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Corporate Counsel

Scandal-Ridden Brazil Company Hires Compliance Chief, White & Case Partner

The world's leading meat processor, JBS SA, is bringing on some new legal and compliance help as it grapples with scandal.
2 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Top Connecticut DUI Lawyer Eyes Pace of Change

An expert on DUI law in Connecticut, James O. Ruane has been an early adopter of the latest technology in defending Connecticut residents in DUI cases since 1988.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Judge Stiffs Houlihan's Owner in Feds' Tip-Pooling Suit

A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor accusing the operator of 17 Houlihan's restaurants in New Jersey and New York of illegally pocketing portions of servers' and bartenders' tips, and failing to pay them for working overtime.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Burger King Grilled Over Claims It Misled Business Partners

A new lawsuit filed in federal court in Miami accuses Burger King Corp. of deceiving lenders.
8 minute read

The Recorder

Six Key Updates in California's Latest Marijuana Regulatory Proposal

State lawmakers on Monday unveiled compromise marijuana regulation legislation that attempts to meld rules for recreational and medical growing, sales and use. Here are six key changes.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Brewery Wholesaler to Pay $2M Fine for Underselling

A New Jersey craft beer wholesaler has agreed to pay $2 million and surrender its license to settle claims of anti-competitive trade practices.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Big Law Labor Firms on Hook in Joe's Crab Bankruptcy

The choppy seas of the restaurant industry have swamped another eatery in Joe's Crab Shack, whose Houston-based parent company owes nearly $220,000 to a pair of high-powered, Atlanta-based labor and employment firms. Ignite Restaurant Group Inc., owner of the popular seafood establishment and casual dining chain Brick House Tavern + Tap, filed for bankruptcy in Houston on June 6.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

John v. Whole Foods Market Group, Inc.

Class Suit Charging Whole Foods Overstated Weight of Prepackaged Foods Is Reinstated
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Galicia v. Tobiko Restaurant, Inc.

Rule 11 Sanctions Denied; FLSA Claims Not Shown to Be Objectively Unreasonable
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Panel Dismisses Claim Over Injury Caused by Fish Bone

A woman's negligence claim against a Manhattan seafood restaurant, brought after she choked on a nearly one-inch fishbone, must be dismissed under the "reasonable expectation" doctrine, a First Department panel ruled Thursday.
2 minute read

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