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Retail & E-Commerce - March, 2013

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• Whirlpool Again Urges High Court To Take Mold Case
• Toys R Us Nixes $800M IPO Amid Weakened Sales
• Ralphs Takes Calif. Union-Picketing Fight To High Court
• Harvard Must Face Claims It Took Waiters' Tips, Judge Says
• NYC Sick Pay Deal Takes Litigation Blitz Off The Table
• Synergy Auditor Should Have Caught $1B Fraud, Suit Says
• Class Claims Gutted In Atty Bathroom Spying Case
• CDW Unit Strikes $6M Deal To End Fee-Dodging Case
• Louisiana-Pacific Can't Reverse Class Cert. In Siding Suit
• NYC 'Soda Ban' Battle Bubbles Up To Appeals Court
• Old Navy Accused Of Illegally Tracking Website Visitors
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dell, Billabong, Lenovo
• Wal-Mart Contractor Misled Workers In OT Case, Judge Finds
• Arizona Iced Tea Skirts 'All Natural' Fraud Suit In Calif.
• Del Monte Hit With Injunction In Fresh Fruit Fight
• Jury Clears Sony In $84M TVI Autoplay Patent Dispute
• Consortium Withdraws $280M Bid For Vodka Maker CEDC
• Supreme Court Unlikely To Wade Into NY 'Amazon Tax' Case
• 2nd Circ. Overturns NLRB In Union Fight With Stella D'oro
• Bed Bath & Beyond Faces Mass. ZIP Code Collection Suit
• Lowe's Hit With $400M Suit Over Tracking Website Visitors
• Lindt's Chocolate Bunny IP Suit Melts In German Court
• Pharmacies Lose Suit Calling CMS Rule Anti-Competitive
• NY High Court Upholds State's 'Amazon Tax' On Web Sales
• Benckiser In Talks For $9.7B Dutch Coffee Co. Takeover
• Under Armour Hit With Suit Over 'G Defy' Trademark
• Big M Creditors Balk At Lowenstein Sandler Fee Request
• Litigation Support At A Crossroads
• In Engle Suits, Home Court Advantage Hinges On 11th Circ.
• Wal-Mart, 7-Eleven Face Class Action Over Prepaid Cards
• Wal-Mart, Panasonic Block Remand Of Shoddy Plasma TV Suit
• Aeropostale Can't Shake Investors' Stock Drop Action
• Food Safety Group Demands Deadlines For FDA Rules
• Davis Polk To Host $28B Heinz LBO Vote In NY Office
• Wal-Mart Says $157M FCPA Legal Tab Will Grow
• Pom Doesn't Apply To Smucker False Ad Case, Judge Says
• Sony Knew PlayStation Flouted TVI's Patents, Jury Told
• Dial Can't Wash Away Antibacterial Soap Marketing MDL
• Akin Gump's Wal-Mart Bias Memo Is Protected, Judge Rules
• Fed. Circ. Snubs Bid To Patent Crest Mouthwash Bottle Details
• Wal-Mart Sues Union Over Trespass During Fla. Store Protests
• Vodka Maker Not Ready To Toast A1's Restructuring Deal
• Trader Joe's Accused Of Covering Up Sugar Content
• Nordstrom Unlikely To Win 'Rack' Trademark Suit, Judge Says
• Dole Gets Claims Cut From 'All Natural' Labeling Suit
• Duane Reade Skirts $7M Kasowitz Fee Suit In NY High Court
• Steinway Reaps $46M In NYC Office Building Sale To JDS
• Heinz $28B Buyout To Have Only Dollars, No Euros, In Debt
• Optics Maker Burnt In Magnifying Glass IP Row Against Rival
• White House Weakened Food Safety Rule, Docs Show
• Justices Surprise Attys By Rejecting Patent 1st-Sale Case
• NY Gun Law Challenge To Feature Fight Over Ammo Monopoly
• Staples, Target Dodge Chinese Pencil Duties Suit
• Apple Win In Calif. High Court Spurs New Privacy Bill
• Frito-Lay Can't Dodge Gender Bias Probe, DOL Says
• Gap Sues Landlord For Ending Lease Due To Sandy Damage
• Anheuser, Modelo Merger Will Be Tipping Point, Suit Warns
• CPSC Risks Alienating Industry With Litigation Strategy
• CleanWell Maker Wants Germ Killing Ad Action Wiped Out
• Rite Aid, LexisNexis Face Class Action Over Worker Info
• Force-Fed Foie Gras Suit Lacks Legal Issue, Calif. Judge Says
• Atty Who Choked Judge Loses Fee Fight In 3rd Circ.
• Carlyle JV Scoops Up Massive Mixed-Use Complex In Houston
• Wausau Inks $130M Unit Sale In Line With Activist Wishes
• Dole Dupes Buyers With Bogus 'All Natural' Labels, Suit Says
• Slim-Fast Mark Infringed By Rival, Unilever Alleges
• NYC Council Debates Paid Sick Leave Legislation
• Deals Rumor Mill: Life Technologies, PepsiCo, CVC Capital
• Heinz Note Tweak Helps Clear Path For $28B Buyout
• RadioShack Harvested Web Visitors' Data, Suit Claims
• Fry's Electronics Settles Male Cashier's Sex Bias Claims
• Pa. House Approves Bill To Privatize Liquor Sales
• Philip Morris, Altria Shake 'Light' Cigarette Ad Claims
• J&J Misled On Viactiv's Vitamin D Content, Suit Says
• Judge Wants Prof To Help Him Mull $7B Visa, MasterCard Deal
• Wal-Mart Says Dukes Voids $187M Pa. Wage Class Award
• Target False Ad Suit Over Pollen-Free Honey Doesn't Stick
• Wal-Mart Told To Answer HR Questions Pronto In Dukes Suit
• Hallmark Falls Short In Bid For Court Fees From $31M IP Row
• Firm Can't Dodge Malpractice Suit Over Botched Patent
• Viking Gets Defective Appliance Class Decertified
• Philly Planning Board OKs $100M Whole Foods Project
• Billabong Continues $555M Buyout Talks, But Halts Trading
• Sears Auto Managers Denied Class Cert. In Overtime Dispute
• Paper Co. Rips EPA's Backdoor Tactics In $1.5B Cleanup Row
• Apple Stole Digital Rights Protection IP, Intertrust Says
• NYC Gears Up For Free-Speech Fight With Big Tobacco
• Deals Rumor Mill: Rockwood, Best Buy, Samsung
• Jack Link's Jerky Gets 'Cured' Beef Tariff, CIT Says
• Riddell Loses CIT Fight Over Football Clothing Duties
• JC Penney Bondholders Rescind $326M Default Claim
• DOJ, AB InBev Closer To Ending Suit Over $20B Modelo Buy
• Sam Adams Maker Can't Tweak Contract Claims: 2nd Circ.
• NCAA Fights Athletes' Class Cert. Bid In Licensing Feud
• 9th Circ. Revives Jeweler's 'Red Gold' Trademark Suit
• Hostess' $800M Sale Of Twinkie, Bread Brands Approved
• Staggered NY Wage Hike Would Require Employer Vigilance
• Lululemon Pulls See-Through Workout Pants From Shelves
• Bass Pro Can't Shake EEOC's Race Discrimination Suit
• Aspex Seeks High Court Guidance On Patent Obviousness
• Gansevoort, Caesars To Open 'Urban Resort' In Las Vegas
• Penguin Pushes For Jury Trial On States' E-Book Claims
• Pepsi Settles Secret Recipe Suit With Inventor's Heirs
• High Court Snubs 3rd-Party Appeal By 'Popcorn Lung' Expert
• New Liquor Privatization Bill Passes Pa. House Committee
• Deals Rumor Mill: Marks & Spencer, Liberty Media, CPPIB
• Timex Sues USPTO Over 'Intelligent Quartz' Trademark
• GSK, L'Oreal, Others Fined €39M Over Pricing Scheme
• Texas Lawmaker Wants To Clamp Down On Lawsuit Lenders
• Bloomberg Pushes For Tobacco Display Ban In NYC
• Standard Chartered PE Latest To Back China's Kids Clothes
• Jury Awards $1M In Merle Norman Sex Harassment Case
• Wilson Tennis Racket Licensing Suit Revived By Fed. Circ.
• Star Wars' Lucas Co. Sues Apple Over Speaker Patent
• Engle Ruling Leaves Tobacco Cos. With Dwindling Options
• AB InBev, DOJ Seek New Stay Amid $20B Merger Deal Talks
• NRDC Can Sue Over Antibacterial Soap Regulation: 2nd Circ.
• Abbott Escapes Ensure Drinker's False Ads Suit
• €6M Trimmed From Del Monte Banana Cartel Fine
• Avon Directors Win Dismissal Of Suit Over $10B Coty Offer
• Deals Rumor Mill: IBM, GE, Forstmann Little
• ZIP Code Ruling Puts Retailers In Privacy Hot Seat
• Calif. High Court Snubs Challenges To 2 Wal-Mart Projects
• 4th Circ. Restores Georgia-Pacific Paper Towel IP Verdict
• Tobacco Cos. Evade Law With Color Branding, Study Finds
• Bimbo Can't Dodge NJ Distributors' Franchise Claims
• Jury Finds Chinese Vitamin C Makers Fixed Prices
• Deals Rumor Mill: EQT, Billabong, Chrysler
• Toys R Us Sued Over Cellphone Spam
• Apple's Shoddy Retina Displays Fool Consumers, Suit Says
• Samsung Dodges Indirect Purchasers' Cathode Ray Claims
• How To Steer Clear Of Text-Spam Litigation Tsunami
• NY Soda Ruling May Scare Off Other Health Edicts
• Juicy Couture Can't Block Hong Kong Site's Knockoff Goods
• Bakers Union Fights Hostess Cake Buyers Over Jobs
• Vitamin C Price-Fix Suit Loses 2 Defendants Before Jury Ruling
• CIT OKs Shelving Duties Despite Constitutional Challenges
• Waves Audio Slaps Motorola With 'Maxx' Trademark Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Wal-Mart, Apollo, Koch Brothers
• General Mills Says False Ad Case Best Left To FDA
• Obesity Danger From Sugary Drinks Key In 'Soda Ban' Appeal
• Toshiba To Pay $14M In Cathode Ray Price-Fixing MDL
• Boldface Can't Use 'Khroma' Mark On Kardashian Cosmetics
• $1.5B T-Mobile, MetroPCS Merger Gets Green Light
• Pa. Sen. Pushes Genetically Engineered Food Label Bill
• Waiora Pays $12M To Settle Suit Over Anti-Aging Supplement
• Hot Topic Undervalued In $600M Sycamore Deal, Investors Say
• Pella Puts Up $90M To Settle Window Defect Class Action
• Apollo Takes The Cake With $410M Twinkies Bid
• Mass. High Court Says Privacy Worries Drive Credit Card Law
• Blaming Vitamin C Price Hike On SARS Absurd, Jury Hears
• Cuomo Wants Wage Hike On Table In NY Budget Talks
• Deals Rumor Mill: AT&T, Hostess, CVC Capital
• Altria Urges 2nd Circ. To Rethink NYC Flavored Tobacco Limits
• EU Imposes Full Ban On Animal-Tested Cosmetics
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Le-Nature Exec's 15-Year Sentence
• Equistone, Cerea Take Majority Stake In French Equipment Co.
• 'Tiffany Setting' Is Generic Term For Rings, Costco Says
• TPG Capital's $880M Bid Wins Over Aussie Poultry Giant
• Sherwin-Williams To Sell India Biz To Berger Paints
• 2nd Circ. Won't Expand Louboutin Red Sole Mark In YSL Row
• Voting Deal Stacks Deck Against Potential Hot Topic Bidders
• J&J Recalls K-Y Lubricants To Skirt FDA Review
• 9th Circ. Revives Juicy Juice Brain Development Claims
• 5-Hour Energy Maker Faces Class Action Over 'Crash' Claims
• 3i Drops $55M On Brazil Eyewear Co. Amid Activist's Scrutiny
• Muscle Milk Maker Inks $5.3M False Ad Settlement
• FTC Pushes Increased Mobile Payment Security Measures
• 3rd Circ. Tosses Brother Fraud Suit For Relying On NJ Law
• FTC Clears Tempur-Pedic's $1.3B Sealy Buy
• Visa Wrongly Billed Retailer $13M After Data Theft, Suit Says
• Appliance Maker's $2.1M Investor Settlement Gets Nod
• Mushroom Co.'s Byrd Amendment Suit Tossed From CIT
• Guess Licensee Wants Zurich To Pay $3.4M For Gucci IP Defense
• Bruce Lee Estate Lands Legal Blows In T-Shirt IP Battle
• US Trustee Challenges Fee Requests In Hostess Ch. 11
• Famous Dave's Booze Tax Settlement Gets Rejected
• Minn. Ruling Saps Power Of Genetic Links In Food Suits
• CVS Can't Duck Pharmacists' Civil Theft Claims In OT Case
• FTC Targets Marketing Cos., Sites Over Gift Card Text Scam
• China Ordered Vitamin C Price-Fixing, Jury Hears
• Walgreen Managers Win Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Jeweler Takes 'Red Gold' Trademark Row To 9th Circ.
• NY Minimum Wage Bump Would Increase 'Spread Pay' Liability
• Pitco Denies It Knew 5-Hour Energy Drinks Were Fake
• GCG Citric Acid Subject To Import Duties, Fed. Circ. Says
• RJ Reynolds Smokes Part Of Age Discrimination Suit
• Qatar Fund Ups Tiffany Stake To 11.27%
• Spain Issues €14M Fines In Polyurethane Foam Cartel Probe
• Winston Guides Sycamore's $600M Buy Of Hot Topic
• US Polo Can't Sell Sunglasses With Ralph Lauren Marks
• Ex-Official Backtracks On China's Role In Vitamin C Price-Fixing
• Food Cos. Likely To Embrace Wider Tracing, On One Condition
• Ex-Tea Marketer Accused Of Leaking Trade Secrets
• Morgan Stanley PE Unit Drops $147M On Chinese Food Co.
• CVS Worker Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Seating Class Action
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Misconduct Ruling In Pet Collar Patent Row
• Sun Capital Saves Chunk Of UK Bed Seller From Bankruptcy
• Apple's App Store Not An Illegal Monopoly, Judge Hears
• Chicago City Council Mulls Ban On Energy Drinks
• Chinese Vitamin C Collusion Was Coerced, Ex-Official Says
• Facing Outcry, FDA Alters Comment Period On FSMA Rules
• Martha Stewart Says Macy's Lawsuit 'Boggles My Mind'
• US Finalizes Mexican Tomato Trade Agreement
• Wal-Mart Called Out Over Alleged Spam Text Messages
• Canada Pension Plan Strikes $606M Deal For Food Portfolio
• IDT Asks Fed. Circ. To Toss $10M Gift Card Patent Judgment
• Fen-Phen Claimant Wrongly Denied Benefits, 3rd Circ. Told
• Bowlz Chips Don't Dip Into Frito-Lay's Patents, Jury Says
• Ex-Dukes Members Fight To Revive Wal-Mart Class Claims
• Macy's Seeks More Limits In JC Penney-Martha Stewart Deal
• Obama Taps Wal-Mart Exec As Budget Chief
• Kohl's Accused Of Misclassifying Managers To Save On OT
• Cellphone Unlocking Should Be Legal, White House Says
• Judge Trims Fuhu's Trade Secrets Suit Over Toys R Us Tablet
• Hostess Bakery Sale Would Skirt Enviro Rules, US Says
• Macy's Pays $8.5M To Settle ERISA Stock Drop Action
• P&G, Kimberly-Clark Released From Defective Diaper FCA Suit
• JC Penney Didn't Tell Stewart To Breach Macy's Contract: CEO
• Lance Armstrong Endorsements Founded On Lies, Class Says
• Jim Beam Maker Hit With $100M Suit Over Whiskey Contract
• Bath & Body Works To Pay $1.3M To Settle Wage Suit
• Sears Fights Washer-Defect Class Cert. In High Court Appeal
• Best Buy Deadline Passes Without $8.8B Bid By Founder
• Burger King Violated TCPA With Junk Faxes, RE Firm Says
• NY Energy Retailers Say Transparency Key To Competition
• Pilgrim's Pride Exposed Workers, Families To Staph: Suit
• PE Firm SSI Hops Onto Segway
• Gambling Co. Pays $643M For Control Of Online Betting Unit