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December 02, 2024
Trial Begins In Trader Joe's Vendor's Fight With Poultry Supplier
Employees of a poultry producer cracked vulgar jokes about the quality of the meat while packaging raw chicken tainted with bone fragments, a Washington-state grocery store vendor told a federal jury on Monday, blaming the meatpacker for the demise of the Chili Lime Chicken Burgers previously made exclusively for Trader Joe's.
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December 02, 2024
McDonalds Can't Nix $10B Bias Suit Despite 'Close Call'
A California federal judge has refused to hand a summary judgment win to either party in Byron Allen's $10 billion lawsuit alleging that McDonald's Corp. discriminates against Black-owned media companies, finding that the discrimination allegations are a "close call" involving factual disputes that must be decided at trial.
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December 02, 2024
Judge OKs Fla. Law Firm's $229K Fee In Chiquita MDL
A Florida federal judge on Monday approved a fee of more than $229,000 to a law firm for its work in reaching a settlement in the long-running multidistrict litigation over Chiquita Brands International Inc.'s funding of Colombian paramilitaries following a recommendation from a magistrate.
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December 02, 2024
EPA Pitches Partial Ban On Food Crop Pesticide Chlorpyrifos
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday it is proposing a rule to revoke tolerances over the use of chlorpyrifos on foods, a year after the Eighth Circuit said the agency hurriedly instituted a ban and didn't fulsomely consider the possibility of allowing some beneficial uses to continue.
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December 02, 2024
DEA Asserts Its Role As Proponent Of Pot Rescheduling Plan
The Drug Enforcement Administration on Monday affirmed it was acting as the proponent of a proposal to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana, and the administrative law judge said supporters of rescheduling would not get an opportunity to cross-examine DEA witnesses.
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December 02, 2024
3 Firms Guide UAE Food Delivery App's Landmark $2B IPO
Shares in Talabat, a food delivery app based in the United Arab Emirates, are set to begin trading next week following a $2 billion initial public offering that marked the largest global technology IPO this year, under guidance from three law firms.
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December 02, 2024
Circle K Fights How Denver Counts Tobacco-To-School Span
The convenience store chain Circle K is suing Denver to challenge the city's application of a law requiring tobacco sales occur no closer than 1,000 feet from schools, alleging in a state court complaint that an erroneous approach to distance measurements will limit Circle K's ability to open new stores.
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December 02, 2024
Shipping Industry Braces For Waves Of New Trump Tariffs
After a holiday weekend marked by a fresh round of tariff threats from President-elect Donald Trump, the shipping and logistics industry is beginning to feel the heat, warning companies to prepare for massive upheaval if Trump follows through.
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December 02, 2024
Gibson Dunn-Led TreeHouse Foods Buys Tea Biz For $205M
Private brands snacking and drink manufacturer TreeHouse Foods Inc., advised by Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, on Monday announced plans to buy Holland & Knight LLP-led Harris Tea for roughly $205 million.
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November 27, 2024
Starbucks, Baker Botts Partner Accused Of Defaming Inventor
An executive for a patent-licensing company that's pursuing infringement litigation against numerous restaurants over a patent that lets customers place mobile orders using a real-time menu that can make personalized suggestions accused Starbucks and its Baker Botts LLP attorney in a lawsuit Wednesday of making defamatory statements about him.
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November 27, 2024
Amazon Judge Says Appeal Too Soon In Ongoing Privacy Suit
A Washington federal judge has said he won't issue a final judgment to allow consumers to appeal his previous ruling tossing most of the claims in a suit alleging that palm scanners at joint Starbucks-Amazon stores violate biometric privacy law, because one of the plaintiffs has a remaining claim.
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November 27, 2024
Biden Administration Adds 65K Additional H-2B Work Visas
The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it has created a temporary rule to add 64,716 additional temporary H-2B work visas for the third year in a row to be doled out to businesses struggling with staffing issues.
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November 27, 2024
Kroger Inks $21M Deal With 47K Workers Over Pay Delay
Approximately 47,000 Kroger employees told an Ohio federal judge Tuesday they've reached a $21 million class action settlement with the grocery giant over claims it either failed to pay them or made inaccurate deductions from their wages after switching to a new timekeeping system that experienced a glitch in 2022.
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November 27, 2024
Bimbo Bakeries Denies Wrongdoing In Age Bias Suit
Bimbo Bakeries USA has denied all wrongdoing in its response to a former employee's suit alleging the company made up a reason to fire him just over a year before he was set to retire.
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November 27, 2024
Burger King Franchisee Can Tap AIG For BIPA Suit, Eventually
An Illinois federal judge ruled Tuesday that an AIG subsidiary has a duty to defend a Burger King franchisee in a suit brought by employees claiming its timekeeping practices violated Illinois' biometric privacy law, but only after the limits of all other insurance have been exhausted.
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November 27, 2024
Amid Claims Of Bias, DEA To Kick Off Historic Pot Hearing
The Drug Enforcement Administration's administrative law tribunal will hold a preliminary hearing Monday on the U.S. Department of Justice's proposal to relax restrictions on marijuana, kicking off a historic process that has already been marked by allegations of agency bias.
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November 27, 2024
Menendez Says Evidence Error Means Automatic New Trial
Former Sen. Bob Menendez told a federal judge Wednesday that it's "unavoidable" that he is owed a new trial after prosecutors' recent admission that they gave jurors evidence that had been excluded.
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November 27, 2024
Alcohol Council Says Trump Tariffs May Harm US Consumers
The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States expressed concern over President-elect Donald Trump's plans to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico, two of its largest trading partners, ultimately hurting the American consumer.
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November 27, 2024
IP Atty, Wife Say Mich. Pot Co.'s Defamation Suit Is Too Old
A Montana intellectual property attorney and his wife have urged a Michigan federal judge to dismiss a cannabis company's lawsuit alleging the couple posted falsehoods about the business on social media and made false tips to Michigan cannabis authorities, arguing that the claims are time-barred.
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November 26, 2024
King & Spalding Partner Selected As Trump's Trade Rep
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that King & Spalding LLP international trade partner Jamieson L. Greer was his pick for U.S. trade representative, noting that Greer played a "key role" in imposing tariffs on China during Trump's first term.
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November 26, 2024
Workers Say Kroger-Albertsons No-Poach Deal Hurt Wages
A Colorado grocery store employee has filed a putative class action accusing Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. Inc. of scheming to suppress workers' wages, alleging in a state court complaint that the grocers entered into an illegal "no-poach" agreement during a 2022 strike.
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November 26, 2024
Claims Court Won't Let US Slip Landowners' Flooding Suit
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims has refused to let the federal government escape a suit filed by property owners who claimed that their properties were taken without just compensation due to years of destructive flooding caused by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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November 26, 2024
Hemp Org. Warns Farm Bill Would Ban Some Legal Products
A major hemp trade organization said Tuesday the Senate Democrats' version of the Farm Bill has some "concerning" implications for hemp that could result in product bans.
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November 26, 2024
Miss. Judge Stays DOL's H-2A Protections Nationwide
A Mississippi federal judge issued a nationwide stay of amendments to a U.S. Department of Labor rule providing protections for H-2A migrant farmworkers who take part in organizing, finding federal immigration law doesn't give DOL the authority to give these workers the right to act collectively.
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November 26, 2024
Newman's Own's Quick IP Win Bid Meets Skeptical Judge
A Connecticut Superior Court judge on Tuesday appeared skeptical of Newman's Own Foundation's early win request in a licensing feud with two of late actor Paul Newman's daughters, criticizing the charity for using the wrong court proceeding to challenge the daughters' rights to sue while hinting a trial is likely needed.
Expert Analysis
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NC Ruling Takes Practical Approach To Duty-To-Defend Costs
In Murphy-Brown v. Ace American Insurance, a case of first impression, the North Carolina Business Court adopted the commonsense rationale of many state courts in holding that policyholders' defense costs should be deemed presumtively reasonable when a insurer breaches its duty to defend, say attorneys at McGuireWoods.
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How Attorneys Can Break Free From Career Enmeshment
Ambitious attorneys can sometimes experience career enmeshment — when your sense of self-worth becomes unhealthily tangled up in your legal vocation — but taking the time to discover and realign with your core personal values can help you recover your identity, says Janna Koretz at Azimuth Psychological.
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Where Can Privacy Plaintiffs Sue When Injury Is Online?
Website owners need to understand wiretapping laws to understand whether they may be sued for activity tracking in California or Pennsylvania courts, where the statutory damages for violations of half-century-old laws can be substantial — and a recent Third Circuit decision suggests establishing specific jurisdiction is not as easy as 1-2-3, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.
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Bankruptcy Decision Exemplifies Venue Issue For Franchisees
A California bankruptcy court's decision earlier this month in Pinnacle Foods and a lingering circuit split on assumption of executory franchise contracts highlights the issue of whether franchisee debtors can qualify for case venue in friendlier circuits, says David Gamble at Parkins Rubio.
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Lawyers With Disabilities Are Seeking Equity, Not Pity
Attorneys living with disabilities face extra challenges — including the need for special accommodations, the fear of stigmatization and the risk of being tokenized — but if given equitable opportunities, they can still rise to the top of their field, says Kate Reder Sheikh, a former attorney and legal recruiter at Major Lindsey & Africa.
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Trademark Food For Thought When Rebranding
Brand makeovers like the one underway by Campbell Soup Co. can have a significant effect on a company's intellectual property rights, particularly as it relates to their trademarks, but with thoughtful strategizing, companies can anticipate seamless rebrands and hopefully avoid becoming cautionary tales, says Annie Allison at Haynes Boone.
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Opinion
Judicial Committee Best Venue For Litigation Funding Rules
The Advisory Committee on Civil Rules' recent decision to consider developing a rule for litigation funding disclosure is a welcome development, ensuring that the result will be the product of a thorough, inclusive and deliberative process that appropriately balances all interests, says Stewart Ackerly at Statera Capital.
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Fluoride Ruling Charts Path To Bypass EPA Risk Evaluations
A California federal court's recent ruling in Food and Water Watch v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ordering the agency to address the public health risks of fluoridated drinking water, establishes a road map for other citizen petitioners to bypass the EPA's formal risk evaluation process, say attorneys at Wiley.
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The Strategic Advantages Of Appointing A Law Firm CEO
The impact on law firms of the recent CrowdStrike outage underscores that the business of law is no longer merely about providing supplemental support for legal practice — and helps explain why some law firms are appointing dedicated, full-time CEOs to navigate the challenges of the modern legal landscape, says Jennifer Johnson at Calibrate Strategies.
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Why Diversity Jurisdiction Poses Investment Fund Hurdles
Federal courts' continued application of the exacting rules of diversity jurisdiction presents particular challenges for investment funds, and in the absence of any near-term reform, those who manage such funds should take action to avoid diversity jurisdiction pitfalls, say attorneys at Sher Tremonte.
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Series
Beekeeping Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The practice of patent law and beekeeping are not typically associated, but taking care of honeybees has enriched my legal practice by highlighting the importance of hands-on experience, continuous learning, mentorship and more, says David Longo at Oblon McClelland.
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Budding Lessons From Landmark Plant Seed Patent Battle
The Corteva v. Inari case involving intellectual property rights in genetically modified plants is now proceeding through discovery and potentially to trial, and will raise critical questions that could have a major impact on the agriculture technology industry, say Tate Tischner and Andrew Zappia at Troutman Pepper.
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Election Unlikely To Overhaul Antitrust Enforcers' Labor Focus
Although the outcome of the presidential election may alter the course of antitrust enforcement in certain areas of the economy, scrutiny of labor markets by the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice is likely to remain largely unaffected — with one notable exception, say Jared Nagley and Joy Siu at Sheppard Mullin.
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Opinion
Legal Institutions Must Warn Against Phony Election Suits
With two weeks until the election, bar associations and courts have an urgent responsibility to warn lawyers about the consequences of filing unsubstantiated lawsuits claiming election fraud, says Elise Bean at the Carl Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy.
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5th Circ. DOL Tip Decision May Trigger Final 80/20 Rule Fight
A recent Fifth Circuit decision concerning a Labor Department rule that limits how often tipped employees can be assigned non-tip-producing duties could be challenged in either historically rule-friendly circuits or the Supreme Court, but either way it could shape the future of tipped work, says Kevin Johnson at Johnson Jackson.