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Food & Beverage - June, 2026

221 articles

• Ex-NC Gov. Faces Deposition Bid In COVID Bar Closure Suit
• Coca-Cola Bottler Off The Hook In Cop Crash Suit
• FDA Lets Zyn Market Some Pouches As Less Risky Than Cigs
• CFPB's Slimmer Small-Biz Data Rule Cements End To 2 Suits
• Costco Says Chubb Unit Owes Defense For Warehouse Injury
• Conn. Servers Seek Quick Win On Minimal Duties Claims
• Egg Producers Settle Collusion Claims From DOJ, States
• Justices Skip Pork Case Over Alito, Kavanaugh Objections
• Income Taxes Drive Slight Boost In Asia-Pacific Tax Ratio
• Power To The Paralegals: Burnout As A Structural Problem
• Amazon Buy Might Tie Instant Pot Maker To Burn Suit In Wash.
• Justices Look To Shed Light On Jury Role In Pepsi TM Battle
• Walmart Chia Seeds Have 8 Times Mold Limit, Fla. Buyer Says
• Wayne-Sanderson Says Wage Claims Blocked By $70M Deal
• 7-Eleven, Video Game Cos. Accused Of Infringing Comms IP
• Fed. Circ. In May: Being Precise About 'About'
• Ill. Law Firm MSO Bill Clashes With Court Power, Ethics Rules
• High Court Takes Up Coffee Drink Co.'s TM Fight With Pepsi
• Chilean Court Nixes $217M Salmon Farm Award
• PACER Fees Will Rise To Fund Cyber Defense Upgrades
• Messner Reeves Says $8.3M Fraud Suit Repeats Utah Case
• DEA Will Back Cannabis' Medical Utility In Historic Hearing
• Kratom Interests Urge Court, Again, To Halt Utah Law
• 5 ERISA Cases To Keep An Eye On In The Second Half Of 2026
• Red Bull Not Covered In Promotion Injury Suit, Court Told
• Blue-White Stripes Common Frozen-Treat Decor, TTAB Says
• Disposables Co. Says Ore. Recycling Law Is Unconstitutional
• State Courts Must Be Gatekeepers Of Expert Testimony
• Brad Pitt Gets OK To Sue Oligarch In Calif. Over Winery Sale
• Wash. Justices Back Climate Act Farm Fuel Exemption Regs
• Detroit Club Hit With Nearly $6.3M In Race Retaliation Verdict
• 11th Circ. Judges Question Coke's View Of IRS As Arbitrary
• 9th Circ. Says Farmworkers' Attys Deserve Higher Fee
• 5th Circ. Backs FDA's Block On Vape Marketing
• Mich. Justices Revive BAC Proof In Fatal Crash Prosecution
• Moshing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Attys Urged To Challenge Clients Who Demand AI Research
• Retail Center, AIG Unit Settle Suit Over Foundation Damage
• Ark. Farmers Say Crop Dusting Drones Crash And Burn
• Walmart Worker's $23M Retaliation Verdict Slashed To $300K
• Canadian, Indian Citric Acid Face Countervailing Duties
• EU Implements US Trade Deal, With Safeguards
• Del. Shields Kroger Lawyers' Brainstorming In Albertsons Suit
• Kraft Heinz Must Arbitrate Union Pension Dispute, Judge Says
• Monsanto Wins High Court Fight Over Roundup Cancer Warnings
• Ex-Detroit Club Workers Cry As Jury Gets Race Bias Case
• Costco Hid Heart Risks Of Grain-Free Dog Food, Suit Says
• Venue Operator Can't Avoid Fair Dealings Claims In Chancery
• Why Highly Specialized Experts May Risk Exclusion At Trial
• Gatorade Suit Offers Lessons On Product Performance Claims
• Mich. Wineries Say Peninsula Ally Joining Suit Too Late
• Woman Says Starbucks' Coffee, Flimsy Cup Caused Burns
• 5th Circ. Sides With Starbucks On Union Backer's Firing
• Impossible X Urges Calif. Judge To Preserve $3.25M Verdict
• Waffle House Tobacco Fees Violate Benefits Law, Worker Says
• DOJ Says USDA's 'Socially Disadvantaged' Waivers Unlawful
• USDA Lacked Authority To Ban SNAP For Soda, Judge Says
• Green Group Wants Records Behind Trump's Weed Killer Order
• Fla. Judge OKs Ch. 11 Sale Of Popeyes Restaurants For $16M
• FTC's Clinical Trial Requirement Threatens Food Claim Rules
• Ga. Panel Keeps $1.8M Fall Verdict Against QuikTrip Intact
• Peanut Butter M&M Allergy Suit Survives Despite Label
• Chicken Buyers Say Costco Can't Ditch False Ad Suit
• US Blocks WTO Appellate Body Selection Process Again
• EU Parliament Panels Advance Mexico Trade Agreement
• Drawing A Line Between Settlement Pressure And Extortion
• FTC Reaches 'Agreement In Principle' With Southern Glazer's
• 17 States Sue Over Calif. Regulation Of Plastic Packaging
• No Trial For Splenda Maker, Scientist In Defamation Suit
• Sodexo Can't Wipe Out Worker's Nicotine Fee Suit
• Coffee Chain's New Openings Guzzled Revenue, Investor Says
• Boston Beer Settles With 2 Ex-Workers Over Noncompete
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Stop & Shop Accused Of Flouting Mass. Pay Rule
• Justices Decline Appeal Over Monster's $272M False Ad Win
• Popeyes Franchisee Nears Restaurants Sale In Fla. Ch. 11
• Starbucks Hit With Claims Of Forced Labor In Brazil Again
• 'Mortified' Atty Takes Blame For Fake Quotes In Taco TM Fight
• Judge Extends Block On Wis. Tribe Nonmember Fishing Ban
• DHS Says Dairy Farmers Can Access H-2A Visas
• Pennsylvania Skill Games Ruling Ups Ante For New Rules
• Costco Seeks Coverage For Chicken Drippings Slip-And-Fall
• Why Ultra-Processed Foods May Be The Next Big Mass Tort
• Starbucks Sues To Block Union From Using Name And Logo
• 5 Big ERISA Litigation Developments From 2026's First Half
• Del Monte Minority Lenders Can't Stay DIP Rollup Fight
• Founding An Autism Academy Made Me A Better Lawyer
• Restaurant Trade Org. Says Banning THC Drinks Isn't The Way
• Grocery Chain Says Aon Put $40M In Opioid Coverage At Risk
• DoorDash Sued For Kicking Off Seattle Drivers Without Notice
• Harvest Sherwood Gets OK On $150M Replacement DIP
• DOJ's Pot Shift Leaves Key Questions For Cannabis Industry
• Amazon Hit With OT Suit By Ex-Assistant Manager
• Walmart Hit With $23M Verdict For Wash. Worker Retaliation
• Aquarion Cleared To Borrow $214M, Some For PFAS Work
• Buyers Say Chobani Misleads With '20g Protein' Yogurt Label
• Goodwin Steers Tripadvisor On $700M Sale Of TheFork
• Rule Of Law Requires Gov't Engagement With Bar, Not Retreat
• NJ Launches Push To Crack Down On Consumer 'Junk Fees'
• 'Peanuts' Copyright Gag In Colbert Finale Ends In Donation
• AG Watch: Oregon's Strategic Civil Enforcement Approach
• Del Monte Sets Up For Tariff Refund Windfall, Suit Says
• 4 Firms Advise On Yum Deal To Sell Pizza Hut For $2.7B
• Ex-Wine Exec Says Privilege Covers Atty Emails With Spouse
• 4th Circ. Turns Down Bacardi Challenge To Rum TM Renewal
• EU Parliament Approves Trade Deal With US
• Restaurants Accused Of Flouting Credit Card Privacy Rule
• The Paradoxical Duty To Adopt AI When You Can't Bill For It
• Kratom Interests Urge 10th Circ. To Halt Utah Ban
• 4th Circ. Nixes Class In Anheuser-Busch OT Suit
• Tobacco Farm Loses Bid To Block DOL Visa Rule Hearing
• Dannon Says Chobani's Protein Yogurt Claims Skirt FDA Reg
• Ex-Detroit Club Worker Tells Jury Owner Made Racist Remarks
• Meatpacking Cos. Can't Shake Haitian Workers' Bias Suit
• Mead Johnson Wins New Trial Over $60M NEC Formula Verdict
• Home Depot, Macy's, Others Targeted In Patent Suits
• Ohio Hemp Law Paused In Dormant Commerce Challenge
• 3 Firms Steer Andrew Peller's CA$579M Go Private Deal
• Corteva Says No To FTC Trial Date In Pesticides Case
• Pizza Chain Worker Says Co. Shorted Breaks, Wages
• Restaurant Chain Manager Accused Of Pocketing Vendor Rebates
• NLRB Dings A-B Arbitration Enforcement After Court Remand
• Alaska Must Pay Tribes $1.8M In Fishing Rights Fee Fight
• How Federal PFAS Bill Would Expand Liability For Companies
• 'Poor Lawyering': Walmart Flub Haunts Class Attys At 9th Circ.
• Okla. Tribes' Hunting Rights Suits Can Fire Away, Judge Says
• Man Hit By Store Security Gate Awarded $4.4M By Fla. Jury
• Trade Court Revives Chinese Paper Plate Duty Probe
• NY Appeals Court OKs Officials' Inspections Of Hemp Stores
• Detroit Club Retaliation Trial Opens With Employee In Tears
• Pa. Strip Club Sued Over Good Samaritan's Shooting Death
• 9th Circ. Says Kroger Shoppers 'Obtained No Relief' For Fees
• Former Pot Co. Execs And Wrigley Heir Settle Stock Fraud Suit
• Atty Faces Sanctions Over Fake Quotes In Taco TM Fight
• Insurer Loses Bid To Group Same-Day Shootings Under Limits
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• NJ Policyholders Face Unique PFAS Risks, Coverage Relief
• Corteva Strikes $85M Deal In Farmer Pesticide Antitrust MDL
• CVS Can Keep Trial Win In Cooler Injury Case, 7th Circ. Says
• 11th Circ. Seeks Fla., Ga. Justices' Input On Opioid Coverage
• Amazon Reaches Deal To End Workers' Genetic Privacy Suit
• Stop & Shop Parent Pays $40M On Inflated Drug Price Claims
• Reducing Youth Product Risks When No Standards Apply
• Legislative Update: Cannabis And Psychedelics Bill Roundup
• EEOC, Seafood Wholesaler Reach Deal To End Sex Bias Suit
• Progressive Says No Coverage For $3.1M Cargo Losses
• Cow Horse Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Restaurant's Attys Sanctioned After Sushi Chef's Deposition
• Utah Urges Court To Reject Bid To Halt Kratom Ban
• Fla. Panel Says Policy Breach Verdict Didn't Bar Bad Faith Suit
• Newman's Own, Avatar End $2M Cookie Contract Fight
• Insurance Cos. Score Dismissal Of Zepbound Coverage Case
• 5th Circ. Rejects Gov't Bid To Revisit Home Distilling Ban
• Judge Pans Uber's 'Nonstop' Discovery Violation In FTC Fight
• Sunday App Sneaks Restaurant Payment Fee, Suit Says
• 5th Circ. Pushes FDA On Block Of Flavored Vapes
• Wash. Winery's Vintage Label Regs Challenge Tossed For Now
• Whole Foods Staff Worked Meal Breaks Unpaid, Suit Says
• Boston Beer Seeks To Undo $175.5M Aluminum Can Verdict
• Arby's Owner Must Face Trimmed Data Tracking Opt-Out Suit
• Nexgrill Sued Over Wire Brush Defect, 'Inadequate' Recall
• The Law360 400: A Look At The Top 100 Firms
• Checking For AI Errors Is Now A Two-Way Street
• NCUA Moves To Preempt Ill. Swipe-Fee Law For Credit Unions
• Appeals Court OKs Texas To Enforce Challenged Hemp Rules
• High Court Ruling Won't Back Winery TM Win, 2nd Circ. Says
• Wash. Tribe Says Court Misread Prior Fishing Boundary Case
• NY Bill Would Bar Cannabis Products Resembling Other Goods
• Colo. Restaurant, Owner Default In Tip Pool Retaliation Suit
• Advocates Can't Bring Cocoa Labor Suit, Fed. Circ. Affirms
• Seattle Fights Uber, Instacart Bid To Undo 9th Circ. Gig Ruling
• NY Bill To Ban Surveillance Pricing Heads To Gov.'s Desk
• USDA Food Assistance Conditions Halted By Mass. Judge
• Nutricia Sues To Identify Amazon Resellers' Product Sources
• Costco Roasts Customers' Rotisserie Chicken Additives Suit
• What's Next After Justices' Last-Mile Driver Arbitration Ruling
• The Biz Court Digest: Shoring Up Corporate Law In Maryland
• 3 Firms Guide TPG-Led Group's $2B Echo Realty Grocery Buy
• FDA's Chemical Review Process Heats Up Food Industry Risk
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Judge Slams Gov't For 'Pretextual' Immigration Filing Pause
• Rice Mill's Hurricane Coverage Row Ends After Arbitration
• Jacksons Food Stores Hit With Wash. Wage Class Action
• Safeway Sues To Undo Teamsters Local's Driver Mileage Win
• Worker Accuses Hormel Of Discriminatory, Retaliatory Firing
• Total Wine Operator Says Pay Transparency Class Is 'Ruinous'
• Legislative Update: Cannabis And Psychedelics Bill Roundup
• Anthropic, DeepSeek Pivot To New Financing, More Rumors
• Judge Questions Fees In Abbott Investors' $40M Formula Deal
• Colorado Enacts PPE, Meat Plant Worker Protections
• CBD Oil Co., Hemp Farm Spar Over $1.7M Contract Suit
• Buyers Say Cove Probiotic Sodas Have Artificial Sweetener
• Competing At Poker Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Campbell Soup Sued Over 'Worm-Like' Critters In SpaghettiOs
• Bojangles Workers Didn't Plead Data Hack Harm, Court Told
• The Plaintiffs Atty Now 5-0 At High Court With No Dissents
• Insurer Says E-Cig Co.'s Lies Bar Warehouse Fire Coverage
• Sysco Reveals Deal Probe, Promises 'Gov't Will See Benefits'
• AGs Defend $10M Fee Bid In Kroger-Albertsons Merger Case
• 5 Things Associates Must Ask About Their Firm's Merger Plan
• 6th Circ. Probes $450K Award In Farmworker Trafficking Case
• USTR Floats Double-Digit Tariffs On Basis Of Forced Labor
• Costco Wants Sanctions Over Missing Devices In Pixel Suit
• Publix Says Snack Co.'s Insurers Owe Slip-Fall Coverage
• Fed. Circ. Won't Save Farm Patents, But Reopens Fee Issue
• FTC Sues Supplement Co. Over Mental Health, Income Claims
• 2 'Rocket Dockets' And The Rules That Propel Them
• ITC To Review Drink Sellers' Imports After Monster Claims
• Texas AG Investigates Bayer, PepsiCo For Glyphosate Residue
• 11th Circ. May Lower Bar For Getting ERISA Claims To Court
• Trump Lowers Metals Tariff For Farm Equipment, HVAC
• Insurer Denies Coverage For Alleged Rodeo Horse Poisoning
• 7-Eleven Sued After Data Breach Exposes 600,000 Records
• H-2A Farmworker Seeks To Block NY Union Contract
• Royo Is Healthwashing Keto-Friendly Baked Goods, Suit Says
• Ill. Swipe-Fee Law Blocked For Most Banks, Slated For Delay
• Fat Brands Clears Hurdle To Pitch Post-Sale Ch. 11 Plan
• Tipped Brewery Workers Get Green Light To Sue Collectively
• Conn. Alters Pot Tax, Gives Cities Aid To Cut Property Taxes
• Pet Food Co. Says 'Copy-And-Paste' False Ad Suit Fails
• 5th Circ. Judge Asks Starbucks Why Co. Doesn't Want Unions