Lawyers

• Nestlé Balks Over U.S. Forest Service Overstepping Their Water Rights

  Nestlé is objecting to the federal agency's issuance of a new permit to keep pumping water out of a national forest. The company claims that U.S. Forest Service is violating the company's rights to the water.

• Nestle Fails to Get Trademark for Kit Kat Shape

  Nestle failed to get a trademark for the shape of their iconic four finger chocolate bar. For the second time, Nestle has failed to obtain a trademark for its four-finger shaped chocolate-coated wafer on the Kit Kat bar.

• Nestle Gears for Legal Battle over Spoofed Nespresso Ads Using George Clooney Clone

  Nestle has filed an appeal after losing a lawsuit to a small Israeli company for using a Hollywood actor lookalike in its spoofed commercials.

• Nestle loses Kitkat shape trademark court battle

  Nestle lost a legal battle to trademark the shape of KitKat chocolate bar. British high court ruled on Wednesday that KitKat's shape was not distinctive enough to merit a trademark.

• U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Nestle’s Appeal To Quash Child Slavery Lawsuit

  Nestle faces class action lawsuit filed by former victims of child slavery in cocoa production. U.S. Supreme Court rejects the Swiss giant's appeal to throw out the case.

• Abbott tangles with Indian regulators over cough syrup complaint

  Drugmaker Abbott Healthcare is challenging West Bengal's accusation that a sample of the company's cough syrup contained excessive levels of codeine, the second multinational to question India's regulatory testing regime in recent months.

• Nestle argues against 'arbitrary' Maggi ban in court

  An Indian regulator's report that found excess lead in Maggi instant noodles should be disregarded, food group Nestle (NESN.VX) said on Friday, as the sample was open for three months and past its sell-by date by the time it was tested.

• India seeks damages from Nestle after noodle scare: government source

  India's government has filed for damages from food group Nestle after a food scare involving reports of excess lead in Maggi noodles forced a nationwide recall, government officials said on Sunday.

• Nestle pulls Maggi noodles off Indian shelves as food scare spreads

  Nestle SA(NESN.VX), battling a reputation crisis in India, pulled its Maggi instant noodles from stores across the country on Friday after regulators reported some packets contained excess lead.