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Retail & E-Commerce - March, 2010

226 articles

• Contaminated Formula Suit Belongs In China: Judge
• Novell Handed Off Windows Antitrust Claims: Judge
• EU To Review Planned €320M P&G, Sara Lee Deal
• Transitions Optical Faces Antitrust Suit Over Lenses
• Pols Urge ITC To Protect US Jobs In Bag Dumping Spat
• Taiwanese Co. Took $1M In Kickbacks: True Fitness
• CNet Founder Owes Sotheby's $4.4M For Paintings
• Insurer Avoids $4.6M Claim Over Faulty Del Monte Cans
• Gristede's Wins Protective Order In Sex Bias Suit
• Tire Co. TBC To Pay Workers To End OT Suit
• Hartz Hairball Remedy Secrets Suit To Go To Trial
• 3rd Circ. Affirms Dismissal Of L'Oreal Lipstick Action
• Daewoo Antitrust Claims Survive In LG Washer IP Suit
• Supervalu Accuses Hershey, Others Of Chocolate Cartel
• Acushnet Doesn't Infringe Golf Ball Patents: Jury
• With Creditors' Support, Finlay Eyes Liquidation
• Online Sales Patent Suit Survives Bid To Dismiss
• Elan Asks ITC To Keep IPhone, IPad Out Of US
• Class Approved In Wal-Mart Workers' Comp Spat
• J&J Unit Raided In Japanese Competition Probe
• FDA Tobacco Panel Weighs Menthol Ban
• Xerium Ducks Into Court To Slash $150M From Debt
• Jenny Craig Wage Suit Heads Back To State Court
• Parallel Sues Disney, Ford, EBay Over Internet Patent
• Backloading Claims Nixed In SC Johnson ERISA Suit
• Pretzel Maker Settles With Delivery Drivers For $10M
• Bain Capital Faces Store Manager FLSA Class Action
• Queens Caterer Russo's Faces OT, Retaliation Action
• Dwyane Wade Scores Dismissal Of $90M Antitrust Suit
• EPA Considers Regulations On Bisphenol A
• Coleman Not Liable For Heater Deaths: 9th Circ.
• US Wants WTO Panel On Philippine Alcohol Tax Spat
• Wal-Mart Vendor Fails To Nix $24M Offset Over Venture
• Ex-Royal Caribbean Cook Files OT Class Action
• Philip Morris Fails To Toss Cigarette Fire Suit
• Anheuser-Busch Settles Baby Bottle Trademark Suit
• Honeywell Air Cleaner Suit Pared Down
• Bill Aims To Upgrade Tracking System For Bad Meat
• Swiss Competition Regulator Probing Nikon: Report
• Ill. Home Depot Asst. Managers OT Suit Chucked
• CIT Remands DOC Ruling On Chinese Honey Again
• Transitions Optical — A Lens On Exclusive Dealing
• Ebay Sellers Appeal Antitrust Class Action Dismissal
• Senate Panel Approves School Food Recall Notices
• UPS Store Franchisees Take Contract Suit To 9th Circ.
• Jury Orders Tobacco Cos. To Pay $27M To Widow
• Safe Skies' Luggage Lock Suit Hits Turbulence In ITC
• Infant Slings Recalled After Reports Of 3 Deaths
• Collective Action OK'd In Costco Worker-Debt Suit
• US Apparel Group Backs Trans-Pacific Trade Pact
• Affinity Logistics Drivers' Overtime Claims Get The Boot
• 'Duplicative' Rite Aid OT Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Netflix Users Seek Class Cert. Over Wal-Mart Deal
• EU Says Children's Clothes Breach Safety Rules
• Gateway Loses Bid To Force MPC Ch. 7 Conversion
• US Catfish Group Casts Bid To Enter Duty Dispute
• Midway Games Inches Closer To Ch. 11 Exit
• Diamond Walnuts Not As Healthful As Claimed: Suit
• Altria Unit Fails To Stop NYC Flavored Tobacco Ban
• Choice Hotels Wins Exit From Legionnaires' Suit
• Dazzlesmile Says Google, Others Confused Consumers
• Morgan Lewis Reps Perrigo In $808M PBM Deal
• Ch. 11 Barred Nutrition Bar Maker's Bonuses: Trustee
• NY Senate Mulls Bill To Ban BPA In Child Products
• Dunkin' Donuts, NYC Stores Resolve Contract Dispute
• Folgers, Balsam Brew Deal To End Java Patent Spat
• Coke's Indian Unit Fights $47M Enviro Fine
• Speedo Seeks To Sink Rest Of TYR's Antitrust Suit
• Little Caesar's 'Hot-N-Ready' Mark Valid: 8th Circ.
• Sippy Cup Trademark Spat Against Walgreen Survives
• Judge Lets Eddie Bauer Hike Out Of Bankruptcy
• Pepsi Pog Design Registration Invalid: EU Court
• Holding Foreign Manufacturers Accountable In The US
• Conduct-Based Remedies In Merger Investigations
• Vietnamese Fish Exporter Angles For Lower Duties
• Bluefly Resolves Sales Processing Patent Suit
• Giovanni Appeals Coverage Denial In Labeling Suit
• Bondholders Reach Deal To Take Over Six Flags
• Duane Reade Denies Owing Kasowitz Benson $7M Fee
• Fla. Court Affirms $24.9M Verdict For Smoker's Estate
• Perdue Beats Action Over Chickens With Extra Giblets
• Waterloo Tries To Nix ITC Ruling In Keyboard IP Spat
• After $106M Patent Win, VirnetX Sues Microsoft Again
• Amcor Disputes Damages Report In Box Cartel Action
• Sports Group Sues EU Over Shoe Dumping Duties
• Timex, Paragon End Exercise Monitor Patent Suit
• Nextep Returns Fire In Duel Over Brawny Trademark
• Vertical Price-Fixing Ban Clears Senate Committee
• 1st Trial Of Tyson Donning, Doffing MDL To Start In Aug.
• 3M, Employees Seek OK For $5M Deal In FLSA Suit
• Panera Shareholder Suit Pared Under Safe Harbor Rule
• Continental Tire Ruled Not Liable For 7-Year-Old's Death
• UK Asks EC To Probe P&G's Sara Lee Deal
• Best Buy, Others Face Patent Suit Over Gift Cards
• US Cos. Back 216% Duty On Chinese Furniture
• McShares Booted From Peroxide Price-Fixing MDL
• Graco Recalls High Chairs Over Stability Concerns
• Heartland Ends Payment Processing Antitrust Case
• Calif. Inks $1.2M Deal With Rite Aid, Others
• Butterball Turkey Plant Donning, Doffing Action Tossed
• UK Competition Commission Clears Sports Direct Buys
• Counsel Inadequate In Revlon Shareholder Suit: Judge
• Musicland Investor Teo Pays $1M For Insider Trading
• Schering, Neutrogena Ads Are Both Misleading: Judge
• Citadel's Disclosure Statement Wins Court OK
• German Grocery Cos. Face Suits Over MPEG-2 Patents
• Uno Ch. 11 Plan Gives 100% Equity To Senior Lenders
• Ch. 11 May Be Looming For Blockbuster
• Unilever Faces Counterclaims In Dove Trademark Suit
• Atty Groups Ask Court To Clarify Induced Infringement
• FTC Warning Letters: A New Era Of Enforcement?
• Kraft Defends Plan To Shutter UK Cadbury Plant
• DOJ Squares Off Against Dean Foods In Merger Fight
• 5th Circ. Blocks Allsup's Workers From Joining OT Suit
• Kaplan LSAT Antitrust Claims Ruled Time-Barred
• Baja Fresh Seeks To Keep Cash In Pepsi Contract Spat
• South African Watchdog Seeks Fines In Milling Cartel
• CPSIA — The Challenge For Smaller Businesses
• Wachtell Advises PVH In $3B Hilfiger Acquisition
• Amazon, Others Seek To Nix 337 Probe Over Stools
• Injunction Upheld In Mead Johnson Formula Suit
• Ex-Home Depot Asst. Manager Seeks Cert. In OT Suit
• Drivers' FLSA Claims Against Pizza Hut Tossed
• EHarmony Fights Class Certification In Contract Suit
• MPC Computers Fights Gateway To Stave Off Ch. 7
• Jury Hands Widow $17.5M In RJ Reynolds Suit
• Best Buy Moves To Dismiss False Ad Class Action
• EU Clears Stanley Works, Black & Decker Merger
• Whirlpool Wins $1.8M In Fridge Patent Suit With LG
• HP Wants Court To Toss Cursor Problem Class Action
• Cargill Line Workers Certified In Consolidated FLSA Suit
• Filene's Ordered To Halt Sales Of Fendi-Marked Items
• Mattel Wants Docs About MGA's Bratz Investigation
• Mack Trucks Runs Over Ex-Distributor's Contract Suit
• Anheuser-Busch Sues Ill. Regulator Over Blocked Deal
• American Signature Granted Injunction In Duties Spat
• RJR's Eclipse Cigarette Marketing Ruled Deceptive
• Decision Boosts Illustrations' Role In Patent Cases
• Kroger Faces IP Suit Over Gas Rewards Programs
• Fraud Claims Trimmed From Gillette Razor Blade Suit
• Class Cert. Sought In Minute Maid Juice Benefits Suit
• Ex-Collegiate Stars Line Up To Fight NCAA Rules
• Starwood Hotels Worker Wins $3M On Retaliation Claim
• Fujifilm, UPS Face False Patent Marking Qui Tam Suits
• TQP Hits New York Mellon, Others Over Data Patent
• Lawn Mower Maker Can't Mow Down Age Bias Action
• RJ Reynolds Fights Over Trial Info In Larynx Cancer Suit
• 11th Circ. To Rehear Home Depot Sex Harassment Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives Gap False Advertising Suit
• Schwan Ordered To Give EEOC Info In Sex Bias Case
• Judge Calls Wal-Mart Settlement Objections Frivolous
• Olans Mills Close To A Deal In Photographer FLSA Suit
• Chinese Co. Rebuts Rationale For Ironing Board Duty
• Prior Ruling Doesn't Apply In Light Cigarette MDL: Judge
• Talbots Reaches Stipulation Allowing For Aeon Deal
• Function Doesn't Count For Design Patents: Fed. Circ.
• Corrected: $4M Mediated Settlement To Targus Upheld On Appeal
• Huhtamaki Prevails In Dixie Cup Trade Dress Suit
• Pepperidge Hits Clothier With Goldfish Trademark Suit
• Fla. Launches Anti-Cadmium Bill
• Photographers File FLSA Suit Against Olan Mills
• Swisscom Escapes $310M Fine For Termination Fees
• Claims Shredded In Wendy's Bad Lettuce Insurance Suit
• Trustee in NPG Ch. 11 Wants Blackstone To Tell All
• Anheuser-Busch Files Trademark Suit Over Baby Bottles
• Class Certified In Gristede's Sex Bias Case
• UK Panel Eyes Kraft Claims On Cadbury Plant: Report
• Wal-Mart Settles Calif. Supercenter Pollution Cases
• Wash. Senate Backs BPA Ban On Children's Products
• Shoe Mania Says $1.15M OT Deal Right Size
• EU Court Backs Duties On Shoes From Asia
• Coke Slapped With IP Suit Over Face-Matching Program
• Standley Law Aims To Nix Patent Malpractice Suit
• Trustee Appeals Bruno's Bankruptcy Sale Bonuses
• ITC Probes Effects Of Changes To US-Bahrain FTA
• Beware Your Expired Patents
• Charbucks, Starbucks IP Spat To Head To Mediation
• Coke Bid To Buy Bottler Challenged By Shareholders
• Fleetwood's Ch. 11 Plan Aims To Wrap Up Liquidation
• Fed. Circ. Asked To Revisit $5M Patent Award To SEB
• 3 Cos. Sue ITC For Cut Of Chinese Furniture Duties
• UK May Request EU Probe Of P&G's Sara Lee Deal
• Chinese Garlic Cos. Get Injunction Against Customs
• Netflix, Warner Bros. Face Suit Over Distribution Deal
• EBay Wins Dismissal Of Sellers' Antitrust Action
• Ill. Applebee's Servers Win Class Cert. In Tipping Case
• AmEx Loses Bid To Toss Drugstores' Antitrust Suits
• Bobby Flay's NY Restaurant Group Settles FLSA Suit
• DOC To Review Chinese Bedroom Furniture Duties
• Denny's Settles Royalties Dispute With Franchisee
• Insurers Win Bid To Stay PBM Melamine Indemnity Suit
• General Growth Secures Exclusivity Extension
• 6th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Leak Suit Against Rack Makers
• CIT Won't Let Trade Law Group Join Paper Duties Feud
• Nestle, Others Targeted By FDA Over Misleading Labels
• No Mandamus For Whirlpool In LG Dryer Spat: 7th Circ.
• Transitions Resolves Claims Over Eyewear Deals
• Pfizer Spits Out Class Cert. In Listerine Ad Suit
• 8 Lenox Retirees Win Remand Of Contract Spat
• Judge Trims Pizza Hut Drivers' FLSA Suit
• Select Comfort Hit With Suit Over Refurbished Beds
• Sens. Put Forth $6B Home Star Energy Savings Bill
• Customs Nixes Rule Closing Drawback Loophole
• Avid, E-Z Up, InterDesign Hit With False Marking Suits
• Intex, Sofpool Resolve Swimming Pool Patent Feud
• Daiso To Pay $2M To Settle CPSC Toy Safety Case
• $13.5M Award In Mead Formula Ad Spat Upheld
• JA Apparel V. Joseph Abboud: A Cautionary Tale
• Home City Docked $9M For Ice Conspiracy
• Memorabilia Sports Card Patents Obvious: Fed Circ.
• Assistant Manager Seeks Cert. In Big Lots OT Case
• Cert. Bid Nixed In Jennifer Convertibles OT Suit
• $6M Oneida Ch. 11 Claim Spat Heads To 2nd Circ.
• Container Store Settles Lawsuit Over Web Patent
• Ice Cartel Whistleblower's Mandamus Request Denied
• Sterling Misfires In Bid To Trim EEOC Sex Bias Suit
• Wal-Mart Settles Sex Bias Action for $11.7M
• Avoiding Sophisticated User Doctrine In Calif.
• Tobacco Co., AGs Strike Deal Over Organic Claims
• Class Status Sought In Cingular 'Dropped Call' Suit
• 5th Circ. Upholds Toss Of Dollar General Sex Bias Suit
• Steve & Barry's Investors Try To Dodge WARN Suit
• US Sack Makers Call Commerce Scope Ruling Erroneous
• GE Seeks Dismissal Of Unsafe Microwave Suit
• Packaging Co. Found Liable For Exploding KFC Tubs
• AD-II Escapes SRAM's Bicycle Gear Shift Patent Suit