libel Suit
• Teaching Logic Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Fla. Court Urged To Hold IP Atty Liable For Defamation
• 4th Circ. Backs Chicken Processor In Fired Worker's ADA Suit
• Minn. Court Denies Agricultural Tax Break For Property
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Resilience
• Pet Treat Maker, Ex-Workers Score OK For $975K Wage Deal
• Takeaways From The DOJ Fraud Section's 2025 Year In Review
• EU Lawmakers May Vote On US Trade Deal This Month
• New State Regs On PFAS In Products Complicate Compliance
• Congress Should Lead On AI Policy, Not The States
• Restaurant Can't Include Morning Staff In Tip Pool, Court Says
• Wash. Justices To Review Restaurant's $1M COVID Penalty
• 5-Hour Energy Maker Tells 9th Circ. Not To Revive Pricing Suit
• AI Robot Co.'s Microsoft Ties Were Overblown, Investor Says
• Sealed Letter Halts Sentencing Of 50 Cent's Ex-Associate
• Marzetti To Acquire Japanese BBQ Sauce Brand In $400M Deal
• SNAP Case 'Tip Of The Iceberg' In Anti-Fraud Effort, Feds Say
• Ill. Judge OKs $3.3M Deal In Mariano's Managers' OT Suit
• Calif. Justices Rule Loose Pot Is Not 'Open Container'
• NYC Delivery Laws Will Stay In Place During Instacart Appeal
• Kan. Bill Would Allow Liquor Tax Hike For Property Reduction
• How Selig May Approach CFTC Agricultural Enforcement
• Trump Admin's Bid To End Haitian Protections Paused
• Amazon Seeks Shoppers' Docs In COVID Price-Gouging Suit
• 5th Circ. Panel Blushes At Starbucks Worker's Snapchat Notes
• Bikini Barista Boss Says Wash. AG Defamed Him In Wage Suit
• Ill. Distributor Sues Over Axed THC Seltzer Contract
• Modelo, Constellation Seek Permanent Ban On Fake Beers
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Teamsters Look To Ax Kraft Heinz's Challenge To Grievance
• FTC Focus: Testing Joint Enforcement Over Loyalty Programs
• Trump, Modi Say US-India Trade Deal Reached
• NYC Bar Opinion Warns Attys On Use Of AI Recording Tools
• Trade Court Remands Gum Duties Review Over Coal Definition
• BBQ Co. Execs, Argent Settle $99M ESOP Fight With DOL
• Amazon Shoppers' Counsel Admit To AI Errors In Motion
• The Biz Court Digest: Dispatches From Utah's Newest Court