Great Women in Compliance - Episode 85- Lynn Haaland, Caring and Compliance
Earlier this week, New York State Attorney General Letitia James filed suit against PepsiCo. At the core of the case are allegations that PepsiCo.’s widespread use of single-use plastics has created or contributed to a...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Bottling Group, LLC, operating as Pepsi Beverages Company, and CB Manufacturing Company, Inc., (collectively, “Pepsi”) entered into a September 25th Consent...more
In Riseandshine Corporation v PepsiCo Inc (SDNY-1-21-cv-06324), plaintiff Riseandshine Corporation, doing business as Rise Brewing, brought three federal and two state claims relating to trademark infringement and unfair...more
Pepsi-Cola Metro. Bottling Co. v. Emp’rs Ins. Co., 2022 Wisc. App. LEXIS 598 (Wisc. Ct. App. July 8, 2022) - Wisconsin Court of Appeals (in a divided decision) holds that a “post-loss” assignment of rights under a...more
In a recent article, we noted that beverage industry giants have announced future plans to explore the CBD beverage market — a market that has an expected valuation of $1.4 billion by 2023....more
Walgreens has named Starbucks exec Roz Brewer as its new CEO. The move sets up Brewer to be “the only Black female leading a Fortune 500 company”...more
Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley. What’s it like entering a company suddenly in the limelight during a global pandemic? Find out as Mary Shirley speaks with Lynn...more
Collaborating with other companies on new products, services, and promotions can help businesses boost revenue and increase their visibility, but one downside of such projects is the possibility of exposing trade secrets to...more
Some rare last-minute SEC intervention forced Hertz to suspend its planned sale of up to $500 million in shares of the bankrupt car-rental company while the agency undertakes a closer review of the offering....more
One week before the new decree for implementing the 2018 Law on Competition comes into force on 15 May 2020, the Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) announced merger clearance decisions for two offshore...more
Wells Fargo’s latest CEO, Charles Scharf—the bank’s third chief in the past four years—faced a hostile but less pitchfork-and-torch wielding House Financial Services Committee hearing on Tuesday, distancing himself from his...more
An Illinois appellate court recently clarified the outer limits of the controversial “inevitable disclosure doctrine” under the Illinois Trade Secrets Act....more
An advertising agency lost its attempt to bring copyright infringement and breach of contract claims against Pepsi after the beverage giant rejected its Super Bowl ad pitch....more
Sometimes, contract provisions result in unintended consequences. In Cobras, Mortgages, and Violas: What are Your Contracts and Policies Incentivizing?, I discussed how a contract provision might incentivize (or...more
As expected based on news over the weekend, the US and Mexico have announced a preliminary deal to revise “key portions” of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Notably, Canada is thus far left out in the cold....more
Last Friday, the White House asked the SEC to “consider eliminating requirements that publicly traded companies post quarterly earnings reports.” Such disclosures, however, are required by federal securities law, so they’re...more
Takeaway: Defendants confronted with deceptive labeling class actions often face an uphill battle in convincing courts, at the threshold motion to dismiss stage, that a reasonable consumer would not be deceived by a product...more
WHO Announces Plan to Eliminate Trans Fat from Global Food Supply - The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced “a step-by-step guide for the elimination of industrially-produced trans-fatty acids from the global...more
PepsiCo has a program called “Performance with Purpose” (PwP) that I think every Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) or compliance professional needs to become familiar with this for their practice. According to the online site...more
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) has sent a letter to Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), calling for an investigation into the use of phthalates in food and fast-food packaging. Citing a...more
The Times went all in on Twinkies this weekend, with a look at how they came to be and how their comeback recently helped private equity execs laugh their way to the bank....more
Sustainable Development Focus - New LEED version to spur green building - Commercial Property Executive - Oct 20 - Green energy continues to advance, with a major milestone set for November 1. That’s when...more
A recent complaint charges PepsiCo Inc. with several antitrust violations, including price fixing and predatory pricing in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, conspiracy and attempt to monopolize in violation of...more
Welcome to the first issue of EU Retail News written by members of the Retail Team at Bryan Cave - EU and US: Marketing fitspiration from SoulCycle - SoulCycle has taken the US by storm, with fitness studios...more
In a significant victory for defendants facing toxic tort exposure claims, a California federal court dismissed a medical monitoring putative class action brought by drinkers of certain Pepsi products because Plaintiffs...more