Monthly Archives: September, 2020

Foreign Companies File Breach of Contract Complaint Against Meat Importer

On Tuesday, the financier of a $10 million beef importing deal filed a breach of contract suit against the borrower, a meat importer, alleging...

SEC Charges Tech CEO With Fraud in Connection With Securities Offering

The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a civil complaint against defendant Adam P. Rogas, the founder and former CEO of NS8 FP, Inc. (NS8)....

JBS S.A. Seeks to Drop COVID-19 Death Lawsuit

JBS S.A., a meat and protein packing company, filed a motion on Wednesday in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to dismiss a case alleging...

Zero-Emissions Vehicle Company Nikola Sued For Securities Fraud

On Wednesday in the Eastern District of New York, Arab Salem filed a class-action complaint against “zero-emissions transportation” company Nikola Corporation for securities fraud...

Consumers and Organizations Ask Home Depot and Lowe’s To Stop Selling Roundup

According to a press release from the Center for Food Safety, 157,196 consumers signed a letter that was delivered to Home Depot and...

Court Denies Amazon’s Motion To Dismiss

On Wednesday in the District of Delaware, Amazon’s motion to dismiss plaintiff VB Assets’ patent complaint was denied because the court found that Amazon...

Tobacco Company Opposes “RAW GARDEN” Trademark for Smoking Accessories

This Tuesday before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, BBK Tobacco & Foods, LLP (BBK), doing business as HBI International filed a notice of...

A Juicy Legal Beef Over Okla. Meat Alternative Labeling Law

On September 16, in the Western District of Oklahoma, Upton’s Naturals Co. (Upton) and the Plant-Based Farmers Association (PBFA) cooked up a fresh legal...