Food & Beverage Archive » April, 2026

Food & Beverage - April, 2026

243 articles

• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Trump To Drop Scottish Whiskey Tariffs After UK Royal Visit
• Supplement Industry Says FDA Wrongly Muzzled Label Claims
• Playing Magic: The Gathering Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• ADW Pursues $3B Takeover Of Meineke Owner, More Rumors
• Steakhouse Chain Servers Get Initial OK For $7M Wage Deal
• EU-South American Provisional Trade Deal Takes Effect Friday
• Kroger's Health Plan Tobacco Fee Shirks ERISA, Suit Says
• Kroger Settles Gov't Claims Over Ozone-Harming Emissions
• Conagra Not Off The Hook Over '100% Whole Fish Fillets' Label
• Colo. Judge Stays $9M Multicooker Verdict Pending Appeal
• Pepsi And Frito-Lay Want Chip-Pricing Claims Tossed
• Improving Well-Being In Law, 10 Years After Landmark Study
• How To Gear Up For Trump's Pharma Tariffs
• Coupang, Ex-In-House Lawyer To Drop Iran Whistleblower Suit
• Restaurant Group Fat Brands Names Ch. 11 Auction Winners
• Snack Maker Says Liberty Mutual Owes For Failed Build Costs
• UAE's Exit From OPEC Could Hurt Smaller US Oil Producers
• Union Urges Toss Of Tobacco Co.'s Retiree Health Fight
• Yale University Wants Meal Plan Class Suit Chewed Up
• EU Parliament OKs Trade Rules With Immigration Measure
• Peeps Maker Hits Rival With TM Suit Over Bunny Design
• Conn. Mom Drops Wine Tasting Crash Suit After $375K Offer
• Italy Fines Chips Producers €23M Over Snack Cartel
• USTR Seeks Input On Modernizing African Trade Agreement
• Albertsons' Misleading BOGO Ads Made $20M, Wash. AG Says
• Meta, Food Banks Beat Pixel Privacy Suit For Now
• Energy And Ag Groups Push For Biofuel Waiver Reform
• CBD Brewing Co. Can't Escape Trade Secrets Suit
• Conn. Sushi Restaurant Says Chef Can't Certify OT Class
• OCC Moves To Block Illinois' Limits On Card Swipe Fees
• Photographers' Copyright Case Against UberEats Is Trimmed
• How Food, Beverage Claims May Preview Cosmetic Litigation
• Justices To Weigh DOL's In-House H-2A Fine Power
• Maggie McFly's Servers File Class Action Over Unpaid Wages
• DOL Joint Employer Rule Expands Risk For H-2 Employers
• Akin Can't 'Recast' Appeal As Good-Faith Effort, 9th Circ. Told
• FTC Says It Has Evidence To Back Pesticides Antitrust Case
• Waffle House Accused Of Pregnancy Bias, Leave Interference
• DOJ's Agri Stats Trial Delayed For Deal Talks
• DOL Says H-2A Penalty Case Belongs Before Agency Judge
• Ex-City Official To Pay $1.4M In Plea Deal Over Labor Scheme
• Restaurant Operators Hit With Wage, Break Suit
• Colo. Court Mulls JBS' Bid To Toss Haitian Workers' Bias Suit
• Expert Must Speak To Ruined Phone Claims In Antitrust Case
• Solar Co. Again Seeks To Toss Colo. Hemp Growers' Suit
• Meta, 4 Food Banks Have Upper Hand In Privacy Suit, For Now
• 8th Circ. Ends 1st Amend. Challenge To Iowa 'Ag-Gag' Law
• Cinemex Offers $6M For Movie Theater Co. IPic In Ch. 11
• Meijer Escapes Most Claims In Tobacco Fee ERISA Suit
• Cannabis Cos. Use Opponents' Playbook In Latest Ballot Fight
• Fla. Subpoenas Cos., Green Groups In Plastics Antitrust Probe
• Scotts Miracle-Gro Gets Sales Channel 'Stuffing' Suit Trimmed
• PFAS Study Is Wake-Up Call For Pet Food Companies
• Officiating Football Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Messner Reeves Accused Of $8.3M Trust Account Fraud
• Costco Says '100% Agave' Tequila Suit Belongs In Mexico
• Workers' Attys Get $940K As $4.7M Tobacco Deal Approved
• Poland Spring Drinkers Renew Class Cert. Bid In False-Ad Suit
• Fast Food Parent Co. Wants Out Of Workers' Tobacco Fee Suit
• Split 6th Circ. Lets Brewer Challenge Tax Code's Distilling Ban
• Workers Get 'One More Chance' In General Mills Bias Suit
• CIT Backs Expanded Scope For Chinese Cabinet Duties
• USTR Seeking 'Outcomes' On DSTs, Stronger USMCA Rules
• Law School's Missed Lessons: How To Draft Pleadings
• Yelp Stiffed Calif. Workers On Boot-Up Time, Suit Says
• Uber, DoorDash Can't Pause NYC Tip Prompt Laws On Appeal
• Monette Farms Seeks Ch. 15. OK For $1.08B Canadian Reorg
• IP Notebook: Global Copyright, ChatGPT TM, Rogers Test
• Monster Looking To Block Foreign Versions Of Energy Drinks
• Domino's, Pizza Hut, Others Sued Over Mobile Order Patents
• E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On ESI Control
• USTR Says Mexican Auto, Steel Tariffs Will Remain, Per Report
• A&O Shearman-Led Food Biz Confirms £10B Primark Spin-Off
• UK Wine Fraudster Gets 10 Years For $97M Ponzi Scheme
• Alaska Can't Dodge $2M Bill In Fishing Rights Row, Court Told
• Chancery Affirms Market Basket's Ouster Of 'Imperious' CEO
• Tariff Refund Rollout Well Received, But Concerns Persist
• Graphic Packaging's Ex-GC's Comp Fell To $2.1M In 2025
• BBQ Executives Ink $22.5M Deal To End ESOP Fight
• Justices Won't Rethink Bakery Co.'s $15.6M Pension Tab
• State Privacy & AI Watch: 4 Legislative Developments To Know
• Starbucks Wins 5th Circ. Bid To Scrap NLRB Subpoena Order
• Impossible Foods Says No Harm Shown In $3.25M TM Loss
• Denver Food Truck Biz Says Rival Stole Secrets Via Sham Deal
• Deer Feed Co. Fights Blockbuster's 'Block Buster' TM Claims
• Aramark Joins NJ Insulin Pricing Suits Against PBMs
• 2 Discovery Rulings Break With Heppner On AI Privilege Issue
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Commerce Says Asian Imports Skirting Chinese Foil Duties
• Uber To Buy Delivery Hero Stake From Prosus For €270M
• 2nd Circ. Says Animal Groups Can't Challenge Swine Rule
• Wis. Supreme Court Upholds Pabst Asbestos Verdict
• Meta, Uber Verdicts Top Product Liability Trials
• 6th Circ. Asks Retirees To Answer Mortality Data Suit Redo Bid
• Brita Filter Labels Don't Dupe Consumers, 9th Circ. Affirms
• 7th Circ. Wary Of Burford Entities' Late Opt-Out Of $32M Deal
• Pa. Bakery Blasts Insurer Over Denied Collapse Coverage
• Isshin-Ryu Karate Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Sazerac Pitches $15B Brown-Forman Buy, Plus More Rumors
• What Cos. Should Look For As Minn. Plans PFAS Product Ban
• Agricultural Workers Seek Atty Fees After Co.'s No-Show
• Food Apps' NYC Data Win Seems 'Weird' To 2nd Circ. Judges
• Fla. Judge Told Ex-CEO Drove Energy Drinks Co. Into Ch. 11
• Judge Doubts C4, Bloom Ex-Execs Should Lose New Jobs
• Poppi Soda Buyers Get Final OK For $8.9M False Ad Deal
• $7M Grubhub TM Deal Receives Ill. Judge's Final OK
• 2nd Agri Stats Settlement OK'd In Turkey Price-Fixing Suit
• Romania Hit With $5.8M For 'Intransigence' Over $331M Award
• CBP's $166B Tariff Refund Portal Needs 4 Safeguards
• Ocean Spray Settles OT Suit After Most Claims Fall Away
• Microplastics On Water Contaminant List Could Spur Claims
• 'Made In America' EO May Not Survive Section 230
• Target Says Workers' Walking Time Not Compensable
• Turkey Cos. Denied Response To DOJ Price-Fix Intervention
• Kansas Cops Say Hemp Laws Too 'Complex' For Raid Liability
• Judge Says Army Override For Kitchen Support Was Justified
• Agri Stats' Price-Fix Settlement Receives Chicken Judge's OK
• Feds Say USDA Can Tie State Funding To Gender Policies
• Keurig Accused Of Falsely Labeling K-Cups Recyclable
• Colo. Supplement Co. Sent Unwanted Texts, Suit Says
• Automation Co. Wants Ruling It Didn't Infringe Ocado Patents
• General Mills Urges Coverage For Ultraprocessed Food Suits
• FTC Case Reinforces Established Price Discrimination Rules
• Legislative Update: Cannabis And Psychedelics Bill Roundup
• Jack In The Box Wants 38 Washington Stores Kept Open
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Restaurants, DOL Ink $750K Deal To End Pay, Child Labor Suit
• Mars Says Peanut M&M Labeling Sinks Allergy Lawsuit
• Coors Says Botched Sulfuric Acid Delivery Led To $2M Damage
• Costco Says Its Food Prep Eliminates All Chicken Concerns
• 5th Circ. Finds Ban On Home Distilling Unconstitutional
• Gov't Appeal Could Throw Wrench In Tariff Refunds
• Honey Baked Ham Ignores Data-Tracking Opt-Out, Suit Says
• Robbins Geller To Lead Investor Suit Despite Filing Glitch
• GAO Denies Protest Of Mess Hall Services Contract Add-On
• State Bars Need To Get Specific About AI Confidentiality
• SEC Suit Over $200M Water Machine Scheme Put On Ice
• Boston Beer Hit With $175.5M Verdict In Aluminum Can Case
• Uber Must Give FTC, States Contact Info On 30M Subscribers
• Trump Org Jumps Into Trump-Themed Burger Biz TM Fight
• Colo. Appeals Panel Limits Pre-2016 Liquor License Exception
• Compass Group Workers Get Cert. For Tobacco Fee Suit
• 'What're We Doing Here?' Judge Asks FTC After Deere Deal
• First Phase Of Tariff Refund System To Launch April 20
• Agri Stats Atty 'More Optimistic' About Settling DOJ Case
• Trade Court Mulls Economic Basis For Trump's Global Tariffs
• Calculating Damages In IEEPA Tariff Refund Litigation
• Ill. Jury Adds $17M Punitive Award To Baby Formula Verdict
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Uber Fights Uphill To Ax FTC, States' Subscription Fight
• BuzzBallz Rival Says 'Joke' Domain Grab Not Funny Or Legal
• LA Cannabis Edibles Maker Settles Prop 65 Warning Suit
• Mich., Animal Rights Groups Take Aim At US's Egg Price Suit
• Judge Says Poultry Enviro Deals In 20-Year Suits Fall Short
• Abbott Hit With $53M Verdict Over Baby Formula Harms
• Dunkin' Stores Cut $250K Deal In EEOC Disability Bias Suit
• Welch's Maker Tells ITC Rival Infringing 2 Fruit Snack Patents
• Fed Circ Probes Standing In Cocoa Import Child Labor Case
• 'Made In America' Rules Raise Stakes For Gov't Contractors
• Restaurant Slams Sushi Chef's 'Soap Opera' Sanctions Bid
• Alpine Skiing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Chicago Suits Highlight Struggle Over Piercing Corporate Veil
• Chancery Agrees To Fast-Track $58M Food Sale Fight
• DOL Urges 11th Circ. To Scrap ERISA Exhaustion Rule
• Starbucks Ends Wash. 'Patent Troll' Suit Against 2 Irish Cos.
• JLL Lines Up $115M Retail Centers Portfolio Sale
• SEC Says Booze Co. Ginned Up Bogus Sales In Investor Fraud
• Abbott Urges Ill. Jury To Reject Claims Formula Led To NEC
• Texas Hemp Interests Say New THC Rule Defies Legislature
• MatchaBar Sold Lower-Grade Tea As 'Ceremonial,' Suit Says
• Stella Rosa Maker Sues Texas Rival Over 'Rosa 32' Name
• 11th Circ. Reinstates Ex-Pepsi Worker's Title VII Race Bias Suit
• Keurig's K-Cup Pods Are Largely Unrecyclable, Suit Says
• Wash. Panel Nixes Insurer's Gordon Rees Malpractice Claims
• Squires Panel To Rehear Herd Management Patent Invalidation
• Chipotle Worker In Seattle Alleges Scheduling Law Violations
• $58M Verdict Against Givaudan Upheld In Toxic Exposure Suit
• Texas Panel Keeps Ex-GC's Suit Over Unpaid Bonuses Alive
• 2nd Circ. Backs Cheese Producer In Whey Contract Battle
• Hormel Foods Faces Class Cert. Bid In Retirement Fund Suit
• John Deere Inks $99M Deal In Farmers' Right-To-Repair Suit
• Fat Brands Landlords Want More Info On Lease Sales
• Chipotle Settles Suit Over Pandemic Change Shortfalls
• NJ Food Biz Owner Fights Sanctions Bid Over Death Claims
• Sushi Chef Fights Restaurant's Bid For Quick Win In OT Suit
• Frozen Eels Must Be Released By FDA, Food Importer Says
• Pivotal 6th Circ. Ruling Threatens Decades Of NLRB Decisions
• Stanley Bottle Maker Beats Renewed Class Action Over Lead
• Fertilizer-Makers Face More Price-Fixing Accusations
• Ill. AG Urges 7th Circ. To Uphold Landmark Swipe-Fee Law
• 8th Circ. Rejects Seed Price-Fix Claims Against Bayer, Others
• Splenda Loses Bid To End Scientist's Libel Counterclaim
• Full Fed. Circ. Urged To Course Correct On Design Patent Test
• Why MDLs Slow Down — And How To Speed Them Up
• What A Court Doc Audit Reveals About Erroneous Filings
• Molson Coors Sued Over Beer Cap Blast That Ruptured Eye
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Justices Want Feds' Views On Ruby Tuesday Benefits Dispute
• Animal Rights Groups Jump Into 'Cage Free Egg' Fight
• 11th Circ. Says Waffle House Isn't Liable For Patron's Stabbing
• Warhol Painting Can Be Targeted In $142M Award Feud
• Club Foxy Lady Loses 9th Circ. TM Appeal Against Coffee Biz
• AI Boom Lifts Q1 M&A Values, As Attys Eye Wider Rebound
• Eatery Shorted Tipped Staff On Wages, Suit Says
• Legislative Update: Cannabis And Psychedelics Bill Roundup
• DoorDash Dropped From Allstate Road Rage Coverage Row
• Iran War's Trade Fallout Likely To Spread Beyond Oil, Fertilizer
• 19 ByHeart Infant Formula Botulism Suits Centralized In NY
• EPA Eyes Microplastics, Drugs For Drinking Water Watch List
• FTC Case Risks Redefining Price Discrimination
• Welch's Maker Says Biotech Co. Copied Yogurt Snack Patent
• Hershey Can't Escape 'One Chip Challenge' Death Suit
• FDA Won't Stop Nicotine Pouch Sale During Court Battle
• Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2026 Editorial Boards
• Del Monte Minority Lenders Lose 3rd Circ. Appeal Bid
• E-Cig Wholesaler Says Insurer Owes $5M For Warehouse Fire
• Taxation With Representation: Cleary, Hogan Lovells, Wachtell
• Restaurateur, Eric Adams Pal Accused Of No-Fault Fraud Plot
• Energy Drink Co. Founder Told Not To Sell Fla. Keys Property
• Olly Sued Over Apple Cider Vinegar Gummies
• Space Needle Fights Arbitrator's Order To Rehire Worker
• Colo. Judge Denies $8M Creditor Bid, OKs More Time
• Petition To Repeal Legal Pot Mobilizes A Showdown In Mass.
• Trump Orders 100% Pharma Tariff, Modifies Metals Duties
• Pepsi Worker Seeks 2nd Circ. Tobacco Fee Suit Revival
• Del Monte Lenders' Appeal Bid To Be Decided Soon
• Ultramarathons Make Me A Better Lawyer
• Del. Chancery Limits Kraft Heinz Suit To Director Claims
• Wheeling & Appealing: April's Most Notable Oral Arguments
• Ill. Judge Tosses 'Half-Baked' Nestle Chocolate Labeling Suit
• NY Tribe Can Control Its Water, Sanitation Program, Judge Says
• Buyer Says Seller Undermined $58M Food Business Sale
• Wolfgang Puck Gets A Chance To Exit Cookware Injury Suit
• Judge Permanently Halts Counterfeit Modelo Beer Labels
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Travelers Unit Hit With Bad Faith Suit Over $241M Jury Verdict
• AGs Put $10M Price Tag On Beating Kroger-Albertsons Merger
• Ex-Chick-Fil-A Workers Say Taco Eatery Owes Them Jobs
• Wage Class Attys Get $254K Fee For Post, Smucker's Deal
• Tyson Can't Get $1.62M Award Hiked In Factory Fire Dispute
• Defunct Pizza Shop Beats Driver's OT Suit
• Dunkin' Stores Kept Disabled Staff Off Job, EEOC Says