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Retail & E-Commerce - July, 2013

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• Judge Kills Samsung Infringement Claim In Apple Patent War
• Consumers Urge Judge To Rethink Chobani Labeling Ruling
• Sens. Blast Energy Drink Makers For Marketing To Kids
• Dems Move To Toughen Supplement Labeling Requirements
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Accenture, Soros
• Anne Heche Sued By Partners Over Kids' Sunblock Venture
• Bear Naked, Kashi Customers Win Cert. In 'Natural' Ad Suit
• Fed's Limit On Debit-Card Swipe Fees Tossed By Judge
• Starbucks Beats Cancer Warning Claim Under Calif. Law
• Rakoff Pares Claims In Olive Oil Labeling Class Action
• Fed. Circ. Rejects Civil Penalties On Clothing Importer
• 6th Circ. Ruling Informs Sears Washer Case, Class Says
• Sanctions Bid Stymied In Pool-Product Antitrust MDL
• Food Industry Tells NY Genetic Labels Should Be Up To FDA
• Abercrombie Blasts Employee's Seating Suit
• FDA Proposal Pits Importer, Supplier Against Each Other
• Georgia-Pacific Snags $4.6M In Paper Towel IP Suit
• Costco Wants State Claims Kept Alive In CRT Antitrust Row
• Walgreen Pharmacy Customer Scores $1.4M Privacy Verdict
• Alticor Unit's IT Chief Gained From Illicit Deal, Suit Says
• Henkel Takes Detergent Cartel Doc Fight To EU High Court
• Judge Retracts Ruling In Chobani Yogurt Labeling Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carlyle, Lee Equity, Samsung
• Willkie, Wachtell Send Saks To Canada In $3B Deal
• Guess Stiffs Workers On Expenses, Breaks, Ex-Manager Says
• Hugo Boss Settles Suit Over Customer Info Breach
• Bluefly Hit With Shareholder Suit Over $13M Clearlake Sale
• Bankrupt Life Uniform Secures Strategic $23M Sale
• LG Settles Defect Claims Over Blu-Ray Home Theaters
• Fees Too Big A Slice Of Pepsi 'Naked' Deal, Some Plaintiffs Say
• Apple Seeks To Compel Arbitration Of Racketeering Claims
• Calif. Appeals Court OKs Marin County Ban On Plastic Bags
• Clorox Seeks Import Ban On Cloralex-Brand Cleaners
• Deals Rumor Mill: Vivendi, Alibaba, Oaktree Capital
• Rainmaker Q&A: Pachulski's Jeff Pomerantz
• Sealing Requests Rankle Judge In Apple, Samsung IP Row
• What A US-China Investment Treaty Would Mean For US Cos.
• TracFone, Wal-Mart Sued Over 'Unlimited' Data Service
• Dow Chemical Might Sell Commodity-Sensitive Assets
• 5 Cyberthieves Charged In Biggest US Hacking Case
• Supplement Co. Can't Dodge False Ads Suit Over Creatine Line
• Rainmaker Q&A: Neal Gerber's Angela Elbert
• Arch Insurance Fights Coverage For Papa John's TCPA Suit
• Chiquita Wants Colombian War Crimes Claims Tossed
• Kmart Strikes Deal To End Suitable Seating Case
• Sobeys Pockets $1B In Grocery Store Sale To Canadian REIT
• Hillshire Says Ex-VP Showed Rival How The Sausage Is Made
• Deals Rumor Mill: Japan Post, GlaxoSmithKline, Raytheon
• 9th Circ. OKs Injunction In Arena Cosmetics Trademark Row
• Kohl's Accused Of Inflating Stock In Investor Class Action
• Subway's 'Footlong' Mess Highlights Cos.' Pic Ban Dilemma
• Victoria's Secret Says It's Not Infringing Thomas Pink
• Sears Can't Arbitrate Credit Card Action, Ill. Court Says
• Sealing the Deal: Skadden Saves Vodka Co. From Liquidation
• Wal-Mart Accused Of Botching Sales Tax On Coupon Buys
• Senate Moves Fast On Duty-Free Access Amid Retailer Push
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ally, Blackstone, Yankee Candle
• Massive LCD Cartel Cost Best Buy $800M, Jury Hears
• Diageo To Pay $360M In Milestone Chinese Distiller Buy
• Menthol Cigarettes May Increase Dependence, FDA Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dell, DuPont, Lotte Shopping
• EU Keeps Duties On Chinese Ironing Board Imports
• Visa, MasterCard Rules Survive Canadian Antitrust Challenge
• Cox, Comcast Shake Contract Claims in Networking IP Row
• Kodak, LG Strike Deals On Eve Of LCD Antitrust Trial
• Dollar General Can't Duck Fired Worker's ADA Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dell, Onyx, Telefonica
• Hostess Can Auction Remaining Assets, Judge Says
• Grupo Bimbo Can't Stall Snack Packaging Suit
• 'Easy Rider' Star Sues D&G, Nordstrom For $3M Over T-Shirts
• Amazon Shouldn't Get 'Dot-Amazon' Domain: ICANN Panel
• Sears Faces Wage Class Action In Calif.
• Kimberly-Clark Escapes Absorbent Pad Trade Dress Suit
• Rainmaker Q&A: Pachulski's Bradford Sandler
• Rainmaker Q&A: Kelley Drye's John Villafranco
• Target Settles LCD MDL As Best Buy, Kodak Head To Trial
• Clif Bar Faces Toxic Warning Label Suit
• Visa Can't Beat UCL Claims In $13M Data Theft Suit
• Viacom Denied Legal Fees In Gibson Ukulele IP Dispute
• General Mills Row Needs FDA Input On GMO Labeling: Judge
• Veto Sinks RI Ban On E-Cigarette Sales To Minors
• Class Certified In Vitaminwater False Ad Suit
• Energy Drink Founder Sues Partners, NFL Player
• PE Firms Blast Billabong's $364M Debt Rescue
• Harris Teeter Shareholders Seek To Halt $2.5B Kroger Buy
• Aveda User's Patience Wears Thin Over Hair Product Line
• By Ignoring High Court, 6th Circ. Risks 2nd Whirlpool Review
• Payday Lending Service To Pay $9.5M For Duping Customers
• Texas High Court Asked To Revive $1M Faulty Tire Verdict
• Fed. Circ. Overturns CIT Ruling On Target's Tool Kit Nail Duties
• LG, HannStar Settle Claims In LCD Price-Fixing MDL
• Aeropostale Investors Get Class Cert. In Stock Fraud Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: PepsiCo, Petrobras, T-Mobile
• Kmart Fights Bid For Winston & Strawn Docs In Seating Row
• Willkie Farr Pilots Men's Wearhouse's $98M Designer Line Buy
• 6th Circ. Again Affirms Class Cert. In Whirlpool Washer Suit
• Billabong Says Rival PE Rescue Bid Came Too Late
• Anheuser-Busch Scores Win in 'Ultimate Fan' IP Row
• New Probes Show China Means Business On Antitrust
• Food Makers Needn't Add Lead Warnings In Calif., Court Says
• Data Cos. To Work With Privacy Group On Tracking Guidelines
• Business, Tech Groups Support Toss Of FTC's Wyndham Suit
• Vans Can't Kick Dr. Martens Trademark Suit
• Skin Care Co. Can't Scrub Out Doc's Price-Fixing Suit
• Orrick, MGA Settle Fight Over Attys' Fees In Bratz IP Saga
• Deals Rumor Mill: AXA Private Equity, Dell, PepsiCo
• Diaper Maker Sat Too Long On Patent Claim, Judge Says
• Exide's $500M Bankruptcy Loan Has Enviro Risks, EPA Says
• Lens.com Ads Don't Infringe 1-800 Contacts IP: 10th Circ.
• Lord & Taylor Sues DC-Area Mall Over Redevelopment
• The Gap Ran 'Systematic Scheme' To Deny Wages, Suit Says
• American Eagle Joins Retailers In Bangladesh Safety Pact
• Louboutin No Longer Seeing Red In Knockoff Shoe Suit
• Chobani Gets 'All-Natural' Labeling Suit Pared
• Billabong Nets $364M In PE Backing To Stave Off Debt Woes
• Deals Rumor Mill: Smithfield, Apple, Apollo
• Davis Polk Guides Baidu In $1.9B Chinese App Maker Buy
• RadioShack Asks Court To Ditch Managers' OT Suit
• Boar's Head Faces Class Action Over Low-Sodium Claims
• US Seamless, Kaycan Face Suit Over Faulty Siding
• Deferring To FDA, Judge Tosses Wholesoy Food Labeling Suit
• USPTO Nixes Post-Bombing 'Boston Strong' Trademark Bids
• Milk Buyers Challenge 'Cane Juice' Labeling Settlement
• Deals Rumor Mill: AlpInvest, JPMorgan, BCBG
• OfficeMax Deal Scuttled By 9th Circ.'s Attys' Fee Ruling
• Dillard's Misclassified Salespeople To Avoid OT, Suit Says
• Canada's Loblaw Puts Up $12B For Shoppers Drug Mart
• 6th Circ. Revives Defective House Siding Action
• DOE Floats Energy Conservation Regs For Computers, Servers
• House Farm Bill Would Impose Hurdles For Food Safety Law
• Wal-Mart Accused Of Unlicensed Hearing Aid Sales
• LCD Buyers Can Cash Out $318M Price-Fixing Settlement
• Samsung, Lowe's Must Face Energy Star Class Actions
• Philips Doles Out Vouchers To Settle AirFloss Suit
• Mexico Antitrust Watchdog Limits Beer Supply Deals
• Michael Kors Sues Costco Over 'Bait-And-Switch' Ad
• Cargill's 'Natural' Truvia Has Synthetic Ingredients, Suit Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Smithfield, Swiss Re, GLG
• 10 Personal Liability Pitfalls For Directors And Officers
• FDA Sets Arsenic Limits For Apple Juice
• Judge Asks FDA To Weigh In On 'All-Natural' Food Labels
• Schnucks Didn't Break Law With Data Breach, Mo. AG Says
• Judge Won't Rethink Narrow Class In Kmart Seating Suit
• FDA Bans BPA In Infant Formula Packaging
• UK Soda Makers Britvic, AG Barr Call Off $2.2B Merger
• MGA Wins Defense Coverage For Bratz IP Case
• Apple's E-Books Loss Will Carry A Hefty Price Tag
• Unilever Beats Suit Over Butter Spray's Fat Content
• ConAgra Pays $3.2M To Settle 'Natural' False Ad Claims
• Judge Won't Bar SeaWorld From Using 'Aquatica' Mark
• EU Advances Controversial Tobacco, E-Cig Regulations
• Mead Johnson Cuts Prices As China Continues Antitrust Probe
• High Court Ruling Bars Back Pay For Undocumented: 2nd Circ.
• Coca-Cola Bottler Dodges Overtime Pay Suit
• Calif. Appeals Court Axes Hitachi Grinder Injury Suit
• Reynolds, E-Cigarette Seller Settle Trademark Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hulu, Glencore Xstrata, FedEx
• Calif. Appeals Court Backs $12.8M Philip Morris Verdict
• American Greetings' Founders Pooh-Pooh Suit Over $878M Bid
• TV Bridal Dress Store Asks Court To Back Designer Divorce
• Russia Hits Ukraine With Chocolate Tariffs Over Car Tax
• Gristedes Owner Can Be Liable For FLSA Claims: 2nd Circ.
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Hulu, TPG
• Maine Gov. Vetoes State's BPA Labeling Legislation
• NJ High Court Rules For Consumers In E-Commerce Dispute
• Wal-Mart Abused Disabled Worker Tax Credit Program: Suit
• Greenberg Traurig Gets $250M Malpractice Suit Trimmed
• 'Free To Roam' Chicken Claims Misleading, Aussie Court Rules
• Oreck Family Loses Bankrupt Vacuum Co. To Rival
• Huggies 'Natural' Products Actually Toxic, Class Says
• Kroger To Pay $2.5B For Harris Teeter Supermarkets
• Bankrupt Zacky Farms Settles Rival's Trademark Claims
• Uggs Maker Dodges Class Action Over Stock Plunge
• Winner May Appeal Unfavorable Parts Of Ruling: 11th Circ.
• Kimberly-Clark Diaper Patents Not Obvious, Judge Rules
• AUO Loses Bid For Separate Kodak LCD Price-Fixing Trial
• Louis Vuitton Parent Puts Up $2.6B For Cashmere Maker
• Bangladesh Pledges To Improve Worker Rights, Safety
• Hells Angels, Toy Vendors Settle Trademark Suit
• Long-Tail Allocation Dispute Lands Before Ohio High Court
• Starbucks Hits Meat Suppliers With $5M Bad Ham Suit
• Lance Armstrong, FRS Look To Sink Supplement Class Action
• Insurers Sue To Duck Coverage For Costco In False Ad Suit
• Envelope Maker's Trustee Can't Pin Downfall On Principals
• Sara Lee Wants Class Trimmed In Don-Doff Suit
• Lorillard Asks Fla. Court For New Trial In $33M Smoking Suit
• Unchallenged Claim Sinks HP Adapter-Burn Appeal: 7th Circ.
• Objectors Of $7B Swipe Fee Deal Can't Cross-Examine Expert
• Panasonic Beats Suit Over TV Picture Patent
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dell, IMM, Billabong
• Naked Juice To Pay $9M To End 'All Natural' False Ad Suit
• Morgan Stanley Airs Smithfield Stake To Avoid Conflict Trap
• Latham & Watkins Helps Carlyle Snap Up UK Packaging Co.
• Wodka Vodka Maker Sues Rival Over Similar Packaging
• S. Africa's High Court Lowers Class Bar In Antitrust Case
• Abercrombie Escapes 'Jersey Shore' Star's Legal Situation
• Target, Kmart Settle LCD Screen Row With Chunghwa
• Zero Impact False Ad Row Can Stay In Fed. Court: 9th Circ.
• Grocery Chain Belle Foods Seeks Ch. 11 Protection
• Apple, Samsung Drop Challenges In Phone IP War For Now
• 6th Circ. Revives '5-Hour Energy' Trademark Claim
• American Greetings Valued At $551M In Sweetened Buyout Bid
• Orchard's Ch. 11 Auction Plan Chills Competition, Lender Says
• Monster Beverage Faces Juice Mislabeling Action
• Fandango, Domino's Sued Over Ordering App Technology
• Brookstone Didn't Pay For Missed Breaks, OT, Suit Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carlyle, Providence Equity, Toksoz
• A Primer On WTO Dispute Settlement
• Calif. Assembly Rejects Medi-Cal Fine On Big Employers
• LVMH Hit With €8M Fine Over Stealthy Hermes Stake Buy
• Class Argues For $5M Settlement With Credit Card Issuer
• Class Cert. In L'Oreal Hair Serum Case Tentatively Denied
• Steinway To Go Private In $438M Sale To Kohlberg
• FDA Links Hepatitis A Outbreak To Turkish Co.
• Kraft, Cadbury Dodge Part Of False Ad Class Action
• Pa. McDonald's Revises Debit Card Payment Policy
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Blackstone, BC Partners