Retail & E-Commerce Archive » May, 2008

Retail & E-Commerce - May, 2008

110 articles

• Federal Circuit Examines Design Patent Test
• Skin Cream Patent Claims Against Immudyne Tossed
• BMW Takes Aim At Bluestar Over Wheel Rims
• Glaceau Fires Back Over Vitaminwater Trade Dress
• Speedway Managers Lose Bid To Revive Wage Suit
• Domino's Faces FLSA Class Action In Brooklyn
• $700M DIP Loan Approved For Linens 'N Things
• Maryland Utility Cleared to Issue Settlement Rebates
• Cengage Gets Conditional OK To Buy Textbook Unit
• 9th Circuit Closes Book On 1 Amazon Antitrust Case
• Duane Reade Managers' Class Certified
• Verdict Hiked To $25M In Sears Trade Secrets Suit
• FDA Seeks Recall Of 'Illegal' ED Drug
• Judge Says No To Injunction For Sharp-Sony Venture
• Whole Foods CEO Regrets Posts But Slams Media
• Supreme Court Declines T-Mobile Contract Cases
• Camouflage Gear Co. Sues For Design Theft
• Master Lock Unhinges One Patent From Suit
• High Court Upholds Section 1981 Retaliation Claims
• FDA's Online Tainted Food Registry Delayed
• N.Y. Judge Finds Dell Abused Consumers
• Federal Circuit Remands Lawler Valve License Case
• Vitaminwater, Asante Spar Over Packaging Trademark
• AutoCAD OK For EBay Resale Despite Copyright: Judge
• Business Owners Take Aim At Florida Gun Law
• Most ConAgra Peanut Butter Claims Survive Dismissal
• Pet Food Parties Reach $24M Settlement Deal
• Linens 'N Things Ch. 11 Trustee Opposes Counsel
• Visa, MC, AmEx Off The Hook In Gift Card Patent Suit
• Forced Arbitration Deals Can't Be Too Broad: EEOC
• Court Keeps Covad's VoIP Trade Secrets Suit Alive
• Nissim, ClearPlay Spar Again Over DVD Content Filter
• Federal Circuit Vacates Inequitable Conduct Decision
• Apple, CBS Sued Over 'Mighty Mouse' Trademark
• U.S. To Collect $1.5M On $946M Marcal Claim
• Mattel, Bratz Inventor Settle Suit Over Dolls
• Ex E-Commerce Exec Settles Insider Trading Charge
• Nintendo Appeals EU's 'Shocking' Parallel Trade Fine
• Spat With Hair Salon Proves Pricey For Plaintiffs
• Bookstore Merger Could Get Green Light: Experts
• Plastics Maker Sues Rival Over Home Depot Kickbacks
• Wal-Mart Settles Refusal-To-Shred Retaliation Suit
• Amazon Hit With Class Action Over Tying Arrangement
• Pension Funds Blamed For Commodity Price Spikes
• Alltel Gets Wires Crossed Over Mobile E-Mail Patents
• Photo Studio Takes A 'Shot' At Hannah Montana
• Judge Nixes Class Bid In Honeywell Antitrust Case
• Drugstores Join Chocolate Price-Fixing Suit
• WTO Backs U.S. In 'Bananas Understanding' Dispute
• Apple Sues IPod Accessories Maker For Infringement
• HP Wins $51M Judgment Against Insurer
• Kodak Settles Digital Camera Patent Disputes
• Starbucks' Labor Woes Persist
• Smucker, River West Brands Settle Puritan Oil Spat
• Light Cigarettes Marketing Bill Heads To Senate
• Caution Required in a Post-Leegin World: Experts
• Lead Paint Manufacturers Balk At $2.4B Price Tag
• Court Approves Sharper Image Auction Sale
• 2nd Circuit Chews Over, Reverses Bazooka Ruling
• Official Urges Court to Toss Archer Daniels Appeal
• Fabrikant Wins Approval Of Liquidation Plan
• Wal-Mart's 'Express For Less' Slogan Riles Express
• Payless Fights $304.6M Adidas Trademark Award
• Wal-Mart To Suppliers: Crack Down On Tainted Toys
• SEC Settles With Former Foodservice Exec
• Appeals Court Upholds Patent Verdict For Genlyte
• TYR Sport Dives Into Antitrust Suit With Rival Speedo
• Interchange Fee Judge Briefly Owned Visa Stock
• Craigslist Swipes Back At EBay With Antitrust Suit
• Ex-Coke Secretary's Trade Secrets Sentences Upheld
• Judge Breaks Off Hershey Suit In Delaware
• DSW Sues Zappos.com For Trademark Infringement
• Crocs Awarded $56M In Suit Over 'Shoe Charms'
• LG Electronics Dismissed From LCD Lawsuit
• 5 Years On, Trademark Fraud Ruling Still Resonates
• CORRECTED: FLDS Son 'Fired' By Dad Can Pursue Claim: Court
• Overtime Suit Against Chevron Certified, For Now
• Class Certified In Donning-And-Doffing Suit V. Kraft
• USDA Seeks To Block Broader Mad Cow Testing
• Smucker Claims "Trademark Piracy" In Puritan Oil Spat
• Contract Spat Spurs Suit Against Home Interiors
• No Clear Hazards In Plastic Additives: FDA, CPSC
• Bausch & Lomb Told To Turn Over Disputed Docs
• Oneida ERISA Fraud Suit To Move Forward
• $30M Thomas Settlement Nears End Of The Track
• ESPN Claims Quiksilver Infringed X Games Trademark
• FTC Rethinks Nine West Price-Fixing Case
• Fred Leighton Tries To Wrest Jewels From Merrill
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Judgment For Macy's In Patent Spat
• Wis. Supreme Court Says Drinking Rules Are Legal
• Fisher-Price Gets $5.7M In Safety 1st Patent Suit
• ACandS Plan Gets Bankruptcy Court's Nod
• Reddy Ice Faces 62 Suits Following DOJ Probe
• Jury Awards $305M In Suit Over Adidas Knockoffs
• FTC Gives Green Light To Agrium Deal
• Wal-Mart Shields Itself In U.K. Supermarket Probe
• Bacterial Taint Prompts Meat Recall
• Court Gives Final OK To Akzo $23M Peroxide Deal
• Linens 'n Things Bundles Up Under Ch. 11 Blanket
• Wal-Mart Agrees To Pay Veteran In Employment Suit
• Parmalat Settles With Investors For $40M
• Busy With Liquidation, Friedman's Wins Extension
• UBS Loses Bid To Toss Suit Over Genesco Merger
• Tyson Hit With FLSA Overtime Suit No.8
• Kodak Won't Get Damages In Patent Case: Court
• Class Action Seeks To Halt Mars-Wrigley Merger
• Whirlpool Counterstrikes In Cold War Against LG
• Oregon Court Snuffs Out Suit Against Big Tobacco
• Whirlpool Sues Over Mixer Shape Trademark
• Baby Bottle Makers Face $1B Consumer Action