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Retail & E-Commerce - January, 2010

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• Foot Locker Denied Immediate Appeal Of FLSA Suit
• Eddie Bauer's Disclosure Statement Greenlighted
• Customs Won't Modify Treatment Under 2 FTAs
• Calif. City Plastic Bag Ban Paused For Enviro Report
• Staples Settles Assistant Manager OT Suits For $42M
• ITC To Weigh In On Impact Of Duty-Free Sleeping Bags
• Starbucks Recalls Glass Bottles Over Shatter Risk
• House Launches Inquiry Into Toyota Recall
• 7th Circ. Remands Sprint Antitrust Texting Case
• Home Depot Asks Court To Ax Stand 'N Seal Testimony
• High Attrition Pushes Skin Care Co. NPG Into Ch. 11
• Senate, States Take On Cadmium After CPSC Report
• Stand 'N Seal Maker Denies Responsibility For Recall
• Commerce Places Duties On Chinese Electric Blankets
• Claims Trimmed In Calif. Toxic Waste Suit Against Pepsi
• Spain Fines Sara Lee, Others €8M For Bath Gel Cartel
• Petland Still In Doghouse For Selling Sick Puppies
• Equal Maker Settles Sweetener Distribution Spat
• Home Depot National Origin Bias Action Tossed
• Wal-Mart Hit With Consumer Suit Over Service Plans
• FCC Demands Fee Info From AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile
• 6th Circ. Revives Whirlpool Racial Harassment Claims
• Sony Slapped Over Dictation Technology Patent
• Contractor Expands Fraud Claims V. Home Depot
• KKR To Buy Pets At Home For $1.5B
• Weight Watchers Faces Wage-And-Hour Action
• Home Depot, Others Hit With Web Patent Suit
• Red Bull, Distributor Strike Deal In Contract Dispute
• Altria Unit Wants To Halt NYC Flavored Tobacco Ban
• Class Cert. Denied In Barnes & Noble Meal Break Case
• NY Considers Warning Labels For Energy Drinks
• Filene's Basement Gets Court OK To Start Liquidation
• Shareholder Suit Over Cadbury-Kraft Deal Dismissed
• Plaintiffs Reboot Apple MP3 Monopoly Suit
• Movement To Ban BPA Heats Up In State Legislatures
• PopCap Hit With $4.6M Jury Verdict In Contract Spat
• Dell Appeals Nixed In Canadian Laptop Class Action
• ITC Backs Funai Default Judgment Bid Over TV Patent
• Ex-Assistant Manager Hits CVS With Overtime Action
• Adviser Urges EU High Court To Block Lego IP Appeal
• Obama Taps Hagen For Top USDA Food Safety Post
• NJ High Court Ditches Rule On Public-Interest Atty Fees
• Payless Drops Appeal Of $305M Adidas Trademark Win
• Accuride Noteholders Must Reveal Identities: Court
• Microsoft Uses Apple Defense In Datel Antitrust Suit
• Judge Affirms Dismissal Of $6M Claim In Oneida Ch. 11
• Liberty Global Sells Japan Cable Stake For $4B
• Pepsi, Safeway Face Collapsible Bottle Patent Suit
• Whetstone, Mutoh Settle Printer Patent Row
• Intel Laptop Battery Life Class Action Enters Mediation
• Claiborne Can't Dodge $20M Suit Over Perfume Deal
• DOJ Seeks To Undo Dean Foods, Foremost Farms Deal
• Shareholders Slap Motorola With Fraud Action
• Apple, Orange IPhone Proposals Prove Fruitful In France
• Nike Told To Pay Up For Patent Suit Misconduct
• Thailand Wins WTO Dispute Over US Zeroing
• US, Home Products Defend Ironing Table Duties
• Wal-Mart Adopts New Strategy: Settle, Settle, Settle
• Liability Suit Over McDonald's Sandwich Revived
• JuxtaComm Sues British Air, Others Over Data Patent
• Judge Dumps Smucker, Kraft Coffee Patent Case
• Home Depot Managers Denied Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Ex-Skylynx CEO Pleads Guilty To $20M Stock Fraud
• Calif. Court Allows Steroid Class Action Against GNC
• USTR To Rethink Duty-Free Status Of Sleeping Bags
• Foot Locker Asst. Managers Win Certification
• Lorillard Stubs Out Suit Over Asbestos Cigarette Filters
• Martek To Buy Supplement Maker Amerifit For $200M
• Amway Sellers Appeal Denial Of Defense Coverage
• Ex-Kmart CEO's Fraud Verdict Affirmed
• Gottschalks' Disclosure Statement Gets Thumbs Up
• Calif. Bill Seeks To Snuff E-Cigarette Sales To Kids
• House Panel Tackles American Needle V. NFL
• CPSC Loosens Rules On Lead In Children's Electronics
• General Growth Ch. 11 Plan For Baltimore Mall OK'd
• BPA Judge Won't Revisit Bottle Makers' Dismissal Bids
• Graco Recalls Strollers Following Amputations
• Recession Tosses Uno Chicago Grill Into Ch. 11
• L-7 Suit Over Botched Old Navy Deal Gets The Boot
• LG Must Remove Fridges' Energy Star Labels: Judge
• LG Appeals Bar On Claims In Circuit City Ch. 11
• English Muffin Maker Slaps VP With Trade Secrets Suit
• Japan Extends Clunker Subsidy Program To US Cars
• Former Monaco Execs Seek To Nix Dealer's Price Suit
• Printer Cartridge Cos. Tussle Over Destructive Ink
• New $19B Kraft Offer Wins Cadbury Support For Merger
• Wham-O, Insurer Settle Duty To Defend Suit For Now
• Patent-Sharing Deal Ends Kodak, LG Camera IP Case
• Gottschalks Lodges More Detailed Liquidation Plan
• Amazon Dropped From Digital Transmission IP Suit
• Cheerios Labeling Suit Sent Back To Local Court
• NJ High Court OKs Post-Firing Retaliation Claim
• Generation Brands Reorganization Plan Confirmed
• FDA Shifts To More Cautious Stance On BPA
• RJ Reynolds Didn't Violate Cartoon Ad Ban: Ohio Court
• Minn. Plaintiffs Make 1st Move For Cert. In Piping MDL
• GameStop FLSA Case Should Be Arbitrated: Judge
• PepsiAmericas, Wausau Settle Indemnity Dispute
• Calif. AG Fires Off Suit V. Electronic Cigarette Retailer
• Shiseido To Buy Bare Escentuals For $1.7B
• 3rd Circ. Flays Linerboard Atty Over Fee Demands
• US Challenges Philippines' Taxes On Spirits In WTO
• Talbots Hit With Shareholder Suit Over Aeon Deal
• Judge Cuts Off US' Judgment Bid In Shorts Duties Spat
• Judge Slams FDA Over Detained Electronic Smokes
• Insurers Move To Shift PBM Litigation To State Court
• Kodak Sets Sights On Apple, RIM Over Imaging Patents
• PPG Agrees To Class Cert. In Sales Rep OT Suit
• MGA, Retailers Barred From Marketing Laser Game
• Station Casinos Creditors' Fraud Claims Trigger Protest
• Home Depot Cleared In Product Tracker IP Suit
• FTC Seeks More Info On Coffee Cos.' $290M Merger
• Axis Fights Coverage Claim For Welch Marketing Spat
• Weiner Proposes House Version Of BPA Ban
• Bill To Renew Price-Fixing Ban Heads To Full House
• Sony Pushes Settlements In 4 HDTV MDL Cases
• Tyson Offers $5M To Settle Chicken Marketing MDL
• Designer Blocked From Using Own Name On Clothes
• Philips Drops Set-Top Box NAFTA Refund Spat
• Foot Locker Asst. Managers Sue For Overtime Pay
• Wells Fargo $46M Loan Contract Invalid: Judge
• Jenny Craig Workers Seek Class Cert. In Wage Suit
• Station Creditors Denounce Plan To Sidestep Examiner
• ConAgra Asks To Strip Suits From Peanut Butter MDL
• Le-Nature's Adds K&L Partner To $500M Fraud Suit
• Yoplait Customers Win Partial Cert. In Yo-Plus Suit
• DOC Recalculates Duties For Chinese Tire Exporter
• CPSC Approves Mandatory Recall Notice Guidelines
• RJ Reynolds Loses Bid To Decertify ERISA Class
• Family Dollar Dealt Setback In Equal Pay Suit
• Circuit City WARN Claims To Be Tackled In Bankruptcy
• Heineken Eyes Latin Expansion With $5.5B Femsa Buy
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Amway Antitrust Case
• Casket Maker Hillenbrand Scoops Up K-Tron
• Catsimatidis Added To Gristede's Sex Bias Class Action
• YouTube Cites Veoh In Viacom Copyright Suit
• Liz Claiborne To Get Refund In Lyocell Duties Dispute
• Tops Markets To Buy Penn Traffic Stores For $85M
• Outback Steakhouse Settles Sex Bias Suit For $19M
• VTech, Motorola Settle Cordless Phone Patent Case
• Court OKs Bridgestone, BMW Tire Class Settlement
• Feesers Failed To Show Competitive Injury: 3rd Circ.
• Union Says Saks Retaliated Against Workers Who Joined
• Travelers Escapes Part Of Defense Costs In IP Suit
• Rivals Put Kibosh On GPS Patent Dispute
• Japan Draws US Fire For Clunker Trade-In Policy
• 9th Circ. Refuses To Certify Pet Food Class Action
• Stand 'N Seal Packager Asks To Strike MD's Testimony
• Viacom Renews Bid To Toss 'Rock Band' Patent Claims
• 11th Circ. Hands Sprint Contract Case To Fla. Court
• The China-US Trade War
• Pizza Hut Drivers Seek Class Cert. Against Franchisee
• Judge OKs Lowered Duties On Chinese Mushrooms
• Kraft Wins EU Approval For Cadbury Takeover
• Former Safeway Buyer To Cop To Tomato Bribe Scam
• Mowing Equipment Price Discrimination Case Cut Down
• Fed. Circ. Reverses CIT On Duties For Jug Wraps
• 4th Circ. Knocks Ladder Co. Down A Few Rungs
• Steve & Barry's WARN Act Suit Fails To Pass Muster
• Simmons Aims To Put Ch. 11 Case To Bed
• Burger King Fires Up Contract Suit Against Franchisees
• Glatfelter Strikes $235M Deal To Buy Concert
• US Bancorp, Others Settle In Online Payment IP Suit
• Sterling Motion To Disallow Class Action Rejected
• Taiwanese Parliament Reinstates US Beef Ban
• Red Bull Prevails In Contract Spat With Distributor
• Kodak, Wachovia End Contract Spat Over $30M Loan
• NAFTA Changes May Hurt US Yarn Producers: ITC
• Tobacco Cos. Win Challenge To Color, Graphics Ban
• AT&T Hit With Slew Of Actions Over Online Access Tax
• RC2 Pays $1.3M To Settle Lead Toy Train Allegations
• CWC Drops EBay, Boeing, Others From Patent Suits
• Altria Unit Files Suit Over NYC Flavored Tobacco Ban
• Kraft Sells Pizza Brands For $3.7B To Aid Cadbury Bid
• 9th Circ. Unplugs IPod Hearing Damage Class Action
• Chunghwa, LCD Purchasers Float $10M Antitrust Deal
• Organic Shingle Settlement Class Gets Initial OK
• Court Slams Lid On Philip Morris Wrongful Death Suit
• Rejecting 'Bundling' Claims In The 9th Circ.