Abercrombie & Fitch

1. Insurer Must Pay A&F's Securities Defense: 6th Circ.

Friday, Mar 12, 2010

A federal appeals court has ordered Federal Insurance Co. to cover Abercrombie & Fitch Co.'s defense costs in a pending securities class action, affirming an order from a lower court.

2. Hollister Worker Says She Was Fired For Wearing Hijab

Thursday, Feb 25, 2010

A complaint against Abercrombie & Fitch Co. filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges the clothing retailer fired a female employee for wearing her Islamic headscarf.

3. Abercrombie Fights Order To Reveal Litigation Report

Friday, Feb 12, 2010

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is objecting to a magistrate judge's order requiring the retailer to give shareholders in a securities class action a report it commissioned analyzing derivative claims against its directors.

4. Magistrate Moves To Unseal Abercrombie Report

Tuesday, Feb 02, 2010

The magistrate judge overseeing a securities class action alleging Abercrombie & Fitch Co. misled the public about its financial state has ruled that the retailer must turn over a report it commissioned regarding derivative claims against its directors.

5. CORRECTED: Diversity Of Clients Puts Skadden On Top

Tuesday, Dec 08, 2009

An unusually varied client base and depth of expertise has allowed Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP to build one of the nation's leading securities practices and to keep its securities lawyers busy through the recession.

6. Financial Discipline Keeps Wilson Sonsini On Top

Friday, Dec 04, 2009

Strong roots in Silicon Valley and conservative financial management have allowed Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC's securities practice to maintain steady growth in the recession.

7. Despite Backlash, Florida To Remain FLSA Hotbed

Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009

A concentration of low-wage workers, midsize businesses and vigorous plaintiffs firms has made Florida a favorite spot for Fair Labor Standards Act litigation, and despite a judicial backlash — one judge called the situation “out of hand” — the FLSA hot spot shows no signs of cooling down, according to lawyers.

8. Did SCOTUS Kill Product Design Trade Dress?

Tuesday, Nov 03, 2009

In two cases in 2000 and 2001, the U.S. Supreme Court decried what it perceived as product design trade dress litigation’s deleterious effect on competition. Here are the post-Wal-Mart and TrafFix “won-loss” records of product design trade dress plaintiffs, along with summaries of the published dispositions the various federal courts of appeal have made of their claims, says Thomas L. Casagrande of Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP.

9. Online Catalog Inventor, E-Tailers Settle Patent Spat

Friday, Oct 23, 2009

Four online retailers and intervenor Microsoft Corp. have settled claims with a patent holder that accused the firms of infringing three patents relating to Internet catalogs and remote data storage.

10. Online Retailers Smacked With E-Commerce Patent Suit

Friday, Oct 09, 2009

Bluefly Inc., The Estee Lauder Cos. Inc. and Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. are among several online retailers targeted by a Texas-based patent holder in a patent infringement suit over an electronic cataloging system.

11. Shotgun Maker Fined For Export Control Violations

Thursday, Oct 01, 2009

Firearm maker Griffin & Howe Inc. has agreed to pay a $67,000 penalty to settle allegations that it shipped classified firearms and related devices to Zambia, Canada and Chile without the required licenses in violation of federal export control regulations.

12. Abercrombie Sues Beyonce To Block Perfume Release

Wednesday, Sep 16, 2009

Retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co. has hit pop star Beyonce Knowles with a lawsuit seeking to block the singer from launching a line of perfume named after her alter ego “Sasha Fierce” because the company says it’s too similar to an Abercrombie men’s cologne called “Fierce.”

13. 11th Circ. OKs Sanctions Against Shavitz In FLSA Suit

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009

A federal appeals court has signed off on sanctions against Shavitz Law Group PA, a Florida firm that has filed almost a quarter of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida's Fair Labor Standards Act suits, for improperly soliciting plaintiffs in a nationwide overtime class action.

14. Abercrombie Wins Leave To Appeal Class Cert. Ruling

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009

A federal appeals court has given Abercrombie & Fitch Co. a green light to challenge a trial court's decision to certify a class in a securities suit against the retailer, in response to the company's argument that clear standards are needed governing the resolution of class certification motions.

15. Retailers Cut Deal With Acacia Over Fraud Patent

Wednesday, Aug 05, 2009

An Acacia Research Corp. subsidiary has settled with several major companies, including Chevron USA, Tiffany & Co., Avis Budget Group Inc., Bose Corp., Guitar Center Stores Inc. and Guess Inc., in ongoing litigation concerning a patent aimed at protecting consumers from financial fraud.

16. Abercrombie FLSA Suit Deal Gets Judge's Blessing

Wednesday, Jun 03, 2009

A judge has given preliminary approval to a settlement in a proposed class action brought by loss prevention agents who alleged retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co. had improperly classified them as exempt from Fair Labor Standards Act overtime requirements.

17. Levi Fails In Bid To Overturn A&F Trademark Verdict

Tuesday, Jun 02, 2009

A federal court has refused to reverse its decision issued last month that Abercrombie & Fitch Trading Co. did not dilute a Levi Strauss & Co. trademark by using similar stitching on the back pockets of its jeans.

18. Class Certified In Abercrombie & Fitch Securities Case

Friday, May 22, 2009

A federal judge has granted a bid for class certification in consolidated securities litigation accusing clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co. of concealing evidence of waning sales in summer 2005.

19. Judge Bails From Abercrombie OT Class Action

Tuesday, Mar 31, 2009

Succumbing to concerns plaintiff's counsel raised about his ability to hear the case without prejudice, the federal judge overseeing a Fair Labor Standards Act putative class action against Abercrombie & Fitch Stores Inc. has recused himself.

20. Abercrombie Plaintiff Seeks Recusal In FLSA Suit

Monday, Mar 30, 2009

The plaintiff’s counsel in a putative class action against Abercrombie & Fitch Stores Inc. has challenged the bench, claiming the federal judge appointed to the case finds workers’ Fair Labor Standards Act claims “a nuisance” and is incapable of administering justice.