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'Black Box': Food Delivery Platform GrubHub Hit With Class Action Targeting Its Use of TikTok Software

GrubHub was slapped on Monday with a proposed class action lawsuit that accuses the food delivery service of allegedly siphoning consumer data to TikTok parent ByteDance.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Franchisees Benefit From Subchapter V Bankruptcy Option

When franchisees choose to financially reorganize under the Bankruptcy Code, they may be the right size to choose to reorganize under subchapter V of Chapter 11. Subchapter V proceedings are simpler, more streamlined and less expensive than a traditional Chapter 11 and is ideal to allow the self-employed to revitalize their small business. Where the franchisor and the franchisee cannot reconcile, subchapter V may provide the franchisee with breathing room and leverage to be revitalized.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ben & Jerry’s Accuses Corporate Parent of ‘Silencing’ Support for Palestinian Rights

The claims are the latest in ongoing tensions between Ben & Jerry's and Unilever following the ice cream maker's decision to end sales in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
3 minute read

Law.com

Suit Over Citric Acid in Kraft Mac & Cheese Survives Challenge

"[The] plaintiffs have described several respects in which artificial citric acid differs from natural citric acid. Dismissal on this basis is thus inappropriate," U.S. District Judge Mary M. Rowland said, clearing the way for a products liability suit to proceed against Kraft Heinz for marketing its macaroni and cheese product as having no preservatives.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Passenger Sues Frontier Airlines for Burns Sustained From In-Flight Beverage

The plaintiff, a Philadelphia resident, was flying home when he requested a cup of hot tea, which was served in a "highly negligent fashion."
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Walmart Accused of Misrepresenting 'Cheese' Ingredients in Great Value's Macaroni & Cheese

Walmart is accused of falsely labeling their Great Value macaroni and cheese as containing "real cheddar cheese."
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: After Two Big Wins for Plaintiffs, a Defense Verdict for Infant Formula Makers

Juries hit Mead Johnson and Abbott Laboratories with verdicts of $60 million and $495 million respectively earlier this year in cases linking an intestinal disease with formula given to premature babies in hospitals. Covington's Phyllis Jones and Kirkland's Jim Hurst led teams that secured a defense verdict for the companies in Missouri state court last week.
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Law.com

Judge Dismisses Microplastics Suit Against Evian's 'Natural Spring Water'

In "Daly v. Danone Waters of America," the court determined that the plaintiffs' claims were preempted by federal regulation.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

King Kullen—the Nation's First Supermarket—Hires Outside Counsel as GC

Michael J. Cullen founded the grocery chain in 1930 after his idea for much-larger, mostly self-service stores failed to gain traction with his prior employer, Kroger.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Kraft Heinz Hires GC of Industrial Manufacturer as Legal Chief

Angel Shelton Willis is taking the legal reins from Rashida La Lande, who left in August to become general counsel of Estée Lauder.
4 minute read

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