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April 18, 2025
FTC's Southern Glazer's Pricing Case Preserved
A California federal judge refused to toss the Federal Trade Commission's price discrimination lawsuit against Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits LLC, concluding the alcohol distribution giant moves liquor around enough to trigger interstate commerce and that the FTC has adequately alleged unfair treatment of mom-and-pop stores relative to big box retailers.
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April 18, 2025
Ga. Woman Seeks Lower Sentence In $156M FEMA Fraud Case
A Georgia woman charged with taking $155 million in payments from the Federal Emergency Management Agency by fraudulently claiming she could supply self-heating meals to Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria urged a federal court Thursday to sentence her to no more than 120 months in prison.
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April 18, 2025
Judge Sides With Wash. In NY Distillery's Sales Reg Challenge
A federal judge has rejected a New York whiskey maker's challenge to a Washington rule that distilleries must have a physical in-state location to sell to Evergreen State consumers online, saying the regulation isn't discriminatory because it "applies evenhandedly" regardless of the producer's home state.
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April 18, 2025
Whole Foods Strikes Deal In Sweeping 401(k) Fee Suit
Whole Foods reached an agreement to end a class action alleging its failure to keep its 401(k) plan's administrative fees in check cost a class of roughly 97,000 workers millions of dollars in retirement savings, the Amazon-owned grocer told a Texas federal court.
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April 18, 2025
Union Hits Kroger Chain With Counterclaim In Strike Suit
The Kroger-owned grocery chain King Soopers violated a poststrike agreement with a United Food & Commercial Workers local by pressuring the union to agree to a collective bargaining agreement by an arbitrary deadline, the union alleged in a counterclaim in the company's strike lawsuit against it in Colorado federal court.
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April 18, 2025
Fla.'s Take On Order Over Migrant Law 'Astounded' Judge
A Florida federal judge was incredulous Friday at the state's argument that her temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of a law criminalizing the entry of unauthorized migrants did not extend to law enforcement officers because they were not parties to the lawsuit challenging the statute.
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April 17, 2025
Weight Watchers Fakes Limited-Time Sales, Suit Says
Two California women on Wednesday hauled Weight Watchers into California federal court, alleging in a putative class action that the diet program company made up fake sales with fake limited-time offer periods to induce consumers into signing up for multimonth memberships.
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April 17, 2025
DC Circ. Says Lateness Doomed Starbucks' NLRB Challenge
The National Labor Relations Board was not obligated to accommodate Starbucks after its attorney filed a challenge to a board judge's ruling 23 minutes late, the D.C. Circuit ruled Thursday, holding that the board did not abuse its discretion by refusing to process the challenge.
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April 17, 2025
Nestle Can't Nix Diabetics' Boost Glucose False Ad Suit
A California federal judge said Thursday she won't toss a proposed consumer class action alleging that Nestle falsely markets its Boost Glucose Control drinks as suitable for preventing and treating diabetes, but said she might boot one plaintiff who continued buying the product for two years after the complaint was filed.
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April 17, 2025
Ibotta Misrepresented Kroger Deal, Shareholder Suit Alleges
Digital consumer discount company Ibotta Inc. was hit with a proposed shareholder class action claiming its registration statement for its April 2024 initial public offering omitted information regarding the nature of its relationship with grocery retailer The Kroger Co., prompting stocks to plummet when investors learned the relationship had ended.
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April 17, 2025
ITC Blocks Chinese Co.'s Plastics Tech Over Patent Dispute
The U.S. International Trade Commission issued a limited order barring a Chinese company from importing parts used in molding machines that make plastic bottles, following an infringement case from a Canadian rival — though the trade agency split in its decision not to issue a cease-and-desist order targeting imported parts that already made it into the U.S.Â
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April 17, 2025
Fla. Arrest Defies Court Order Blocking Anti-Migrant Law
Florida authorities have arrested an individual under a new law criminalizing the entry of unauthorized migrants into the state despite a federal court order temporarily barring enforcement of the law.
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April 17, 2025
7-Eleven Parent Floats Refreshed Board With 4 New Nominees
Japan's Seven & i Holdings Co. on Thursday proposed a refreshed slate of directors and reaffirmed its commitment to pursuing both internal reforms and a potential acquisition by Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard.
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April 17, 2025
'Moonshine' Fudge Maker Must Pay Fees For Failed IP Claims
The maker of "Chocolate Moonshine" fudge may have won a trade secrets case against his ex-wife and her new chocolate company, but he must pay the defendants more than $174,000 in attorney fees and costs for his unsuccessful trademark and copyright infringement claims.
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April 17, 2025
Ex-Dole Employee Can't Swap Other Worker Into PAGA Suit
A California trial court correctly prevented a former Dole employee from substituting himself in his Private Attorneys General Act case with another worker suing the company, a state appeals court ruled, saying the two workers didn't have much in common.
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April 17, 2025
Chinese Tea Chain Prices $411M US IPO Amid Trade Tension
Chinese teahouse company Chagee Holdings Ltd., represented by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and underwriters' counsel Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, on Thursday priced a $411 million initial public offering at the top of its range despite U.S.-China trade tensions.
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April 16, 2025
Pa. Poultry Farm's Slaughter Methods Deemed Trade Secrets
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled that an animal rights group cannot force a Lebanon County poultry farm to disclose its chicken slaughtering practices, with the court ruling that the materials sought were confidential trade secrets.
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April 16, 2025
Leprino Foods Granted Win In Whey Protein Dispute
A Connecticut federal district court granted cheese giant Leprino Foods a summary judgment win Wednesday over a nutritional supplement company in a suit over a whey protein deal, holding that an alleged "implied in fact" supply agreement is unenforceable.
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April 16, 2025
Koch, Chicken Buyers Spar Over $75M Deal Challenge
Restaurants challenging $75 million in settlements inked in the broiler chicken price-fixing litigation with Koch Foods Inc. and House of Raeford Farms Inc. told the Seventh Circuit the appeal should succeed because it includes more detail than a recently rejected challenge of a smaller deal with Simmons Foods Inc.
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April 16, 2025
Workers Hit Fast-Food Co. With Nicotine Fee Suit
The parent company of popular fast-food chains Arby's, Sonic and Dunkin' has been hit with a proposed class action from workers alleging that the company's fee on the health plans of employees who self-disclosed using nicotine violated federal benefits law.
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April 16, 2025
Papa Gino's Sued For Allegedly Underpaying Delivery Drivers
New England pizza chain Papa Gino's pays delivery drivers a lower tipped minimum wage while hindering their ability to earn gratuities, according to a proposed class action filed in Massachusetts state court.
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April 16, 2025
California Challenges Trump's Economic Emergency Tariffs
The California state government filed suit Wednesday challenging President Donald Trump's recent use of a law that has allowed him to unilaterally impose broad and aggressive tariffs on imports entering the U.S.
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April 15, 2025
PepsiCo Sued Over Workers' Unpaid COVID Screenings
A former machine operator is suing PepsiCo Inc. in Illinois federal court for wage theft, claiming he and others were never paid for the time they spent going through the company's mandatory COVID-19 safety processing that was conducted before each shift.
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April 15, 2025
Food Service Co. Can't Escape Tobacco Surcharge Suit
A food service company can't dodge a proposed class action alleging it unlawfully charges tobacco users an additional fee to obtain health insurance, an Illinois federal judge ruled Tuesday, rejecting the company's assertion that federal benefits law doesn't require retroactive reimbursement for completing a cessation program.
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April 15, 2025
Microsoft, Okta Say Their Password Products Don't Infringe IP
Microsoft Corp. and information technology service management company Okta Inc. asked a California federal judge Monday for declarations that their password-generating products don't infringe a San Francisco company's patent covering a method for issuing time-based, one-time passwords.
Expert Analysis
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Litigation Inspiration: Reframing Document Review
For attorneys — new ones especially — there is much fulfillment to find in document review by reflecting on how important, interesting and pleasant it can be, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.
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A View Into NY's New Business Interruption Insurance Law
In response to businesses' economic challenges during the pandemic, New York recently allowed the issuance of stand-alone business interruption insurance coverage, and while pricing and insurer participation questions remain, the product stands to benefit business owners and the state economy, say attorneys at Saxe Doernberger.
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How Boards And Officers Should Prep For New Trump Admin
In anticipation of President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs and mass deportation campaign, company officers and board members should pursue proactive, comprehensive contingency planning to not only advance the best interests of the companies they serve, but to also properly exercise their fiduciary duty of care, say attorneys at Winston & Strawn.
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California Supreme Court's Year In Review
Attorneys at Horvitz & Levy highlight notable decisions on major questions from the California Supreme Court's last term, including voter initiatives, hostile work environment and the economic loss rule.
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Flying Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Achieving my childhood dream of flying airplanes made me a better lawyer — and a better person — because it taught me I can conquer difficult goals when I leave my comfort zone, focus on the demands of the moment and commit to honing my skills, says Ivy Cadle at Baker Donelson.
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NLRB One-Two Punch Curbs Employer Anti-Organizing Tools
The National Labor Relations Board’s recent decisions in Siren Retail and Amazon, limiting employer speech about the impact of unionization and outlawing captive audience meetings, severely curtail employers' arsenal of tools to combat an organizing campaign — though this may soon change under a new administration, say attorneys at Benesch.
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What Trump's Next Term May Mean For Biz Immigration
Leonard D'Arrigo at Harris Beach discusses the employment-based immigration policies businesses can potentially expect during President-elect Donald Trump’s second term, based on policies enacted during his first administration, statements made during his campaign and proposals in Project 2025.
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Defense Insights As PFAS Consumer Product Claims Rise
Amid the recent proliferation of lawsuits seeking damages for failure to disclose the presence of PFAS in consumer products, manufacturers, distributors and consumer product companies should follow the science and consider a significant flaw in many of the filings, say attorneys at Farella Braun.
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Circus Arts Make Me A Better Lawyer
Performing circus arts has strengthened my ability to be more thoughtful, confident and grounded, all of which has enhanced my legal practice and allowed me to serve clients in a more meaningful way, says Bailey McGowan at Stinson.
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Recent Listeria Outbreaks Hold Key Compliance Lessons
Listeria outbreaks in ready-to-eat foods from Boar's Head and other companies, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Food and Drug Administration responses to these outbreaks, should be closely evaluated from an overall compliance and risk management perspective by food manufacturers, retailers and industry investors, say attorneys at Kirkland.
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3 Ways To Train Junior Lawyers In 30 Minutes Or Less
Today’s junior lawyers are experiencing a skills gap due to pandemic-era disruptions, but firms can help bring them up to speed by offering high-impact skill building content in bite-sized, interactive training sessions, say Stacey Schwartz at Katten, Diane Costigan at Winston & Strawn and Lauren Tierney at Freshfields.
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What Cos. Can Learn from Water Microplastics Class Actions
Class actions against companies whose bottled spring water allegedly contains microplastics, challenging claims such as "natural" and "100% spring water," seem to be drying up — but these cases serve as a good reminder to other businesses to review regulatory standards, and carefully vet plaintiff allegations at the outset, say attorneys at Keller and Heckman.
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The Bar Needs More Clarity On The Discovery Objection Rule
Almost 10 years after Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34 was amended, attorneys still seem confused about what they should include in objections to discovery requests, and until the rules committee provides additional clarity, practitioners must beware the steep costs of noncompliance, says Tristan Ellis at Shanies Law Office.
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What's Next For The CFTC After The Election
While much of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's enforcement actions in line with its traditional priorities will continue as usual in the near term, postelection leadership changes at the CFTC and new congressional priorities may alter the commission's regulatory framework in 2025 and beyond — particularly its oversight of crypto, say attorneys at WilmerHale.
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Being A Navy Reservist Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Serving this country in uniform has not only been one of the greatest honors of my life, but it has also provided me with opportunities to broaden my legal acumen and interpersonal skills in ways that have indelibly contributed to my civilian practice, says Phillip Smith at Weinberg Wheeler.