Appeals court will consider blocked NYC soda ban on Tuesday

By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lawyers for New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration will try to convince an appeals court on Tuesday to reinstate a ban on large sugary drinks, three months after a judge struck it down at the 11th hour as an illegal overreach of executive power. The law, one of Bloomberg's signature public health policies, would have barred sugary drinks larger than 16-ounces from businesses under the city health department's authority, including restaurants, movie theaters and other food-service establishments. …