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Retail & E-Commerce - August, 2009

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• RJ Reynolds, Others Sue US Over Free Speech
• Bose Sues Over Patent For IPod SoundDock System
• Whirlpool Faces Another Suit Over Washer Odors
• 8th Circ. Rules In Epic Spat Over Crooked Coin Shop
• JCM Seeks 'Exceptional' Ruling In Mars Patent Spat
• France Grills Apple Over Exploding IPhones
• Amazon Fails To Get Tying Class Action Dismissed
• Nike, Adidas Slammed With Shoe Cushion Patent Suit
• Calif. VF Worker Seeks Class Cert. In FLSA Suit
• NJ Home Depot Managers Lose Class Cert. Bid
• Psystar Slaps Apple With Antitrust Suit Over OS X
• Spectrum Exits Ch. 11 With $840M Less In Debt
• Ecco, Prada Urge One-Size-Fits-All On Clothes Duties
• CVS Settles With Last 2 Pharmacy Techs in FLSA Suit
• FCC Begins Broad Wireless Competition Inquiry
• Jury Gives Deceased Kool Smoker's Family $1.5M
• Congress Seeks Info From Bottled Water Cos.
• ITC To Review Cargill Suit Over Glucosamine Patent
• Toys R Us, Gov't Settle Toy Box Duties Case
• 11th Circ. OKs Sanctions Against Shavitz In FLSA Suit
• Most Claims Survive In Uzbek Tea War Insurance Suit
• FDA Seeks Comment On Possible Acrylamide Guidance
• Abercrombie Wins Leave To Appeal Class Cert. Ruling
• Estee Lauder Steps Up Fight Over Cosmetic Kit Duties
• EBay Loses Bid To Invalidate Net2Phone VoIP Patent
• CPSC Exempts Some Materials From Toy Lead Ban
• Antitrust Suit Against Alliance Laundry Tossed
• P&G Ends Air Freshener Dustup With SC Johnson
• Jury Says Smoker's Daughter Owed $13.8M
• FDA Moves Closer To Regulating Tobacco
• Epson To Plead Guilty, Pay $26M In TFT-LCD Case
• Swiss Shoemaker Asks ITC To Drop Section 337 Probe
• Maytag Expands Recall Of Faulty Fridges
• Circuit City Hits Sirius With $7M Adversary Suit
• Insurer, Supplement User Clash Over Injury Coverage
• KB Strikes $2.1M Deal To Sell Marks, Domain Names
• 3 Classes OK'd In Cosmetic Clinic Workers' OT Suit
• Charlotte Russe Acquired In $380M Deal
• ITC To Dig Deeper In Chinese Ribbon Investigation
• Wal-Mart Recalls DVD Players Due To Fire Hazard
• MasterCard To Pay $3M In NZ Interchange Fee Suit
• Nutracoastal Recalls, Stops Distributing 'Steam'
• PartsRiver Takes Hit In Web Shopping Patent Suit
• Catfish Cos. Want Duties On Vietnam Exports Adjusted
• Nintendo, Hillcrest Reach Deal In Suits Over Wii
• QBE, Lloyd's On Hook For $12M Over E. Coli Scare
• Bally Total Fitness Ch. 11 Plan Wins OK
• Wham-O Seeks To Protect 'Hula Hoop,' 'Frisbee' Marks
• Tyson Unit Offers $2M To End Animal Waste Claims
• Toasted Bread Importer Sues US Over Hormone Duties
• $5M 'Made In USA' Action Against CVS Booted
• Shareholders To Appeal Kmart Suit To 2nd Circ.
• Trade Am Calls Out Insurer Over Confidential Doc
• Jury Gives Amazon Win In Online Shopping Patent Suit
• Staples, Mass. Product Specialists Settle FLSA Action
• Caraustar Emerges From Bankruptcy As Private Co.
• CPSC Welcomes Full 5-Commissioner Lineup
• Cintas Offers $24M To Resolve Driver OT Action
• ITC Narrows Final Order In Microphone Patent Spat
• Plaintiffs To Appeal NY Ruling Over ReNu Solution
• GE Capital Bolsters Sportsman's Ch. 11 Exit With $50M
• Stella McCartney's 'Nude' OK'd Amid Trademark Feud
• Hilfiger, Others Sue US Over Gender-Based Duties
• InBev Antitrust Case Goes To 8th Circ. For Next Round
• Feds Take Aim At SK Foods Ex-VP In Tomato Probe
• Subsidized Chinese Kitchen Imports Harm US: ITC
• MGM Mirage Faces Securities Action Over CityCenter
• ITC Slashes Penalties In Ink Cartridge Patent Fight
• New FDA Unit To Assist In Tobacco Regulation
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Wal-Mart Win In RFID Patent Suit
• China Likely Dumping Electric Blankets In US: ITC
• Dyson Bags A Win In Advertising Battle With Oreck
• B&D Off Hook In Wal-Mart Indemnity Suit Over Grinder
• Juice Drinkers Cry Foul On Welch Pomegranate Juice
• Claims Snipped From Design Within Reach Chair Suit
• French-Food Importer Sues Over Retaliatory Duties
• TGH International Trading Penalized For Toy Imports
• P&G Mouthwash Leaves Teeth Brown: Suit
• Antitrust Claims Survive In Universal, Redbox Spat
• ITC Eyes Changes To NAFTA's Textile Rules
• District Court Takes Reins In Congoleum Ch. 11
• Lowe's FLSA Case Gets Conditional Class Cert.
• Funai Wants Emergency Measures In TV Patent Spat
• Mixed Ruling In Wal-Mart Sex Discrimination Case
• Workers Target Mama Mexico With $5M FLSA Action
• KFTC Fines Drink Makers $20M Over Price-Fixing
• EBay Denies Having Monopoly Over Online Auctions
• Gerber Aims To Wash Shampoo Action Out Of Its Hair
• Limitations Issue Revives Nestlé Model's Suit
• ITA Ups Duty On Chinese Co. Over Bedroom Furniture
• Burden Lies With Cos. In Price-Fixing Pacts: AAI
• TJ Maxx Sues US Over Gender-Based Duties
• GAO Urges CPSC To Put New Powers to Work
• Fed. Circ. Sinks Fishing Co.'s Fee Bid
• Fed. Circ. Orders New Trial In Golf Ball Patent Feud
• Lloyd's Sues Gas Station Over Tainted Slushie Claims
• Samsung, LG, Fujitsu Sue Over MPEG-2, ATSC Patents
• AstroTurf Strikes Deal With Calif. Over Lead Levels
• ITC Puts Final Stamp On Sony LED Patent Settlement
• 'Yum!' TM Owner Ups Ante In Dispute With Nike
• Foley Can ID Anonymous Witness To Client: 4th Circ.
• LG Asks ITC To Block Imports Of Funai TVs
• Philip Morris To Appeal $5M Verdict For Widower
• 'Two Buck Chuck' Maker Hit With Trademark Suit
• ITA Says Tape Anti-Dumping Duties Should Stick
• New CPSIA Rules Lower Lead Limits, Raise Fines
• 3rd Circ. Denies Cintas Workers Punitive Damages
• Small Telecoms Lob Antitrust Suit At AT&T
• US Shrimpers Fight Lower Duties On Indian Imports
• Class Counsel Gets $6.2M In Wal-Mart Race Bias Suit
• Retailer, Air Freshener Maker Clear Air In TM Dispute
• LG Targets Funai TVs In New Infringement Suit
• Workers Can't Sue Coke Bottlers For Torture: Court
• Md. Fails To Win Rehearing Of 4th Circ. Liquor Ruling
• Snapple 'Natural' Label Suit Not Preempted: 3rd Circ.
• Bally Workers Can't Pursue Class Action: Judge
• Licensing Co., RIM Drop $5M Suit Over Stones Phones
• Lowe's Managers Seek Class Cert. In FLSA Suit
• Ex-Maxim Integrated Worker's Options Suit Tossed
• ITC Seeks To Toss Part Of P&G Citric Acid Suit
• Foreign Chocolatiers Bumped From Price-Fixing Suit
• Olive Garden Owner Gets Shareholder Suit Tossed
• Judge Blocks Sales Of RealNetworks DVD Ripper
• Urban Outfitters Faces Artist's Wrath Over T-Shirts
• K-Swiss Takes Kick At Puma Shoe Design Marks
• Magistrate Pushes To Keep Iovate Patent Suit Alive
• Design Copyright Suit Against JC Penney To Proceed
• Judge OKs InBev-Anheuser Merger Deal With DOJ
• Kraft Mgr. Gets 27 Months, $2M Fine For Tomato Scam
• Coke Moves To Toss Pom's Claims In Juice Suit, Again
• Friends Of Dick's Exec Settle Insider Trading Claims
• GGP Asks Judge To Toss Ch. 11 Appeal
• Smokers Fire Off Action Over Marlboro Lights
• Senate Confirms 2 New CPSC Commissioners
• Anti-Counterfeiting Pro Leaves Greenberg For M&E
• Aldo Store Managers Maintain Cert. In OT Action
• Common Sense Or Failure To Warn?
• Mixed Ruling In 6th Circ. McDonald's FLSA Appeal
• EDS Ends Prepaid Phone Patent Spat With Rivals
• Greenberg Seeks $6M Paycheck For TV Maker's Ch. 11
• Air Tests For FEMA Trailer Are Valid: Court
• Sports Direct Sent To UK Competition Commission
• Fuji Defendants Ask Court To Stay $16M Award
• Schering-Plough Denied Injunction In Sunscreen Suit
• US Chews On Anti-Dumping Fine For Pasta Cos.
• Cigarette Co. Loses Bid To Depose Ark. AG
• Pocket Patent Suit Against Levi's To Be Tossed
• PetSmart Seeks Coverage In Hamster Death Suits
• Target Seeks DOC Reversal On Chinese Toy Box Order
• Van Heusen Sued Over Earth Mark On Shoes
• Heightened Class Standards In Antitrust Actions
• Greenpeace, Kimberly-Clark End Forest Feud
• GNC, NY Teen Agree To Drop Creatine Suit
• 3rd Circ. Vacates Cert. In Tanning UV Warning Suit
• Baby Hammock Recalled For Fall, Strangulation Risk
• Jeweler Finlay Seeks Ch. 11 To Sell Assets
• Retailers Cut Deal With Acacia Over Fraud Patent
• Victorinox 'Swiss' Goods Seized Over False Origin
• CORRECTION: Pepsi Unit Loses Bid To Bar Coke's Powerade Ads
• CPSC Levies $1.3M In Fines Over Reporting Misdeeds
• Ross Fined Over Defective Drawstring Sweatshirts
• DOC Rules To Lift Tariffs Off Thai Shrimp Cos.
• Merck, Schering Offer $42M To Settle Vytorin Suits
• Riot Cut From Worker's Suit Over Philips Noncompete
• Applebee's Servers Retain Class Cert. In FLSA Suit
• Jilted General Growth Lenders Land $2.75M Payday
• Senate Supports New Scrutiny For Seafood Imports
• Gucci Widow Barred From Profiting Off Famed Name
• Domino's Drivers' FLSA Suit Gets Green Light
• DOC Told To Reconsider Duties On Chinese Tires
• The SEC Stance On Nature's Sunshine
• Crunch Creditors Blast Proposed $40M Asset Sale
• Caraustar Wins OK For Plan To Slash $135M In Debt
• Pony Drops Trademark Suit Over Nike Ad Campaign
• Baby Formula Insurance Spat Survives Dismissal Bid
• GE Settles SEC Accounting Fraud Suit For $50M
• Yoplait Buyers Seek Class Cert. In Yo-Plus Suit
• Beer Drinkers' Antitrust Case Against InBev Taps Out
• Ex-Wife Gets 2 Years In Home Depot Kickback Case
• Deal Gets Initial OK In Trex Faulty Decking Case
• Class Certification Sought In Fight Over Wii Straps
• P&G Injunction Bid Denied In Paper Towel Design Suit
• Schmidt's Exit Won't End FTC Probe Of Apple, Google
• J&J Workers Renew Cert. Bid In Race Bias Action
• TCS Sues Sybase Again Over Text Message Patents
• Colgate Sues J&J Over Total Trademark
• Smucker, Kraft Hit Back In Coffee Patent Feud
• Clarcon Skin Products Seized Amid Bacteria Scare