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Retail & E-Commerce - December, 2012

136 articles

• Nordstrom Boots FLSA Claims In Wage-And-Hour Suits
• Ear Ringing Plaintiffs Win Class Cert. In RingStop Suit
• Fla. Court Clears $15M Engle Win Against Lorillard
• Forever 21 Harassment Suit Sent To Arbitration
• RIM Will License WLAN Patents To End Nokia Suits
• Land O'Lakes, Others Shake Claims In Egg Price-Fixing MDL
• Amazon Closes $1.37B Land Deals For Seattle Offices
• Neutrogena Will Pay $1.8M To Settle 'Natural' False Ad Suit
• 10th Circ. Won't Let Christian Cos. Duck Contraception Rule
• Judge Halts Discount Sales Of Upscale Designer's Perfume
• NFL Taps Clement For Concussion MDL
• Select Comfort Sues Insurer For Sleepy's Suit Coverage
• Hain Celestial Urges Judge To Toss 'Organic' Class Action
• 7th Circ. Snubs Sears' Bid To Reconsider Faulty-Washer Class
• Taubman Pays $437M For Stakes In Luxury Fla. Mall
• LG Calls Back Top-Loading Washers Due To Injury Risk
• Cleary Gottlieb Steers Warburg To Crossmark Acquisition
• Insurers Tell 9th Circ. No Ad Injury In MGA's Bratz Fight
• Terranova, Acadia Pay $139M For Miami Beach Shops
• Kodak, Samsung Reach $37M Deal Over Printer Supply Contract
• Commerce Issues Final Duties For Mexican, Korean Washers
• EU Proposes Tough New Tobacco Laws
• Dirty Double Entendre Can't Be Trademarked, Fed. Circ. Says
• Heineken, Bavaria Can't Ax €219M Beer Cartel Fines
• Kmart Wins 1st Trial, But Worker Seating Battle Not Over
• Weak Business Casts Doubt Over Billabong Exec's $556M Bid
• Groupon's $8.5M MDL Settlement Approved On 2nd Try
• Investor Wants Access To Vodka Maker's Books
• Ex-Bolthouse Workers Sue For Piece Of $1.5B Campbell Deal
• Dillard's Pays $2M To Settle EEOC Disability Bias Case
• General Mills' Steamers Not 100% Natural, Suit Claims
• Samsung To Nix Essential Patent Sales Ban Bids In EU
• Coke Bottler Eats Up Cheez Doodle Maker, Ecuador Snack Co.
• Anheuser-Busch Unit Sues Insurer Over Resort Mold Damage
• $69M Settlement OK'd Over Leaky Volkswagen Sunroofs
• Instagram Alters Terms To Allow Sale Of User Photos For Ads
• Japanese Ink Co. To Pay $45M To Settle Duty-Dodging Claims
• Teavana Settles Shareholder Suits Over $620M Starbucks Deal
• Freedom Mortgage Denies Loans To New Moms, Suit Claims
• Joh. A. Benckiser Inks $340M Deal For Caribou Coffee
• Johnson Controls Appeals A123's $256M Bankruptcy Sale
• Samsung Tells ITC That Import Ban Will Cripple Competition
• 1st Circ. Nixes Clothier's Win In Insurance Coverage Row
• Heelys Directors Sued Over 'Unfair' $63M Buyout Price
• Fla. Engle Tobacco Case Revived After Plaintiff's Death
• Hostess Bakers Union Vows To Appeal Wind-Down Order
• Best Buy Gives Founder More Time To Put Together Offer
• Cleary, SyCip Aid Coca-Cola Bottler's $688M Major Stake Buy
• Judge OKs $830M Kodak Financing Commitment Letter
• Akzo Nobel Gets $1.05B From PPG For N. American Paint Biz
• Avon Loses Bid To Nix Claims It Concealed Animal Tests
• Walgreen To Pay $16.6M To Settle Calif. Toxic Waste Suit
• NewPage Wins OK To Hand Reins To Senior Noteholders
• S. African Watchdog Hits Foodcorp With $10M Cartel Fine
• Greenberg Traurig Can't Strike Complaint In Malpractice Suit
• Best Buy, DDR Settle Insurance Dispute Over Mall Leases
• Cargill Meat To Pay $1.3M In OT Class Action Deal
• EU OKs Apple's, Publishers' E-Book Price-Fixing Settlements
• Philip Morris Case Gives Defendants Hope For Lower Damages
• Ill. Judge Won't Reinstate $10B Philip Morris Verdict
• Luxury Designer DVF Sues To Halt Discount Perfume Sales
• 9th Circ. Asks Calif. Court If Stores Need Defibrillators
• Chocolate Buyers Win Class Status In Antitrust MDL
• Counterfeit Fendi Bag Seller Says Ripoffs Not Willful
• Class Cert. Denied In Tinkertoy False Advertising Suit
• Nintendo, Sony, Others Targeted Over User Interface Patents
• Swiss Chocolatier Inks $950M Asian Cocoa Supplier Buy
• Clothing Retailer Hit With $25M FLSA Suit Over OT Pay
• Music Downloader Asks Justices To Review Damages Award
• Italy Raids Parmalat, Lactalis In Probe Of US Deal
• Philips Can't Escape Consumer Class Action Over AirFloss
• ITC To Conduct Full Duty Reviews Of Italian, Turkish Pasta
• Supreme Court Asked To Weigh Nonparties' Ability To Appeal
• Wi-LAN Says RIM's Bluetooth Products Infringe Patent
• Liquidation Prompts Hostess To Seek Ch. 11 Extension
• Home Depot Can't Rush Appeal In $7B Card Fee Deal: 2nd Circ.
• Diageo Abandons Cuervo Bid, Feeding Beam Buy Rumors
• Wal-Mart Loses Bid To Appeal Ruling On Dukes Bias Claims
• CPSC Scraps Database Appeal, Leaving Gripes Unsettled
• Philips Battles Italian TV Magnate At Trial Over $258M Loan
• Hostess Pension Diversion Could Spell Big Trouble
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Invalidity Appeal In Gift Card IP Suit
• Weston Presidio Sells Evenflo Breastfeeding Unit To PE Firm
• JC Penney Bar Code Ads Spark Patent Infringement Suit
• Commerce Says Argentine Lemon Juice Duties Must Remain
• Heelys Abandons PE Sale Plan After $63M Sequential Offer
• Judge Will Hear State Claims In Pom, Coke Labeling War
• 5th Circ. Says Greeks Sat On Paddle Trademark Case Too Long
• NJ Businesses Hope For Balanced Post-Sandy Legislation
• Calif. Wal-Marts To Pull Products With Possible Carcinogens
• Douglas Shareholders Approve $2B Advent Takeover Bid
• PE Firm Headland Grabs Majority Stake In YoungToys
• USDA Can't Mandate Almond Processing, Growers Tell DC Circ.
• Apollo To Buy UK Jeweler, Watchmaker Aurum
• Contract Claims Cut In Starbucks Tassimo Class Action
• Foot Locker Beats ERISA Suit Over Retirement Plan Change
• Kodak Deal With CVS Over Kiosk Agreement Gets Judge's OK
• NLRB Judge Sides With Kroger In Failure-To-Bargain Suit
• Polystyrene Conspiracy Claims Are Bogus, 1st Circ. Hears
• Insurer Balks At NewPage Ch. 11 Plan Over Asbestos Policies
• Agave Hits Sazerac With Trademark Suit Over Rum Drink
• Ad Regulator Urges Ocean Spray To Halt Campbell's Claims
• Objectors Lose Bid To Delay Pella Defect Settlement Notice
• Cole RE Investments Pays $124M For Brooklyn Retail Center
• Loblaw To Form $7B Shopping Center REIT
• Coke, Ad Firm Accused Of Spam Texting College Football Fans
• Leonard Green Takes $805M Topshop Stake As Chain Eyes US
• PPR To Reap $525M In Plus-Size Clothing Unit Sale
• Toys 'R' Us Wraps Up False Ad Suit For $1.1M
• Brinker Kills Class In RadioShack Meal Period Suit
• NEC Trustee Sues Directors, Others Over Company's Demise
• CPSC Sues Maker Of Baby Recliner Following Deaths
• SEC Reportedly Probing Big Lots CEO Over $10M Stock Sale
• Walgreen Demands Toss Of Suit Over Joint Products Labeling
• Pa. High Court Rejects Sherwin-Williams Privilege Appeal
• Samsung Says ITC Ban In Apple Fight Would Hurt Consumers
• DC Circ. Won't Rehear Tobacco Warning Label Case
• EU Slaps Philips, LG, Others With $1.9B Fine For CRT Cartel
• McDermott Steers Intersnack To $645M KP Snacks Buy
• Cosmetics Co. Coty Sued Over Eyelash Growth Claims
• Former DSW Manager Sues Over Customer Info Policy
• Talbots Claims 'Sexist' Tariffs Flout Constitution
• Importers Didn't Breach Kaneka's Enzyme Patent, ITC Finds
• Ex-Gibson Dunn Partner Joins CPSC As General Counsel
• Target, Macy's, Others To Appeal $7.3B Swipe Fee Deal
• P&G Mouthwash Bottle, Cap Can Be Trademarked, TTAB Says
• Samsung, Like Apple, Asks Fed. Circ. To Seal Info In IP Suit
• Coke, Dairy Farm Co-Op Take Shares Of Protein Drink Co.
• Wet Seal Discriminated Against Black Ex-Manager, EEOC Says
• Quiksilver Gave Execs Improper Stock Awards, Investor Says
• A&P Parent Seeks Court OK To Close All But 1 Ch. 11 Case
• 8th Circ. Revives Fuel Grade Case Against Gas Retailers
• South Africa's Bidvest Picks Up Brandcorp From PE Owner
• Philips, Best Buy To Settle LCD Price-Fixing Claims
• Diamond Foods Can't Dodge Investor Suit Over Walnut Scandal
• Judge Trims Warranty Claims From Coconut Water Class Action