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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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February 11, 2026
Wash. Atty 'Vehemently' Denies Using AI In Supplement Suit
A Washington state plaintiff's attorney "vehemently" denied allegations that she submitted filings riddled with artificial intelligence hallucinations in a product liability case, as defense counsel countered during a hearing Wednesday that the misconduct has persisted and called on a Washington federal judge to "stop the bleeding."
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February 11, 2026
Design Patent Dissent Highlights Frustration Over Subjectivity
Federal Circuit Judge Kimberly Moore's impassioned dissent to the court throwing out a design patent infringement suit captured how difficult it can be to frame comparisons, from a legal standard and based on differences in how people perceive the world, attorneys say.
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February 11, 2026
SNAP Recipients Appeal In 2nd Circ. Over Card Scam Suit
The Legal Aid Society and Freshfields US LLP have filed a Second Circuit appeal on behalf of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients whose food benefits were stolen in widespread "skimming" scams, arguing that a lower court wrongly denied the victims replacement of their stolen benefits.
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February 11, 2026
Blockbuster's TM Legacy Tested By Dispute Over Deer Feed
Once a titan in U.S. retail, the Blockbuster brand is embroiled in an unexpected trademark battle with a Mississippi-based animal feed company that it accuses of trying to exploit the legacy of the once-ubiquitous video rental chain.
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February 11, 2026
Justices' Monsanto Decision May Fix A Preemption Mistake
In Monsanto Co. v. Durnell, the U.S. Supreme Court will address whether federal law preempts states' label-based failure-to-warn claims when federal regulators have not required a warning — and its decision could correct a long-standing misinterpretation of a prior high court ruling, thus ending myriad meritless state law personal injury claims, says Lawrence Ebner at Capital Appellate.
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