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Retail & E-Commerce - November, 2010

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• 9th Circ. Backs Nordstrom In Whistleblower Lawsuit
• FCC Examining Level 3-Comcast Net Neutrality Row
• Target Can't Shake Suit For Falsely Marked Pants
• Kaba Ilco Hit With Class Suit Over Push Button Locks
• Alberto Shareholders To Settle $3.7B Unilever Deal
• ITC OKs Georgia-Pacific 337 Deal With Draco
• Wal-Mart Confirms $2.4B Massmart Offer
• Gibson Dunn Reps Coty In OPI Products Purchase
• UK Starts Competition Inquiry Into Home Appliances
• Stub Rent Case Won't Go Before Supreme Court
• J.Crew Shareholder Sues To Stop $3B Takeover
• High Court Won't Hear Tiffany IP Claims Against EBay
• Supreme Court Rebuffs Copyright Start Date Case
• Chinese Drywall Supplier Settles With 79 Homeowners
• SF Board Overrules Veto Of Happy Meals Bill
• Bravo Farms Recalls All Cheeses As Suits Pile Up
• Office Depot Settles Computer Warranty Class Action
• CVS Settles Claims Over Discharges At Conn. Stores
• Alcoa, Airgas, JVC Hit With False Marking Suits
• CPSC Finalizes New Database After Fierce Debate
• Motorola Targets Xbox Systems In 337 Probe Request
• Mass. Fraudster Pleads Guilty To Lending Conspiracy
• Alcopop Ban Shows FDA Willing To Flex Muscles
• Judge OKs Creditors' Bid To Probe Blockbuster Ch. 11
• Feds Indict 6 Funeral Execs In $600M Fraud
• Maker Of High-Tech Sex Toy Hit With Patent Suit
• Fossil, Macy's Sued Over Magnetic Snap Closures
• Cravath, Cleary Rep J. Crew in $3B Buyout Deal
• Gibson Dunn Reps Coty In Philosphy Purchase
• Mars Ambushes Hershey In Reese's Package IP Spat
• Greece Eyes Snack Maker Over Exclusivity Deals
• Feds Investigate Lead In Collectible Glasses
• ITC Judge Finds Knowles Microphone Patents Invalid
• Bassett Yanks Baby Cribs Due To Trap Hazard
• Broader Standards In FTC Subpoena Enforcement
• LA Hotel To Pay $1.3M To Settle NLRB Suit
• Fred Leighton Owner Hit With Fraud Charges
• Best Buy Faces False Marking Suit Over DVD Players
• Franchisee Action Over BK Bargain Burgers Tossed
• Gibson Guitar Goes On Warpath Over Trademarks
• Merck Unit Sues TriGen Over Folic Acid Patents
• Dollar General Triumphs In Manager's FLSA Suit
• Jury Award Trimmed In FedEx Flight Data Patent Row
• DOC Keeps Anti-Dumping Duties On Chinese Candles
• Calif. Says Overstock.com Uses Illegal Price Practices
• Time Frame Trimmed In Wal-Mart OT Class Action
• Supplement Makers Ordered To Bury False Ad Dispute
• Sex Toy Co., Spencer Gifts End Fleshlight ITC Fight
• Sony Hit With Patent Suit Over Kiddie Keyboards
• Alleged Dick's Insider Trader Acquitted Of Fraud
• Drink Makers Pan FDA's Alcopop Decision, Process
• FTC Seeks To Squash Pom's Battle Against Ad Rules
• Settlement Nixed In Margarine Health Claim Class Suits
• Koss Corp. Embezzler Gets 11 Years For $34M Fraud
• DOJ Wins Discovery Stay In Tomato Antitrust Fight
• Victoria's Secret FLSA Action Wins Initial Cert.
• Aussie Regulators Oppose $210M Grocery Store Deal
• Owner Of Steve & Barry's To Be Liquidated
• Travel Cos. Urge Congress To Fight Google-ITA Deal
• Barnes & Noble Investors Approve Poison Pill
• LNT Trustee, Conair Settle $13M Adversary Case
• Judge Tosses 3G Phone Suit Against Google, HTC
• UK's Northern Foods Ties $2.7B Knot With Greencore
• EU OKs €1.2B Unilever-Sara Lee Deal With Divestment
• Senate Moves Food Safety Law Closer To Finish Line
• New Leegin Petition Seeks To Shake Up Antitrust
• TerreStar Wins Approval For $75M DIP From EchoStar
• Toy Co. Asks High Court To Revisit Lanham Act Damages
• Pottery Barn Supplier Must Pull Infant Pillows, FDA Says
• Locke Lord Targets Co-Counsel In IP Malpractice Suit
• Sex Trademark 'Bulldog' Seeks More High Court Relief
• FDA To Ban Caffeine-Alcohol Combo: Schumer
• Merck, Schering-Plough Hit With False Marking Suit
• Sears, Wal-Mart, Others Sued Over Lighting Patent
• Union Fights 6th Circ. Anheuser Arbitration Ruling
• Sears Sued Over Warranties On Broken Fridges
• Gov't, Ex-Duane Reade Execs Spar Over Loss Figure
• MGA Can't Search Mattel E-Mail Archive In Bratz Fight
• Calif. Appeals Court Revives Cashier's Seating Action
• Maker's Mark Fires Back At Cuervo In 6th Circ.
• Alcoholic Energy Drinks To Become Scarce In NY
• Target, GE, Others Hit With False Marking Suits
• Energizer Faces False Marking Suit Over Batteries
• Loehmann's To Shed $115M In Debt In Ch. 11
• Philip Morris, RJR Snag 6th Consecutive Engle Win
• LA Fitness Can't Shake Contract Suit Over Fees
• NC Woman Hits Foot Locker With Suit Over Pay
• SF Mayor To Veto Ban On Happy Meals
• Anheuser-Busch Hits MLB With Suit Over NFL Deal
• Scholastic Book Clubs Hit With OT Collective Suit
• Navigating China's New Tort Liability Law
• Simon Property To Sell Ohio Mall In FTC Settlement
• Graphic Tobacco Labels To Spur Free Speech Fight
• Monro Can't Put Brakes On Service Fee Class Action
• Beer Drinkers Seek Rehearing In InBev Merger Case
• Circuit City Inundates Creditors With Adversary Suits
• More Window Shades Recalled After Toddler Death
• Shane Gets OK For Ch. 11 Plan To Repay Creditors
• Convicted Duane Reade Execs Attack Gov't Loss Report
• Schumer Calls For Ban On Caffeinated Alcohol Drinks
• IHOP Franchise Successor Dodges EEOC Suit
• HP, JVC Sued Over Video Indexing Patent
• Phillips Oil Settles Assistant Manager OT Action
• Insurer Hits Welch With New Suit Over Juice Labels
• $2.4M McDonald's FLSA Settlement Wins Court OK
• Lodge Owner Hits Canada With $8M NAFTA Claim
• HP Settles With Mipo, SinoTime In Ink-Jet 337 Case
• Reebok, Others Hit With Hockey Stick Bag Suit
• South Bay Exec Defends Info Request In Kickback Case
• Fed. Circ. Panel Hears TiVo-Dish DVR Patent Spat
• Class Action Alleges Dexatrim Contains Carcinogen
• Alleged Schemer Says Stock Buy Was Not Inside Job
• Cleary Reps Grupo Bimbo In $959M Sara Lee Unit Buy
• Protest Of 1998 Tobacco Deal Heads To High Court
• 9th Circ. Says Insurer Must Share Costs In NFL Suit
• Payless Hit With Calif. Minimum Wage, OT Action
• Italian Food Distributors Face Antitrust Probe
• Dunkin' Donuts Settles IP, Contract Row With Fla. Shops
• Amazon Adds Diapers.com In $500M Deal
• Blistex Can't Shake False Marking Suit
• Macy's ERISA Action Gets The Boot
• Honey Exec Sentenced For Dodging $5M In Duties
• Circuit City Trustee Attacks Millions In Claim Bids
• Japan Probes Insider Deals At Wal-Mart Unit Seiyu
• Simpson Advises Lion Capital In Bumble Bee Deal
• American Eagle, Payless Resolve Trademark Dispute
• Perfect Storm: Lessons For Distressed Retailers, Part II
• EU Looks To Ban Detergent Phosphates By 2013
• Judge Stands By Refusal To Kill Home Depot OT Suit
• HP, Fujifilm, Others Sued Over Memory Disc Patent
• Guests Sue Waldorf-Astoria Over Bedbug Infestation
• Italy Fines MasterCard, Banks Over Interchange Fees
• Direct Purchaser Ends Suit Against Hitachi, Others
• Bosch Gets New Trial Over Window Wiper Patents
• Costco Workers' OT, False Imprisonment Suit Trimmed
• Kraft Takes $2.2M Don, Doff Suit Loss To High Court
• SEC Has Ended Probe Into Reddy Ice, Company Says
• Judge Squashes Hostess Trans Fat Labeling Suit
• Court OKs Landry's $77M Bid For Claim Jumper Assets
• Google Instant — 'Instant' Brand Protection
• Liberty Mutual Loses Bid For Sanctions Against Kmart
• Feds Blast Aeropostale's Bid For Kickback Evidence
• Asst. Managers Nail CVS With Another OT Suit
• Securities Markets At Stake In Enron Suit: Investors
• Rothschild OK'd As Blockbuster's Financial Adviser
• 7th Circ. Stops Atty's 'Near-Frivolous' Sears Dryer Suits
• Welch Asks 1st Circ. To Hook Insurers For Juice Suits
• 2nd Circ. Rejects $3M Starbucks Burn Suit
• Judge Limits Loss Arguments For Ex-Duane Reade CEO
• Target, Sears Sue Over LCD Price-Fixing
• Ocean Spray's Sanctions Bid Fails In Pom False Ad Suit
• Lawn Mower Settlement Appeals May Have Merit: Judge
• Nintendo's Wii System To Face 337 Investigation
• Panasonic To Pay $1.5M In Canadian Price-Fixing Plea
• Ex-Pharmacist Takes On Target Over Wage Violations
• San Francisco To Take Toys, Sugar Out Of Happy Meals
• Pa. Asks Retailers To Stop Selling Boozy Energy Drinks
• Circuit City Wins Appeal To Nix Labor Class Claims
• United Rentals CFO Gets Probation In Fraud Case
• Microsoft Hit With Trademark Suit Over Xbox Kinect
• Church & Dwight Vows Appeal In FTC Condom Info Fight
• Gov't Seeks 17 Years For Ex-Duane Reade CEO
• Alleged Insider Trader Gets Own Trial In Dick's Case
• Pioneer Settles South African Cartel Cases For $72M
• Teamsters Lose Appeal Over Anheuser-Busch Pension
• The Fight Over Food Labeling And Free Speech
• Sony, Best Buy Can't Shake Shoddy Laptop Claims
• Plaintiffs' Atty Kicked Off Family Dollar Worker Suit
• Ex-Duane Reade Exec Seeks To Avoid Prison Time
• Franchisees Challenge KFC Over Control Of Ads
• Supreme Court Rebuffs Forum Fight In EBay Suit
• Starbucks, Others Can't Shake Debit Card Patent Suit
• NLRB Targets Hair Salon Over Union Solicitation
• Australia Recalls Cosmetics Over Formaldehyde Levels
• Apple Targets Smartphones In Motorola IP Feud