HFMA Spring Conference & Annual Meeting

In a sweet win for food-and-beverage defendants, the Eastern District of California dismissed, with prejudice, a putative class action challenging the labeling of Carnation Breakfast Essentials Nutritional Drink products.

The Department of Justice is serious about criminal enforcement for customs fraud. A recent federal guilty plea confirms that the government is prepared to use its enforcement tools aggressively — and against targets that may surprise companies accustomed to thinking of customs risk as someone else's problem.

Brian Lucareli sits down with John Melko, partner in the Bankruptcy & Business Reorganization practice, for a 10-minute interview on protective trusts.