Legal Bites
By: Holland & Knight
Language: en
Categories: Arts, Food, Business, Management
Legal Bites is a podcast series brought to you by Holland & Knight's Food and Beverage Litigation Team. Our Food and Beverage Litigation Team counsels clients on regulations that impact their businesses and mounts smart defenses against claims by competitors, class action plaintiffs, employees, unions and government agencies. This series offers listeners a seat at the dinner table with our team and industry leader guests, whose discussions on current regulatory issues and trends will provide some food for thought to anyone who wants to take a bite out of the legal and regulatory arenas that shape food and beverage law today.
Episodes
A Penny for Your Thoughts? Understanding the Legal Implications of the U.S. Penny Shortage
Dec 15, 2025In this episode of the "Legal Bites Podcast" series, Food and Beverage Litigation attorney Charles Weiss speaks with Corporate attorney Chris Phillips about the legal and operational fallout from the federal government's decision to stop minting pennies. Moderated by Practice Development Manager Kristina Merritt, our lawyers examine how the long‑standing reality that pennies cost more to produce than their face value, combined with recent policy decisions, has led to a penny shortage and forced retailers to grapple with rounding transactions, retraining staff, updating point‑of‑sale systems, and posting clear rounding policies. The discussion dives into how state and lo...
Duration: 00:24:09New York State Restaurant Reservation Anti-Piracy Act Cracks Down on a "Leech Industry"
May 08, 2025In this episode of the "Legal Bites Podcast" series, Food and Beverage Litigation attorneys Charles Weiss and Christopher Riano, along with Practice Development Manager Kristina Merritt, speak with New York State Assemblymember Alex Bores about his sponsorship of the New York State Restaurant Reservation Anti-Piracy Act. The act, which took effect in February 2025, blocks third-party restaurant reservation platforms from selling reservations without an agreement with the restaurant. Assemblymember Bores explains he had received complaints from many industry stakeholders about platforms taking reservations and reselling them for hundreds of dollars, prompting him to take action. In this episode, he provides...
Duration: 00:21:17Ohio State Senator Has a Bone to Pick with Court Ruling on Boneless Wings
Oct 07, 2024In the next episode of the "Legal Bites Podcast" series, Food and Beverage Litigation attorney Charles Weiss and Practice Development Manager Kristina Merritt sit down with Ohio State Senator William DeMora for an important conversation concerning a recent Ohio Supreme Court ruling involving boneless chicken wings – specifically, a personal injury case in which a restaurant patron was badly injured by an unexpected bone in an order of what was on the menu as boneless chicken wings. Although technically a personal injury matter, Sen. DeMora shares why he thinks this case is a public policy issue that impacts the entire na...
Duration: 00:20:58A Look Into the FDA and USDA Regulatory Regimes
Nov 16, 2023In the next episode of the "Legal Bites Podcast" series, Food and Beverage Litigation Team leader Nathan Adams and Practice Development Manager Kristina Merritt speak with Public Policy & Regulation attorney Sara Klock, who focuses her practice on food, agriculture, drug and device, digital health and life sciences.
Our hosts explore Ms. Klock's background and legal career, specifically how she became involved in food and beverage regulation. They also take a closer look at the most important recent regulatory developments affecting the food and beverage industry, food traceability recordkeeping requirements and how the firm can best equip clients...
Duration: 00:16:23Trends Affecting the Grocer and Retail Space
Oct 19, 2023In the inaugural episode of the "Legal Bites Podcast" series, Holland & Knight Food and Beverage Litigation Team leader Nathan Adams and Practice Development Manager Kristina Merritt speak with Ashley Petefish, Senior Litigation Counsel and Southwest Division Counsel at Albertsons Companies. Our hosts explore Ashley's background and legal career, asking about her work-life balance and career advice she may have for aspiring attorneys. They also delve into her experience with the Albertsons Companies, the legal challenges that her role demands and trends in the legal field that may impact grocers and the overall retail space.
Duration: 00:24:09