Food & Beverage

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Latest News in Food & Beverage

  • November 06, 2026

    McDonald's Falsely Touts 'Sugar Free' Coffee Bevs, Suit Says

    McDonald's "sugar free" McCafé coffee beverages actually have up to 18 grams of sugar due to dairy, consumers alleged Friday in a proposed false advertising class action filed in Illinois federal court, saying the fast-food chain's use of the "sugar free" term violates federal regulations and consumer protection laws.

  • November 06, 2026

    Ex-Cruise Line Server Says Reporting Assaults Got Her Fired

    American Cruise Lines fired a server after she reported being repeatedly sexually assaulted by the vessel's executive sous chef, and the company ignored warning signs about him beforehand, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in Georgia federal court.

  • November 06, 2026

    Employment Authority: Labor Sees Gains After Dems Win

    Law360 Employment Authority covers the biggest employment cases and trends. Catch up this week with coverage on what Democrats' midterm takeover of Congress could mean for labor's legislative agenda, how the party's gains in state governments could spur new paid leave laws and a Missouri constitutional amendment that could make it harder for lawmakers to overturn wage ballot measures.

  • November 06, 2026

    Sea Bass Fishing Isn't Banned In S. Atlantic, 11th Circ. Told

    A seafood company asked the Eleventh Circuit on Friday to reverse the government's denial of a permit to import frozen sea bass caught in a region of the South Atlantic, arguing a federal agency embargoed the fish after wrongly concluding there was a total prohibition on commercial fishing there.

  • November 06, 2026

    ERISA Recap: 4 Decisions To Know From Oct.

    The full Eleventh Circuit's repeal of its administrative exhaustion standard under federal benefits law was the biggest ruling issued in Employee Retirement Income Security Act litigation during October, but district courts issued some noteworthy decisions, as well. Here are four developments from last month that ERISA attorneys should have on their radar.

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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