/foodbeverage?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Food & Beverage Copyright 2026 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Mon, 12 Jan 2026 23:35:51 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2429323?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2429323 Jack Daniel's has urged the Ninth Circuit to affirm a district court's ruling that a company's poop-themed "Bad Spaniels" dog toy tarnished the whiskey maker's trademark, while the federal government separately opposed the toy maker's contention that the Lanham Act's tarnishment provision violates the First Amendment. Mon, 12 Jan 2026 23:26:50 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2429347?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2429347 Gambling game company Light & Wonder Inc. has agreed to pay competitor Aristocrat Technologies Inc. $127.5 million to put to rest allegations Light & Wonder misappropriated Aristocrat's trade secrets in developing its Dragon Train and Jewel of the Dragon slot machine games, according to an announcement made Monday. Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:51:56 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2429150?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2429150 A coalition of states has asked a California federal judge to enforce an injunction blocking the U.S. Department of Agriculture from withholding funding from states refusing to share sensitive personal information on food assistance benefit recipients, saying the Trump administration has once again threatened to withhold the funding. Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:27:22 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2429270?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2429270 McDonald's Corp. is facing a suit in California state court that alleges employees at a California franchise failed to stop a foreseeable attack on a couple by a homeless man that occurred while the couple waited in the drive-thru line, leaving a woman fatally injured. Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:43:02 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2428519?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2428519 Yale University and the affiliated Yale New Haven Hospital have asked a Connecticut state court judge to reconsider a verdict of nearly $32 million over the death of a premature baby, contending that she failed to grasp battery and informed consent law when issuing her decision after a bench trial. Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:02:03 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2427934?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2427934 With the passage of a bill fundamentally narrowing the federal definition of "hemp," there are practical and business considerations that brands, manufacturers and other parties should heed over the next year, including operational strategies, evaluating contract and counterparty risk, and tax implications, say attorneys at Foley Hoag. Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:07:19 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2428953?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2428953 The Supreme Court on Monday declined a food distributor's bid for review of a decision tossing a challenge to a National Labor Relations Board ruling that backed the withdrawal of a complaint of unfair labor practices against two Teamsters locals. Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:57:06 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2429015?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2429015 The Texas attorney general's office on Monday said it has started an investigation into major grocery store chains in Texas that the state accuses of spraying organic produce with pesticides without informing consumers. Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:32:33 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2428927?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2428927 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce urged the D.C. Circuit to bar the Trump administration from charging employers its new $100,000 H-1B visa fee, arguing it presents a "grave threat" to Congress' exclusive power to levy taxes. Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:14:25 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2428128?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2428128 Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Samuel A. Thumma writes that generative artificial intelligence tools offer a profound opportunity to enhance access to justice and engender public confidence in courts’ use of technology, and judges can seize this opportunity in five key ways. Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:34:26 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2429102?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2429102 Nebraska would allow individual income tax deductions for tips and overtime pay under a bill introduced in the state's unicameral Legislature. Mon, 12 Jan 2026 09:59:44 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2428913?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2428913 The U.S. Supreme Court won't step into a dispute between Alaska, the federal government and Indigenous groups over a Ninth Circuit order barring the state from opening part of the Kuskokwim River to all fishers and upheld decades of precedent that began with an Ahtna elder's 1984 litigation. Mon, 12 Jan 2026 09:42:33 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2428173?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2428173 The U.S. Supreme Court won't overturn a Sixth Circuit decision to uphold a 2023 decree governing fishery management in the Great Lakes after a Michigan tribe argued that the agreement was negotiated over its objections and that it will micromanage the waters for the next quarter-century. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 20:30:36 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2428699?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2428699 The owners of the famous Manhattan eatery Carbone filed a trademark infringement suit in New York federal court Friday against Carbone Restaurant Group, which they say are collecting "pre-IPO" investments in a "Fast Fired By Carbone" pizza franchise by misleading the public into believing the two ventures are associated.  Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:35:44 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2428629?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2428629 A Colorado federal judge has handed an early win to a Hawaiian brewery and water bottling company accused by a lender of interfering with a court-ordered receivership and causing a shutdown order that halted bottling operations, finding the lender did not show personal jurisdiction in Colorado. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:22:15 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2428323?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2428323 A group of tea buyers is suing Celestial Seasonings Inc. in Colorado federal court, saying it falsely advertises its herbal teas as having "All Natural" flavors, when instead the ingredients list includes citric acid. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:18:53 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2428664?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2428664 The Seventh Circuit on Friday kept in place the conviction and 32-month prison sentence of a Chicago real estate developer and former attorney for offering legal work to ex-Alderman Edward Burke as a bribe for help with a zoning permit, finding the government presented sufficient evidence to support a guilty verdict and arguments to the contrary were "unavailing." Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:14:30 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2428695?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2428695 A federal judge in North Carolina on Friday gave final approval to a $6.94 million settlement with food service company Compass Group USA Inc. in a class action alleging it charged customers 10 cents more than the displayed prices for items sold in its vending machines. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 19:05:48 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2428567?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2428567 A Primo Brands Corp. stockholder has dropped a 3-month-old securities lawsuit accusing company officials of wiping out $2 billion in shareholder value over two days last November by hiding issues during a merger with fellow water seller BlueTriton Brands Inc. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 18:05:23 +0000 /foodbeverage/articles/2428202?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /foodbeverage/articles/2428202 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s abrupt termination of family reunification parole programs violates both the Administrative Procedure Act and the due process rights of vetted beneficiaries who relied on the government's explicit invitation to wait in the U.S. for an immigrant visa to become available, says Abdoul Konare at Konare Law.