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November 21, 2024
Judge Suggests 1st Circ. Should Hear Lobster Tracking Case
A federal judge in Maine on Thursday tossed a case by lobster fishermen suing to keep their fishing routes secret from state observation, but the judge encouraged the lobstermen to appeal the ruling so that a federal appeals court can wade into this "significant" Fourth Amendment dispute.
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November 21, 2024
EPA Beats Calif. Suit Over Pesticide-Coated Seed Exemption
A California federal judge threw out public safety groups' lawsuit alleging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provided pesticide-coated crop seeds an illegal loophole from regulation, finding the agency made a fair and considered judgment when it said the seeds are exempted from registration.
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November 21, 2024
EzCater Fostered Discriminatory Workplace, Ex-Workers Say
Four former employees of Boston-based ezCater are suing the online catering service, alleging that it engaged in discrimination based on their gender, race and pregnancy, then retaliated when they complained.
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November 21, 2024
Louisiana Defends New Hemp Law From Industry Challenge
A Cannabis industry-led lawsuit seeking to block Louisiana from imposing new restrictions on consumables infused with hemp-derived THC should be squashed, the state told a federal judge, saying the legal theories the suit presents "have been tried and failed elsewhere."
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November 21, 2024
Vape Maker Sued Over Illegally High Delta-9 THC Levels
Two men are suing Lifted Liquids Inc. in Illinois federal court, alleging that its hemp-derived vape products contain more than .3% Delta-9 THC despite its advertising, making the products federally illegal and putting users at risk.
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November 21, 2024
California Tribe Looks To Increase Trinity River Water Flows
The Yurok Tribe slapped the Bureau of Reclamation with a complaint in California federal court, alleging its operation of the Trinity River Division provides only minimum flows to the Trinity River in the winter and early spring, modifying and harming salmon habitat and population.
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November 20, 2024
Musk, Ramaswamy Say High Court Rulings OK Federal Cuts
Billionaire Elon Musk and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, President-elect Donald Trump's picks to lead a newly created "Department of Government Efficiency," on Wednesday said two recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings will give them the authority to cut off power to regulatory agencies and conduct massive federal layoffs.
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November 20, 2024
Canadian Court Revives Award In $7M Coffee Franchise Fight
An appeals court in Ontario has revived a CA$10 million ($7.1 million) arbitral award issued in a franchising dispute stemming from the expansion of an Israeli coffee bar chain into Canada, rejecting a lower court's conclusion that the arbitrator had breached his duty of disclosure.
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November 20, 2024
NC Judge Trims Suit Against Investor Over Fla. Restaurant
A North Carolina state court judge has trimmed a lawsuit that a restaurateur brought against an investor over funding of a restaurant in the heart of Miami Beach, dismissing claims of breach of settlement agreement, fraudulent inducement and deceptive trade practices but declining to toss the complaint altogether.
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November 20, 2024
Texas Court Tosses $800K Verdict In Bar Shooting Suit
A Texas appeals court has thrown out a jury's $816,000 verdict in a suit blaming a bar for serving alcohol to an underage man who later shot two patrons multiple times, saying there was insufficient evidence that the attack was foreseeable.
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November 20, 2024
DEA Accused Of Colluding With Reform Foes In Pot Row
Cannabis reform advocates have alleged that the Drug Enforcement Administration "stacked the deck" by colluding with anti-legalization interests and giving them improper opportunities to participate in upcoming hearings on a proposal to loosen federal restrictions on the drug.
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November 20, 2024
Attys Get $9K After Seeking $578K For Defending Safeway
A California federal judge awarded about $8,800 in fees to two firms that requested $578,000 after defending Safeway from a contractor's 2021 lawsuit, saying Wednesday that the figure shouldn't come as a surprise because the attorneys simply pointed to a request-for-proposal document to defeat the suit's breach of contract allegations.
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November 20, 2024
Amid Legal Challenge, La. Hemp Law On Hold
A Louisiana law that would issue new regulation on the potency of hemp-derived intoxicants along with where they can be sold will not go into effect until the end of March, allowing time for briefing from state officials and hemp interests challenging the law.
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November 20, 2024
Worker Says He Was Fired For Flagging Class Action Form
A Denver restaurant group failed to fully compensate employees and fired a worker who refused to sign a form that would bar him from joining a wage and hour class action previously filed against the company, a lawsuit filed in Colorado state court said.
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November 20, 2024
Veggie Co. Hit With False Ad Suit Over E. Coli Outbreak
A proposed class of consumers is suing Grimmway Enterprises Inc., alleging that it failed to disclose that its whole and baby carrot products were or could be contaminated with e. coli, deceiving buyers into thinking they were safe for consumption.
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November 20, 2024
Burger King Franchisee Escapes BIPA Coverage Counterclaim
An Illinois federal judge has axed an AIG subsidiary's counterclaim in a Burger King franchisee's lawsuit seeking coverage for an underlying case accusing it of violating Illinois' biometric privacy law, concluding that the counterclaim is redundant and "adds nothing that will not be decided through resolution of the motions for summary judgment."
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November 20, 2024
US Garlic Cos. Push To Keep Duties On Chinese Imports
Domestic garlic producers urged the U.S. Court of International Trade to reject a Canadian food trader's challenge to duties on the boiled cloves from China, saying the product is covered by an antidumping duty order issued in 1994.
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November 20, 2024
Sidley-Guided Lifeway Rejects Second Danone Buyout
Lifeway Foods Inc. said Wednesday that its board has rejected a Nov. 15 revised offer from Danone North America PBC to buy the remainder of Lifeway for $27 per share, or roughly $306 million.
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November 20, 2024
TGI Fridays Gets OK On Bid Process As It Seeks Out Buyers
A Texas bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved TGI Fridays' procedures for contacting and selecting prospective buyers for its assets after the struggling restaurant chain said it was in discussions with at least 21 potential bidders.
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November 19, 2024
Wash. Tribe Looks To Ax Wildlife Refuge Protection Suit
A Washington state tribe is looking to dismiss a challenge by three environmental groups to the federal government for failing to protect a national wildlife refuge from an industrial aquaculture operation, arguing that the true purpose of the case is to restrict its members from farming in their historic homeland.
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November 19, 2024
9th Circ. Grapples With $56M Verdict In TM Beer Battle
A Ninth Circuit panel on Tuesday weighed whether to uphold a $56 million trial victory for Stone Brewing over allegations that MillerCoors infringed the "Stone" mark with its Keystone beer, with judges digging into questions about whether Stone Brewing filed the suit late.
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November 19, 2024
2 Firms To Rep Starbucks Investors Over 'Triple Shot' Strategy
Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP and Keller Rohrback LLP will represent a proposed class of investors in litigation alleging Starbucks made overly positive projections for its so-called Triple Shot Reinvention strategy, hurting investors when its actual financial results did not bear out its optimism.
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November 19, 2024
Ukraine Claims Win In Chocolate Co. Investor's $100M Suit
Ukraine's Ministry of Justice said Tuesday it has won a $100 million international arbitration case brought by a Russian-American investor in a chocolate factory who claims he was subjected to a brutal arrest by Ukrainian authorities when they expropriated his business in 2017.
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November 19, 2024
Misnomer Doesn't Doom Fire Subrogation Suit, NC Panel Told
An insurer that sued two fire safety companies asked a North Carolina appeals court for another chance after it misidentified itself in its complaint, saying it made a nonprejudicial mistake in its suit seeking recovery for a 2019 blaze at a Hardee's restaurant it insured.
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November 19, 2024
Hemp Co. Hit With $100K Verdict, Loses Trade Secret Claim
A Texas jury has hit a hemp products maker with more than $100,000 in damages after finding it knowingly sold defective THC gummies to a CBD retailer and rejecting claims that the manufacturer owns a right to the rosin-based method of THC extraction.
Expert Analysis
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8 Childhood Lessons That Can Help You Be A Better Attorney
A new school year is underway, marking a fitting time for attorneys to reflect on some fundamental life lessons from early childhood that offer a framework for problems that no legal textbook can solve, say Chris Gismondi and Chris Campbell at DLA Piper.
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Challenge To Ill. Card Fee Law Explores Compliance Hurdles
A recent federal lawsuit challenging an Illinois law that will soon forbid electronic payment networks from charging fees for processing the tax and tip portions of card transactions, fleshes out the glaring compliance challenges and exposure risks financial institutions must be ready to face next summer, says Martin Kiernan at Amundsen Davis.
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Harris Unlikely To Shelve Biden Admin's Food Antitrust Stance
A look at Vice President Kamala Harris' past record, including her actions as California attorney general, shows why practitioners should prepare for continued aggressive antitrust enforcement, particularly in the food and grocery industries, if Harris wins the presidential election, says Steve Vieux at Bartko.
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Opinion
This Election, We Need To Talk About Court Process
In recent decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has markedly transformed judicial processes — from summary judgment standards to notice pleadings — which has, in turn, affected individuals’ substantive rights, and we need to consider how the upcoming presidential election may continue this pattern, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.
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The Complex Challenges Facing Sustainable Food Packaging
More and more states are requiring recycled content to be used in product packaging, creating complex technological and regulatory considerations for manufacturers who must also comply with federal food safety requirements, say Peter Coneski and Natalie Rainer at K&L Gates.
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Series
Playing Diplomacy Makes Us Better Lawyers
Similar to the practice of law, the rules of Diplomacy — a strategic board game set in pre-World War I Europe — are neither concise nor without ambiguity, and weekly gameplay with our colleagues has revealed the game's practical applications to our work as attorneys, say Jason Osborn and Ben Bevilacqua at Winston & Strawn.
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5th Circ. Shows Admin Rules Can Survive Court Post-Chevron
The Fifth Circuit's textual analysis of the Fair Labor Standards Act, contributing to its recent affirming of the U.S. Department of Labor’s authority to set an overtime exemption salary threshold, suggests administrative laws can survive post-Chevron challenges, say Jessi Thaller-Moran and Erin Barker at Brooks Pierce.
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How Patent Litigation Is Changing Amid Decline In Filings
Marked by a notable decline in case filings and preferred venue shifts, patent litigation has undergone significant changes over the last decade and litigation hot spots have shifted, encouraging a more strategic approach to patent disputes, says Saishruti Mutneja at Winston & Strawn.
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Mental Health First Aid: A Brief Primer For Attorneys
Amid a growing body of research finding that attorneys face higher rates of mental illness than the general population, firms should consider setting up mental health first aid training programs to help lawyers assess mental health challenges in their colleagues and intervene with compassion, say psychologists Shawn Healy and Tracey Meyers.
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Enviro Policy Trends That Will Continue Beyond The Election
Come October in a presidential election year, the policy world feels like a winner-take-all scenario, with the outcome of the vote determining how or even whether we are regulated — but there are several key ongoing trends that will continue to drive environmental regulation regardless of the election results, say J. Michael Showalter and Samuel Rasche at ArentFox Schiff.
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Series
Collecting Art Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The therapeutic aspects of appreciating and collecting art improve my legal practice by enhancing my observation skills, empathy, creativity and cultural awareness, says attorney Michael McCready.
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Secret Service Failures Offer Lessons For Private Sector GCs
The Secret Service’s problematic response to two assassination attempts against former President Donald Trump this summer provides a crash course for general counsel on how not to handle crisis communications, says Keith Nahigian at Nahigian Strategies.
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How Cos. Can Protect Supply Chains During The Port Strike
With dock workers at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts launching a strike that will likely cause severe supply chain disruptions, there are several steps exporters and importers can take to protect their businesses and mitigate increased costs, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.
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Litigation Inspiration: Honoring Your Learned Profession
About 30,000 people who took the bar exam in July will learn they passed this fall, marking a fitting time for all attorneys to remember that they are members in a specialty club of learned professionals — and the more they can keep this in mind, the more benefits they will see, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.
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Opinion
AI May Limit Key Learning Opportunities For Young Attorneys
The thing that’s so powerful about artificial intelligence is also what’s most scary about it — its ability to detect patterns may curtail young attorneys’ chance to practice the lower-level work of managing cases, preventing them from ever honing the pattern recognition skills that undergird creative lawyering, says Sarah Murray at Trialcraft.