Food & Beverage

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Latest News in Food & Beverage

  • February 21, 2025

    9th Circ. Revives Atty's Ownership Claims Over Calif. Winery

    A Ninth Circuit panel on Friday revived an attorney's ownership claims over a California winery, finding factual disputes over an alleged oral agreement with the winery's former owner require a trial, while also upholding a jury's verdict that found a breach fiduciary duty claim against the attorney that awarded no damages.

  • February 21, 2025

    Dispute Over FDA Menthol Cigarette Ban Paused Until August

    A California federal judge has agreed to pause a lawsuit alleging that federal health regulators slow-walked implementing a ban on menthol cigarettes while new leadership assumes control of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

  • February 21, 2025

    NY Restaurant $725K Wage, Tip Deal Served Final OK

    A federal judge approved a $725,000 deal to resolve a proposed class action accusing a New York City restaurant of stiffing service workers on wages and misapplying a tip credit to their overtime pay, according to a federal court filing Friday.

  • February 21, 2025

    Stop & Shop, Ex-Manager Agree To End Long COVID Suit

    A Connecticut federal judge on Friday agreed to dismiss a former Stop & Shop manager's lawsuit accusing the supermarket chain of firing him for taking medical leave due to long COVID-19 symptoms, one day after the parties said they wished to end litigation.

  • February 21, 2025

    Kroger Workers' $21M Pay System Outage Deal Gets First Nod

    An Ohio federal judge preliminarily approved a $21 million deal between The Kroger Co. and a proposed class of around 47,000 workers who accused it of missing paychecks and making inaccurate deductions to their wages after it switched payroll systems.

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Food & Beverage

Areas of Coverage

  • AGENCIES
  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
  • Farm Service Agency
  • Food and Nutrition Service
  • Food Safety and Inspection Service
  • Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration
  • U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
  • State and international food and beverage regulators
  • POLICY & REGULATION
  • Food safety regulation
  • Labeling requirements
  • Food import bans and trade restrictions
  • Antitrust and consumer protection controls
  • ENFORCEMENT
  • Food and beverage recalls
  • Food safety actions
  • Merger reviews
  • LITIGATION
  • Mass torts
  • Food safety suits
  • Labor and employment issues
  • International trade disputes
  • Agricultural commodities trading suits
  • Antitrust disputes
  • Breach of contract suits
  • Insurance coverage disputes
  • Environmental issues
  • Bankruptcy proceedings
  • TRANSACTIONS
  • Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
  • Share buybacks and stock splits
  • Franchise agreements and real estate deals
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
  • Profiles of food and beverage practices

Readership

  • Food, beverage, retail, and hospitality lawyers at top law firms
  • Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
  • Executives and attorneys in the food and beverage industries
  • Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
  • Policymakers at federal and state agencies
  • Judges and court staff across the U.S.
  • Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
  • Attorney and law firm marketing professionals
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