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Food & Beverage

  • August 14, 2025

    2 Face Charges Over $200M Water Vending Machine Fraud

    A Washington business executive and a former investment adviser were hit with civil and criminal charges in New York federal court Thursday stemming from an alleged yearslong $200 million Ponzi scheme that hawked investments in nonexistent water vending machines.

  • August 14, 2025

    Grubhub, Driver Ink $24.8M Deal To End Decade-Long Dispute

    Grubhub Inc. and a former delivery driver who accused the mobile food delivery platform of misclassifying him as an independent contractor have reached a $24.75 million settlement in his nearly decade-old lawsuit, with the driver deeming the deal an "excellent result" for a proposed settlement class of California drivers.

  • August 14, 2025

    9th Circ. OKs Returning Calif. Farm Wage Suit To State Court

    A California farmworker's wage and hour suit against Sunsweet Growers Inc. can proceed in state court, a Ninth Circuit panel ruled Thursday, rejecting the company's argument that the suit belongs in federal court and should be dismissed.

  • August 14, 2025

    DC Judge Halts Some USDA Climate Grant Terminations

    A D.C. federal judge on Thursday halted the U.S. Department of Agriculture's termination of certain climate-focused grants awarded to five nonprofits, saying the terminations were likely arbitrary and capricious but stopping short of blocking the administration's broader grant termination policy.

  • August 14, 2025

    Ex-Market Basket Execs Banned From Co. Sites Amid Feud

    A Massachusetts judge on Thursday barred two former Market Basket executives from returning to any of its stores or headquarters amid a fight for control over the regional supermarket chain, three days after the company went to court to enforce no-trespassing orders.

  • August 14, 2025

    Beef Consumers Settle With Cargill In Price-Fixing MDL

    Beef consumers have disclosed a new settlement in a consolidated Minnesota federal court litigation accusing major beef producers of price-fixing, resolving their piece of the case against Cargill.

  • August 14, 2025

    Cargill's $4M Deal Advances In Turkey Price-Fix Case

    An Illinois federal judge on Thursday granted his initial approval to a $4 million deal Cargill has reached with commercial and institutional indirect purchaser plaintiffs in antitrust litigation accusing poultry producers of conspiring to pad the price of the bird, saying the amount provides "tangible and substantial" relief to the class.

  • August 13, 2025

    Trump Axes Biden Competition Order And Eases Rocket Regs

    President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening revoked an expansive Biden-era executive order that aimed to boost competition across the U.S. economy, lower prices for consumers and increase pay for workers, while issuing his own order to ease regulations on the commercial space industry to boost American rocket launches.

  • August 13, 2025

    Mich. Tribe Asks High Court To Undo Great Lakes Fishing Pact

    A Michigan tribe is asking the Supreme Court to overturn a Sixth Circuit decision to uphold a 2023 decree governing fishery management in the Great Lakes, saying the document was negotiated over its objections, restricts its treaty rights and will micromanage the waters for the next quarter-century.

  • August 13, 2025

    Food Hall's New Owner Can't Ditch EEOC Suit, Va. Judge Says

    A Virginia federal judge has sided with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in finding that the new owner of a food hall located in a suburb outside of Washington, D.C., has successor liability in a former employee's discrimination suit alleging a manager used racial slurs.

  • August 13, 2025

    David Protein Tees Up Bid To Toss Ingredient Antitrust Suit

    David Protein told a New York federal judge on Wednesday that a lawsuit accusing the trendy bar maker of violating antitrust law should be tossed, saying in a letter that a group of low-calorie food companies still could not cure legal deficiencies the court previously flagged, despite twice amending their complaint.

  • August 13, 2025

    Whole Foods Battles Dismissal Bids In $1M Asbestos Suit

    Grocery giant Whole Foods aimed to fend off dismissal bids Wednesday from a shopping plaza owner and landlord, telling the North Carolina Business Court that it sufficiently alleged contract breaches that led to asbestos entering one of its stores.

  • August 13, 2025

    Edible Arrangements Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Trademark Suit

    Attorneys for Edible Arrangements on Wednesday urged the Eleventh Circuit to overturn the dismissal of its trademark infringement suit against 1-800-Flowers, arguing a lower court wrongly found the action was barred by a prior settlement between the parties related to similar conduct.

  • August 13, 2025

    USDA Union Challenges Trump's Order On Bargaining Rights

    A union representing U.S. Department of Agriculture plant inspectors became the latest group to challenge President Donald Trump's executive order that the union says guts collective bargaining rights for federal employees based on a national security exemption, arguing Wednesday in D.C. federal court that these workers do not have ties to national security.

  • August 13, 2025

    Kellogg's Will Nix Artificial Cereal Dyes, Texas AG Says

    WK Kellogg Co. has agreed to stop using artificial food coloring in its cereals within the next couple of years, the Texas Attorney General's Office announced Wednesday.

  • August 12, 2025

    Lettuce Entertain You Accused Of Staging 'Corporate Coup'

    Restaurant management company Lettuce Entertain You and its owners abandoned a longtime business partnership and personal friendship to carry out a "sham transaction" that illegally redirected equity in Joe's Stone Crab restaurants to its own family-owned empire, an Illinois state court lawsuit alleges.

  • August 12, 2025

    Kraft Heinz Faces Suit Over Capri-Sun '100% Juice' Claims

    A shopper sued The Kraft Heinz Co. in California federal court Monday claiming its Capri-Sun "100% Juice" Fruit Punch misleads consumers by hiding synthetic citric acid, a preservative and flavor additive, behind pure juice marketing.

  • August 12, 2025

    Pa. Marina Can't Cite 1849 Law To Reopen Railroad Crossing

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday rejected an attempt by the owner of a bar and marina south of Pittsburgh to claim an 1849 law in seeking to force railroad company CSX Transportation to reopen a rail crossing providing the only public access to the business.

  • August 12, 2025

    Pizza Chain's Cyber Claim Capped At $250K, Insurer Says

    A cyber insurer urged a Texas federal court to reject Cicis Pizza's attempt to recast a ransomware attack as a cyber extortion event in order to open the door to more coverage, saying it has fulfilled its contractual obligations by paying $250,000 under the policy's ransomware endorsement.

  • August 12, 2025

    Cherry Growers Settle Patent Suit With Canadian Gov't

    The Canadian government has inked deals with two groups of cherry growers it had accused in a Washington federal court of infringing its intellectual property rights over the Staccato cherry variety.

  • August 11, 2025

    11th Circ. Nixes Ineffective-Counsel Claim In Salmonella Case

    Peanut Corp. of America's former president and a food broker convicted for their roles in a salmonella outbreak that killed nine people and sickened more than 700 cannot throw out their prison sentences, the Eleventh Circuit ruled Monday, rejecting their assertion of ineffective counsel.

  • August 11, 2025

    Shepherds' Wage-Fixing Suit Survives Another Dismissal Bid

    A Nevada federal court has rejected a ranching association's latest attempt to claim immunity from a proposed class action accusing the association and its members of conspiring to suppress the wages of sheepherders who are working on temporary visas.

  • August 11, 2025

    Over 2,000 Shrimpers Sue Hilcorp Over August 2022 Oil Spill

    More than 2,000 shrimpers and seafood business owners hit Hilcorp Energy Co. with a federal lawsuit over an August 2022 oil spill they say spoiled the opening day of shrimping season.

  • August 11, 2025

    Deere Tractor Rivals Get Some Safeguards In FTC Case, MDL

    An Illinois federal judge has denied a motion by three of Deere & Co.'s competitors that were seeking to block distribution of confidential information they had provided to the Federal Trade Commission in its wind-up to an antitrust suit against Deere, but said he would amend existing confidentiality orders with additional safeguards.

  • August 11, 2025

    Hawaiian Judge Vacates Letter Allowing Monument Fishing

    Commercial fishing cannot legally continue in the waters of the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument under a National Marine Fisheries Services letter that tribal and environmental groups claim authorized the endeavor, a Hawaii federal court judge said, arguing evidence shows that the directive harmed the plaintiffs in the dispute.

Expert Analysis

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    Competing In Modern Pentathlon Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Opening myself up to new experiences through competing in modern Olympic pentathlon has shrunk the appearance of my daily work annoyances and helps me improve my patience, manage crises better and remember that acquiring new skills requires working through your early mistakes, says attorney Mary Zoldak.

  • Prepare For Increased FDA Inspections Of Foreign Facilities

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    In light of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recently announced plans to expand use of unannounced inspections of foreign drug manufacturing factories, foreign firms should implement best practices in anticipation of an imminent increase in enforcement activity, say attorneys at McGuireWoods.

  • When Rule 12 Motions Against Class Allegations Succeed

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    Companies facing class actions often attempt early motions to strike class allegations, and while some district courts have been reluctant to decide certification issues at the pleading stage, several recent decisions have shown that Rule 12 motions to dismiss or strike class allegations can be effective, say attorneys at Womble Bond.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Teaching Yourself Legal Tech

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    New graduates often enter practice unfamiliar with even basic professional software, but budding lawyers can use on-the-job opportunities to both catch up on technological skills and explore the advanced legal and artificial intelligence tools that will open doors, says Alyssa Sones at Sheppard Mullin.

  • How AI May Reshape The Future Of Adjudication

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    As discussed at a recent panel at Texas A&M, artificial intelligence will not erase the human element of adjudication in the next 10 to 20 years, but it will drive efficiencies that spur private arbiters to experiment, lead public courts to evolve and force attorneys to adapt, says Christopher Seck at Squire Patton.

  • When Legal Advocacy Crosses The Line Into Incivility

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    As judges issue sanctions for courtroom incivility, and state bars advance formal discipline rules, trial lawyers must understand that the difference between zealous advocacy and unprofessionalism is not just a matter of tone; it's a marker of skill, credibility and potentially disciplinary exposure, says Nate Sabri at Perkins Coie.

  • Despite Rule Delay, FTC Scrutiny Looms For Subscriptions

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    Even though the Federal Trade Commission has delayed its click-to-cancel rule that introduces strict protocols for auto-renewing subscriptions, businesses should expect active enforcement of the new requirements after July, and look to the FTC's recent lawsuits against Uber and Cleo AI as warnings, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

  • Va.'s Altered Surcharge Law Poses Constitutional Questions

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    Virginia's recently amended consumer protection law requiring sellers to display the total price rather than expressly prohibiting surcharges follows New York's recent revision of its antisurcharge statute and may raise similar First Amendment questions, says attorneys at Stinson.

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    Volunteering At Schools Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Speaking to elementary school students about the importance of college and other opportunities after high school — especially students who may not see those paths reflected in their daily lives — not only taught me the importance of giving back, but also helped to sharpen several skills essential to a successful legal practice, says Guillermo Escobedo at Constangy.

  • 5 Open Questions About FDA's AI-Assisted Review Plans

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    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently touted the completion of a generative artificial intelligence program for scientific reviewers and plans for agencywide deployment to speed up reviews of premarket applications, but there is considerable uncertainty surrounding the tools' ability to protect trade secrets, avoid bias and more, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

  • Attacks On Judicial Independence Tend To Manifest In 3 Ways

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    Attacks on judicial independence now run the gamut from gross (bald-faced interference) to systemic (structural changes) to insidious (efforts to undermine public trust), so lawyers, judges and the public must recognize the fateful moment in which we live and defend the rule of law every day, says Jim Moliterno at Washington and Lee University.

  • Dissecting House And Senate's Differing No-Tax-On-Tips Bills

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    Employers should understand how the House and Senate versions of no-tax-on-tips bills differ — including in the scope of related deductions and reporting requirements — to meet any new compliance obligations and communicate with their employees, say attorneys at Greenberg Traurig.

  • Compliance Refresher For 'Made In USA' Labeling Claims

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    As tariffs reshape the trade landscape, companies hoping to invoke the powerful consumer appeal of “Made in USA” labels must understand the strict rules for making acceptable claims so they avoid the costly legal ramifications and brand damage possible from misrepresenting products as 100% American, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Appreciating Civil Procedure

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    If you’re like me, law school’s often complex and theoretical approach to teaching civil procedure may have contributed to an early struggle with the topic, but when seen from a practical perspective, new lawyers may find they enjoy mastering these rules, says Chloe Villagomez at Foster Garvey.

  • Appellate Guidance Needed On California Chatbot Litigation

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    There is wide variation in how courts are applying the California Invasion of Privacy Act against website owners that allegedly help third parties spy on visitors via chatbots — and the lack of appellate rulings creates uncertainty, especially as these cases move toward the summary judgment stage, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

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