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Retail & E-Commerce - October, 2013

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• Ex-Target Worker's Pregnancy Bias Claims Fail In 11th Circ.
• $3.7B American Dream Mall Gets Roughly $800M In Bonds
• Japan Attacks Ruling In LCD Price-Fixing MDL
• NYC Landlord Blocked From Evicting Steve Madden Store
• Chain Restaurants Gobble Up Refranchising Opportunities
• No Signature Needed To Force Arbitration, 6th Circ. Says
• 6 Indicted For Selling Knockoff Designer Clothing
• Jos. A. Bank Open To Padding $2.3B Men's Wearhouse Bid
• Apple Shuts Down Faulty MacBook Class Action
• Alco Stores Shareholders Reject $47M Buyout By Argonne
• HannStar Bashes Robins Kaplan Bid For LCD Trial Fees
• Avon Says Proposed FCPA Settlement Too Steep
• Ex-Locke Lord Trademark Pro Heads To Hiscock & Barclay
• Barnes & Noble Ordered To Face NY Hot-Tea Injury Suit
• 9th. Circ. Revives WalMart Battery Fee Suit
• Anheuser-Busch Sued Over 'Imported' Beer Brewed In USA
• Wal-Mart Can't Shake Suit Over $11.5M NJ Property Deal
• Legal Demand Is Up — How Are Law Departments Managing?
• Lowe Snags Downtown Philadelphia Luxury Apt. Building
• LG Can't Get Refrigerator Defect Suit Cut Down
• Mexico Regulator Rebuffs Sherwin-Williams' $2.3B Comex Deal
• Class Cert. Nixed In Plimus Unlimited Download Ad Case
• Convicted Rite Aid Exec's Bid To Sue Duane Morris Revived
• Class Slams Calvin Klein Parent For Forced Payroll Cards
• Calif. Appeals Court Upholds Mattel Board Game Win
• 9th Circ. Warns Employers Not To Overreach On Arbitration
• Pa. ShopRite Owes 15 Years Of NJ Taxes
• ShopRite Operator Sues AIG Unit For $50M Sandy Coverage
• Discount Tire Avoids IP Suit Over Online Store Locator Patent
• Breakup Sought For Fla. Hotel, Retail Center Joint Venture
• Hells Angels Say Young Jeezy's Clothing Co. Ripped Off Logo
• EU Telecoms, E-Services To Pay VATs In Customer's State
• Baby Carrier Maker Hit With Suit Over Misleading Marketing
• Deals Rumor Mill: Petrobras, RBS, CVSL
• Trademark Panel Hands Ralph Lauren The Win In 'Polo' Row
• Walgreens Sued Over Cartilage Rebuilding Supplement
• Sears Mulls Split From Lands' End, Auto Units
• Ralphs Arbitration Deal 'Shocks The Conscience': 9th Circ.
• Wal-Mart Suit Part Of Biscayne Asset Sale, 11th Circ. Says
• Urban Outfitters Targets Hanover For Privacy Row Coverage
• Nestle Beats False Ad Suit Over 'All Natural' Pasta
• Dubai Developer Unveils $3B Mixed-Use Kurdish Project
• Wal-Mart Faults Science In Supplement False Ad Suit
• China Beefs Up Data Privacy, Consumer Protection Penalties
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tribune Co., Facebook, Apollo Global
• Canned Vegetable Co. Files For Ch. 11 Reorganization
• Judge Slashes Attys' Fees In $4.9M Starbucks Wage Deal
• US Chamber, Others Push For Bill To Stop Counterfeit Imports
• Brand Battles: NFL, Unilever, Coach
• NH Joins Online Travel Site Tax Fray
• GE Faces OT Class Action By Fla. Techs
• FTC Pressed To Crack Down On Multilevel Marketers
• Jack Daniel's Accuses Whiskey Rival Of Aping Bottle Design
• RadioShack Defends Fluctuating Workweek In OT Suit
• Frito-Lay Dodges Some Claims In Nutrition Label Class Action
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Telefonica, ING
• Perdue Accused Of Lying About 'Humane' Chicken Treatment
• Estee Lauder Unit Wins $3.6M In IP, False Ad Row
• Nestle Again Beats $50M Suit Over Customer Fees
• Nature's Products Hit With $3.3M Verdict Over Prolab Recall
• HP Sues LG, Philips Over Disc Drive Price-Fixing Scheme
• PAI-Backed Marcolin Picks Up Highmark Eyewear Business
• Estimation Fight At The AUP Corral
• Permira To Pay $485M For Dr. Martens Maker
• SEC Followed Orders On Conflict Minerals, DC Circ. Told
• No End In Sight For Engle Suits, Even With Liggett Deal
• Lorillard Pays $79M To Settle Mass. Smoker Case
• Game Controller Charger IP Suit Runs Out Of Juice
• Icon's 2nd Suit Tossed In Specialized Bicycle Seat Patent Row
• Marlboro Lights Marketing Suit Will Get Class Cert.
• Deals Rumor Mill: McKesson, Icahn, Safeway
• Liggett Reaches $110M Deal To End Most Engle Smoker Suits
• Wal-Mart Faces ADA Class Action Over Employment Policy
• Sobeys To Sell 23 Stores As Condition Of $6B Safeway Buy
• Tommy Hilfiger, Movado Settle Watchmaker's Trade Dress Suit
• Trico Strikes Back At Federal-Mogul With ITC Patent Suit
• Costco Rejects Philips' Arbitration Attempt In CRT Row
• Shopper Tracking Companies Adopt New Privacy Framework
• GAO Urges Timeline To Battle FDA Lag On Tobacco Approvals
• Ex-Bodum President Still In Hot Water Over Starbucks Deal
• Activist Loeb Buys Stake In Nokia Minus Device Unit
• Cocoa Supplier Fights Chocolatier Over $100M Sale Price Cut
• Kmart To Pay $2.6M To Settle FCA Suit Over Drug Billing
• Martha Stewart, JCP Trim Sales Deal Amid Macy's Suits
• FTC Shuts Down Accessory Maker's 'Made In USA' Claims
• Shutdown Affected Food Safety Deadline, FDA Tells 9th Circ.
• Visa, MasterCard Say $7B Swipe Fee Deal Bars Retailers' Suit
• LightInTheBox Hit With Shareholder Suit Following IPO
• Deals Rumor Mill: Charterhouse, Office Depot, Clariant
• Snyder's-Lance Ducks Suit Over Premerger Distribution Deals
• Douglas Confirms Buyout Play For PE-Backed Perfume Co.
• Jury Awards Engle Plaintiff $11M Against Philip Morris
• U. of Texas Settles Trademark Suit With 'Hook'em' Shirt Maker
• Fla. Court Asks For Clarity On Engle Punitive Damages Issue
• Bulky Novartis Eyedrop Boxes Mislead Buyers, Calif. DAs Say
• EMusic Founder Objects To Approval Of E-Book Settlements
• Set The Right Tone For Risk Mitigation, Home And Abroad
• Specialty Food Co. Accused Of Selling Bogus 'Raw' Juice
• Lifeway Accused Of Masking Smoothies' Sugar Content
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, America Movil, Mergermarket
• German Watchdog Fines Porcelain Makers $1.2M For Cartel
• Panasonic Says CRT Purchasers Driving Up Legal Costs
• Tiffany Can Call Costco Ring Customers In Trademark Suit
• Dukes Doesn't Shut Down Family Dollar Bias Class: 4th Circ.
• Toys R Us Can't Recover $10M In Times Square Rent, Taxes
• Pom Wonderful Targets DQ's Julius 'Berry-Pom' Smoothies
• Brand Battles: Boy Scouts, Clear Channel, Jet Blue
• Apple Likely Allowed To Argue That Samsung Copied IPhone
• Shutdown Threatens To Keep Product Safety Rules On Shelf
• Weight Watchers Trounces Ice Cream Calories Class Action
• Wash. Targets Food Makers For Anti-GMO Labeling Campaign
• J&J Can't Stop Baby Sleep Aid False Ad Action
• Atty Issues Doom $250M Patent Suit Against Retail Giants
• EU Committee Drafts Stricter Product Safety Rules
• L'Oreal In Talks To Pay $314M For Shiseido Spa Brands
• Top NY Court Will Hear Bloomberg's Large-Soda Ban Appeal
• Keurig's Patents Exhausted At Point Of Sale, Fed. Circ. Says
• Manufacturers Push For Congress To Act On Tariff Bill
• Deals Rumor Mill: BlackBerry, Men's Wearhouse, Nestle
• 2nd Circ. To Mull Comcast's Impact On Wage Class Actions
• Aeropostale, Others Said To Infringe Online Store Patents
• Trade Group Seeks Some TPP Footwear, Apparel Protections
• Sony, Others Belong In Battery Price-Fixing Suit, Court Told
• Jeweler Yurman Accuses Italian Co. Of Pinky Ring Ripoff
• Former Hostess Co. Settles Bad Bread Suit With Utah Bakery
• Bette Davis Estate Dumps Suit Over Barneys Jewelry Line
• Quicksilver, DC Shoes Sue US Over Gender-Biased Tariffs
• Ex-Dukes Members Want Quick Appeal In Fla. Sex Bias Case
• Getty, Yankee Candle Hit With Publisher's Infringement Suit
• CVS Workers Lose Class Cert. Bid In Meal Break Suit
• Apple, Others Take Aim At Ameranth Patents In AIA Review
• Canada Closes In On Trade Agreement With EU
• Clif Bar Can't Halt Lead Warning Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: Warburg Pincus, Bain Capital, Rice Energy
• Philips AirFloss Buyers Shafted In False Ad Deal, Group Says
• Seyfarth Shaw Sued Over Giordano Ch. 11 Advice
• Nestle Says False Ad Suit Doesn't Define 'All Natural'
• Nestle, Ralston Merger Suit Kicked To Mo. High Court
• CORRECTED: PTC Says Ex-Sales Director Tried To Nab Client For Rival
• Luxury Cos. Win Counterfeiting Ruling Against TradeKey
• Supplements Contain Meth-Like Substance, Study Says
• Justices Mull Time Limits For ERISA Disability Claims
• Amazon Sued Over Unpaid Time Used For Security Checks
• Frito-Lay Denies Misleading Consumers About GMOs
• Clothing Retailer Settles Managers' FLSA Suit For $2M
• Sealing The Deal: Paul Hastings Clinches $7B Smithfield Buy
• Customs Misclassifies Chinese Dinnerware Imports, Suit Says
• Wumart Buys Thai Group's Chinese Stores In $302M Deal
• Akerman Beefs Up Alcohol Group With 3 GrayRobinson Vets
• 2nd Circ. Frees JPMorgan, BofA Of Fabrikant's Fraud Case
• Delivery Drivers Hit Herr Foods With OT Class Action
• Skechers Says Perry Ellis Ripped Off Shoe Design
• US Polo Broke Trademark Deal, Ralph Lauren Says
• Cert. Granted In Defective Frigidaire Washing Machine Row
• Furniture Brands Gets Nod For $140M DIP, Employee Bonuses
• Urban Outfitters Hit With Securities Class Action
• Retailers Infringed Online Search, Data Patents, Tech Co. Says
• P&G Says Unilever Flouted Pact In Shampoo Patent Spat
• The Best Question To Ask Your Potential Outside Counsel
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Versace, Glencore
• Dell Wants Adaptix Lawyers DQ'd In Patent Fight
• Gamers Sue Over 'Grand Theft Auto V' Online Delays
• Del Monte Pacific Swings $1.7B Deal For US Food Biz
• Barney's Sued Over Credit Card Disclosures
• Brand Battles: McDonald's, Anheuser-Busch, Disney
• Platform Acquisition To Shell Out $1.8B For MacDermid
• Merck KGaA Sues NJ Supplement Biz For Use Of Folate Mark
• EU Lawmakers OK Cadmium, Mercury Bans In Batteries
• Bimbo Bakeries Sued Over 'Nature's Harvest' Mark
• Deals Rumor Mill: Deutsche Telekom, BlackBerry, Blackstone
• Office Depot To Settle Class Action Over OT Calculations
• Colgate To Pay $45.9M To Settle ERISA Suit
• Whole Foods Inks Major Newark Lease
• Chicago Sports Auction House Owner Cops To Bidding Plot
• Mystery Heinz Traders Revealed In $5M SEC Settlement
• Natrol Faces False Ad Suit Over Joint-Health Supplement
• Ex-Home Depot Worker Says He Was Fired For Being Gay
• Unilever, Nestle Face Antitrust Probe Over Ice Cream
• ShopRite Owners Accused Of Bad Faith In Lease Negotiations
• Trustee Slams Furniture Brands' Employee Incentive Plan
• More CFPB Concerns About Credit Card Market
• Saks' Preemptive Strike Torpedoes OT Collective Action
• EU Trade Chief Blasts Russian Ban On Lithuanian Imports
• Monster Inc. Kills 'Monster Memory' Trademark At TTAB
• Retailer Group Opposes FDA Restrictions On Menthol Cigs
• Fla. Appeals Court Won't Revive Colombian Native's Engle Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Apollo Tyres, Telecom Italia, AT&T
• Men's Wearhouse Spurns $2.3B Jos. A. Bank Tie-Up Proposal
• Le-Nature's Ex-CEO Says Inept Atty Caused 20-Year Sentence
• Hasbro Scores Win In Patent Fight Over Electronic Games
• GNC Seeks Toss Of Muscle Supplement False Ad Row
• J&J Faces Class Action Over 'Natural' Aveeno Sunscreen
• Microsoft Says CBP Suit Should Proceed Amid Shutdown
• 9th Circ. Chides Wal-Mart Over $9 Battery Core Fee
• Bed Bath & Beyond Shows Inequitable Conduct To Nix Patent
• Deals Rumor Mill: McKesson, Vodafone, Carlyle
• Eminent Domain Threat Lodged For Va. Waterfront Project
• TPG-Axon Follows Jana With Redbox Parent Buy-In
• SEC Investigating Xerox Unit's Accounting Practices
• EU Lawmakers Loosen E-Cig Regs In Anti-Tobacco Plan
• Let's Really Consider The Idea Of A 2-Year Law Degree
• Whirlpool, Sears Ask Justices To Rethink Class Cert. Rulings
• Barnes & Noble Says Data Breach Claims Were Already Nixed
• 'Cane Juice' Label May Be Illegal Under Calif. Law, Judge Says
• Calif. Gov. OKs Bill To Curb Chemical Warning Suits
• Watchdog Shuts Down Supragenix, Wellnx Supplement Claims
• Wal-Mart Customers Denied Class Cert. In Credit Card Row
• Trustee Slams K&L Gates As $500M Malpractice Tiff Reignites
• Juicy Couture Sells For $195M As Retail Buyouts Sizzle
• Deals Rumor Mill: Apollo Global, Vodafone, Sinopec
• Epson Settles With Office Depot Over LCD Price-Fixing
• Cracker Barrel To Rebrand Meats Barred In Kraft Mark Row
• Calif. Ruling Offers New Tool To Fight Food Labeling Claims
• Brand Battles: Travelers, Starbucks, MLB
• The Best Cyberdefense Is A Good Offense
• CSX Appeals FRSA Flooding Preemption Case To High Court
• EC Approves Refresco-Gerber Deal With Conditions
• Clorox Cleans Up At TTAB With Win Over Clorotec Mark
• Foreign Funds Target Another European Cookie Maker
• Frito-Lay Wants $3.3M From Convicted Ex-SK Foods CEO
• Crest False Ad Settlement Gets NJ Judge's Final Nod
• Nestle Wins UK Ruling On Cadbury's Purple Trademark
• Deals Rumor Mill: BNP Paribas, Ikaria, Best Buy
• Attune Faces Suit For Listing 'Cane Juice' As Ingredient
• Walgreen Targeted In FCA Suit Over Medicare Overbilling
• 3 Million Customer Accounts Compromised In Adobe Hack
• Calif. High Court Snubs Challenge To Marin Plastic Bag Ban
• Supermarket Chain Shareholders Agree To $2.5B Kroger Deal
• Honey Processor Files Ch. 11 Amid Smuggling Allegations
• Blue Diamond Can't Shake Almond Milk Labeling Class Action
• LightSquared Seeks Delay Of Harbinger's $2B GPS Brawl
• Blackstone Seals Deal To Buy Out Dutch Mall Developer
• Bridgepoint Swallows Up Leading Candy Maker In Poland
• EEOC Must Prove Tactics In $30M Bass Pro Deal Proper
• Spyker Seeks To Revive $3B Suit Against GM Over Saab Sale
• Tyson Foods On Hook For $5M In Don-Doff Class Action
• Religious Accommodation Fight May Be On Path To High Court
• Canadian Pirate Ducks Trader Joe's Trademark Suit
• Agave Settles Rum Drink Trademark Spat With Sazerac
• KPS' $280M Stalking Horse Bid For Furniture Brands OK'd
• ConAgra Asks 7th Circ. To Nix $180M Award To Blast Victims
• Ontario Pension Fund Buys 2% Stake In German Online Retailer
• Software Co.'s 'Dark Knight' Trademark Suit Rises Again
• Siding With Swatch, TTAB Refuses Trademark For 'IWatch'
• CPSC Approves Cradle Safety Standard Over Objection
• Beanie Baby Billionaire Cops To UBS Account Tax Evasion
• Best Buy Says HannStar Can't Vacate $7.5M LCD Verdict
• 3rd Circ. Ruling Imperils Consumer Class Actions, Group Says
• Tesco Enters $554M Venture With Chinese Retail Giant
• Burlington Prices IPO At $226M, 7 Years After Bain Buyout
• Bottega Veneta Wins Trademark For Weave Pattern
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cargill, Rio Tinto, Starwood
• Apple Wants Samsung Sanctioned For License Info Leak
• Attys' Fees Test Case Could Chill Valid Patent Claims
• 10th Circ. Flips Hijab Discrimination Ruling For Abercrombie
• Shareholders Sue JC Penney After Major Investor Exits
• App Store Monopoly Claims Don't Add Up, Apple Says
• Employers May Reap Windfall In High Court FICA Case
• 2nd Apple Button-Defect Class Action On Verge Of Transfer
• Nestle, California Pizza Kitchen Sink Trans Fat Class Action
• Fed. Circ. Says Houston, DC Can't Trademark Their Seals
• Kirkland Reps LNK Partners In Fitness Connection Buyout
• Grocery Chain Aims For Quick Ch. 11 Sale To Yucaipa Unit
• Target's Unsolicited Credit Cards Illegal, 7th Circ. Hears
• Cleary Finalizes CVC's €400M Campbell Soup Deal
• Shopping Center Ruling Upends Pa. Zoning Law, Group Says
• Justices To Review Attys' Fees Test In Patent Fights
• Customers Must Arbitrate TWC Modem Fee Dispute
• Judge Pares Down Arm & Hammer Deodorant False-Ad Claims
• Don't Conflate Shutdown And Debt Ceiling Challenges
• Unilever Can't Escape Suave Hair Loss Class Action
• Another JCP Investor Cuts Stake In Sputtering Retailer