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Retail & E-Commerce - January, 2012

201 articles

• Benihana Seeks Sanctions Over Destroyed Files In OT Case
• Trouble Looms For Retail Sector In 2012
• Fishermen Hook Class Cert. In Seafood Antitrust Suit
• Chubb Off Hook In 'Shape Up' Coverage Dispute
• Chile Fines 2 Pharmacy Chains $38M For Price Fixing
• Jewelers Settle Suit Over Dorothy Hamill Ads
• CIT Nixes Ashley Furniture's Bid For Cut Of Import Duties
• Shareholder Slams Stevia Supplier Over Alleged Deception
• LCD Suits Against Samsung, Sanyo Tossed In MDL
• Class Cert. Denied In Suit Over Whole Foods, Wild Oats Tie-Up
• Versa Plucks Hair Removal Chain Out Of Ch. 11 For $40M
• Judge Nixes Stock Fraud Suit Against Green Mountain Coffee
• How To Lead A Practice Group
• HarperCollins Case May Redraw Battle Lines Over E-Books
• Recycling Co. Restarts Antitrust Suit Against Solo, Others
• Frito-Lay Chips Not 'All-Natural,' Customers Say
• Blue Sky To Pay Up To $17.5 M To False Ads Class
• Hair Care Co. Irons Out Calif. AG's Formaldehyde Suit
• Wilson Sues Ex-Ball Engineer Over Bounce To Nike
• Real Mex Asset Sale Gets Consumer Privacy Ombudsman
• Judge Won't Revive Challenge To Master Tobacco Deal
• Judge Won't Halt Fujifilm, Rite Aid Servicing Pact
• Price-Fixing Fine, Sales Drop Sink Canadian Foam Maker
• Neutrogena Naturals Line Provokes False Advertising Suit
• Aeropostale Managers Stiffed On OT Pay: Suit
• Talbots Opens Books To Sycamore After Rejecting Offer
• J&J, Merck Take Heat Over L'Oreal Sunscreen Patents
• USPTO Wipes Out Key Rambus DRAM Patent
• Judge Hits Brakes On AutoZone Managers' OT Suit
• Calif. Atty Can't Dodge Memory Supplement Defamation Suit
• Duane Reade Managers Granted Cert. In OT Suit
• FDA Finds Banned Fungicide Again In Orange Juice Imports
• HP Faces Class Action Over Computer Power Supplies
• Syms, Filene's Creditors Can't Disband Equity Committee
• Ethiopian Brewery Draws $90M Injection From UK Firms
• Indirect Purchaser Classes Stand In LCD Price-Fixing Case
• Stricter Rules Prevail In Attys' Fee Awards: 4th Circ.
• Panda Express Denies Bias Against Non-Asian Workers
• Buyers Showing Strong Interest For Peacock's, KPMG Says
• Nestle Fires Back At Mead Johnson Over Bottle Design IP
• 9th Circ. Should Block EPA's Nanosilver Approval: NRDC
• Warrior Battles Easton Over Lacrosse Stick Patent
• Spain Raids Polyurethane Foam Makers In Cartel Probe
• Lowe's Hammers Out $6.2M Deal In Managers' OT Case
• Waiora Anti-Aging Supplement Is Just Water: Class Action
• Sara Lee Vows Sales Jolt With $223M Senseo Coffee Stake
• Groupon Settles SellerBid Wireless Tech Patent Suit
• American Laser's Auction Plan Draws Creditor Objection
• Kodak's Bid To Pay Critical Vendors Shelved
• A&P's $750M Exit Financing Package Gets Court OK
• Saks Managers Say OT Suit Passes Dukes Tests
• Best Buy Beats Class Cert In Calif. Overtime Suit
• Starbucks, Keurig In Hot Water Over Instant Tea Patent
• PBGC, Sony Pictures Tapped For Kodak Creditors Committee
• Applebee's Workers Say Dukes Doesn't Bar Class Cert.
• McGuireWoods Aids PE Firm Axum In BBQ Chain Buy
• EBay's Priority Search Listing Service Failed: Suit
• Commerce Kicks Off Countervailing Duty Probe On Hangers
• Collective Brands Execs Accused Of Securities Fraud
• USPTO Sides With LG In Whirlpool Fridge Patent Feud
• Bain Capital Raises $238M For Warranty Co. SquareTrade
• Pfizer Triumphs Over Drinkmaker In Viagra Mark Dustup
• Staples Settles Wage-And-Hour Action For $5M
• Wal-Mart Escapes ERISA Class Action In Light Of Dukes
• Syms Examiner Fight Delayed For Ch. 11 Plan Talks
• Canon Back On Warpath Over Toner Cartridge Patents
• Supplement Maker Slams 'Lawyer-Driven' False Ad Suit
• Censored Deal Won't Close Lighting Patent Case: ITC
• FACTA Bars Partial Expiration Dates On Receipts: 3rd Circ.
• Bradley Arant Nabs Winston & Strawn Antitrust Atty
• Sodexo Says Calif. Wage Action Too Thin To Go Forward
• BBQ Bar Famous Dave's Burned Philly Booze Buyers: Suit
• IPhone Antitrust Class Says Contract Bars Arbitration
• Class Squashed In Beetle-Tainted Baby Formula Action
• HP Fined For Failing To Warn Of Defective Battery Dangers
• Martha Stewart, JC Penney Deal Ruffles Macy's Feathers
• Kodak Switches Restructuring Head Days After Ch. 11 Filing
• Judge To Further Mull Supervalu's $1M Labor Deal
• Raw Milk Advocates Can't Beat Ban On Interstate Sales
• Kardashian, Old Navy Urged To Mediate Look-Alike Ad Suit
• Kimberly-Clark Can't Take Diaper IP Ruling To High Court
• 9 AGs Probe Zappos Over Massive Data Breach
• Mediator's Evidence Can Prove NLRB Wrong, DC Circ. Hears
• Winn-Dixie Shareholders Balk At $560M Bi-Lo Merger
• Sun Capital Unit Buys UK Retailer Bonmarche
• Jobs Bio, Publisher Emails Show E-Book Price Plot: Suit
• Calif. High Court Revives Appeal Over Timesheet 'Rounding'
• Levi Sues Wet Seal Over Jeans Pocket Stitch Design
• 7th Circ. Revives General Growth Trust Mishandling Suit
• Commerce To Probe LG, Samsung Over Washer Dumping Claims
• Braintree, Buyers Settle Generic MiraLax Suit For $17M
• Ethan Allen Can't Share In Chinese Furniture Duties: CIT
• Starbucks Consents To $7.5M Damages Over Shared Tips
• Diesel Settles Calif. Employees' Wage And Break Claims
• Ferrero Closes Lid On Nutella False Ad Suit
• NBC, Font Co. Make Harry Potter Product Suit Disappear
• Lacoste Seller Secures Deal To End Wage Class Action
• Toy Co. Drops Suit Accusing Lego Of Blocking Imports
• Whole Foods Dealt Wage, Bonus Action By Ex-Workers
• Female Workers Add Equal Pay Claims To Wal-Mart Action
• Buffet Chain Owner Cleared To Borrow $30M In Ch. 11
• PE Firms Swap Debt For Equity In Strapped Nutrition Co.
• American Apparel CEO's Suit To Recoup Loan Survives
• Dole Food Sued Over Patent To Trace Produce Origins
• TPG Capital, Singapore Give Chinese Retailer $118M Lift
• Anheuser Hit With Trademark Suit Over 'Ultimate Fan' Use
• Dallas BBQ Boxes Up Servers' OT Pay Suit
• Real Mex Asset Sale Raises Privacy Concerns: Trustee
• Judge Keeps LCD Price-Fixing Suits Alive
• Dr. Bronner's, Levlad Put Organic False Ad Suit To Rest
• CIT Backs Zeroing Challenge In Shrimp Anti-Dumping Row
• Australian Snack Maker Allowed To Use 'Nuckin Futs' Mark
• Home Depot Loses Bid To Nix $30M Pollution Suit
• Lego Uses Phony IP To Block Competing Imports: Suit
• Forever 21 Denied Employees Full Meal Breaks: Suit
• HP Settles InMotion's Video Indexing Patent Suit
• Buffet Chain Owner Gets Seconds In Bankruptcy Court
• Liberty Mutual Units Off The Hook In 4 Four Loko Suits
• Dukes Rules Out Family Dollar Sex Bias Class: Judge
• Plimus Sued Over Bogus 'Unlimited Download' Sites
• Fujifilm Rival Says Rite Aid Deal Will Bolster Monopoly
• Ex-Cozen IP Guru Moves In-House To Dansko
• Amazon Zapped With Suit Over Zappos' Data Breach
• Marshalls Beats 2nd Class Bid In Store Manager's OT Suit
• CIT Remands Chinese Shrimp Duty Review To Commerce
• CIT Won't Halt Repayment Of Peanut Duties To Insurer
• Weight Loss Product Maker Light On Facts: Suit
• Kraft Crumbles Triscuit Workers' Don, Doff Action
• American Apparel Gets Investor Class Action Knocked Out
• Feds Open Criminal Inquiry Into Diamond Foods
• S. Korea Fines Samsung, LG $39M For Fixing Prices
• 9th Circ. Upsets Aeropostale's IP Win Against Fabric Co.
• RTI, Uponor Strike Deal To End Plumbing System MDL
• Reebok, Warrior Cut Off Lacrosse Gear Patent Battle
• Sau-Sea, Lukas Wipe Up Suit Over Spread's Added Eggs
• AB InBev Buys Itself A Budweiser Mark
• Nike To Pay $1M To Indonesian Workers For OT Claims
• Adidas Exits Lodsys' Product Data Patent Suit
• ITC Staff Sides With Merck In NuvaRing Patent Battle
• Dr Pepper Trademark Fight Fizzes Out Sweetly
• Ferrero To Put $2.5M In Customers' Jar Over Nutella Ads
• Syms Creditors, Equity Holders Rip Adviser Hirings
• Deckers Settles With Dr. Jay's Over Fake Uggs
• CIT Sides With ITC In Koehler Paper Dumping Row
• Judge Trims Monopoly Claim From Cablevision Tying Suit
• Pepsi Settles EEOC Race Discrimination Claims For $3M
• High Pensions Key Ingredient In Another Hostess Ch. 11
• CPSC Touts Partnership To Block Unsafe Products At Ports
• Symantec's Scare Tactics Dupe Customers: Suit
• American Laser Cleared To Auction Assets In Ch. 11
• Food Hygiene Flaws Linked To Listeria Outbreak: Report
• KKR In Talks To Buy Australia's Pacific Brands
• EU Privacy Watchdog To Focus On 2012 Financial Reforms
• Galeos To Settle Suit Over Salad Dressing Nutrition Labels
• Chinese Co.'s US Unit Cut From Vitamin C Antitrust MDL
• Judge Demands To See Deal In Lucky Brand OT Case
• Fossil To Buy Accessories Maker Skagen For $237M
• Kyocera Suit Challenges Kodak Camera Patents
• Federal Realty Drops $127M For Md. Shopping Center
• Hostess May Have 2nd Ch. 11 Filing In The Oven
• Feds' Counterfeit Good Seizures Jump 25% In 2011
• Georgia-Pacific Cleans Up In Paper Towel IP Suit
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Blocks On NJ Gift Card Transfer Law
• Bank Of The West, Others Face IP Suits Over Mobile Apps
• Whirlpool Buyers Sue Over Mislabeled Washing Machines
• ITC To Probe Washer Dumping Claims Against LG, Samsung
• EBay Can't Duck Sellers' PayPal Antitrust Class Action
• Iovate To Pay $1.5M To Settle False Health Claims Suit
• Foreign Tobacco Cos. Can't Escape $50B Suit In Ontario
• RIM Loses Bid To Add New Phones To Kodak ITC Case
• CVS Pharmacists Dispense Wage Suit Over Travel Pay
• Smucker Strikes First To Avoid Patent Jam
• Canada Fines Domfoam $12M Over Foam Price-Fixing
• US Appeals WTO Ruling On Clove Cigarette Ban
• Consumer Sours On Sugar In The Raw Advertising
• Estee Lauder Escapes Tariffs On Cosmetic Kits
• Curtis Steps Out Of Digital Photo Frame IP Battle
• Lender Reclaims Va. Mall After REIT Drops $72M Mortgage
• Domino's Drivers' $1.5M Class Settlement Finally Delivers
• Dukes Dooms Class In WinCo Meal Break Suit
• Clorox Kitty Litter Ad Fails Smell Test: Judge
• Insurers Can't Join Coverage Suit Over Athlete Image Use
• ITC Denies Sanctions Bid In NuvaRing Patent Row
• Retail Chains Shopko, Pamida To Reunite
• H&R Block Taps Former Sprint Exec As New GC
• Louboutin Can't Bar YSL From Selling Red Soles: Law Profs
• Microsoft Says UK Retailer Sold Pirated Windows CDs
• Panasonic Gets Samsung Antitrust Suit Tossed, Again
• 9th Circ. Tosses Wal-Mart Managers' Bid For Class Cert.
• Sara Lee Expands Reach In Premium Tea Market
• Whirlpool Accuses Samsung, LG Of Dumping Washers
• Cleveland Sues Ohio To Defend Trans Fat Ban
• USTR Revokes Duty-Free Status Of Certain Sleeping Bags
• Starbucks Roasted In 'Charbucks' Trademark Suit
• 3M Grabs Avery Dennison Office Products Unit For $550M
• Huntsman Settles 3 Suits In Foam Price-Fixing MDL
• EBay Unfairly Hid Auction Bids: Sellers
• Vitamin Shoppe, Managers Settle OT Pay Dispute
• Strip Club Co. Loses Trademark Suit Over Rhino Handguns
• Adidas Heads To Trial In Pared Down 'We Not Me' Suit
• Terreno Snags Tenant For Fla. Warehouse Space