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Retail & E-Commerce - February, 2013

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• Diamond Foods Escapes Suit In Del. Over Accounting Scandal
• Dickstein Shapiro Sued By Pawnbroker Over $30M In Paintings
• Zumba Says Macy's Shoes Tread On Trademarks
• Ikea Gets ZIP Code Class Trimmed, But Not Scrapped
• Liquor Co. Head Says Audit Wasn't Smear Against Ex-CFO
• TPG Sells Off Flagging Clothing Chain
• Shopping Center Giant Kimco Snared In Wal-Mart FCPA Probe
• 2nd Circ. Grants Cities Carte Blanche To Curb Tobacco Sales
• 9th Circ. OKs Forced Ch. 11 Petition Against Guess Founder
• FDA's Gluten-Free Labeling Proposal Nears Approval
• $24M Emeril Knives Trademark Suit Moved Out Of Miami
• Appliance Co. Franchisee Tries To Dodge Pa. ECPA Action
• Mars Accused Of Firing Worker After Learning She Was Gay
• ITC To Probe Fluorescent Lamp Imports For IP Violations
• Macy's Stuck With Martha Stewart Despite Betrayal: Exec
• Employers Ask Supreme Court To Find DOMA Unconstitutional
• CoBe Builds Up Home Furniture Holdings With Gorenje Buy
• Wholesalers Hid Data Breach From Customers, Suit Says
• Hedge Fund Urges Office Depot To Sell Mexican JV
• Tesco's Price-Fix Fine Cut To £6.5M After Deal With OFT
• Zipcar Tells More About $491M Avis Deal To End Suits
• Vitamin C Maker Sought To Conceal Price-Fixing, Jury Hears
• 9th Circ. Backs Oyster Farm in Lease Fight With Interior
• Wal-Mart Faces Another Regional Sex Bias Class Action
• Sealing The Deal: Faegre Clinches $700M Skippy Buy
• FDA Sets Child Safety Rule After Death In Amgen Trial
• Cookware Giant Meyer Says Green Pans Can't Be Trademarked
• Anheuser-Busch Waters Down Its Beers, Consumers Say
• Viacom's Bundling Violates Antitrust Law, Cablevision Says
• NYC Limits On Flavored Tobacco Upheld By 2nd Circ.
• Unions Reserve Objection Rights To $390M Hostess Sales
• Judge Trims Kraft, Cadbury False Ad Class Action
• Cabot Dodges False Ad Suit Over Yogurt Additives
• Historic Antitrust Trial Against Chinese Vitamin-C Cos. Opens
• Travelocity Beats $20M Patent Suit For Hotel Search Display
• 3rd Circ. Ups Settlement Bar In Quashing Toys R Us Deal
• CRT Cos. Say 9th Circ.'s AT&T LCD Case Doesn't Apply
• Texas Dodges Sales-Tax Refunds For Rebated Office Goods
• Spitburger Ruling Reverberates Beyond 1 Cop's Lunch
• CVS Must Pay Up In Fight Over $34M OT Settlement
• Martha Stewart's JC Penney Deal Made Macy's CEO 'Sick'
• All Eyes On Best Buy After Bids For Barnes & Noble, Dell
• Ikea Halts Meatball Sales In Europe After Horse Meat Found
• DOJ Suit Ignores Competitive Ratings Market, Bazaarvoice Says
• Procter & Gamble Settles Crest Toothpaste False Ad Suit
• Barnes & Noble Founder Will Bid On Bookstores, Website
• HP, Lacoste Among Cos. Accused Of Infringing Tracking IP
• PPR Nets $366M In Mail-Order Biz Sale To Nordic Capital
• AB InBev, DOJ Get Stay In Suit Over $20B Modelo Merger
• Nevada Legalizes Online Poker Playing Across State Lines
• Split Emerges After 11th Circ. Tosses Smuggling Convictions
• 6th Circ. Resurrects Vitamin C Labeling Suit Against P&G
• Wal-Mart Picks Up Retail Center In Hot Texas Market
• DC Circ. Upholds USDA Almond Treatment Rule
• Gigante Offers $691M For Rest Of Office Depot Mexico Unit
• Rawlings Must Face Athletic Bracelet False Ad Action
• Nike Ads Violate 'I Will' Trademark, Under Armour Says
• Grocers Oppose $7B Visa, MasterCard Swipe Fee Settlement
• 9th Circ. Juicy Juice Ruling Could Curb Food Labeling Suits
• Threat Of Prison For Outbreaks Puts Pressure On Food Execs
• Martha Stewart Move To JC Penney A Shock, Macy's Exec Says
• L'Oreal, Others Accused Of Violating Packaging Patents
• Heinz Heritage Pacts Are Empty Promises, Experts Say
• Insurer Sues To Skirt Coverage In Photo-Doll Trademark Fight
• Pa. House Leader Outlines Liquor Privatization Bill
• Peanut Corp. Chief Charged Over Salmonella Epidemic
• Costco Faces Class Action Over Contaminated Crab Spread
• Bankruptcy Pros See Business Looking Up In 2013, Weil Says
• German Antitrust Watchdog Eyes Amazon Pricing Clause
• Key To Office Merger's Antitrust Fate: Does The Web Count?
• Honey Processors Fined $3M In $180M Duty-Ducking Probe
• JC Penney CEO Lured Martha Stewart Away, Macy's Says
• AB InBev, DOJ In Talks To Settle $20B Merger Challenge
• Wal-Mart Beats Ex-Dukes Members' Bias Class Claims
• GE Escapes Class Cert. In Technician's OT Case
• Office Depot, OfficeMax To Merge In $1.2B All-Stock Deal
• GE Claims Whirlpool, Others Fixed Fridge Compressor Prices
• Capital One Sells Best Buy Card Portfolio To Citi In $7B Deal
• Clerical Error In Trademark Act Applies To Old Cases: TTAB
• Horse Meat Scare Sparks Misguided EU Labeling Push
• CARD Act Drove Up Interest Rates, Bank Group Says
• FBI Investigates Suspicious Trading At Heinz
• Reynolds Wrap Sues Rival Using 'Identical' Packaging
• Heinz No-Shop Shows Price Isn't Everything In Pa.
• 3rd Circ. Nixes $35M Toys R Us Antitrust Deal As Unfair
• ITC Sends Bosch Wiper Blade Patent Ruling Back To ALJ
• Judge Won't Streamline Retailers' Martha Stewart Row
• Ralphs Escapes Privacy Class Action Over Rewards Club
• Sephora Can't Dodge Competition Claims Over Skin Care Deal
• CVS Denies Underfunding $34M OT Settlement
• Calif. Class Certified In Arthritis Drink False Ad Suit
• FDA Slows Down Food Safety Rules' Progress
• Transactional Attys Eye Private Liquor Sale Plan In Pa.
• Calif. High Court Snubs Challenge To Worker Time Rounding
• Sherlock Copyright Issue Not So Elementary: Book Editor
• Microsoft Beats Xbox Patent Suit
• Tiffany Hits Costco With Trademark Suit Over Discount Rings
• AB InBev's Plan To Sell Modelo Assets To End DOJ Fight
• Calif. Court To Weigh Whether Ballot Process Trumps CEQA
• Bloomberg's Styrofoam Ban To Face Stiff Resistance In NY
• Akin Gump's Wal-Mart Bias Memo Not Privileged, Dukes Says
• Retail Giants' Martha Stewart Fight Shows Contract No-Nos
• Home Depot Harvests Website Visitors' Data, Suit Claims
• UK Antitrust Cop To Probe Britvic's $2.2B Bid For AG Barr
• AB InBev Will Shed Modelo's US Assets As Part Of $20B Deal
• Berkshire Hathaway, 3G Drop $28B For Heinz
• Crown Royal Maker Sues Rival Over Poison Whiskey Ad
• Walgreen Co. Can't Trademark Store-Brand Zyrtec
• LG, Samsung, Others Say LCD Price-Fixing Suit Is Time-Barred
• HeinieSniff'n Dog Toy Doesn't Infringe Heineken IP, Suit Says
• Wholesale Grocery Antitrust Claims Revived By 8th Circ.
• TPG-Backed UK Clothing Chain To Unwind After Dismal Sales
• Sugar-Free Ice Cream Co. Says Nestle Froze It Out Of Market
• Insurer Aims To Duck TKK Asbestos Defense Costs In 7th Circ.
• Pom's Labeling Claims Against Coke Preempted, Judge Rules
• Calif. Proposes Flammability Reforms To Curb Chemical Use
• Mary Kay Says Michael Kors Broke 'MK' Trademark Pact
• Hasbro Soaked With Suit Over Water Gun Royalties
• Nestle Lied About Juicy Juice Benefits, 9th Circ. Hears
• CenterPoint Inks $83M Deal For Barnes & Noble NJ Center
• 9th Circ. Revives Deputy's Burger King Spitburger Suit
• CIT OKs Zeroing In Commerce's Thai Plastic Bag Duty Review
• CVS Can't Arbitrate Patient Info Dispute, 5th Circ. Says
• Flexible Flyer Workers' WARN Act Suit Crashes In 5th Circ.
• Amazon Says Watch Search Results Don't Deceive Consumers
• Judge Cancels Hearing In DOJ's $20B Beer Merger Challenge
• Hostess Bid Doesn't Affect Bimbo's Sara Lee Sale, DOJ Argues
• 2nd Circ. Backs Ralph Lauren Win In US Polo Fragrance Feud
• Montagu Pockets £300M In Sale Of Hair Product Co.
• Army Ducks $2M Damages In 'HooAH!' Energy Bar Skirmish
• Judge OKs Auctions For Hostess Twinkie, Bread Brands
• Ahold Splits From Nordic Grocer ICA In $3.3B Sale
• Beer Cos. Want In On DOJ Suit Over $20B InBev, Modelo Deal
• Extended Go-Shop Ends For Zhongpin's $503M CEO Buyout
• Black Lesbian Alleges Discrimination At NYC Gap Store
• Wrinkle Cream Co. Reaches $7M Deal Over 'Risk-Free' Claims
• NJ Lawmaker Calls For BPA Ban In Kids' Food Containers
• Google Dodges Class Action Over Vulnerable Android Apps
• Fed. Circ. Urged Not To Restrict Timing Of Patent Appeals
• Viacom Attacks Gibson's IP Suit Over SpongeBob Ukulele
• ConAgra, Kraft Say Food Storage Co. Flouted $59M Deal
• Judge Shuts Door On LG Fridge Labeling Suit
• EQT Unloads Clothier BTX In Sale To Sun Capital Unit
• Buy.com Faces $500M Suit Over Phone Number Collection
• Specialty Products' Asbestos Liability Tops $1B, Claimants Say
• Toys R Us Sued For $65M After Boy Impales Eye On Stroller
• Fed. Circ. Asked To Consider Commerce's Profit Cap Approach
• Midas Can't Duck Class Claims It Denied Managers Breaks
• US Shrimp Cos. Clear ITC Hurdle In Fight For Duties
• Macy's Gains Support From Trade Groups In Micro-Union Fight
• Papa John's Insurers Want Off Hook For Text-Spamming Suits
• Shaw Says Carpet Doesn't Tread On Hershey's 'Kiss' Mark
• Philly Seeks $6.6M In Back Taxes From Yuengling
• 5 Charged For Importing Hazardous Knock-Off Toys
• Olive Oil Co. Sued Over '100% Pure' Claims
• 'Amazon Tax' Arguments Focus On Status Of Sales Affiliates
• Sino-Forest Enters Ch. 15 To Finish Sell-Off Uninterrupted
• Warner Chilcott Faces Fresh Suit Over Doryx Generic Ploy
• Patient Data Suit Must Be Arbitrated, CVS Tells 5th Circ.
• Internet Sales Tax Bill Passes 1st Test In Fla. Senate
• CVS-Sold Fish Toy Draws ITC Trade Secrets Probe
• Headland Invests In Asian Snack Maker As Sector Surges
• CVS Workers Granted Class Cert. In FLSA Overtime Suit
• CIT Accepts Lowered Duties For Chinese Furniture Co.
• TIAA-CREF Bets On Billabong PE Turnaround With New Stake
• Apple Win In Calif. High Court Puts Privacy Law In Limbo
• Wal-Mart Could Tip Scales For Federal GMO Labeling
• Amazon, Apple Clash Over Dead Expert's 'App Store' Survey
• Del Monte Asks Fed. Circ. To Nix Tuna Tariff Ruling
• Ad Regulator Clears Anheuser-Busch's Light Cider Claims
• Deckers Goes Toe-To-Toe With Customs Over Uggs Duties
• Sullivan & Cromwell Guides Praxair In $1B Beverage Co. Buy
• SABMiller Venture To Swallow Chinese Brewers In $863M Deal
• Ferragamo, PC Mall Misused Credit Card Info, Shoppers Say
• Fed. Circ. Could Restrict Timing Of Patent Appeals
• Slaughterhouse Owners Blast FCA Suit Over Beef Recall
• JC Penney Sues To Block 'Invalid' $326M Bond Default
• Kenneth Cole Blasts Challenge To $149M Go-Private Deal
• General Mills Pays $8.5M To Settle Yogurt False Ad Suit
• PE-Backed Nestle Unit Snags Indian Milk Market Stake
• Foes Of NYC's Sugary Drink Cap Demand Enforcement Delay
• US, Mexico Reach New Trade Pact On Tomatoes
• Calif.'s New Green Chemistry Draft Won't Ease Cos.' Concerns
• Playboy Relaunches Bunny Trademark Suit In Ill.
• NY High Court's 'Amazon Tax' Ruling Could Sway Other States
• Kraft Sues Cracker Barrel Over Cheese Trademark
• Burger King Can't Duck Tainted Food Suit Under Wash. Law
• Kirin To Sell F&N Stake For $1.6B In Bidding War Fallout