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Retail & E-Commerce - July, 2011

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• 24 Hour Fitness Slammed With OT Actions
• Foam Makers Fight MDL Judge's Twombly, Iqbal Analysis
• Investor Accuses Princeton Review Of Fraud
• $8M Patent Playlist Verdict Against Apple Stands
• Canada Not Liable For Tobacco Claims: High Court
• Gaspari Misled Customers About Novedex XT, Suit Says
• HTC Phones Don't Infringe FlashPoint Patents: ITC Judge
• Cos. That Pay OT Claims Can Duck Atty Fees: 11th Circ.
• LCD-Buying Class Can't Expand In Antitrust MDL: Judge
• Borders Wants To Sell Off IP Assets
• EEOC Slaps Taco Bell Operator With Religious Bias Suit
• Quilted Bath Tissue Can't Be Trademarked: 7th Circ.
• USPTO Rightly Re-Examined Callaway Golf Balls: Judge
• CPSC Approves Phthalate Certification For Toys
• Spotify Hit With Patent Suits Soon After US Debut
• UK Advertising Group Bans Retouched L'Oreal Ads
• Software Co. Targets Barnes & Noble Over Nook IP
• Denim Co. Can't Block Contract Assignment: 7th Circ.
• Wal-Mart Misreported Hours To Dodge OT, Suit Says
• JPML Mulls Consolidating Google, Apple Privacy Suits
• DairyAmerica Settles With Insurers Over Katrina Losses
• 10th Circ. Cuts $23M Coverage Award Over Bad Cheese
• Diageo Settles SEC Bribery Claims For $16M
• Google Denied Fees, Sanctions In Android Mark Fight
• WTO's Stance On US Zeroing In Vietnam Shrimp Scrap
• Stormtrooper Helmet IP Win Can't Be Enforced: UK Court
• Toys R Us Cheats Consumers Out Of Full Refunds: Suit
• Affinity Targets Apple Over Audio Link Patent
• Nestle Slapped With Suit Over Leaking Water Coolers
• Google Tries To Nix SourceProse Mobile Map IP
• Mont. High Court Finds Bat Maker Liable For Player Death
• Anti-Dumping Duty On Chinese Paper Clips Remains
• Clorox Rejects $10.7B Icahn Offer Amid Investor Suit
• CVS Pharmacists Denied Class Cert. In OT Action
• Books-A-Million Drops Bid To Buy 30 Borders Stores
• Purple Leaf Sues Amazon Over Online Payment Patent
• Unsecured Creditors Say $68M Isn't Enough For Allen's
• USPTO Pulls DVD Patents In IP Suit Against WB, Others
• Steelers Star Sues Ex-Sponsor For Nixing Endorsement
• Duty Deal Hasn't Spurred Apparel Production: ITC
• Auto-Owners Wants Off Hook For Trade Secrets Row
• Men's Wearhouse Securities Suit Gets The Boot
• Hartford Balks At Coverage In Lead-Tainted Juice MDL
• Ruling To Come Soon In YSL, Louboutin Trademark Fight
• Wal-Mart Women In Limbo After 1st Post-Dukes Hearing
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Win For Nike, Others In IP Case
• 8th Circ. Tosses Anheuser-Busch ERISA Action
• Judge Swats Most Claims In Bug-Filled Similac Action
• Cooley Bests Malpractice Suit Over Juice Co. Ownership
• Panasonic Plasma TV Class Action Turned Off
• New Personal Audio Suit Targets More Apple Products
• EEOC Says Beauty Products Co. Wouldn't Promote Men
• Groupon, Others Sued Over Wireless Tech Patent
• Philip Stein Watches Can't Relieve Stress, Suit Says
• Jury Awards Hijab Wearer $20K In Abercrombie Hiring Suit
• Starbucks Vendor Recalls Wraps Over Bacteria Fears
• Medicis Seeks To Block Generic Loprox Shampoo
• Borders' Final Chapter: Liquidation Plan Approved
• Kim Kardashian Sues Old Navy Over Look-Alike In Ad
• Blackstone To Buy Clothier Jack Wolfskin For $994M
• Best Buy Workers Sue Over Floating Vacation Policy
• Amazon Not Required To Remove InStyler Fakes: Judge
• Cargill Settles Wage-And-Hour Action With Workers
• Private Sector Pushes CPSC On FY 2013 Priorities
• Merck Fails To Nix Femina Birth Control Patent In ITC Row
• Icahn Gets Hostile, Ups Clorox Bid To $10.7B
• Fla. High Court Upholds $28M RJ Reynolds Verdict
• 5th Circ. Nixes Wal-Mart Fees Award In Contract Suit
• Philips Settles JPEG Patent Suit Against Samsung
• Kraft Can't Shake ERISA Class Action
• Insurer Wants Drywall Defense Costs From Knauf
• Vegetarians Can Claim Injury Over Meat Samosas: Court
• Mattel Seeks To Nix Artist's Bratz Copyright Claims
• Clorox Rejects Icahn's $10B Takeover Bid
• Bankruptcy Judge OKs Bonus For Blockbuster Exec
• Sprinkles Targets Fellow Cupcake Maker Over Trademark
• Walker Digital Ends Patent Fight Over Facebook Ads
• 'Elder Scrolls' Makers Sued Over Freezing Problems
• LG Struck With Class Action Over Smartphone Defects
• Safeway Can't Snuff San Francisco Tobacco Sales Ban
• Relacore Customer Drops Fraud Action
• Crocs Wins ITC Exclusion Order On Infringing Shoes
• Louis Vuitton Managers Bag $1.5M Payout In OT Action
• Pizza Hut Can't Toss Drivers' FLSA Action
• Wal-Mart To Pay $27.3M To Exit Netflix Antitrust MDL
• US Seeks To Nix Attys In Tomato CEO's Price-Fixing Case
• Texas Rips $5M Fee For Ultimate Electronics Liquidator
• Costco Argues Omega Engaged In Copyright Misuse
• McDonald's, Others To Meet New Nutrition Standard
• Designers Urge Congress To Debut Fashion Copyright Law
• Icahn Offers $10B For Clorox, But Says Co. Can Get More
• Walgreen To Pay $3M Over Mass. Overbilling Claims
• Crab Shack Chain Pinches Wendy's With Trademark Suit
• Muhammad Ali Enters Ring Over 'Butterfly' Trademark
• ConAgra Sued Over '100% Natural' Oils
• Fila Attacks Class Claims In Toning Apparel Lawsuit
• Plaintiffs Seek Cert. In Defective Washing Machine Suit
• Levi's, Revise Settle Trademark Suit Over Stitching
• Trademark Can't Take Cognac's Name In Vain: EU Court
• EBay Strikes Deal In E-Commerce Patent Suit
• Natura Will Pay $2M For 'Human Grade' Pet Food Claims
• Judge Refuses To Toss Lead Counsel From Listerine MDL
• 8th Circ. Tells Schwan's To Comply With EEOC Subpoena
• Naturade Protein Powders Contain Lead: Suit
• Dow, HP, Others Hit With Patent Suit Over HR Software
• Electronics Distributor Gets $50M To Fund Ch. 11 Sale
• Apple's Chief Patent Atty Plans To Leave: Report
• Google, EBay Infringe Online Payment Patent: Suits
• Pastry Chef Sues Ex-Boss Claiming Harassment
• Borders Sees Hurdles For Sale Procedure Hearing
• Kason, CHG Can't Duck Food Hardware Antitrust Claims
• Helmet Maker Not Liable For Biking Injury: 3rd Circ.
• 9th Circ. Reverses Ruling On Grocers' Profit-Sharing
• Nokia Latest Target In Text Messaging Patent Feud
• Ex-Dick's Atty Fails To Shake Kickback Charges
• Ex-Duane Reade Execs Fight Feds On Losses In Fraud Case
• Greencore To Buy Rival Uniq For $180M
• EBay May Be Liable For Fake Goods: EU High Court
• Travelers Off Hook In $10M Cosmetics Coverage Suit
• Samsung Wants Law Firm Kicked Off Apple IP Fight
• UK To Probe Merger Of Frozen Meal Giants
• 3M Renews Hand Sanitizer Patent Suit Against Gojo
• Judge Won't Slim Down Weight Watchers Wage Action
• Vitamin Shoppe Won't Face Nationwide OT Claims
• Epson Asks Judge To Blot Out Ink Suit
• Nothing Brewing For Starbucks Baristas In Tip Action
• Macy's Agrees To Penalty For Selling Recalled Clothes
• Borders' Landlords Fight Planned Asset Sale Procedures
• ITC To Probe Freescale's Chip Patent Claims
• Fed. Circ. Denies Hat Inventor New Trial In Nike Row
• NJ Class Suit Targets Maibec Wood Shingle Defects
• Nestle Agrees To Pay $1.7B For Chinese Candy Co.
• Judge Grants Cond. Cert. In Scholastic Wage Suit
• Personal Audio Wins $8M Verdict In Apple Patent Case
• Abbott Escapes Class Action Over Infested Similac
• Font Co. Sues NBC Over Harry Potter Merchandise
• Dick's Seeks To Quash Subpoenas In Kickbacks Case
• Dollar Tree Manager Class Decertified After Dukes
• Avon Shareholders Sue Over Possible FCPA Violations
• Sears Says It Owns Worker's OT Suit, Wants It Tossed
• Juice Co. SkyPeople Slaps Short Seller With Libel Suit
• Fashion Co. Freed From Prom Dress Copyright Suit
• No Recusal For Judge In Dickinson Malpractice Suit
• Fla. Restaurant Let Cop Harass Waitresses: EEOC
• US Steel, Posco Shake Monopoly Claims In Canner's Suit
• False Marking Statute Is Unconstitutional: Wham-O
• Lindsay Lohan Dodges Spray Tan Trade Secrets Suit
• Burn Lawsuits Push Candle Fuel Maker Into Ch. 11
• Ex-Bloomingdale's Clerk Sues Over Incentive Policy
• Nokia Forced To Arbitrate Price-Fixing Claims V. AUO
• Regulators Plan To Ease Burden On Small Businesses
• Rethinking 'Right Of Inspection' Contract Provisions
• Fossil, Shareholders Settle Backdating Suit For $8.6M
• Judge Further Trims HP Touchscreen Class Action
• Nike Misconduct Merits New IP Trial: Inventor To Fed Circ.
• Live Nation Sues Lloyd's Over Canadian Class Defense
• Louis Vuitton, Burberry Win $2.5M In Counterfeit Case
• FDA Issues Supplement Safety Notification Guidance
• Beverage Group Sues NYC Over Ad Campaign Records
• Lawsuit Claims Starbucks Shorted Baristas' Training Pay
• C&S, Supervalu Antitrust Suit Sent To Arbitration
• Amazon, Apple, Others Sued Over Data Patents
• Lodsys Targets NYT, Others Over Data Exchange IP
• EU Court Backs Designer In Trademark Row Over Name
• Judge Denies Class Cert. Bid In BPA Baby Bottle MDL
• Microsoft, Others Sued Over Motion Tracking IP
• Victoria's Secret Pressured Class Members: Plaintiff
• Larry Flynt's Daughter Faces Sexual Harassment Suit
• Cofepp Rum Maker Buy Sparks French Antitrust Probe
• Wildcat Attacks EA, Nintendo Over Trading Card Patent
• Supervalu Strikes $1.3M Deal In Wage Suit
• Ending Staple Fiber Duties Would Cause Dumping: DOC
• Simon Used Strong-Arm Tactics Against Retailers: Suit
• Whirlpool, LG Can Retry Patent Suit: Judge
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Sterling Sex Bias Arbitration Award
• Most Claims In Nutella Suit Survive Dismissal Bid
• Morgan Lewis Advises AAK On Purchase Of Golden Brands
• Borders Receives $215M Offer From Najafi Unit