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Retail & E-Commerce - November, 2008

107 articles

• Syntax-Brillian Execs Cost Co. $300M: Creditors
• Melamine Traces Found In US Baby Formula
• Phthalates In Hair Spray Linked To Birth Defects
• Taser Released From Another Wrongful Death Suit
• FTC Drags Rambus DRAM Battle To Supreme Court
• A Potentially Dramatic Shift In Merger Enforcement
• Merrill Wants Ch. 11 Trustee In Leighton Case
• ITC To Probe Korean Shoes For Patent Infringement
• Boscov's Credit Pact Sale OK'd Despite Bank Protest
• Ikea Coughs Up $500K Fine Over Recalled Candles
• Phthalates May Still Hit Shelves Despite CPSC Ban
• Giftware Retailer Lenox Group Files For Ch. 11
• CVS, Longs Face Class Action Over Pharmacist Wages
• Audi Gave Preferential Discounts: Antitrust Suit
• Canada Joins Chocolate MDL To Protect Own Case
• Value City Gets Green Light For Closeout Sales
• Ex-Circuit City Workers Seek Automatic Stay Relief
• Ex-Franchisee Accuses Petland Of Tying, Kickbacks
• Ex-Mervyn's Workers Bring WARN Class Action
• Whole Foods Loses Bid For En Banc Review
• Appeals Court Revives Alliance Broken Dryers Case
• Coughlin Stoia Chastised For Charging High Rates
• Judge Sobers Up Plaintiffs In Spat Over InBev Merger
• Steve & Barry's Workers Sue After Mass Layoff
• Court Opens Door For Carolina Tobacco Sales In Ga.
• Diving Co. Recalls Compressors Over Drowning Risk
• Ikea Recalls 670,000 Blinds After Toddler Death
• China Plans Overhaul Of Dairy Industry Regulations
• General Growth Hires Sidley Austin Bankruptcy Attys.
• Judge OKs $40M DIP Loan For Value City
• FCC Judge Puts Off Ruling On NFL-Comcast Feud
• Court Reverses Obviousness Ruling In Andersen Case
• S&B To Close As New Owner Files For Ch. 11
• Dicam Asserts Cell Phone Patent V. Sprint, Sanyo
• Judge Tosses CVS Suit Over Change To Win Web Site
• NM Appeals Court Allows Case Against Tobacco Firms
• Tyson Sluggish On Discovery In MDL: Plaintiffs
• Antitrust Counterclaims To Stay In Lens Patent Feud
• Sears, Others Lied About Lawn Mower Power: Suit
• GE Recalls Ovens For Possible Fire Risk
• Syntax-Brillian Goes On Offensive Against Its Execs
• Judge OKs $24M Pet Food Settlement
• Mexican Billionaire's Stake In Circuit City Grows
• Calif. Co. Seeks To Block Import Of Samsung Products
• Bankrupt Jeweler Wants $3.5M Brooch Back
• Target Sued Over 6-In-1 Electronic Device Charger
• Victoria's Secret Sued Over Skin Irritation Again
• Filter Patent Suit V. Brita, Others Evaporates
• $42B InBev-Anheuser Merger Goes Through
• LG Fridges Fail To Meet Energy Star Standard: DOE
• Vizio Ends Suit With MPEG-2 License
• Buckeyes Sue Nebraska Beef Over Tainted Chuck
• Managers Sue McDonald's Over Training Pay
• Consignors: What If Your Customer Goes Bankrupt?
• Motorola Sued Over Audible Caller ID Patent
• DOJ Orders InBev to Divest Labatt In Anheuser Deal
• EU, China Sign Deal To Boost Product Safety Efforts
• HP, LexJet Settle Ink Cartridge Spat
• Creditors Try To Stick Fork In Buffets' Ch. 11 Plan
• Mervyn's Asks Bankruptcy Court To Sell Store Leases
• 6th Circ. Remands Fight Over Tobacco Payouts
• NWL To Sell Or Liquidate Before Thanksgiving
• Judge Rejects Class Cert. In Crest Mouthwash Case
• Sovereign Bank Objects To Boscov's Asset Sale
• Judge OKs Collective Action By Tyson Workers
• Court Drops Table Suit Against Martha Stewart, Kmart
• FDA Demands Checks On All Chinese Dairy Imports
• 9th Circ. Remands Film Car Infringement Suit
• Beleaguered Mall Owner Weighs Bankruptcy
• Coachmen Suit Over 'Lumpy' RVs Going To Trial
• Nesquik Recalled Over Aluminum Shavings
• Saudi Health Ministry Sues Cigarette Importers
• Landlords, Managers Object To Linens Auction
• LG, Sharp, Chunghwa To Pay $585M For Price-Fixing
• American Apparel Worker Told To Cook Books: Suit
• Fabrikant Assets Trustee Fires Off Dozens Of Suits
• Circuit City Gets First-Day Boost
• Customers Sue T-Mobile Over Late Penalties
• Mattel Moves To Round Up Bratz Dolls
• Toys R Us, Bumbo Sued Over Baby Seat's Safety
• Circuit City Pulls The Plug
• Dallas' Appeal Rejected In Gas Rate-Setting Case
• Judge OKs $20M Loan For Tweeter Liquidation
• USPTO Validated Our Coffee Container Patent: P&G
• LG Says Washing Machine Rivals Sully Patents
• Fla. Supreme Court Hears Tobacco Liability Case
• Kosher Meatpacker Faces Battle With Creditor
• Appeals Ct. Nixes Worker Death Case V. GE Unit
• Customs Adds Product Safety To Self-Check System
• Philips Prevails In Appeal Over 'Faulty' TVs
• Plaintiffs Ask For Witness In Zurn Pex Plumbing MDL
• Apple Seeks To Toss Psystar's Antitrust Counterclaims
• EU Drafts Toy Safety Regulations
• EU Lawmakers Vote To Ban Toxic Pesticides
• Boscov's To Sell Assets To Family Group
• Congoleum Settles Prepetition Asbestos Dispute
• American Apparel Harassment Cover-Up Revealed
• CPSC Probes UTVs In Wake Of Deaths
• CPSC Mulls Standards As Rhino Plaintiffs Seek MDL
• Patent Ruling Dodges Constitutionality Question
• Spanish Artists Sue To Protect Pottery Design
• Invista's Suit Over Nylon-Making Process Gets Tossed
• Home Interiors Calls For Trustee To Speed Up Sale
• Ocean Spray Wins In Appeal Of Dried Fruit Patent
• Circuit City Shorts Out 155 Stores
• Nokia, Palm Slapped Over Touch-Screen Phones
• GE Provides $250M In Exit Financing To Vertis