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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.
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November 19, 2024
Turkish Tax Inspectors Target Alcohol Cos. For Evasion
Turkish tax inspectors raided 100 addresses tied to alcohol businesses as part of an ongoing crackdown against suspected tax evasion by companies with 100 billion lira ($2.9 billion) in combined revenue, Turkey's Ministry of Treasury and Finance told state news media.
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November 19, 2024
Simpson Thacher-Led Blackstone Makes $8B Jersey Mike's Deal
Private equity giant Blackstone said Tuesday it has agreed to buy a majority stake in Jersey Mike's Subs in a deal that values the fast-casual submarine sandwich outlet at about $8 billion, including debt, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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November 19, 2024
Trump Names Wall St. Exec For Chief Commerce Role
Donald Trump will nominate longtime Wall Street financier Howard Lutnick to head up the U.S. Department of Commerce, the president-elect announced Tuesday, selecting a top member of his transition team to oversee a vast bureaucracy that grapples with key trade policies.
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November 19, 2024
Kirkland Advises Amcor On $8.4B Berry Global Buy
Kirkland & Ellis LLP-led Amcor PLC said Tuesday it has agreed to purchase fellow packaging company Berry Global Group Inc., in an all-stock deal that values Berry at more than $8.4 billion.
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November 18, 2024
Plaintiffs Dispute Ruling Applying BIPA Change To Past Cases
Workers suing over the allegedly unlawful collection of their fingerprints are urging an Illinois federal court to reject a recent ruling that a legislative amendment limiting damages under the state's Biometric Information Privacy Act applies to previously filed disputes, arguing that several state courts have reached the opposite conclusion.
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November 18, 2024
Potato Cartel Fried Competitive Prices, Consumers Say
Families gathering for Thanksgiving are paying more for their tater tot casseroles and hash browns because the four largest potato processors have formed a cartel to fix the prices of frozen spud products, according to proposed class actions filed Monday in Illinois federal court.
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November 18, 2024
Chiquita Wants New Bellwether Trial In $38M Paramilitary Case
Chiquita told a Florida federal court that a landmark $38 million bellwether loss to the families of victims of Colombian right-wing paramilitaries was the "product of numerous legal and evidentiary errors" that handicapped the banana company, which now wants a new trial.
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November 18, 2024
Mich. Justices Spurn Restaurant Group's COVID Appeal
The Michigan Supreme Court has turned down an appeal from a bar and restaurant association seeking to recoup its members' lost profits from the state's enforcement of COVID-19 public health measures, after tossing individual restaurants' claims earlier this year.
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November 18, 2024
General Mills Plant 'Haunted' By Racist Past, Workers Say
A group of Georgia General Mills plant workers who said their workplace was run by a clique of neo-Confederate racists fought back Monday against the company's bid to toss the suit, arguing the plant remains "haunted" by a legacy of white supremacist leadership.
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November 18, 2024
1st Circ. Denies Lizzie Borden House Infringement Claim
The First Circuit won't bar a Massachusetts coffee shop from using the first name of historical figure Lizzie Borden and an image of an ax, finding that the company that owns and runs Borden's family home as a museum and bed and breakfast is unlikely to prove a trademark infringement claim.
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November 18, 2024
Trade Court Orders Rethink Of Brazilian Lemon Juice Duties
The U.S. Court of International Trade has ordered trade officials to reconsider duties on Brazilian lemon juice, finding they failed to acknowledge that a Brazilian supplier and a Louis Dreyfus Co. subsidiary were reliant on each other.
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November 18, 2024
Wendy's To Pay $4M To Settle Colo. Wage Claims
Wendy's agreed to shell out $4 million to settle a class action claiming the fast food chain failed to guarantee workers meal and rest breaks, a former employee said, asking a Colorado federal court to sign off on the deal.
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November 18, 2024
11th Circ. Shelves Peanut Truck Co.'s Excise Tax Refund
The Eleventh Circuit has overturned a decision awarding an excise tax refund to a manufacturer for selling wagons that dry and carry peanuts, saying the refund is reserved for vehicles that are specially designed for off-highway transportation — a test the peanut wagons failed.
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November 15, 2024
Evian Wins Ax Of False Ad Suit As NY Judge Reverses Self
A New York federal judge tossed, for now, a putative class action alleging Danone Waters of America deceptively labeled its Evian water bottles as "carbon-neutral," reversing his earlier decision that the representation could be misleading and ruling Thursday that Danone's website provided further explanation of what the term meant.
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November 15, 2024
Sake Co.'s 'Tipsy' TM Fight Can't Find Its Footing In Calif.
A California federal judge has determined that a Los Angeles sake brand can't litigate a trademark dispute in the Golden State with a similarly named wine store in Brooklyn, saying a cease and desist letter wasn't enough to establish jurisdiction.
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November 15, 2024
Tech Co. Urges Judge To Trim Starbucks' IP Counterclaims
A patent-licensing company has said that an inventor connected to the business shouldn't have been dragged into its suit claiming that Starbucks infringed its patent on meal ordering technology, saying the coffee chain is trying to wrongly expand the case.
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November 15, 2024
Despite Vaccine Spotlight, RFK Jr. A Health Policy 'Unknown'
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be the nation's top health official, has made clear his unorthodox and often false views on public health issues like vaccines. But there's still plenty of policy under his potential control where his stance remains opaque, attorneys say, which could stymie their efforts to prepare for the next four years.
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November 15, 2024
Trader Joe's Burger Maker Gets $3M For Bony Chicken Batch
A chicken wholesaler has agreed to pay $3 million to the former maker of the Trader Joe's-branded "Chili Lime Chicken Burgers" to end claims that it sent bony chicken shipments down the supply chain while misrepresenting the poultry as boneless, ultimately fueling consumer complaints.
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November 15, 2024
Texas Judge Won't Halt CFPB Small-Biz Rule As Banks Appeal
A Texas federal judge has declined to stay the compliance date of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's small-business lending data collection rule while a coalition of bank trade groups appeals his decision to uphold the rule's data collection requirements, saying no circumstances justify such "extraordinary relief."
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November 15, 2024
Pennsylvania AG Can't Stop Glass Plant From Moving To Ohio
A Pennsylvania federal judge denied the Keystone State attorney general's bid to stop a private equity firm from shutting down a Pyrex plant it purchased and moving its operations to Ohio, ruling that "there is simply insufficient evidence presented" to show that the move will be anticompetitive.
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November 15, 2024
Coffee Shop Agrees To Stop Using Dior Name After Suit
A Western Massachusetts coffee shop will stop using the name "Café Dior," settling a trademark infringement lawsuit brought by French luxury brand Christian Dior, according to a Friday filing.
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November 15, 2024
Taxation With Representation: Cravath, MoFo, Gibson Dunn
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Cardinal Health takes a majority stake in GI Alliance and acquires Advanced Diabetes Supply Group, Just Eat offloads Grubhub to Wonder Group, Rivian Automotive and Volkswagen Group launch a joint venture, and Ovintiv Inc. buys Montney Basin assets from Paramount Resources Ltd.
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November 15, 2024
Danone Boosts Lifeway Bid To $306M After Rejection
Danone North America PBC has boosted its bid to buy the remainder of Lifeway Foods Inc. from $25 per share to $27 per share — for a total offer of roughly $306 million — after being "disappointed" by Lifeway's rejection of the prior offer, Danone said in a letter to Lifeway on Friday.
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November 15, 2024
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen Ocado file an intellectual property claim against an African fruit and vegetable importer, a claim filed against a Swiss bank founded by Indian billionaire Srichand Parmanand Hinduja and 300 individuals sue travel company TUI. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
Expert Analysis
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The Strategic Advantages Of Appointing A Law Firm CEO
The impact on law firms of the recent CrowdStrike outage underscores that the business of law is no longer merely about providing supplemental support for legal practice — and helps explain why some law firms are appointing dedicated, full-time CEOs to navigate the challenges of the modern legal landscape, says Jennifer Johnson at Calibrate Strategies.
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Why Diversity Jurisdiction Poses Investment Fund Hurdles
Federal courts' continued application of the exacting rules of diversity jurisdiction presents particular challenges for investment funds, and in the absence of any near-term reform, those who manage such funds should take action to avoid diversity jurisdiction pitfalls, say attorneys at Sher Tremonte.
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Series
Beekeeping Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The practice of patent law and beekeeping are not typically associated, but taking care of honeybees has enriched my legal practice by highlighting the importance of hands-on experience, continuous learning, mentorship and more, says David Longo at Oblon McClelland.
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Budding Lessons From Landmark Plant Seed Patent Battle
The Corteva v. Inari case involving intellectual property rights in genetically modified plants is now proceeding through discovery and potentially to trial, and will raise critical questions that could have a major impact on the agriculture technology industry, say Tate Tischner and Andrew Zappia at Troutman Pepper.
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Election Unlikely To Overhaul Antitrust Enforcers' Labor Focus
Although the outcome of the presidential election may alter the course of antitrust enforcement in certain areas of the economy, scrutiny of labor markets by the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice is likely to remain largely unaffected — with one notable exception, say Jared Nagley and Joy Siu at Sheppard Mullin.
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Opinion
Legal Institutions Must Warn Against Phony Election Suits
With two weeks until the election, bar associations and courts have an urgent responsibility to warn lawyers about the consequences of filing unsubstantiated lawsuits claiming election fraud, says Elise Bean at the Carl Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy.
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5th Circ. DOL Tip Decision May Trigger Final 80/20 Rule Fight
A recent Fifth Circuit decision concerning a Labor Department rule that limits how often tipped employees can be assigned non-tip-producing duties could be challenged in either historically rule-friendly circuits or the Supreme Court, but either way it could shape the future of tipped work, says Kevin Johnson at Johnson Jackson.
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How Cos. Can Build A Strong In-House Pro Bono Program
During this year’s pro bono celebration week, companies should consider some key pointers to grow and maintain a vibrant in-house program for attorneys to provide free legal services for the public good, says Mary Benton at Alston & Bird.
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Series
Home Canning Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Making my own pickles and jams requires seeing a process through from start to finish, as does representing clients from the start of a dispute at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board through any appeals to the Federal Circuit, says attorney Kevin McNish.
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CFPB School Lunch Focus Could Expand E-Payment Scrutiny
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's recent spotlight on payment processing systems used to add funds to school lunch accounts shows its continued ambitions to further expand its supervisory power in the payments industry, all the way down to the school lunch market, says Tom Witherspoon at Stinson.
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Use The Right Kind Of Feedback To Help Gen Z Attorneys
Generation Z associates bring unique perspectives and expectations to the workplace, so it’s imperative that supervising attorneys adapt their feedback approach in order to help young lawyers learn and grow — which is good for law firms, too, says Rachael Bosch at Fringe Professional Development.
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Opinion
Congress Can And Must Enact A Supreme Court Ethics Code
As public confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court dips to historic lows following reports raising conflict of interest concerns, Congress must exercise its constitutional power to enact a mandatory and enforceable code of ethics for the high court, says Muhammad Faridi, president of the New York City Bar Association.
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What To Make Of Dueling Corporate Transparency Act Rulings
Although challenges to the Corporate Transparency Act abound — as highlighted by recent federal court decisions from Alabama and Oregon taking opposite positions on its constitutionality — the act is still law, so companies should comply with their filing requirements or face the potential consequences, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.
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Perspectives
The Pop Culture Docket: Justice Lebovits On Gilbert And Sullivan
Characters in the 19th century comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan break the rules of good lawyering by shamelessly throwing responsible critical thought to the wind, providing hilarious lessons for lawyers and judges on how to avoid a surfeit of traps and tribulations, say acting New York Supreme Court Justice Gerald Lebovits and law student Tara Scown.
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State Of The States' AI Legal Ethics Landscape
Over the past year, several state bar associations, as well as the American Bar Association, have released guidance on the ethical use of artificial intelligence in legal practice, all of which share overarching themes and some nuanced differences, say Eric Pacifici and Kevin Henderson at SMB Law Group.