Food & Beverage
Food & Beverage Law360 provides breaking legal news and analysis on the food and beverage industry. Coverage includes litigation, policy developments, and corporate deals across the entire food and beverage supply chain, including agribusinesses, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and restaurants.
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Latest News in Food & Beverage
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December 12, 2019
Three More Chicken Cos. Settle Price-Fix Suit For $13M
Three poultry producers agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle price-fixing claims in antitrust litigation over chicken prices, with a group of buyers urging an Illinois federal judge Wednesday to sign off on the deal.
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December 12, 2019
Senate Confirms Lung Cancer Doctor To Lead FDA
The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed radiation oncologist Stephen M. Hahn to take over leadership of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from acting Commissioner Ned Sharpless.
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December 12, 2019
Postmates Fires Back At Couriers' Arbitration Fee Demands
Postmates told a California federal judge Wednesday that it shouldn’t have to cover $10 million in arbitration fees for over 5,200 couriers alleging they were misclassified as independent contractors and shorted on wages, saying the couriers are the ones holding up the process.
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December 12, 2019
McDonald's Wins OK Of Deal Ending Joint-Employer Case
A divided National Labor Relations Board ordered an agency judge Thursday to approve a settlement she previously rejected and end a high-profile fight over whether McDonald's USA LLC can be held jointly responsible for labor law violations allegedly committed by franchisees.
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December 12, 2019
11th Circ. Affirms Insurer Not Liable In Nightclub Patron Death
AIX Specialty Insurance Co. does not have to cover a Florida nightclub facing a negligence suit over a death at the hands of a driver who crashed her vehicle after a night of drinking at the club, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed.
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