Court Rules DOL's H-2A Farmworker Wage Rule Unlawful

By MJ Koo

A California federal court found unlawful a U.S. Department of Labor rule overhauling minimum wage rate calculations for H-2A temporary agricultural workers, ruling four rule components were arbitrary and capricious and the agency bypassed required rulemaking procedures without adequate justification while declining to immediately vacate the rule.

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Ill. Judge OKs Direct Buyers' Last Turkey Deals, Striking Trial

By Lauraann Wood

An Illinois federal judge struck an October turkey price-fixing trial on Wednesday as he gave his early blessing to the last two settlements resolving direct purchasers' claims in the consolidated litigation.

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Publix Fights IRS Over Denied $2.6M Research Tax Credit

By Kevin Pinner

Publix is challenging the IRS' denial of a $2.6 million tax credit for research and development, claiming that the $38.3 million it spent developing software and private-label products should qualify, according to a complaint filed in Florida federal court.

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Ex-Josh Cellars Exec Balks At Bid For Lit Funding Probe  

By Aaron Keller

Companies behind the Josh Cellars wine brand should be banned from probing a former executive's litigation funding deal during a November trademark royalties trial, the executive told a Connecticut state court Tuesday, arguing his cash sources are irrelevant to his attempt to seek more than $4 million through contract and fiduciary duty claims.

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Eton's Galzin TM And False Ad Suit Survives Dismissal Bid

By Ivan Moreno

Eton Pharmaceuticals can proceed with trademark infringement and false advertising claims accusing Extreme V of marketing a dietary supplement as a Wilson disease treatment, with a Michigan federal judge finding that Extreme V's defenses and factual challenges could not dispose of the case at the pleading stage.

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Urban Farm Startup 80 Acres Files Ch. 7 With $100M-Plus Debt

By Emily Lever

An Ohio-based vertical farming startup, 80 Acres Urban Agriculture, filed for Chapter 7 liquidation in Delaware with several affiliates and listing $100 million to $500 million each in assets and liabilities. 

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Target's ERISA Win Doesn't Ax Tobacco Surcharge Questions

Though a Minnesota federal court's recent dismissal of a putative class action challenging Target's tobacco surcharge wellness program offers employers a defense road map, courts' differing conclusions about the Employee Retirement Income Security Act versus U.S. Department of Labor requirements leave the legal landscape unsettled, say attorneys at McGuireWoods.

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Dems Say DOJ Opinion Aims To Foil Oversight Of White House

By Courtney Bublé

With midterm elections right around the corner, Senate Democrats are worried the new legal opinion from the U.S. Department of Justice could let the Trump Administration obstruct congressional oversight of the White House.

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ABA Faces Uphill Battle To Remain As Law School Accreditor

By Emma Cueto

The American Bar Association council responsible for accrediting law schools is fighting on multiple fronts to retain its status as a nationwide accreditor, fending off challenges at both the federal and state levels.

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Bradley Arant Launches Retail, Consumer Brands Practice

By Tracey Read

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has launched a retail, digital commerce and consumer brands practice to help clients protect their brands and preserve public trust in fast-moving, highly regulated markets.

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