Retail & E-Commerce Archive » April, 2010

Retail & E-Commerce - April, 2010

143 articles

• China Hit With Dumping Duties On Coated Paper
• 6th Circ. Backs La Quinta Franchise Authority
• Plan In Hand, Bi-Lo Eyes Ch. 11 Exit In May
• Nike's LeBron Products Infringe Trademarks: Suit
• La. Appeals Court Orders Big Tobacco To Pay $241.5M
• Deli OT Case Settlement Rejected Over Confidentiality
• UK Watchdog Axes Tesco Dairy Price-Fixing Claims
• L'Occitane Raises $707M In Hong Kong IPO
• The Risk Of Geographic Trademarks
• The How-To's Of Brand Protection
• USTR Hails New Haiti Trade Preference Bill
• Urban Outfitters Seeks Sanctions In 'Free People' Spat
• CNet Founder Appeals $6.6M Award For Sotheby's
• Best Buy '3-Way' Speakers Actually Only 2-Way: Suit
• Drop-Side Cribs Trigger 2 Major CPSC Recalls
• Hard Rock Cafe Rocked By FLSA Action Over Tips
• Avid's Pet ID Patent Not Enforceable: Fed. Circ.
• Altria, Reynolds, Liggett Hit With $20M Verdict In Fla.
• Daddy Yankee Sues UMG For $10M Over Licensing Deal
• Singer Akon Sues Former Partners Over Fragrance
• ITC Merges Apple 337 Cases Against Nokia, HTC
• ITC To Review Infringement Ruling In Waterloo Case
• Wal-Mart Adopts Cadmium Testing Standards For Toys
• American Eagle Gets Do-Over In $258M Citi ARS Suit
• CIBA Loses Injunction Bid In Acuvue Case
• No Separate Rate For Vietnamese Fish Co.: Commerce
• LG Gets Appeal To Decide $50M Circuit City Question
• Cadmium In The Crosshairs
• NY Chicken Chain Slammed With Wage-And-Hour Suit
• DE Hits Fiftyone, Others With E-Commerce Patent Suit
• Morgan Lewis, Morris Nichols Rep Apollo In $1B Deal
• Feds Probe Middleman In Duane Reade Securities Case
• Wal-Mart Sex Bias Class Action Gets 9th Circ.'s OK
• Jury Issues Mixed Verdict In Bosch, Pylon Patent Suit
• L'Oreal, Maybelline Face False Patent Marking Suit
• Kraft Deal Shuts Door On Balsam Coffee Patent Spat
• New CPSC 3rd-Party Toy Safety Testers Include Mattel
• Amazon Prevails In Trademark Suit Over Search Results
• Sears Pays $560M For Larger Stake In Canadian Unit
• Waitress Sues California Pizza Kitchen Over Tip-Pooling
• Lucky Brand Ordered To Pay Up In 'Get Lucky' Feud
• Ohio Sales Associates Hit Dillard's With OT Action
• WTO Adds US Complaint To Philippine Liquor Tax Panel
• Pending Legislation For Money Services Business
• Upping The Ante On Energy Efficiency Standards
• Retailer Looks To Consolidate Transitions Suits In Fla.
• Universal, Redbox Strike Deal In Antitrust Suit
• ITC Releases Report On Sleeping Bag Duties
• Wal-Mart Medical Treatment Action Stayed For Appeal
• Samsung Beats HDTV Class Action In 3rd Circ.
• Paul Weiss Advises Oak Hill In $815M Hillman Buy
• ITC Votes To Maintain Duties On Chinese Crepe Paper
• Apple Wins Bid To Transfer Monopoly Suit To Calif.
• CPSC Aims To Define 'Children's Product'
• Grocery Honcho Charged In $880M Ponzi Scheme
• Consumer Seeks Class Cert. In Yoplait Yogurt Suit
• Nike Golf Club Inventor Claims Putted Back Into Court
• Senator Wants To Snuff Out Candylike Tobacco
• Congressional Testimony: What To Do (And Not Do)
• EU Adopts New Competition Rules For Online Selling
• JPML Won't Combine Plastic Molding Patent Cases
• Former Gucci Counsel Defends Self In Trademark Suit
• Ritz Camera Wins OK For Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan
• T-Mobile Customer Wins Cert. In Insurance Policy Spat
• Georgia-Pacific Unfurls Towel Dispenser 337 Action
• Goldman, Sears Targeted In New DataTern IP Suit
• GE Gets Some Defective Stove Claims Tossed
• Potential New Life For Nationwide Class Actions?
• Staples Settles Shareholder Backdating Claims
• No Fiduciary Duty In Wal-Mart Seller Contract: Judge
• 'Girls Gone Wild' Creator Sued For Unpaid Legal Bills
• Supreme Court To Hear Costco-Omega 1st-Sale Case
• Best Buy Accuses Rival Of False Ad Campaign
• Mattel Still Owns Crash Dummies Marks: Fed. Circ.
• EU Opens Probe Into Chinese Subsidies For Paper
• House Panel Probes Cadmium Concerns At Retailers
• Wal-Mart, J&J Toxic Baby Products Suit Stays Alive
• Intuit Reaches Deal In Alcatel-Lucent Web Patent Suit
• Activision Free Speech Bid For 'Band Hero' Canned
• Blockbuster Worker Wins Round In Chair Class Action
• Insurers Off Hook In Bug Repellent False Ad Suit
• UK Watchdog Hits Price-Fixers With Record $347M Fine
• Aldo, Store Managers Get Approval For OT Settlement
• 9th Circ. Affirms RadioShack Class Cert. In Wages Case
• Plaintiffs Try To Revive Butterball Don, Doff Case
• McShares Appeals Dismissal Of Hydrogen Peroxide Suit
• Coaxial Cable — Clarifying 'Domestic Industry'
• ITC May Merge Apple 337 Probes of Nokia, High Tech
• Neutrogena Prevails In Spat Over New Sunscreen Ads
• NY Bill Would Ban Trans Fats Statewide
• Avon Bid To Sink Online Sales Suit Premature: Judge
• A&F Wants Federal Sanctioned Over Unpaid Costs
• 10th Circ. Backs Fraud Judgment For Stock Promoter
• Nokia Wants Swift Markman Hearing In Apple 337 Spat
• Costco Hit With Class Action Over Member Contracts
• CORRECTED: Unenforceability Verdict Sticks In Target Stroller Patent Spat
• Trustee Accuses Bruno's Execs Of Trashing Company
• Wal-Mart Settles In Acacia Unit's Fraud Security IP Suit
• Indonesia Brings US Clove Ban Complaint To WTO
• Suit Over Samsung Printer Error Messages Tossed
• Mohawk, Zurich Strike $18M Deal In Worker RICO Suit
• Mead Appeals $14M Judgment In Formula False Ad Suit
• Casey's Rejects Couche-Tard's $1.9B Hostile Bid
• Blair Loses MDL Bid In Flammable Robe Suits
• Applebee's Devours Suit Over Nutrition Info
• Pasta Review Partially Sticks, But Isn't Done Yet
• Perrigo Triumphs In Trial Over Rexall's False Ad Claims
• Schering, Neutrogena Sunscreen Ad Claims Barred
• Congress To Study Smokeless Tobacco Use In MLB
• DSW Identity Theft Coverage Trial To Be Split
• Class Action Over Denny's Salt Content Dismissed
• Bid To Centralize PPG Overtime Suits Nixed
• Panasonic Loses Top Status For $9M Circuit City Claim
• Rubbermaid Fights Duties On Restroom Fresheners
• 9th Circ. Affirms $1.7M Wishbone Verdict Against Sears
• IPhone Antitrust Plaintiffs Want New Class Counsel
• FDA Concerns Lead Lawmaker To Seek Triclosan Ban
• CIT Orders US To Fix Brazilian Juice Margin
• FDA Inspects Just 24% Of Food Facilities Yearly: Study
• Pernod To Appeal Bacardi's Win On 'Havana' Trademark
• Maker's Mark Wins Injunction In Cuervo IP Dispute
• Plaintiffs Seek Class Status In Nvidia GPU Suit
• ITC OKs ENI-Cargill Glucosamine IP Deal In 337 Case
• Google, Others Ask Obama To Up Energy Monitoring
• Mitsubishi Fights Bar On $5.5M Circuit City Claims
• Sears Prevails In Kmart Real Estate Securities Suit
• Patent Invalidity Ruling Sticks In Whirlpool-LG ITC Case
• C&D Condom False Marketing Action Chucked
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Duties On Chinese Candle Imports
• 216% Duty Upheld In Chinese Furniture Dumping Case
• UK Reps Bash Kraft For Cadbury Buy Maneuvers
• Boar's Head Slices State Law Claims In Don, Doff Suit
• Toy Train Maker Loses Appeal In Lead Coverage Suit
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revisit $5M Patent Award To SEB
• Colucci Can't Shake Abercrombie Malpractice Claims
• Rite Aid Loses Summary Judgment Bid In OT Suit
• Smart Balance Wants Margarine Labeling Suit Tossed
• South Butt Settles With North Face In Trademark Spat
• Weight Watchers, Nestle Near Trademark Settlement
• EBay Didn't Infringe Tiffany Trademark: 2nd Circ.
• Wal-Mart, Netflix Try Again To Trim Online Rental MDL
• Circuit City Settles $4M Billing Fight With Sony
• Andrews Kurth Reps Wal-Mart In $2B Debt Issue