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This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to discovery in ERISA benefits cases, an appellate court strictly interpreting ERISA regulatory deadlines, a district court authorizing an ERISA breach of fiduciary duty claim based on alleged misrepresentations from an employer, another district court...
In this episode, host Jonathan Havens, co-chair of Saul Ewing’s Food, Beverage and Agribusiness (FBA) Practice, speaks with Doug Psaltis, chef and owner of Andros Taverna in Chicago and owner of Eat Well Hospitality. Doug reminisces about his life, from growing up in a Greek household and spending...
This month’s Friday Five explores recent decisions that illustrate the importance of the administrative record built by a claims administrator, and the impact that the depth and thoroughness of the record will have on litigation over claims decisions. Whether reviewing claims under the de novo...
In this engaging and useful session, Mr. Havens will use facts from recent food and beverage cases and recent instances of enforcement to provide practical takeaways to help the industry comply with applicable requirements and take defensible positions when developing food labels and product claims.
In this engaging and useful session, Mr. Havens will use facts from recent food and beverage cases and recent instances of enforcement to provide practical takeaways to help the industry comply with applicable requirements and take defensible positions when developing food labels and product claims.
In this engaging and useful session, Mr. Havens will use facts from recent food and beverage cases and recent instances of enforcement to provide practical takeaways to help the industry comply with applicable requirements and take defensible positions when developing food labels and product claims.
In this engaging and useful session, Mr. Havens will use facts from recent food and beverage cases and recent instances of enforcement to provide practical takeaways to help the industry comply with applicable requirements and take defensible positions when developing food labels and product claims.
This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to augmentation of the administrative record following new rationales, attempted alternative ERISA causes of action, untimely ERISA claims, plans governed by ERISA even in the absence of a written plan document, and the limited weight given to residual...
Stephanie Denker, an Associate at Saul Ewing, LLP, will be speaking at the ARIAS Fall Conference on November 4, 2022. This session, Rapid Fire Case Presentations, was such a success in years past, it's being brought back for 2022! Hear from five presenters as they compete to convince the audience...
MAKING SENSE OF PRES. BIDEN’S CANNABIS REFORM STATEMENT – FDA’S ROLE IN SCHEDULING EVALUATION Jonathan Havens, Co-Chair of the firm's Cannabis Practice, will discuss President Biden’s recent cannabis reform announcement, its implications for various stakeholders, and FDA’s role in evaluating how...
In this episode, host Jonathan Havens, co-chair of Saul Ewing’s Food, Beverage and Agribusiness (FBA) Practice, speaks with Stewart Lindsay, Vice President of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability at Campbell Soup Company. They explore Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) trends, from...
Washington, D.C.’s (D.C. or the District) Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) is now accepting applications for three new alcohol licenses that were created by the Reopen Washington D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration Amendment Act of 2022. We detail each of these...
This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to the interpretation of time periods for claims under life insurance and disability plans, a situation where three separate administrators handled a disability benefits claim (but came to different decisions), the Eleventh Circuit’s parsing of...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) today published in the Federal Register a proposed rule that, if finalized, would update the standards that food products must meet in order to be labeled as “healthy.” Per FDA, the proposed rule would “align the definition of ‘healthy’ with...
In this episode, host Jonathan Havens, co-chair of Saul Ewing’s Food, Beverage and Agribusiness (FBA) Practice, speaks with Chris Hetherington, founder, chairman and CEO of Peels, a health and wellness company that markets CBD products from orange peels. Chris describes his career path from NFL...
In this episode, host Jonathan Havens, co-chair of Saul Ewing’s Food, Beverage and Agribusiness (FBA) Practice, and colleague Stephen Ravin, a partner in the firm’s Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice, speak with Spencer Ware, Managing Director and Retail Practice Leader of national business...
In this episode, host Jonathan Havens, co-chair of Saul Ewing’s Food, Beverage and Agribusiness (FBA) Practice, speaks with Brian Berger, principal and founding partner of JBH Advisory Group, which provides a variety of advisory services to stakeholders involved in scalable food service throughout...
In this episode, host Jonathan Havens, co-chair of Saul Ewing’s Food, Beverage and Agribusiness (FBA) Practice, speaks with colleague Jennifer Beidel, co-chair of the firm’s White Collar and Government Enforcement Practice and a former federal prosecutor, about internal investigations. Jen and...